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• (January 12, 2023, 01:18:11 AM)

[12AX7]

  Does anyone have any experience using a gamepad (same thing as an XboX controller except has a standard USB connector) with a PC game? A while back I purchased a Logitech  Rumblepad 2 to use in driving and shooting games. It has never worked properly. The hardware works; as you can calibrate it and test it in the supplied software, but start a game and the pad does nothing. Nothing at all.
  Ok, so I chalked that up as a lo$$ on the controller and got on my way using keyboard / mouce.
  However, a few days ago I purchased Call of Duty 4 on Amazon, and advertised as a package was the game, and a "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Combat Pad for PC" which was "officially" sanctioned as THE controller for the game by the game's manufacturer (Activision).

  "Oh. Cool. So it obviously works with the game" I thought.  I bought it and after installing it and the game. . .   nothing. It doesn't work in the game AT ALL. It calibrates and tests in the software; but crank up the game and the controller controls nothing. The game doesn't even see it; which means you can't map it in, either.
  
  This is TWO different controllers from different manufacturers on different versions of Windows (XPPro and Win7) tried out on a multitude of games. Common thread - ME. So, does anyone have any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? I mean, it's a pretty simple setup (CD auto-installs the software, and Windows correctly sees, identifies, and installs the controller - which is standard USB); but apparently I'm not doing something right, no?

   I don't mind playing games keyboard/mouce style; but I spent MONEY on a product advertised to work with a certain game; assured by the game manufactuer itself, which doesn't work at all, so I'm a bit PISSED THE FUCK OFF right now.

  So . . .  anyone?


  Help?

[12AX7]

  BTW - the Logitech controller and the CoD Pad are almost exactly the same item; save the paint scheme. Their layout is almost identical to an Xbox controller.
 
   Just fyi.

[Clear_Runway]

use an xbox 360 controller.

[xolik]

I used a Sega Genesis controller for my Commodore 64 games. Worked great! Just plugged it right into the joystick port and was smooth sailing.

Oh you meant CURRENT systems....sorry, can't help ya.

[12AX7]

use an xbox 360 controller.

 Right. Those fit pc usb ports perfectly.

 Besides, the 360's controller is wireless.

  Haven't you played an Xbox before?

[Joe Sixpack]

The only PC game I ever used a controller for was GTA San Andreas and it worked fine. I did have to tell it that I was using a controller instead of the keyboard, so you may have to go choose that in the setup for your game.

[12AX7]

The only PC game I ever used a controller for was GTA San Andreas and it worked fine. I did have to tell it that I was using a controller instead of the keyboard, so you may have to go choose that in the setup for your game.

 Looked high and low; no such option. Even tried to map out the buttons; but it doesnt even register the clicks.

[Joe Sixpack]

Is there still a control panel game controllers thing where you can calibrate it via windows?

[Clear_Runway]

the 360 controller can use a wireless adapter for pc's. it works pretty darn well for me.

[12AX7]

the 360 controller can use a wireless adapter for pc's. it works pretty darn well for me.

Ah! Cool. I didnt know there were those.

 Thanks; but I'll pass. I already bought two controllers that dont work in the games; not interested in a solution involving buying something else.
 So you use it for pc games? What games does it work with? What did you do to map it? Or to tell the game to use it?

[12AX7]

Is there still a control panel game controllers thing where you can calibrate it via windows?

Yeh, it comes with software to calibrate it and test it. Everything works fine in there. All the buttons register, etc. But for some reason the game doesnt seem to see it at all.

[Joe Sixpack]

As a last resort you could try something like Joy2Key, which maps controller buttons to keypresses.

[xolik]

As a last resort you could try something like Joy2Key, which maps controller buttons to keypresses.

I'm going to try playing warcraft with a joypad. If I'm just soloing as a warrior class, all I really need to do is bind one key to bladestorm and one key to cleave. I think it'll work.