Controller on PC? What happened?

[DuchessButterNub]

Does anyone else have issues when trying to play on pc with xbox one controller? And by issues I mean completely not controlling.

[Swordgrin]

just hoped on for the first time in months and had no issues flying around with newest wireless xbox one controller

[DuchessButterNub]

Big thanks for your quick reply. but sadly that reasonably answers my question.
It is on my end. I thought this because no google hits with others having same issue.

[Idlemind]

Game doesnt recognize my controller at all... it used to.

[redbeard]

I use a PS4 controller on my PC, with no issues ... yes, i know, that is a different controller type then what you was asking about, but one never knows, you may decide to try that as an alternative

[Hellsmoke]

Originally posted by duchessbutternub:

Big thanks for your quick reply. but sadly that reasonably answers my question.
It is on my end. I thought this because no google hits with others having same issue.

I'm playing on the xbox one S controller and it works fine for me as well. If you can get one of those that'll do.

[Swordgrin]

might be something with steam, as one of my other games "Wreckfest" just got updated and there are people having the same issues, random people loose some or all of their xbox controller functions

[DuchessButterNub]

Thanks everyone for trying to help.
So, I tried your suggestions and even with a new controller , it's still doesn't work. It has to be the game on my gaming comp, because when I tried it on another computer , with my same steam account and controllers, everything works fine.
Therefore it has to be some setting that somehow changed. Every thing was fine 2 days ago.

[Spudda]

I'm using an Xbox One Controller from the original fat Xbox one. I use it connected via usb cable and it works fine when I have the controller connected PRIOR to opening the game. If I open the game and then connect my controller it doesn't work so I'm forced to restart the game.

Assuming we both have the same problem this was my solution: So basically try to connect your controller and have steam recognize it and then launch your game. Make sure the cursor moves in the menu screen via controller. And make sure you have the official hello games controller config loaded too or just load the config and apply it again that might work too.

[Hellsmoke]

Originally posted by Spoogle:

I'm using an Xbox One Controller from the original fat Xbox one. I use it connected via usb cable and it works fine when I have the controller connected PRIOR to opening the game. If I open the game and then connect my controller it doesn't work so I'm forced to restart the game.

Assuming we both have the same problem this was my solution: So basically try to connect your controller and have steam recognize it and then launch your game. Make sure the cursor moves in the menu screen via controller. And make sure you have the official hello games controller config loaded too or just load the config and apply it again that might work too.

Yeah I have to have mine on before I start the game as well, then the config is loaded. I'm not running the wire either, I have the official Microsoft wireless USB adapter. Any other adapter didn't work, I tried one or two.
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/adapters/wireless-adapter-windows
This one did the trick for me.

You can also try and start the game in big picture mode. Before I changed some setting that forced the game to use certain controls I had to use that, can't remember the setting though it's been a while.

[Hellsmoke]

Here's how I got around the big picture mode. Right click on the game, go to properties and then controller. Switch to "enable Steam input". My settings below show the xbox controller.

Controller still has to be on before you start the game. Might have to be on while you change this setting as well. Maybe this will help out.

[Spudda]

Originally posted by Hellsmoke77:

Here's how I got around the big picture mode. Right click on the game, go to properties and then controller. Switch to "enable Steam input". My settings below show the xbox controller.

Controller still has to be on before you start the game. Might have to be on while you change this setting as well. Maybe this will help out.

Oh that reminds me, when i got my new system steam had Xbox controller configuration off by default. So if this is the issue as well, all you need to do is right click on NMS then go to properties, then go to controller, then click on Controller General settings (its underlined) and enable Xbox controller configuration support.

I know this is similar to what you said but this is how I did it so I'm just putting this out. There the more info the merrier :)

[DuchessButterNub]

Woot! New ways to try.
And I will try them all.

[I Am Groot]

The game won't accept controller input if the controller is plugged in mid-game. We have to restart to let the game accept controller, if we disconnect the controller mid-game, we have to restart the game all over again. I use Wireless adapter and have default settings.

[Hellsmoke]

Originally posted by Cross Scanty:

The game won't accept controller input if the controller is plugged in mid-game. We have to restart to let the game accept controller, if we disconnect the controller mid-game, we have to restart the game all over again. I use Wireless adapter and have default settings.

Not entirely true for me. If the controller is on when I load the game, I can turn it on and off as I please. During that session. Mine goes out all the time when I'm away for a bit, I just turn it back on. Maybe this too has to do with these settings.

[droaan]

My biggest issue is that you used to be able to bind your controls in the game, and it was intuitive and allowed me to set my controller up how I liked. Now you have to customize it through steams often confusing menu system, and this game has too many functions and sub functions per button - which makes it a real headache to achieve the controls I want without negatively impacting some other functionality.