Originally posted by EmpyreanChaos:

Any particular reason that the steam controller cannot be treated as an Xbox 360 controller in its default Gamepad configuration? I was under the impression that it is compatible with any games that support Xinput devices (thus allowing it to be used with older titles).

I'm somewhat annoyed that I cannot use unwired controllers with this game, I was intending to play this in big picture mode on my TV, and my PC is on the other side of the room, meaning I will have to buy a usb extension cable to play.

I have only tested the wired option myself (hence why i only listed wired in the controller breakdown); so wireless functionality with PS4, XB1 & X360 Controllers may work as intended (other users have reported that wireless options for these controllers do work).

In regards to the Steam Controller aspect have you tried changing the settings in the Steam Controller configurations menu? You may be able to adjust options there for it to work as you wish.

Originally posted by stray_pengo:

Devs, please be smart and use XInput to read gamepads, like SKSV/EV did.

By going the custom (DInput?) route, you are ruling out every XInput emulator/remapper out there which would do all the messy compatibility work for you. The alarming number of gamepad-related threads popped up already should be a good indication something is amiss.

I think the confusion arrises with controllers (XB1, PS4 etc) being configured as Steam Controllers in the configuration settings of Steam. Those who have XB1 & PS4 Controllers configured to display as Steam Controllers (which are not supported) will see the controller not work. If this option is unchecked then everything runs as intended.

Basically the game was optimised to work best with XB1 & PS4 layout controllers (in addition to keyboard mouse).

@Kaldaien: Great job figuring it all out! And I agree, XInput would make it easier for everyone, including the devs themselves.

That's how they did in SKSV/EV, and I don't understand why they saw the need to do it any different. They tried to fix what was not broken, and there ya go.

Got two wired Xbox 360 controllers (including one brand new out the box) both have the girl running non-stop left or right around the screen making it impossible to play, all the other buttons work fine, it's as if there's no deadzone at all left or right.

Will have to resort to using KB and mouse at this rate (Blarrrgh!)