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    Using an Xbox 360 controller with Steam

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by iMaCuLaTe, Dec 21, 2011.

  1. iMaCuLaTe

    iMaCuLaTe Notebook Consultant

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    So I wanted to try and play MW3 with a 360 controller via Steam. According to steams' support website each game has it's own special joystick interface configuration that you need to type into a .txt file and place it in the /cfg/ folder of the individual game.

    This is the article if you wanna check it out.
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1445-TKCN-0831

    Have any of you played MW3 or another shooter on steam using a 360 controller and if so do you know what the "joystick interface configuration" code thingy is? Any help would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.
     
    iMaCuLaTe, Dec 21, 2011
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  2. darxide_sorcerer

    darxide_sorcerer Notebook Deity

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    since you mentioned "...or another shooter": yes, i play Battlefield 3 on PC with an Xbox 360 wireless controller. i didn't do any manual configuration though; it was picked up by the game just fine. BUT, Battlefield 3 is not a Steam game anyway!
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Dec 22, 2011
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  3. iMaCuLaTe

    iMaCuLaTe Notebook Consultant

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    Yea I tried to just install the drivers then simply use it in the middle of the game, but it didn't respond. I'm pretty sure that's because it's a different process with steam. Hopefully someone here has done it *crosses fingers*
     
    iMaCuLaTe, Dec 22, 2011
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  4. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    This thread is full of BLASPHEMY

    :D

    So you have the 360 controller working now?

    Friends do not let friends play first person shooters on PC with a controller, if you really care about them you shall immediately burn them as a witch for they have already lost there humanity and fallen to the dark side
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Dec 22, 2011
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  5. iMaCuLaTe

    iMaCuLaTe Notebook Consultant

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    Lol not yet, but I thank you for the concern. Actually I prefer mouse + keyboard for most shooters. The only shooter that I always use a controller with is Halo. It just feels so much better with a controller. I don't know why. Probably because I played it for like 5 years with a controller.
     
    iMaCuLaTe, Dec 22, 2011
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  6. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    I use a controller for anything that's not a multiplayer shooter. I use a PC because my 6950 owns the crap out of an Xbox/PS3. Flame suit on.
     
    Syberia, Dec 22, 2011
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  7. JTOverath

    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    Not sure why Steam would make a difference (I can't get tot he support article as I am at work and it's blocked), if a game supports the 360 controller it should just work. With Skyrim I can just connect the controller (I use the wireless one) and the game automatically switches to that control scheme.
     
    JTOverath, Dec 22, 2011
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  8. iMaCuLaTe

    iMaCuLaTe Notebook Consultant

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    How do you edit your control scheme once you;re playing?
     
    iMaCuLaTe, Dec 22, 2011
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  9. JTOverath

    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know, I've never needed to with Skyrim, I just use the default 360 controller scheme.
     
    JTOverath, Dec 23, 2011
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  10. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    The title of the article you posted is: "Using an XBox 360 Controller with Source Games"

    Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with modern warfare 3. Modern warfare 3 has no support for the xbox 360 controller. You can still get it working by using 3rd party software, like xpadder.
     
    masterchef341, Dec 23, 2011
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  11. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    ^This, you'll have to use third party software.
     
    Steven, Dec 23, 2011
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  12. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    I strongly recommend Pinnacle Game Profiler. You can have as many custom schemes as you want, and it will auto-detect which game you're playing and automatically apply the correct control scheme. When I'm not playing a game, it lets me use the controller to navigate Windows as well. Works well enough for most HTPC use and to launch games.
     
    Syberia, Dec 23, 2011
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  13. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Vicious Viking scares me, first he tells me he eats cats for lunch, now he's threatening a witch hunt against people who play FPS with controllers... such as myself.
     
    PatchySan, Dec 23, 2011
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  14. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    lol your avatar makes that statement so much more funny for some reason.

    Know that while I may not speak the words you wish to hear I only speak the truth.

    Mouse & Keyboard FTW
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Dec 23, 2011
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    Baka (・ω・)

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    Baka supports the above notion.

    Mouse & Keyboard FTW. Though controllers are fine for certain games.

    Though Baka does not agree on viking eating cats :mad:
     
    Baka, Dec 23, 2011
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  16. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    I use a wired XBox 360 controller without doing anything special in my Steam games.
     
    Bearclaw, Dec 23, 2011
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  17. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    M&K FTW here too! Death to controllers! Thumbs are dumb!
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 24, 2011
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  18. funky monk

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    Controllers re all fine and good in racing, arcade games and 3rd person games like assassins creed, however if you're playing FPS then it would be a sin to use one.

    Each input has it's advantages, a mouse is good at replicating a point/tap input (moving your hand from point to point quickly and accurately), while a controller is good at providing a steady rate for whatever you're controlling.

    I would liken playing an FPS with a mouse to just pointing at someones head, with a controller it would be more like trying to point at someones head with a ten foot long bamboo cane. At least that's what it feels like to me.
     
    funky monk, Dec 24, 2011
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  19. VAL@NBR

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    Flying the Fighter Jets in Battlefield 3 is a must with the Controller - but for everything else please refer to the 'spoiler' mentioned above! :D
     
    VAL@NBR, Dec 27, 2011
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