User:Al2009man/Sandbox/Template:Input/siapi prompts styles

Documentation for the above template (sometimes hidden from view).

Recognized values

• SIAPI Button Icons (Uses SIAPI's button icons to handle prompt detection)
  • alias: SIAPI, Steam Input API, Steam Input API Prompts, SIAPI Prompts, SIAPI Button Icon
• In-Game Button Icons (Uses the game's built-in button icons to handle prompt detection)
  • alias: In-Game, In-Game Button Icon, In-Game Prompts, Built-In

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Additional Notes while assigning the values:

Steam Input offers developers the ability to assign Button Prompts either by letting Steam handle the button prompts via their Button prompt image within Steam Client (the one you'll see on Steam Big Picture Mode/Steam Deck), or by letting SteamInput handle the game's own button prompt detection system. However: each game's method of implementation might be different on a per-game basis.

Here are our recommendations while testing and verifying games that take advantage of Steam Input's systems:

• Unless the game explicitly opt-in to Steam Input, enabling Steam Input is strongly recommended.
• Ensure the game is using either a Recommended Config, or a Template as the default.
• Use either a PlayStation Controller, a Steam Controller, a Steam Deck and/or a Nintendo Switch controller. This should help determine if a game is detecting the Controller Type's prompts via SIAPI or In-Game.
  • Use the steam input prompts icons value and choose one [or more] of the supported controller's Prompt Legends to indicate Controller Type's Icons supported by the game.
  • Refer to {{Prompts}} for supported values.
• Pay attention to the Icon style and its color scheme. The easiest way to determine is by rebinding to a non-standard controller layout and see if the game isn't using the In-Game's Button prompt style.
• If a game only uses `In-Game Button Icons` and the game doesn't support a specific controller type icons; it'll use a closer equivalent to another Controller Type's prompt.

For games that opted to use both SIAPI and In-Game button prompt styles simultaneously: You can assign both values and add a note for it. This is because a game might be using the in-game button icons as a primary detection system while SIAPI button icons are treated as a fallback in case the game doesn't have or recognize a Controller Type/Controller's non-standard buttons layout. (You can see it in action on games like Prey (2017) or Crypt of the NecroDancer.)

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