Controller not recognised?

[walt]

Purchased the game to play with mates. Coming from a console background I much prefer using one, even when on the PC. That being said the game won't allow me to use the PS4 controller. Do I need to install a program for a fix or something?, For Honor and Ghost Recon seemed to have no issues.

[mightycthulu]

play with M+KB it's much better.

[NeedlaPudge]

Originally posted by mightycthulu:

play with M+KB it's much better.

That's not helpful.

[Insightful pear]

Before steam supported the Ps4 controller i always used a program called Ds4Windows. It`s a emulator that hide your ps4 controller behind a xbox 360 controller, so every game supporting xbox360 controllers would work with the ps4 controller (which is nearly every game between 2006-2015 with controller support, ps4 only on a handfull of titels). It connects with the controller on it´s own, so you dont really have to do much. It´s free dont know if its still up tho.

Maybe this could fix your problem

[Demo if horrible]

I have DS4Windows and don't have issues with it. But with this game... when I press a button on the controller the things changed like Press X to do this. But nothing works. I can't walk. I can't scroll in pause menu. But it knows I am using a controller.

[[Parano] Coco7189]

The best controller to play on PC are Xbox controllers. I play with a Xbox elite controller and i have no problem with it.

[Neil]

this will solve all problems you have with any game.
the steps are really easy and there is nothing to it:

1)download small tool(small and easy to get, search google):
x360ce for x86 windows
x360ce_x64 for x64 windows
2)plug the controller to the pc
3)copy the content of one of the zips to the bin folder(where .exe's are)
4)run the program
5)you have to press the button called "Auto button" otherwise it may not work!!!!!!
when you press and confirm you will notice the images of the controller light up from their gray
color

after that you may test/change/configure buttons only if you want to and then do Save
it will create "xc360ce.ini" and "xinput1_3.dll" (you only need both of those files and Only If
Needed: rename the dll file as you can see in the remark below)

5)run the game

remark:
some of the games will require you to change the .dll file you created.
examples:
• xinput1_4.dll
• xinput1_3.dll
• xinput1_2.dll
• xinput1_1.dll
• xinput9_1_0.dll (try this first, it worked with se4 for sure)

you can use the tool in any folder you want to create the dll, only dont forget to copy them to the game folder.
when game loads, it will automatically check for those dll's and will use them so you dont have to do anything else.
this works like a charm, if you have any other controller then notice it has modes on the conroller itself, so if start button wont work, dont forget to change the mode of the controller and try pushing the button again.

Edit:
you should not ignore any error that you get.
if you cant create the files or get an error msg then try to download and install:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

[Leon Reeves]

I've tried your method. It is not okay with me. If you dun mind, could you please upload photo of game settings and options of x360 emulator? I am having problem of syncing my controller to se4.

[siellomini]

ANY1 found a solution? tried everything. no way. my 360 controller doesn t want to work with sniper elite 4 :-(
Any help?

[walt]

I sent a message to the support team and they told me to use DS4Windows. From what I can remember, it tricks your PC into thinking the PS4 controller is an xbox controller. Sadly all the prompts and that will be incorrect, but I had to make do. Purchased an xbox 1 controller nowadays for my PC, but not been back to Sniper Elite 4 since i'd finished it...

Good luck

[siellomini]

Thanks.I have not PS4 controller. Actually I have xbox360.do you think I can use ds4windows anyway?tnx

[walt]

Erm, not too sure with xbox 360 one...thought that would be recognised automatically. Give it a try and see if it helps

[siellomini]

ok guys. thanks to demon I solved it.
first: place x360.exe inside bin folder. launch it. rename if necessary ddl file using xinput9_1_0.dll
I had to configure buttons but it's not hard at all. I use windows 10. it works.