How I Got My (Wired) Xbox One Controller Working on Vegas 1 & 2

[Gamer]

Hi everyone! So I noticed that a lot of people are having problems getting their Xbox controllers working on both Vegas 1 & 2. I followed tutorials from many Steam topics and I finally got my WIRED Xbox One controller (didn't test wireless) working on both games. And yes, I was on the verge of giving up before I finally got it working.

For Vegas 1:

1. Go to the following files and edit them with any text editing software (NotePad or WordPad):
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PC\DefaultJoysticks.ini
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PC\KellerJoysicks.ini
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\DefaultJoysticks.ini

2. In all of the 3 files, you'll see the following:

[JoyStick0]
ProductName=XBox Controller HID Minidriver, XID
VendorID=*CERTAIN NUMBER*
ProductID=*CERTAIN NUMBER*

3. Change the VendorID number to 1118

4. For ProductID, it depends on your controller, some say it worked when changing it to 721, others 733, some others 742, more others 767 (this is the number that worked for me), and for wireless controllers (no guarantee that it'll work as I never play PC games with a wireless controller) 746. Save the files with any of those numbers and see what will work for you (we're not done, don't run the game just yet!).

5. Add "UseXInput=true" (without the quotes) just below the ProductID.

So now my [JoyStick0] section looks like the following:

[Joystick0]
ProductName=XBox Controller HID Minidriver, XID
VendorID=1118
ProductID=767
UseXInput=true
Joy1=XboxTypeS_A
Joy2=XboxTypeS_B
Joy3=XboxTypeS_X
Joy4=XboxTypeS_Y
Joy5=XboxTypeS_RightShoulder
Joy6=XboxTypeS_LeftShoulder
Joy7=XboxTypeS_LeftThumbstick
Joy8=XboxTypeS_RightThumbstick
Joy9=XboxTypeS_Start
Joy10=XboxTypeS_Back
Joy11=
Joy12=
Joy13=
Joy14=
Joy15=
Joy16=
Axis_X=XboxTypeS_LeftX
Axis_Y=XboxTypeS_LeftY
Axis_Z=XboxTypeS_RightX
Axis_Rotation_X=
Axis_Rotation_Y=
Axis_Rotation_Z=XboxTypeS_RightY
Slider_0=XboxTypeS_RightTrigger
Slider_1=XboxTypeS_LeftTrigger
DPadUp=XboxTypeS_DPad_Up
DPadDown=XboxTypeS_DPad_Down
DPadLeft=XboxTypeS_DPad_Left
DPadRight=XboxTypeS_DPad_Right

6. Done!

For Vegas 2:
Go to <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PCKellerJoysticks.ini and open it with any text editing software (NotePad or WordPad) (this is the only file you need to edit, unlike Vegas 1's 3 files).

Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 from Vegas 1.

Lastly, don't forget that you NEED to enable the "use Xbox 360 controller for Windows" option in the Options menu in both Vegas 1 & 2 before you can use them (in Vegas 1, the checkbox can be checked even if the controller isn't detected/working, but in Vegas 2, you can't switch it to "On" if the controller isn't detected/working).

Happy gaming!

PLEASE NOTE: I'm not a game developer nor do I know anything about programming, so if my guide didn't work, then I apologize if I can't help you.

I know this is an old game, but I'd love if Ubisoft released a patch so people don't have to manually edit the files.

[Ubi-Ciel]

Hey there FPS Fan,

I'm happy to hear you were able to fix the issue you were encountering with your wired Xbox One Controller on Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2! Thank you for also sharing the workaround you found on this forum to possibly help other players in your situation ^-^

- Ubisoft Support

[Gamer]

Originally posted by Ubi-Ciel:

Hey there FPS Fan,

I'm happy to hear you were able to fix the issue you were encountering with your wired Xbox One Controller on Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2! Thank you for also sharing the workaround you found on this forum to possibly help other players in your situation ^-^

- Ubisoft Support

You're welcome! Happy to help!

[shadyrules]

Extremely helpful, when I first found out how to do this, I had to read through tons of comments and yet you nailed it with this one. Great job!

[Gamer]

Originally posted by shadyrules:

Extremely helpful, when I first found out how to do this, I had to read through tons of comments and yet you nailed it with this one. Great job!

Thank you, you're welcome!

