This project is amazing but for some reason local multiplayer is always such a headache (steamdeck via emudeck).

Often times the controller disconnecting for a moment isn't able to re-connect in the previous slot. I guess my 8bitodo controllers are on their last legs. Anywho whenever this happens (every night at least once) we spend time trying to re-order the controllers (digitally and with the usb hub) but ultimately generally need to abandon our monkey ball or ribbit king session (which is tragic iykyk).

I now have a really thorough note about how to configure all of the controllers and what ports things need to be in so that savestates work on the steamdeck controller. They don't work on the 8bitdo controllers. Two years ago was maybe able to get savestates on the 8bitdo controllers but I think an update regressed that functionality? Never been able to get it working again. So steamdeck needs to be port 4 for savestates so that no one needs to use the deck as a controller (which is plugged in to ubs hub and HDMI). That means I need to go into desktop mode and fiddle with settings if I want to use dolphin in single player on the deck (and back again to reset before friends come over).

I imagine this is all because dolphin has a more sophisticated interface when it comes to controllers? It would be nice if there was a toggle that hides all of that functionality such that controllers work out of the box ala most other emulators. No idea the feasibility of that however. Or maybe it's an emudeck issue.