This guide will help you to configure a gamepad other than XBOX 360 controller on Stonerid.

First of all, you need an XBOX 360 controller to play Stonerid. The common gamepad doesn’t work for the game. The main reason why you need an XBOX 360 controller is the game was built using XNA Game Studio technology. By default, XNA Game Studio technology only supports XBOX 360 controller.

I know XBOX 360 controller is a great gamepad. But, what should you do if you don’t have it?

Don’t worry, you don’t have to buy an XBOX 360 controller. If you want it, you can buy though :D
You can play this game without XBOX 360 controller. The idea is emulating your gamepad into XBOX 360 controller.

Side note: I love playing Stonerid, it’s extremely difficult and unique 2D platformer <3. I combine the gamepad and keyboard sometimes when I am playing. People have a choice of the controller what they prefer. Last but not least, details of instructions can be found below.

I applied these instructions on Windows 7 operating system. The instruction may be different if you're using different operating system.

There are two requirements that you have to meet:
1. a gamepad (I used Sony Playstation gamepad).
2. XBOX 360 controller emulator to emulate the gamepad. I used x360ce. You can download it here[github.com].

OK. This is a short tutorial. You can follow these instructions below:

1. Unzip "x360ce vibmod" or "x360ce.zip" file that you have downloaded
   
2. Plug-in your gamepad to your PC/laptop USB port
   
3. Open Device Manager in your Windows
   
   
4. Make sure your gamepad is connected in your PC/laptop. Find it on Device Manager and open its properties.
   
5. Go to details tab and select hardware ids.
   
   
6. Find you VID and PID numbers. The image above shows my VID 0x0000 and PID 0x0538.
   
7. Open your unzipped of x360e folder, which you downloaded earlier. Edit x360ce.ini using Notepad or other text editor.
   
   
8. Type your VID and PID numbers (I assumed the numbers for gamepad 1) and save the file. From
   
   VID=0x0000 #controller VID PID=0x0000 #controller PID
   to
   
   VID=0x0000 #controller VID PID=0x0538 #controller PID
9. Back to unzipped x360e folder, run XInputTest.exe to see if every button works correctly. If you aren't happy with the result, you can edit x360ce.ini to make some updates.
   
   
10. Go to folder where your Steam app is installed. Then, go to \SteamApps\Common\Stonerid
    
11. Copy and paste x360ce.ini and xinput1_3.dll files there.
    
    
12. Your gamepad is ready to use. Run the game.

I tested on my Windows 7 operating system and I didn’t encountered any problems. One important thing is don’t unplug the gamepad during playing the game. It can completely freeze the game. You can also try another XBOX 360 controller emulator to test. If you have any questions or opinions regarding this guide please feel free to leave a comment below.

• All about x360ce can be found here[github.com]
  
• This guide also works on another Steam games that require XBOX 360 Controller (the game that is built using XNA Game Studio technology).

• All of images above are author’s documents.
  
• This guide originally appeared on Enitvare[enitvare.com]website, the company who developed Stonerid. How to Use a Gamepad other than XBOX 360 Controller?[enitvare.com]
  
• This guide is different from the original guide. I have asked permission[enitvare.com]to Zendalor, as the author of the original guide and the developer of Stonerid.
  Thank you for the permission, Zendalor. Love playing your difficult and unique 2D platformer game, Stonerid.
  
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