Close Topic Options

[ZodiacKiller]

How to play GTA IV using your generic controller
A guide

This extremely simple guide will teach you how to emulate an xbox360 controller, because IV fully supports only that. Now, you can use any controller you wish, granted, it has directinput support. (unsure about wheel and pedals).

1) Download the following archive.
2) Unpack the xinput9_1_0.dll and the xbox360cemu.ini from the archive into your gta4 dir. Optionally, unpack XInputTest.exe to play with the button assignments.
3) Edit the .ini according to your personal controller, or however you may please. The .ini is initially set up to work 100% correctly with Logitech RumblePad 2.
4) Make sure there is no -directinput in your commandline.txt

Note: in order to understand how to edit key mappings, read the included readme.txt.



FAQ:

Q: Is my controller working with this hook?
A: If it supports directinput, it probably does.

Q: My xxx and xxx are reversed, what should I do? How do I fix it?
A: Edit the xbox360emu.ini and use the XInputTest.exe to test your changes - no need to load GTA4 to test whethere you've set up the controller correctly.

Q: My question is not in this FAQ!!
A: Read the readme.txt and the comments in xbox360emu.ini. If that does not answer your question, only then try to get help in this topic.

Last updated: March 7th, 2009.


DLL coding by Racer_S.
Guide by CatZilla.

This post has been edited by DexX on Mar 9 2009, 07:34

[ZodiacKiller]

I did just this and my cordless Logitech rumblepad 2 works perfectly. Awesome job to Catzilla!

[ZodiacKiller]

Can someone make this a sticky? I'm sure everyone is going to want to know about this fix...

[Remizov]

Best edit that link first:

http://lcsteam.net/dump/gta4/XBOX.360.cont...r.emulation.zip

[ZodiacKiller]

Thanks for the fix. Sorry about that.

[shadow85]

dude the link is dead, please repost.

[ZodiacKiller]

It wont let me edit my post, but Remizov posted it.

[shadow85]

woah u guys replied quicker than I even posted, all good now, I will try it, cheers.

[ZodiacKiller]

Got it.

[grahamofboro]

Didn't work fo me as my computer would not let me overwrite xinput9_1_0.dll

There's probably an easy way around it but I haven't the technical mind. My vista account has full admin access

[Neon25]

QUOTE (grahamofboro @ Dec 4 2008, 18:20)

Didn't work fo me as my computer would not let me overwrite xinput9_1_0.dll There's probably an easy way around it but I haven't the technical mind. My vista account has full admin access

Try running in safe mode and then copying the files.

[SlingShotUK]

QUOTE (grahamofboro @ Dec 4 2008, 18:20)

Didn't work fo me as my computer would not let me overwrite xinput9_1_0.dll There's probably an easy way around it but I haven't the technical mind.  My vista account has full admin access

Funny you should post that.. I just had the same issue.. I was getting very angry with Vista I can tell you.. lol

The solution is to go into the security properties then advanced.. You then need to change the owner to your user account.

Then close the properties panel. Reopen this again and add yourself as a user with full permissions.. You can then rename it..

EDIT:

Oh my f*cking god it works!!!!!

Got my ps3 wireless controller working with it.. The left analogue is fine and so are the buttons.. Have to see if the rest of them work in game now..
Amazing.. Though I wonder how the modified DLL's are allocating buttons..

Hopefully I'll be ok as I can reconfigure every button used by my ps3 controller as it's being defined using PPJoy..

Thanks so much for posting this!!!

This post has been edited by SlingShotUK on Dec 4 2008, 18:30

[Kurgen]

Top marks to CATZILLA if this works.

I couldn't believe it last night when the game point-blank refused to recognise any of the three analog controllers I tried; a Sidewinder stick, a standard Thrustmaster gamepad, and a Thrustmaster wheel 'n' pedals. Can't wait to try it now...

[ZodiacKiller]

Yeah mine works perfectly too. Keep this thread alive.

[SlingShotUK]

QUOTE (ZodiacKiller @ Dec 4 2008, 18:33)

Yeah mine works perfectly too. Keep this thread alive.

My only problem is some buttons aren't mapped although amazingly in classic controller mode most work identical to how they did on the ps3.

I think I'll just have to play with PPJoy and find the right mapping.. Someone posted a layout which matched the 360 controller so I'll try to find that and tweak..

This works a treat though.. Just get the mapping right in windows and this should be spot on..

Man, just had a quick run around and this graphic quality is seriously blowing me away. Liberty City in 1080p is glorious!!!

[phishinNYC]

can't wait to give this a shot tonight, my driving skills on the keyboard a crappy at best........

[FunkyChunky]

Nice stuff, put me off buying it when I heard you could only use a 360 controller.

[corvettelover]

@shadow85, the link works for me, try it again...

[shadow85]

Damm man, didnt work for me, I have a Crimson powerwave USB controller, looks identical to PS2 style.

[ZodiacKiller]

Did you overwrite all the existing dlls after backing them up?