F4SE disables gamepad controls.

[76561198056374986]

Trying to use my recently installed mods along with Mod Manager/F4SE. But Fallout 4 seems to take umbrage with this. There is no "double input" bug, but just a complete inability to use a gamepad: Xboner/PS5/Switch, you name it. I have been at this for hours with no clear way of fixing this. So, I basically have to choose between launching the game from Steam normally so I can use gamepad but no mods, or use mods with F4SE but without controller support.

[jerrypocalypse]

Been a while since I checked the settings, but have you ensured the controller is enabled in the in-game settings? I could be mistaken, but I think there's a setting for it so the game will recognize a controller

[Löthar Storm]

I use Mod Organizer 2 and I enabled a Dualsense through Settings, Gameplay, Controller ON. farted around for a few to feel like a fish out of water just enough and reverted to kb&m.

[76561198056374986]

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

Been a while since I checked the settings, but have you ensured the controller is enabled in the in-game settings? I could be mistaken, but I think there's a setting for it so the game will recognize a controller

Tried toggling it on and off multiple times, both in and out of Big Picture mode. Nothing works. It was already toggled on in-game too.

[Zekiran]

(edit: d'oh you posted whoops)

Have you tried using big picture mode? I don't use a controller, I know that usually people want to be playing with k/m and accidentally leave their controller plugged in and that throws the game off.

Have you been able to play the game UNMODDED with that same setup and using your controller? It's possible that your mod organizer is overwriting or not looking for the right ini file.

[76561198056374986]

Still need help with this.

[hawkeye]

I don't have a controller so I can't test it but -

MO2 might be set to using its own ini files not the vanilla game's. If so the launcher needs to be configured for and run through MO2.

[76561198056374986]

Originally posted by hawkeye:

I don't have a controller so I can't test it but -

MO2 might be set to using its own ini files not the vanilla game's. If so the launcher needs to be configured for and run through MO2.

How do I do that?

[mister_lobos]

do you launch the game directly from MO2 (i use vortex i only start it to install or remove a mod, so i forget how MO2 works) or by starting F4se itself? i start directly with F4se, not steam itself or vortex... controller works great.

in steam if you go to settings, controller, general controller settings... does it show the controller you want to use? under "detected controller" with just steam running?
now if you start MO2 (or whatever mod installer you use) but not fallout 4, does it show the controller in steam?

i did a quick search and there is several topics on different sites over the years of problems with use controller with MO2 in skyrim and fallout 4...
only thing i can see as a possible solution is people saying MO / MO2 use their own INI files for the games, so you have to check them and enable gamepad in there... i haven't used mo2 in years so i don't remember how it works anymore. (tho i do remember having some problems with skyrim ini when i did use it)

[Löthar Storm]

I went into the the MO2 folder directory, Modding\MO2\profiles\Default and opened fallout4prefs.ini, and looked at this line
[General]
bGamepadEnable=0
it says =0 for false, yet I was able to enable my PS5 controller without issue within the game's settings menu under gameplay.
you could try changing that line to read
bGamepadEnable=1 and then save, but I didn't have to do that on my install running MO2 with F4SE enabled.