How do I set up xbox gamepad for Starbound?

[William Knights]

As the title says how do I enable this option? I know this game supports it because I've seen users actually playing around with a gamepad.

[Serath]

It doesn't support it. Not directly at least. What you saw were players using a third-party program that emulates keyboard and mouse input with a controller, such as "Xpadder" or "JoytoKey." These were made for games that don't support controllers at all, such as Starbound, or Flash/HTML5/whatever games you find on the Internet.

[William Knights]

Originally posted by Serath:

It doesn't support it. Not directly at least. What you saw were players using a third-party program that emulates keyboard and mouse input with a controller, such as "Xpadder" or "JoytoKey." These were made for games that don't support controllers at all, such as Starbound, or Flash/HTML5/whatever games you find on the Internet.

Here's my question. Here I thought it would support the controller in the least. Do you think I should get a refund? *mostly because I'm setting inches away from a 55inch flat screen*. And, I have to look up at the screen sometimes to see every thing.

[Serath]

Originally posted by William Knights:

Originally posted by Serath:

It doesn't support it. Not directly at least. What you saw were players using a third-party program that emulates keyboard and mouse input with a controller, such as "Xpadder" or "JoytoKey." These were made for games that don't support controllers at all, such as Starbound, or Flash/HTML5/whatever games you find on the Internet.

Here's my question. Here I thought it would support the controller in the least. Do you think I should get a refund? *mostly because I'm setting inches away from a 55inch flat screen*. And, I have to look up at the screen sometimes to see every thing.

If a game on Steam doesn't mention controller support in the store page, (the tags where it says single player, co-op, etc.) and in the case of Starbound, it doesn't, it means it will not support controllers, period.

Personally, if you like the idea of the game at all, (especially it's mod support, *cough* Frackin Universe) I don't think it's worth refunding because I honestly do not see how well the game can be played with a controller, which is probably why the devs didn't bother. I know Terraria does it, but I haven't played the game since they put that in, so no idea how well it works out. It may not be the same story for Starbound. I did try a mobile version of Terraria with a controller meant for a tablet, and I still can't imagine playing it that way for hours at a time.

If you're only sitting that close to your screen because of the lack of native controller support, a better option would be to invest in a wireless keyboard and mouse. If you really insist on using a controller, I would give the two programs I mentioned a try, and test it with other games before wasting your 2 hour limit on Starbound.

[Poystudios]

can you guys make it xbox controller compatible

[kbrayaquar7]

Originally posted by Poy32:

can you guys make it xbox controller compatible

They tried...and failed... well the company they hired to do the xbox port (and therefore controller support) went bankrupt... they got most or all of their money back though, and have gone with new partners for the Xbox port, but they have no ETA for it. They simply don't have the in-house talent for it, so they're outsourcing... and they were burned the last time they outsourced. The game will get controller support when the Xbox port comes out. Whenever that occurs. It will be on their official Starbound site when they have any news about it (they don't use steam to announce, except after the fact, visit playstarbound.com for any news.... if it's not there, it's not official, and can be trusted exactly as far as you can throw it.). But CF doesn't have the talent in-house to do console stuff... so anything is going to be done by someone else.

[Asra]

Even Terraria managed to do it. SMH. Btw, there IS a way, without any 3rd party programs. Lemme just try and find the thread.
Update: https://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/0/141136086920628629/

[Shadowguardian91]

@asra well this isnt Terraria.... this is a much different game sooo......

[Crawling Chaos]

Originally posted by Shadowguardian91:

@asra well this isnt Terraria.... this is a much different game sooo......

Not much. Both are 2d sandboxes with side view. Adding controller support for Starbound would as easy (or difficult) as adding controller support for Terraria.

[Shadowguardian91]

@crawling chaos the game looks very similar on the outside but the coding could be very different. .... idk I’m not a modder and I don’t know a thing about coding.