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by FPS Fan:

Originally posted by shadyrules:

Extremely helpful, when I first found out how to do this, I had to read through tons of comments and yet you nailed it with this one. Great job!

Thank you, you're welcome!

So glad to see this is helping players, thanks again FPS Fan!

I've added an award as a little thanks. :)

- Ubisoft Support

[K]

Just tried this as this is one of my favourite games and it worked! I have a wireless Xbox One controller and 746 worked flawlessly; thanks a lot.

[TheIcemanCometh]

For those that may have found this thread and are trying to get it work with the Ubisoft Connect version of the game (shhhhh ), I got RSV1 to work with the ProductId set to 746 (wireless XB1 controller). I could not get it work at all with a XSX wireless controller. Could be the ProductId, so if anyone knows one that may work with a XSX controller, please post here.

The files for RSV2 are different, but the process is the same. The two files seem to be:

<INSTALL_DIR>/KellerGame/Config/PCKellerJoysticks.ini
<INSTALL_DIR>/KellerGame/Config/DefaultJoysticks.ini

[Ubi-Cintre]

Hey TheIcemanCometh,

Thanks for sharing your tips for RSV1.
Let's hope another helpful friend will share their workaround for RSV2.

@Blue, I'm glad you managed to make it work on your game, all thanks to FPS Fan, what an MVP.


- Ubisoft Support

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by Maniac5000:

Never worked for me with windows 10 and I tried both xb1 wireless and 360 wired controllers. Gonna miss this game. Oh well.

Hey Maniac5000,

Sorry to hear you're still having issues!

Have you also tried toggling the Xbox Configuration Support on / off?

You can access this by going to Steam > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings.

Let us know if there's any change!

- Ubisoft Support

[TheIcemanCometh]

Originally posted by Ubi-Cintre:

Hey TheIcemanCometh,

Thanks for sharing your tips for RSV1.
Let's hope another helpful friend will share their workaround for RSV2.

@Blue, I'm glad you managed to make it work on your game, all thanks to FPS Fan, what an MVP.


- Ubisoft Support

The two files mentioned at the bottom of my post did work for me for RSV2. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. All I was saying is the settings you have to update are the same, they're just in different files for RSV2.

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by TheIcemanCometh:

Originally posted by Ubi-Cintre:

Hey TheIcemanCometh,

Thanks for sharing your tips for RSV1.
Let's hope another helpful friend will share their workaround for RSV2.

@Blue, I'm glad you managed to make it work on your game, all thanks to FPS Fan, what an MVP.


- Ubisoft Support

The two files mentioned at the bottom of my post did work for me for RSV2. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. All I was saying is the settings you have to update are the same, they're just in different files for RSV2.

No worries TheIcemanCometh, thanks for clarifying! :)

- Ubisoft Support

[Ross]

This worked like a charm, thank you for the help :D

[hellokitty1776]

Thanks, big dog! I can finally play this in a way that is comfortable for me!

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by Maniac5000:

Originally posted by Ubi-Cintre:

Hey TheIcemanCometh,

Thanks for sharing your tips for RSV1.
Let's hope another helpful friend will share their workaround for RSV2.

@Blue, I'm glad you managed to make it work on your game, all thanks to FPS Fan, what an MVP.


- Ubisoft Support

Can you guys just put out an update for the game that allows for full modern xbox and playstation controllers windows 10 compatibility? How much work can that be? As opposed to the amount of time you spend trying to help players modify the game in forums, you guys could take a day to slap together a patch and send it to Steam? And no none of these "solutions" worked for me for some reason. It's just kinda depressing seeing it worked for others. This was the greatest shooter ever made, maybe it deserves a little treatment from Ubisoft after all these years.

Hey Maniac5000,

I'm afraid that as post launch support and development has ended for Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, there are no such patches or future updates planned for the game.

As such - there will be no further controller support implemented.

For further clarity - we are Ubisoft Support agents and are not developers or part of the development team for Vegas 2 or any other titles we support on the forums.

Apologies for the disappointment caused and if there's anything more we can answer, please let us know!

- Ubisoft Support

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For wireless xbox one s controller ProductID=736 in all four directories:
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PC\DefaultJoysticks.ini
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PC\KellerJoysicks.ini
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\DefaultJoysticks.ini
<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PCKellerJoysticks.ini