Game Controller Windows Integration

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 11:48

im sure it wouldnt be hard for M$ to impliment a windows update that would enable the xbox 360 controller to act as a mouse using the left analogue stick for movement and A/B for left/right click. unless there is already a way that im missing.
i play mainly football/racing games, so no need for a keyboard and mouse, would be easier if i could also use the controller in windows so i can open different games without getting up. just a thought, maybe im just lazy.

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 11:59

silworth said:
Try using JoyToKey. It allows you to emulate a keyboard and mouse with a joypad

http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey English Version.htm

(Scroll to the bottom to Download)

but will that then affect the ingame controls?

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 14:10

downloaded the trial version, but it still doesnt do anything in windows, im guessing i need to make or download a profile?

EDIT : made a profile and works great. awesome app, cheers guys.

EDIT EDIT : ok, was awesome til i launched fifa11 with it, but it doesnt stop when a game loads, so the buttons then are all out for the game

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 14:26

ok, so i added fifa11 to the exclusions list, which means now when the game loads pinacle stops, which is good, game works as it should, but when i exit fifa11 pinacle doesnt seem to restart the profile

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 17:52

all sorted for now, i think, just added everything to the exclusion column and seems to be ok, takes a min or so after the game closes before it works as a mouse again but it does happen.
is it quite cpu intense as it seems to be making games lag?

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 18:48

will do.
when you import a profile, does it auto assign it to the games exe? as in, does it just know when the game is launched or do i have to change links?

is a nice piece of software, but i only have the 30day trial

if pinacle can do it, why cant M$ release a patch/update for it?

paradisiac · 15 Feb 2011 at 21:10

Pighardia said:
for a profile to work, you have to launch the game through Pinnacle by selecting the profile and then play game.

this seems a tad annoying, even more reason for M$ to just intergrate it into windows, although i guess that wouldnt integrate it into games that dont support it so would still need this.
im guessing 90% of games will support the 360 controller anyway as its part of M$ t&c's for games showing the windows logo or something aint it?

paradisiac · 16 Feb 2011 at 14:28

might give xpadder a go, dont really want it to do anything but be a mouse in windows and an xbox 360 controller in games. if the game dont support it then fair enough i will use kb/m but its the hassel of going from game to game having to get up and use the mouse.

paradisiac · 22 Feb 2011 at 12:06

ok, well, downloaded ASRocks AIWI software, and my iphone is now my mouse

not quite as easy as it being the 360 controller, but atleast my phone sits next to me and doesnt need a flat surface to run.