GTA IV Controller Issue

[KrypticJaze]

Problem with Controller

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So I have owned Grand Theft Auto: Complete Edition for almost a Full Year without ever playing it... I recently decided to get back into it, and I have a problem with my controller support.
The problem is Not my Controller.
When I click left or right D-Pad it won't cycle between weapons.
When I click left or right D-Pad in a Car it does Change Radio Stations which proves the buttons work, but not for changing weapons.
When I switch to [Classic] Controls, it lets my Cycle between weapons but other things like using the Phone doesn't work...
When I switch back to [Standard] Controls my character will be aiming his Gun and I can't switch weapons to put it away.

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Basically, I can get into fist fights or drive cars, but if I ever run into a mission in which I need to use a Gun (Lol) I will definitely fail the Mission.

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I have Google Searched the problem and I found a couple of people with the problem that had never gotten an answer to the problem (This Problem goes back to 2011).
But I have found no Answers on Google.
There is a Fix for a Controller Glitch out but it is not this Glitch, it's for a Game Freeze Glitch which I haven't encountered.

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I am currently Running Windows 10... but this problem has been around since 2011 so I don't think it's the OS...

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I would like to use a Game Profiler but Pinnacle Profiler (The Best of the Best) looks like it has been bombed with Malware and doesn't respond with me anymore and I don't know what other Profilers are even close to as good as Pinnacle.

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I am hoping someone can help me fix my game... Thank You.

[KrypticJaze]

Hello everyone, I did not find an answer to my problem, but through troubleshooting my own problem I found a Fix...

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The Issue is:

When using a DualShock 3 Controller while holding a Gun on Standard Mode, Your Gun will always be stuck in Aiming mode, and you can't run or drive..
When using a DualShock 3 Controller while holding a gun on Classic Mode it let's you lower your gun but doesn't let you change between Guns to Melee.

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The Solution

As much as I like driving on Standard Mode, I have not found a way to trick the Game into letting me shoot before or after driving.
In Classic Mode it does allow you to lower your weapon, and after screwing around with it, I found a pattern that works...
When you originally pull out your gun you will only be able to switch between different Guns and not Melee or Phone.
If you lower your Gun and Run (Pressing X [For Ps3] or A [For Xbox]) for about 4 or 5 footsteps and the click left or right on D-Pad you will switch to melee... Once this has been done you can always switch back and forth from Gun to Melee...
You will also be able to use the Phone with Up D-Pad or Down D-Pad...
Every time you shoot your Gun or use your Phone you will have to Apply this Fix (Running for 5 steps to use Melee or Passive Play.

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I hope others that have trouble with Controller Mapping will find this Helpful.

[B Dawg]

You did not find an answer? The post above you said get SCPToolkit. It makes the Dualshock 3 work properly on a computer.