Logitech Rumblepad 2 does not work any longer

[Neutronux]

Don't know which update messed it up but it worked a few months ago. Now I'm not able to do anything with the controller in game and even may not choose anything else than keyboard in settings of Worms W.M.D. It worked well previously so I've no clue what to do. Is there a possibility to roll back to an older version of Worms W.M.D? Even verified in other games if the controller works and it still works there like a charm. Tried to download latest driver (win10 64bit)... did not change anything... as expected (still works in other game... as expected... but does not work in Worms). It's just not recogniczed by the game anymore... which is sad ... because it worked already in the past. Updates should not make things worse. Ofcorse this happend with a bunch of mates sitting in the living room... starring on the TV... finding out Worms does not work... for an hour or so ... until I gave up. No good advertisement.

[Team17_Assistance]

Hey Neutronux

We are sorry to hear that you’re experiencing issues with Worms W.M.D
To best assist you, we would like to request that you verify your game cache in case one of the files is missing/corrupted.

Please follow the steps below to verify the integrity of your game cache;

1. Load Steam
2. From the Library section, right-click on the game and select Properties from the menu.
3. Select the Local Files tab and click the Verify integrity of game files... button.
4. Steam will verify the game's files - this process may take several minutes.
5. Once the process is completed, the Check Window will automatically exit.

If this method does not solve the issue, could you please respond with
1. *Your system information
2. A screenshot or video of what you see after running the game
*Instructions on how to obtain and attach your system information can be found here

Once we have this information, we will do our best to further assist you in resolving this matter.


Thank you for your continued support,
Team17_Assistance

[Neutronux]

I've tried that inegrity check already last time without success. Just tried to uninstall and install Worms W.M.D again now to get sure. Did not change anything. It's hard to make a screenshot from a non working input (how does this look like on the screen? ;)). It worked with older version of Worms W.M.D months ago. Now it just shows me the keyboard in the Worms settings (where you could choose key bindings) and neither the arrow is moving nor the buttons get selected if I push any axis or button or whatever. A few months ago it just worked out of the box. I did not do something special to get it work.

DxDiag regarding the rumblepad 2:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/15/2017, 16:28:23
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 15063) (15063.rs2_release.170317-1834)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16310MB RAM
Page File: 12206MB used, 10759MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.15063.0000 64bit Unicode

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Maus
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Tastatur
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Logitech RumblePad 2 USB
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC218
FF Driver: C:\WINDOWS\System32\WmJoyFrc.dll
FF Driver Date: 4/27/2010 16:57:18
FF Driver Version: 5.09.0129.0000
FF Driver Size: 328776 bytes

Device Name: Gaming Keyboard G105
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC248
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

[Team17_Assistance]

Hey Neutronux,

Thank you for getting back in touch, and thank you for the information you have provided

We are sorry to hear that you’re experiencing issues with Worms W.M.D
Looking at your DXDiag, it looks as though there may be a few suggestions we can give.

1.Could you please confirm if this issue occurs when you unplug your keyboard and run the game.
2. Can you also confirm if you are running Logitech Gaming Software 5.10
3. Can you make sure you have the latest Windows update installed.


Once we have this information, we will do our best to further assist you in resolving this matter.


Thank you for your continued support,
Team17_Assistance

[Neutronux]

I did not install anything extra in the past and it worked with Worms W.M.D
Logitech Gaming Software 5.10 does not fix this (and looks a bit aged anyway).
Unplugging the Logitech keyboard does not fix this either.
Windows updates does not fix stuff and I've rebooted my PC already.
I did not try to bury a dead black cat at midnight full moon.

However I've got a new XBox One gamepad now and gave it a try:

Logitech Rumblepad 2:
*) Does not work with Worms W.M.D since a few months (bad).
*) Does not work with UE4 Editor (4.16.1) ...which is even worse.
*) Works with Superhexagon

XBox One gamepad (same PC):
*) Works with Worms W.M.D
*) Works with UE4 Editor (4.16.1)
*) Works with Superhexagon

If I have to guess it's the lack of XInput for rumblepad 2 and some change in newer versions of Worms W.M.D regarding that (probably some newer lib or something) that makes the gamepad a "joystick" type and not the expected gamepad type. While some seems to be fine with that others aren't. Maybe some of those hackish wrapper solutions that could be found on github would workaround that but I've my (expensive) solution and learned to stay away from Logitech gamepads for now. It seems since Microsoft made their X-Box gameing hardware compatible with the PC you are a second class user with hardware from others regarding gamepads. In my opinion it's on Logitechs side to move asap if they would not loose their customers in that hardware part (if it's not lost already).

[Team17_Assistance]

Hey Neutronux,

Thank you for the reply.

I am glad you have now managed to get back into Worms W.M.D albeit having to purchase a new controller.

Hopefully your controller issues will be problem free from now on.

Thanks
Team17_Assistance