Is there support for a controller?

[Ninami]

So this game first came out to Playstation 1, it's obviously best played on a controller. So does this steam version support a controller or are we forced to play with Keyboard + Mouse?

Thanks

[Kaidan]

Even if it doesn't you can always use third-party software like xpadder.

[Monstruz]

Well, it should support controller.. but I can't get it to work. I can use the d-pad to scroll through the menu, but can't use any other buttons.

[Planetdune]

The game supported controllers. But not analogue sticks. As such it worked fine on my controller I used back then:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Sidewinder_gamepad.jpg

You can use joy2key or xpadder to emulate further controller support. However I find the game's detection and handling of analogue sticks to be to twitchy for a game like this. If you have a controller with a D-Pad (that is comfortable to use) then you might have better results.

[Kenjara]

They need to update the games with proper controller support even if its just a wrapper to emulate new controllers as old controllers. Its crazy the most popular PC controller does not work with it. No way am I using a third party solution for just a handful of games.

I did give joy2key a shot but it didnt even work properly with the game it would do 2 actions for every one button press.

[Daniel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dsryILk1UA

[Kenjara]

No you demonstrate how to use a self explanatory tool that has already been mentioned
using a monetized video.

[Showtime, Synergy!]

Publicado originalmente por Kenjara:

I did give joy2key a shot but it didnt even work properly with the game it would do 2 actions for every one button press.

You had it set up incorrectly then. Lots of people enjoy TR1 and similar old games with modern controllers thanks to programs like Xpadder (my fave), Pinnacle, and Joy2Key. I've been playing TR1 with a DualShock 3 and Xpadder.

If you're getting double inputs maybe the game is reading the controller's input AND receiving Joy2Key's input. If you're using a keyboard-emulating program like Joy2Key go into the game's Dosbox conf file and make sure you have

[joystick]
joysticktype=none

That will at least eliminate one potential source of conflict.

[Kenjara]

As much as xpadder would probably work I am not paying for / opening and closing an additional third party application to fix something that the company could of easily done before re releasing the games. I was trying to play tomb raider 2 which does not seem to use dos box. If it was I wouldnt even need another program I could fix it myself.

[Showtime, Synergy!]

I see. This is a Tomb Raider 1 forum/thread, hence my suggestion involved Dosbox. I have not messed with TR2 yet. In any case, you may be interested in seeking out Xpadder version 5.3. It's the last free version and should work well enough for stuff like TR.

I'm not attacking you, but I don't understand your attitude re: Steam fixing things. Clearly the Steam/GOG release of TR1 has serious shortcomings (missing 90% of the amazing music, hard to config for 1080p, gamepads more or less require third-party apps), and these issues will almost certainly not be addressed by Steam or GOG. Sucks, but that's the reality.

Knowing that, you can either take steps to address these issues (they're all fixable with a little effort, and will greatly improve your game experience) or waste energy demanding Steam/GOG fix things they're not going to bother fixing. One path yields results, the other yields frustration (and no results). That's all I'm sayin'.

[Kenjara]

The game has nothing to do with Steam thats just the store. Im talking about Square Enix that put zero effort into repackaging and old game before release. Also pressing forum on tr2 brings you here. I was not aware that there was a free version of xpadder will have a look. Its just a shame that the company selling the game (Not Steam) will have the tools and are in the best position to make the re-releases compatible with modern controllers did nothing about it.

I brought the series to play on big picture but having to use work arounds defeats the point of it. The games could of easily been wrapped in a tool adding support.

[Showtime, Synergy!]

I certainly agree that it's a shame. I just don't expect the companies responsible to do better. I'm also glad to be playing on a platform where us players can fix many shortcomings so capably.

[Heated]

I use a PS3 controller with the DS3 tool emulator...I finally got the d-pad and X,Square,Circle, Triangle buttons programed, but the R+L buttons wont respond in game. Any suggestions?

[Bidivu]

Português: Pelo visto não sou o único que não consigo jogar,o meu controle de xbox só consigo andar,não consigo fazer nenhuma ação,eles vão atualizar e resolver o problema?

Inglês: Apparently I'm not the only one who can not play my control xbox just can not walk, can not do any action, they will update and fix the problem?

[Showtime, Synergy!]

Heated,
There is an issue where sometimes people can only get 4 gamepad buttons working, which was apparently the maximum gamepad buttons DOS games could read. That may be what you're encountering. My guess is that it's because you are trying to use the game's built-in gamepad support instead of sending your gamepad inputs to a keyboard emulator like Xpadder or Joy2Key. Is that what you're doing?

If so, try downloading Xpadder 5.3 (last free version) or Joy2Key and set them up to emulate the game's native keyboard controls (TR1 kb control reference: http://www.laracroft.name/manual1.php). That should allow you to use any and all gamepad buttons.

If the game's native gamepad support is still interfering (like you're getting double inputs or something) try disabling Dosbox's joystick support by editing dosboxTR.conf to say:

joysticktype=none

[NonEU]

Could someone help/show me how to install and use my ps3 controller on TR1??