Xbox 360 Controller on PC FFXI - HOWTO

[Kailea]

Limiting in general... I use a keyboard my girlfriend is a huge console gamer tho I personally just wouldnt be use to the console controller :D

oooh ;p

well seeing as how FFXI was made for PS2 first, this is an MMO that plays better for most people, with a controller, only thing you need a keyboard for is talking

[Feba]

No, Jaice, you're right, the keyboard is more usable.


The controller is for crazy peoples.

[Moonlancer]

i use a 360 controller and a keyboard, i switch back and forth o.O

[Kailea]

i use a 360 controller and a keyboard, i switch back and forth o.O

yeah same here, been useing a USB PC controller and keyboard for 4 years now ;p

[Bluecat]

oooh ;p

well seeing as how FFXI was made for PS2 first, this is an MMO that plays better for most people, with a controller, only thing you need a keyboard for is talking

I thought FFXI came out for PC first in 2002? and then ps2 in 2003? I used to own the ps2 version back then, they had it for PC before that. But anyway I also have a USB controller that I just bought, so now I can rejoin FFXI and have fun on my laptop! :D One more thing, even though the 360 and ps2 controllers have the same amount of bottons, they are in different spots, I can play a playstation blind folded, give me Xbox controller and I am lost in space. (so for me it would be limiting.)

[WishMaster3K]

Bluecat, it was originally a JP PS2 Title.

Then came out for Windows, then came out for NA PS2, then came out for EU PC.

[Muskie]

-pokes his head in- Well then. I got some replies. awesome. Thanks for the Kudos, guys.

[Edgetheninja]

http://x360wc.tripod.com/index.html

use those drivers to make your triggers into buttons to beable to map in the ffxi controller config. You will have to go into Control Panel>Controllers and edit the buttons but that also allows you to map the guide button on the wireless 360 controller to a button. Also if you are using the wired 360 controllers there is a forum that has custom drivers for that too at

XBCD - XBox Controller Driver Forum

[Kittyneko]

It's still a fact then that the "Play & Charge Kit" cable does not transmit data?

[TheGrandMom]

/em gets out the ban stick!

/em smacks Edge soundly with it...

[Guyver03]

It's still a fact then that the "Play & Charge Kit" cable does not transmit data?

That is correct, it does not allow it to be used as a wired controller.

Microsoft currently does not support it to be used as a wired controller, however it does transmit data letting the host know that it is a wireless controller via a Play and Charge kit.

Xbox 360 accessories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's also multiple forum posts, and a few qood ones from the XNA boards, that expand on this and confirm that it can't be used to make your wireless controller a wired one.

[seiyaa]

Thank for giving the advised Muskie ^^, this is really helpful, I got my xbox controller yesterday and been trying to make it work all day, now you show me the guide that is brilliant!!!

thanks ^.~

[doomshadow]

http://x360wc.tripod.com/index.html

use those drivers to make your triggers into buttons to beable to map in the ffxi controller config. You will have to go into Control Panel>Controllers and edit the buttons but that also allows you to map the guide button on the wireless 360 controller to a button. Also if you are using the wired 360 controllers there is a forum that has custom drivers for that too at

XBCD - XBox Controller Driver Forum

I used the JP driver for Vista 64 for a xbox360 wireless controller. I used the button config that Muskie had on the guide for FFXI Config.

I want to use the same exact settings as if playing on xbox360. I can get all the buttons working fine, but having trouble setting up the Movement and Menu controls.

The movement and menu seem to both be on the L-Stick and D-Pad. When I'm in game, moving with the L-Stick, the selection arrow that points down on your character keeps selecting/targeting anything in the direction I am moving.

Anyone figure out what settings you need to set, to have the L-Stick just on movement and D-Pad just on Menu and for selecting/targeting in game?

[Edgetheninja]

you have to do that in the ffxi controller config, on the right hand side there is Movement Camera and Menu

[doomshadow]

I did use the FFXI config and setup up the movement and camera.

Here are my settings atm. The problem I am having is the L-Stick is set to X Axis / Y Axis, and I can't use that same setting for the D-pad.

The only setting that seem to halfway work is setting the D-Pad to Z Axis / Z Rotation. Then the D-Pad works seperate from the Movement and only moves Camera. But the problem is it only moves Left and Down, (NO) Up or Right.