TonyTheGator

My apologies if these questions have appeared somewhere else in the 27 pages of questions. :confused: Q1: Can I use an Xbox 360 Controller with Arma2 running in Vista32? Q2: If so, has it got to be manually assigned, key by key? Cheers!

I have downloaded the latest controller drivers from Microsoft and they do improve the controller in ArmA2 but the default assignments for the controller aren't intuitive. I still think the game controls are over-complicated and the game is buggy and eratic to play. As for the Vista OS not recognising the controller, I too have Vista (32bit Home version) and have no trouble recognising the controller as the MS Xbox controller when connected. Have you tried "adding hardware" in the Control Panel? Maybe the USB port is faulty, try it in a different USB port. Have you got anything else connected through your USB...a mouse...joystick etc.,?

It seems the "finished" game is no better than the demo for configuration "issues" with the XBox 360 controller. When I did manage to figure out how to enable the controller in the game it turns out very flaky to say the least. Sometimes its buttons work and sometimes they don't. TBH I've found the game very buggy and not at all "finished". When the game came out in my area it was selling for £24.99 - now I know why. Its not finished and will need heavy patching to make it run properly. Even the menues are hit and miss and that's with a mouse to select them. I've come to realise that when retailers price a new release cheaper than expected it usually means the game is lacking in the playability stakes or is unlikely to sell when the word/reviews hit the streets so they try to shift them quickly at low prices from the off. I suspect I won't be playing this very much and regret wasting the £24.99 it cost me.:( How does this make the streets when we've got the CoD games. Arma2 - 4/10 (IMHO):mad:

I may have missed something in the menu screen within the game but I couldn't see the usual "choose controls" option whereby you normally choose to use the type of controller?:o

The reason I've asked is because the controller doesn't seem to control anything when I press it's buttons and move it's sticks. If I go into the controls assigns screen the only assigns are keyboard, there isn't a mnu or button to enable/choose a joystick/joypad. Does this mean I have to go through each action and bind it to a controller button/stick one by one? Is this what you mean by adjust it to my preference?