360 Gamepad Not working ( With Razer Nostromo ) - FIXED

[Horny Shrimp]

Hi guys, I've tried a couple solutions offered on other threads and I still couldn't use my gamepad in Blacklist.

I managed to be able to do so, so I hope this will help you out as well.

Go to your device manager ( Right lick on "My Computer" -> Properties -> Device Manager ).
Then, look at the Display menu and select "Deviced by connection".

The goal is to get rid of the Nostromo as a registered gamepad ( will still work as a keyboard for other games ).

You will find a Razer Nostromo entry. Open it. Right click on "HID Game Controller" and deactivate it.

Start Blacklist again. Use your keyboard to change your default controller to gamepad in the Blacklist options menu and voila...

[Horny Shrimp]

BTW, I'm using the "WindowStyleFinal=2" tweak to start the game ( borderless window, "same" as fullscreen ) so playing in windowed mode shouldn't be a problem with the gamepad as well.

[klkitchens]

Upgrade to keyboard + mouse... you'll never go back to a kiddie controller! :)

[Horny Shrimp]

With a game that doesn't even let you choose the key you want to "cover" ? Thanks but no thanks :)
Now, you may understand that using a PC I already do have a keyboard and mouse that I'm actually using right now to reply to your post. I guess the fact this game was developped for consoles with a gamepad in mind makes the use of a kiddie gamepad more logic than crappy k+m controls. Hell, there is even a "aim assist" option... says a lot ( good or bad )...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is no SC: CT. K+M aren't suported as they used to be. I tried them and they suck. The forward key stops working from time to time and some keys register when ever they feel inclined to do so. Mouse is great though. But I keep trying changing my speed by rotating my middle mouse button wheel... wonder why... :)

[klkitchens]

I remapped my cover key just fine... what key doesn't work for you?

[Horny Shrimp]

It didn't let me remap it to any other key than the "Q" key...go figure :)
But I intended to play it with my gamepad anyway ;)

[klkitchens]

I'm a leftie and use the numberpad for movement and surrounding keys, etc... the right arrow is my cover key.

And love the AD ref: Bob Loblaw. :)

[Volnaiskra]

Excellent. Thank you. I had the same problem with a Razer Orbweaver. I'd already looked in device manager, but I hadn't thought to do it the "device by connection" way and find the HID thingy that way. Problem fixed - thanks a lot!

@HawkeyeLonewolf: There's no such thing as a single control scheme that's perfect for everything. Just as gamepads are crap for shooters, keyboards are crap for stealth games. The simplistic binary input of the keyboard makes subtle creeping impossible.

Most PC gamers know that if you want to get the most out of a game, you need the right tool for the job. For a shooter, that means m+k. For a car game, that means a racing wheel. For a stealth game, that means a gamepad. That kind of versatility is what makes PC so great. Sticking to just one control scheme religiously simply because it's all you know is kinda more of a console mentality, imo.

[Heavy is a Spy]

Worked! Thanks!

[Blackmoon]

Good post, thank you. I had the same problem with my game pad not being recognized with a Razer Nostromo and Deathstalker combo. Your solution worked like a charm. And well said I davidoski

"That's the kind of versatility is what makes PC so great."

[Silenterror]

Thanks now I can get back to playing this again. Much appreciated.

[Dr. Ramiro]

[FIXED] I was having above issue, tried it all and not worked. Then I searched deeper and found another solution if none works. It is possible to set "first" or "preferred" controller manually: The first thing you should do is go to the Start Menu and type joy.cpl in the run box. Click "advanced", then select the XBOX 360 controller as Preferred Device.

p.s. Before this solution, I tried unplugging and uninstalling Razer Orbweaver with no success. I had them uninstalled but that did not work because Xbox gamepad was still controller "2" and controller one (preferred controller) was set to "none".

[Horny Shrimp]

Nice update !

[stormerjip]

i get it to read my controller but am unable to use it to control anything in game only through menus, and if i go back to keyboard and mouse everything works except letting me look around wiht the mouse but the mouse works fine in menus. any ideas?

[Storm]

This helped SO much, even with the new Tartarus, for games that still have trouble with seeing these devices as gamepads and not handling input well (Final Fantasy VII is another one). For Win 10, when you're going through your USB Composite Device (if you followed the OP's instructions), the specific Tartarus driver you want to disable is labeled "HID-compliant system controller". This one disables the Tartarus as seen as a game pad, but Razer Synapse, and every game that reads it as keyboard, will work fine. Much better than unplugging it every time I want to play a game that supports gamepad! Thanks OP!