PC Gamepad defaults to Player 2; Player 1 locked to k/m

[TGMoxley]

Stardew Valley recognizes my gamepads and will allow me to join/play local co-op with them (or if I'm playing on a single-cabin farm it'll give the "no available cabins" error when I hit start on the gamepad), but even when I "Force On" gamepad mode as host Player 1 is always locked to the mouse/keyboard.

Playing on GOG with the latest (1.5.4) patch, have tried two XBox One controllers and one Switch Pro controller in wired and wireless modes; have tried uninstalling and re-installing my controller drivers, and uninstalling/reinstalling the game. This problem occurs in single player and online multiplayer.

 

[imnvs]

You are not the first to report this. I might suggest searching for similar issues before posting, fyi. Here's a link to another thread about this:

https://forums.stardewvalley.net/threads/help-local-co-op-how-do-i-play-with-the-controller-as-host-while-the-second-player-uses-mouse-and-keyboard.3308/