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Guide to PC Gaming

Guide to PC Gaming

General information

DirectInput (and XInput) on Wikipedia
Xbox 360 Controller (XInput) on Wikipedia

Key points

Controllers are an alternative to keyboard and mouse input. Almost all recently released PC games support controllers, although many only support the newer XInput controllers by default.

General

Controller to Keyboard Input

These utilities allow keyboard keys to be bound to any controller buttons. These keys must match with the in-game settings.

Antimicro (Windows and Linux)

Open source and easy to use application. On Windows it should always be run as an admin.
Allows any mouse and keyboard input to be bound to any controller buttons across different profiles.

Windows

Force Feedback Driver (XInput)

Alternatively XInput Plus can be used for Xbox 360 controllers.
Certain games will still not see the controller as force feedback-compatible even when the driver is installed.
The Xbox 360 Controller Emulator may conflict with the force feedback driver.
Instructions
Instructions

XInput Wrappers

Generic game controllers are classified as DirectInput by Windows, these can be used in any games with XInput support by using a wrapper.
See Controller to Keyboard Input for games with no controller support.

Durazno

Allows XInput controllers to be customized.

XInput Plus

The Xbox Controller Driver and the Force Feedback Driver aren't required with this program.
Features a wide array of advanced options, tweaks, features and some major fixes which other wrappers may lack.
Can translate DirectInput calls into XInput and back. It can also be used on older games using dinput.dll and dinput8.dll.

Xbox 360 Controller Emulator

Can be used to force DirectInput controllers to be detected as XInput ones.
Useful for games which may require multiple players. It also features a wide array of options.
Does not work with games using Unity due to implementation differences.[1]

OS X

Controller Mate

Xbox 360 Driver

Linux

Most distributions come with the xpad driver already. If you're experiencing problems with using controllers in your game, or want to bind your keyboard to the controller, you may want to try xboxdrv.

Dualshock 4 Lightbar

See DualShock 4 Light Bar Support.

Issues fixed

Controller acting by itself

Unplug and replug the desired controller.

Slow or random movement

This may be caused by worn out sticks or by low in-game deadzones.
Instructions

Fast movement

Remove any virtual controllers and use the Xbox 360 Controller Emulator instead. If the issue persists see below.
Common issue on games running on the Unity engine due to the Unity input manager using Raw Input instead of DirectInput.
Instructions
Instructions

List of controllers

Logitech

Microsoft

Xbox

PC

Nintendo

Sony

Miscellaneous

Other information

Controller hotplugging

Controller hotplugging is the ability to switch controllers without restarting a game.

DirectInput

DirectInput is Microsoft's older controller API (used with nearly all games until 2006). XInput controllers operate in DirectInput mode for these games. Logitech's F310 and F710 gamepads have a physical switch which should be set to "D" for these games.

XInput

XInput is Microsoft's API for Xbox 360-compatible controllers such as the official Xbox 360 Controller.

Multiple controller order for older games

Instructions

References