Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

I am having all of the issues getting a controller working for FFXI now. All I did was I disabled vibration in the FFXI config. Now my Xbox controller's trigger buttons aren't doing anything. I tried plugging in a PS4 controller (which I'd bought to replace the Xbox controller) and it doesn't detect it. When I try connecting it using DS4Windows, it virtually converts it to an Xbox controller and disables L2/R2.

Sometimes Windows detects it as an Xbox controller, sometimes as a "wireless controller", and sometimes not at all. Either way, it doesn't seem to have any input.

I can't even find troubleshooting tips on the internet because it's supposed to be the easiest thing in the world: plug it in, it installs the drivers, it becomes usable. Even when I remove the drivers it doesn't work.

EDIT: I got it to work briefly after adjusting some stuff in Steam, but after less than a minute it shut off completely. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, which allowed it to work. But this time instead of dying altogether it froze inputs for a couple of seconds at a time. What the heck?!

So Creaucent helped me kill more King Behemoths today. He got shanks on his dual boxes, and we head out there.

Pop mine first, moon phase 93%.

Calmwind obtains a Defending Ring.

Awwwwwwwww yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Got a Defending Ring before I event beat Maat on this character.

damn i am really struggling with this keyboard, I hope I get used to the layout, I keep hitting all kinds of buttons.

usually takes me a couple days to a week to get used to a new board. your muscle memory will adjust

Yeah I hope so. I wonder if the hard AWSD keys they added will help any, or if that's some extra keys for some weird reason

If they're the ones I'm thinking about they are just preference

If I were to add a fifth person to Mount Rushmore, it would be Red Green. I don't care if he's Canadian.

Wow, I thought RE4 VR was gonna be meh but it felt really intense at some points. Chasing them with a knife felt really weird, especially when they get in your face lol. Pretty neat.

*looking for a hidden image of an anime girl with a giant syringe in the picture*

Zoom and enhance!!

first off: bypass steam

secondly: did you turn off xinput?

I'm not sure what either of those mean. It doesn't work whether Steam is up or not, and I'm not sure what xinput is.

I bought a USB Bluetooth dongle with the hopes I could connect the PS4 controller to that, but that doesn't really seem to work either.

I'm almost positive it's got something to do with the drivers, but I can't figure out what...

I haven't watched Hugs' posted video, but I also use DS4 to connect my PS4 controller to my PC.

I would also recommend staying away from the Bluetooth if you need precise inputs. I find there is just enough erratic delay using Bluetooth that it causes issues on games that require tight timing on inputs. I just plug my PS4 controller directly to my PC with USB and the DS4 program picks it up from there.

DS4W causes my PC to detect and then undetect the pad every 5 seconds. And because DS4W causes the pad to act as an Xbox controller, FFXI doesn't seem to recognize the trigger buttons so I can't use my macros.

a. verify it works in windows first (usb game controllers?)

b. make sure directx is enabled


c. load default then test

xinput is the type of input controllers use since dx9 (iirc), xi used to not have native support, alternative is the default of directinput. PS4 controller is a directinput device but idk if da4windows' driver makes it be read as a directinput or xinput device, I don't recall. Gamepad settings has a checkmark to enable or disable xinput.

reply button no work, so here is this

I have been trying to get a single box of a specific oatmeal for literally 6 months now and I still can't *** get it.

I ***you not they are scalping oatmeal and it is literally impossible to get from retail for 6 entire months. It's been blowing my *** mind.

I even ordered and paid for one on Amazon in July. It still has not been filled.