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Controller problem
« on: February 23, 2012, 11:58:52 PM »
I have just bought an Xbox 360 controller that is compatible with Windows. I've installed it and everything, and the computer registers its signals...but I can't get it to work in-game! When I try using the controller in a game, nothing happens. I don't know what I have to do to get it to work, help me please! :( I have everything installed and it still doesn't work.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 12:09:09 AM »
I have just bought an Xbox 360 controller that is compatible with Windows. I've installed it and everything, and the computer registers its signals...but I can't get it to work in-game! When I try using the controller in a game, nothing happens. I don't know what I have to do to get it to work, help me please! :( I have everything installed and it still doesn't work.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 12:11:12 AM »
I have just bought an Xbox 360 controller that is compatible with Windows. I've installed it and everything, and the computer registers its signals...but I can't get it to work in-game! When I try using the controller in a game, nothing happens. I don't know what I have to do to get it to work, help me please! :( I have everything installed and it still doesn't work.
Sadly not all games support controllers... But there is freeware that allows the Controller to emulate the mouse so it will work in games :)

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2012, 12:11:20 AM »
Which game?
Good question. A ton of PC games simply don't work with gamepads. At all.
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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2012, 12:12:08 AM »
Good question. A ton of PC games simply don't work with gamepads. At all.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2012, 12:14:36 AM »

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 12:20:09 AM »
Try X-Padder

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*squints* Is that a software that emulates the keyboard using a gamepad? If it is, it may work. But then he'd have to pay extra attention to have the correct key bindings.
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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 04:32:01 PM »
Which game?
I've tried The Darkness 2, Battlefield 3, The Saboteur and Assassins Creed Revelations.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2012, 06:33:48 PM »
I've tried The Darkness 2, Battlefield 3, The Saboteur and Assassins Creed Revelations.
Yeah unless they explicitly state controller usage.. If they dont you can use things like X-Padder or another program to emulate the mouse+keyboard

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2012, 06:38:55 PM »
Step 1, throw controller out of window
Step 2, use mouse and keyboard
Step 3, Profit!

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2012, 07:05:34 PM »
Step 1, throw controller out of window
Step 2, use mouse and keyboard
Step 3, Profit!


Also, I tried using it for The Darkness 2, and for some reason it works this time.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 07:16:29 PM »
Hate to break it to you, but BF3 doesn't support xbox controllers on PC.... You wont be able to do the looking around.

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Re: Controller problem
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2012, 07:19:44 PM »
Hate to break it to you, but BF3 doesn't support xbox controllers on PC.... You wont be able to do the looking around.
Well, that doesn't really matter to me. I'm so worthless at that game, I ragequit after 10 minutes and now I have pretty much stopped playing that game entirely.

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