Rocket league: xbox controller not working

Hi i'm trying to transition to Pop! Os from windows but since epic games doesn't directly support linux, i was recommended to use heroic. one of the games i play with friends is rocket league, so i installed that on there. While my xbox controller works for heroic games (the launcher) itself, as well as other steam games and other EG launcher games on Heroic, it's not working for rocket league except for the very first title screen that says "press any button". I can press any button including the ones on my xbox and it registers, however when i'm in the menus or in the game it doesn't register my xbox inputs anymore and i have to use a keyboard and mouse to navigate.

It was working fine on windows with epic games, i've got no clue what the issue could be. tried different wine installations/proton. I tried using Lutris as well but epic games and therefore rocket league straight up doesn't launch there so no luck there either

progressive-amaranthOP•5/6/25, 11:52 AM

Log

Launching "Rocket League®" (legendary)
Native? No
Installed in: /home/pascaldachard/Games/Heroic/rocketleague

System Info:
CPU: 16x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 33.53 GB (used: 7.02 GB)
GPUs:
GPU 0:
Name: NVIDIA Corporation GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070 Ti]
IDs: D=2482 V=10de SD=408f SV=1458
Driver: nvidia
OS: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS (linux)

The current system is not a Steam Deck
We are running inside a Flatpak container

Software Versions:
Heroic: 2.16.1 Scopper Gaban
Legendary: 0.20.36 Urban Flight (Heroic)
gogdl: 1.1.2
comet: comet 0.2.0
Nile: 1.1.2 Will A. Zeppeli

Game Settings: {
"autoInstallDxvk": true,
"autoInstallDxvkNvapi": true,
"autoInstallVkd3d": true,
"preferSystemLibs": false,
"enableEsync": true,
"enableMsync": false,
"enableFsync": true,
"nvidiaPrime": false,
"enviromentOptions": [],
"wrapperOptions": [],
"showFps": false,
"useGameMode": true,
"useSteamRuntime": false,
"battlEyeRuntime": true,
"eacRuntime": true,
"language": "",
"beforeLaunchScriptPath": "",
"afterLaunchScriptPath": "",
"verboseLogs": false,
"wineVersion": {
"bin": "/home/pascaldachard/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental/proton",
"name": "Proton - Proton - Experimental",
"type": "proton"
},
"winePrefix": "/home/pascaldachard/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Rocket League",
"wineCrossoverBottle": "Heroic",
"ignoreGameUpdates": false
}

Game launched at: Tue May 06 2025 13:47:06 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time)

Winetricks packages:

Launch Command: HEROIC_APP_NAME=Sugar HEROIC_APP_RUNNER=legendary GAMEID=umu-0 HEROIC_APP_SOURCE=epic STORE=egs STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH=/home/pascaldachard/Games/Heroic/rocketleague LD_PRELOAD= STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH=/home/pascaldachard/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/.steam/steam WINEPREFIX="/home/pascaldachard/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Rocket League" STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="/home/pascaldachard/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Rocket League" PROTONPATH="/home/pascaldachard/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental" WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=0 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 DXVK_NVAPI_ALLOW_OTHER_DRIVERS=1 PROTON_EAC_RUNTIME=/home/pascaldachard/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/eac_runtime PROTON_BATTLEYE_RUNTIME=/home/pascaldachard/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/tools/runtimes/battleye_runtime STEAM_COMPAT_APP_ID=0 SteamAppId=0 SteamGameId=heroic-rocketleague PROTON_LOG_DIR=/home/pascaldachard/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/x64/linux/legendary launch Sugar --no-wine --wrapper "/app/bin/gamemoderun "/home/pascaldachard/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental/proton" waitforexitandrun" --language en

Game Log:
IMPORTANT: Logs are disabled.
Enable verbose logs in Game's settings > Advanced tab > 'Enable verbose logs' before reporting an issue.

============= End of log =============

nursing-lime•5/6/25, 2:27 PM

change the runner to GE-Proton-latest and enable umu (check and uncheck the Disable UMU box)

Nnursing-lime change the runner to GE-Proton-latest and enable umu (check and uncheck the Disa...

progressive-amaranthOP•5/6/25, 4:01 PM

SAY HIS NAME AND HE APPEARS

Also that doesn't work for me, or maybe partially worked? After trying this i realised the cause: somehow it registers as a seperate player, and that when i press the hamburger menu button, i join on my controller as a secondary player. No clue how to disable this and make my controller player #1 though.

progressive-amaranthOP•5/7/25, 10:49 AM

i'm still dumbfounded as to what the cause is

CommandMC•5/7/25, 11:12 AM

If Steam is running while you're trying this, try with it not running. Similarly, if Steam isn't running, try with it open
Steam Input's virtual controller can sometimes trip games up like this

progressive-amaranthOP•5/7/25, 1:05 PM

well idk what i did but i can't even play the game anymore with keyboard and mouse. it's just stuck on the title screen now

progressive-amaranthOP•5/7/25, 1:08 PM

i tried running the game from steam and its just stuck now. On steam, on heroic

progressive-amaranthOP•5/7/25, 1:09 PM

because i had steam off before. it was at least partially working

progressive-amaranthOP•5/7/25, 1:09 PM

but even after killing steam its still stuck so i will just try to re-install rocket league to see if i can get it to at least partially work again

inadequate-blush•5/24/25, 4:53 PM

In need help too, rocket league doesn’t recognize my steam deck input!

Iinadequate-blush In need help too, rocket league doesn’t recognize my steam deck input!

inadequate-blush•5/24/25, 4:53 PM

It happened after the update

popular-magenta•5/24/25, 5:38 PM

make your own thread and post logs there

Nnursing-lime change the runner to GE-Proton-latest and enable umu (check and uncheck the Disa...

nursing-lime•5/30/25, 6:02 PM

omfg. I deleted that umu folder I had in my home directory. I didn't know I needed it. lmao. How do I it back?

Nnursing-lime omfg. I deleted that umu folder I had in my home directory. I didn't know I need...

nursing-lime•5/30/25, 6:12 PM

What folder? Umu doesn’t drop right into the home folder

Nnursing-lime What folder? Umu doesn’t drop right into the home folder

nursing-lime•5/30/25, 6:14 PM

I have deleted an "umu" folder from my system, and I don't know where it was. Now my controller doesnt work on my games, only in the launcher's interface

nursing-lime•5/30/25, 6:17 PM

It doesn't work specifically on the game "a plague tale: innocence" that I got from gog

Nnursing-lime It doesn't work specifically on the game "a plague tale: innocence" that I got f...

nursing-lime•5/30/25, 7:08 PM

make a new thread and post a game log. this is not the same as OP's issues

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