Raiden IV: OverKill (323460)

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: Raiden IV: OverKill
• Steam AppID of the game: 323460

System Information

• GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2
• Driver/LLVM version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.77
• Kernel version: 4.15.0-36-generic
• Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/nightsky30/64abca78a3c37e36b3dc773ba3a932a9
• Proton version: 3.7.7 beta and older

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-323460.log

Symptoms

The controller's UP directional button presses are stuck if the controller is plugged in while starting the game with Proton. I also found that when you start the game with the controller plugged in that it is listed in the main menu as GAMEPAD 5 (as if 4 others were detected). If you are already at the main menu and started the game with the controller plugged in, then unplugging and re-plugging the controller will not allow the controller to be detected again. The user must exit the game by pressing Alt+F4 on the keyboard due to the directional issues.

Workaround:
However, if you first start the game and then plug the controller in during the intro movie sequence, the controller and game will function just fine. In this case it is listed as GAMEPAD 1.

Reproduction

Try to start the game using Proton with the controller plugged in.

Note: I am using a (PS3 type) Logitech Gamepad F310 with the switch on the bottom set to X (Xinput Mode). Maybe it has something to do with https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1235#issuecomment-418589364

Start by reproducing the issue with the Logitech Gamepad F310 connected before launching Raiden IV: OverKill under Proton 3.7.7 beta, then inspect steam-323460.log and compare it with the working hot-plug sequence. Done means the controller is detected as GAMEPAD 1, directional input is not stuck, and unplugging and reconnecting it remains functional.