XBox PC Controller Issues

[FreyjaFrost]

I'm having a really hard time getting the down shovel attack working with the Xbox PC Controller. Anyone else having issues?

[bravo075]

Not really, I've been playing with an Xbox controller with the analog stick and it's been going smooth for me. I did switch the special attack to the right bumper though.

[ritch.liz]

Working fine here, just jump and press down (without pressing the attack button).

[Jinx]

Originally posted by unfigson:

Working fine here, just jump and press down (without pressing the attack button).

Yeah that threw me at first, I'm used to having to press the attack button.

[ImpTaimer]

At least you can use your controller. The game won't recognize that I have one plugged in. (Been playing Risk of Rain with minimal problems)

My KB has a few annoyances dealing with letter combinations, so playing games tend to get annoying fast when they demand to use letters instead of numbers.

Thankfully arrow keys + numpad work just fine.

[ritch.liz]

Originally posted by ImpTaimer:

The game won't recognize that I have one plugged in.

Have you tried Joy2Key? I use it for many games. I know it's not the best solution, but it is an option.

[ImpTaimer]

Originally posted by unfigson:

Originally posted by ImpTaimer:

The game won't recognize that I have one plugged in.

Have you tried Joy2Key? I use it for many games. I know it's not the best solution, but it is an option.

I have Xpadder, and you're right it's not my ideal choice since it "feels" like there's some miniscule input lag.

[Torinux]

So how come you already played this game? it isn't unlocked yet o.O

[emongev]

Were kickstarter funders so we already got our game, and im not getting my Xbox controller to get recognized either, weird since the game is labeled with "Full Controller Support"

[Jinx]

Do you guys have stock Microsoft 360 controllers or 3rd party ones? I ran into a few games that didn't recognize the latter. Though both my wireless Microsoft one and my wired 360 Horipad work fine with this game.

If you have Logitech controllers you will probably have to switch the input to Xinput for them to work (I think it's a button on the back of the pad).

If you have an older DirectInput controller you may need a third party program to make them emulate 360 controllers' Xinput format. It's called x360ce:
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/X360ce

Don't flip out, I'm sure they'll be online tomorrow and be able to address any problems. In the meantime I'd just use Joy2Key if nothing else works.

[emongev]

I have a stock wired Xbox 360 Controller and i wasnt able to get it to work, until i entered Big Pictured and opened the game through there, then it worked perfectly :)

[ImpTaimer]

@Jinx

I have a wired PS2 adapter that allows controllers PS1+2 to act as a default gamepad.

I'm hoping I won't even have to use x360ce once I, or someone else, fixes the issue.

I get very irritated when a game assumes you should use a 360 controller, button prompts and all.

[Jinx]

360 controller input, Xinput, is now the standard for PC games. DirectInput is outdated and dead. The benefits of having a "standard" PC controller have been HUGE, we probably wouldn't even be getting games like this if we still have non-standard randomly made controllers. I hated that crap.

But in any case, can't you just use x360ce and ditch that other program?

[ImpTaimer]

There has been standard PC controllers before 360 FYI. Microsoft just decided to make their controller the Windows standard, because why not?

It's still unacceptable for a game to assume you should be using one. Which thankfully this game doesn't.

There's no reason to ever use x360ce unless the game supports analog function, or has poor KB+M support and "requires" a controller/gamepad.

And no I can't just use x360ce because it only works if the game even recognizes a controller in the first place.

I haven't gotten that far yet.

Xpadder or KB is fine. It's just a minor inconvenience that the game doesn't want to recognize I have any kind of gamepad plugged in when others do.

[Jinx]

There was a standard input api, but not a standard controller layout. Which meant native controller support in games (ie control everything with just the controller once booted), much less on-screen prompts, was impossible. So always with the annoyance of configuring controllers when you wanted them. And forget local multiplayer!

I dunno, I did an entire blog featured on Destructoid about how big a deal 360 controllers were for PC gaming. Not going to repeat it all here, take a read if you like:
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-360-controller-an-unexpected-blessing-to-pc-gaming-246423.phtml

[Rabiiit]

I use a DS4 controller. It's amazing to use because the D-pad is far superior to the xbox's D-Pad. Perfect for this kind of game