Additional information regarding the bug is as follows. The game successfully recognises when a second controller is and is not present. However, the game does not recognise when a third and fourth controller are present.
To summarise, the game detects a second controller but a second player cannot join. The game does not recognise and third and fourth controller, so a third and fourth player also cannot join. This might be a design feature, in that the third and fourth controllers are not recognised until a second player joins.
I solved the problem and have additional information which could assist in solving this bug.
When playing on the console with joy cons attached, the second controller I hook up duplicates the controls of the first. That is, the first (attached) and second (wireless) joy cons control player one. When I hook up a third joy con, this third joy con will start a local multiplayer game with a second player when I push down on the left joystick.
Beyond this unexpected behavior, it is imperative that you differentiate between the “L button” and the “depress the left thumb stick”. Using the text “L button” to refer to the left thumbstick violates Switch button-naming convention.
I have additional information which could assist in solving this bug.
When playing on the console with joy cons attached, the second controller I hook up duplicates the controls of the first. That is, the first (attached) and second (wireless) joy cons control player one. When I hook up a third joy con, this third joy con will start a local multiplayer game with a second player when I push down on the left joystick.
Note that “press L” refers to the left trigger button not “depress the left thumbstick.” This is
Additional information regarding the bug is as follows. The game successfully recognises when a second controller is and is not present. However, the game does not recognise when a third and fourth controller are present.
To summarise, the game detects a second controller but a second player cannot join. The game does not recognise and third and fourth controller, so a third and fourth player also cannot join. This might be a design feature, in that the third and fourth controllers are not recognised until a second player joins.
On the Minecraft Dungeons subreddit, there was a theory that one must push down on the left button to join. I tried this and it did not work.
I tried pressing down on the left joystick and it does not work for me.
I solved the problem and have additional information which could assist in solving this bug.
When playing on the console with joy cons attached, the second controller I hook up duplicates the controls of the first. That is, the first (attached) and second (wireless) joy cons control player one. When I hook up a third joy con, this third joy con will start a local multiplayer game with a second player when I push down on the left joystick.
Beyond this unexpected behavior, it is imperative that you differentiate between the “L button” and the “depress the left thumb stick”. Using the text “L button” to refer to the left thumbstick violates Switch button-naming convention.
I have additional information which could assist in solving this bug.
When playing on the console with joy cons attached, the second controller I hook up duplicates the controls of the first. That is, the first (attached) and second (wireless) joy cons control player one. When I hook up a third joy con, this third joy con will start a local multiplayer game with a second player when I push down on the left joystick.
Note that “press L” refers to the left trigger button not “depress the left thumbstick.” This is