How to get Controller Icon support in Godot in MINUTES 【Solo Devlog】

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In this video I go over how I added Controller Icon support in Godot in minutes to my game - and how you can too! The solution supports most major controller devices including PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Mouse and Keyboard, as well as hot-swapping controllers at runtime.

rsubtil's Controller Icons Plugin github:
https://github.com/rsubtil/controller_icons

Xelu's free Controller Icons:
https://thoseawesomeguys.com/prompts/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Why do we need a solution for adding controller icons?
02:07 The Controller Icons plugin and free icons download
03:34 SO many games use these icons
04:24 How to install the plugin
06:13 How to configure a Controller Icon as a Sprite
08:40 Controller Icon demonstration
09:57 Workflow summary
10:25 How to configure Controller Icon in text boxes
12:40 Controller Icon text box demonstration
13:22 Other features
14:00 My code to use wildcards in my text boxes for Controller Icons
14:55 Unfortunately, there is a bug for C# users
16:42 Thanks for watching helps a lot




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