

But it’s also created a burning question: What makes a “PC game” in 2022? It’s helped make more types of games available to more players, which is a net positive. It’s the platform video games were born on, and it’s played host to dozens of genres that are still popular today - some of which are still barely playable without a mouse and keyboard.Īs the world of console gaming has caught up with that of PC games from a technical perspective, the identity of a “PC game” has been muddied. There has to be a (secondary) keyboard binding.Īfter you install the plugin in the streamdeck software, then there will be several new button types in the streamdeck software.Ĭhoose a button in the streamdeck software (drag and drop), then choose an Elite Dangerous function for that button (that must have a keyboard binding in Elite Dangerous!)Īnd then choose any pictures for that button.PC gaming has always been about pushing technological boundaries. Note that this plugin doesn't work if there is only a joystick/controller/mouse binding for a function.

The plugin can (optionally) automatically switch to a different profile, if the in-game state changes (e.g. The only difference with the 'Hotkey' button is, that it gets the keyboard binding from the game.Įxample button images, like in above picture, can be found in the source code images directory on github. So, there is only one image and there is no game state feedback for these buttons. There is also a STATIC button type, that works the same as the streamdeck 'Hotkey' button type. when docked) then the image also won't change.

If you press the relevant button on your keyboard or hotas, then the image on the stream deck will still change correctly. Elgato stream deck button plugin, that connects to elite dangerous, to get the status for 14 different toggle-buttons, 4 buttons to control the power distributor pips, 4 alarm buttons, 3 FSD related buttons, an FSS toggle button, a firegroup selection button and a generic limpet controller button.
