"Xbox 360 Controller Emulator" allows your controller (gamepad,

joystick, wheel, ...), function as "Xbox 360 Controller". For

example, lets you play games such as "Grand Theft Auto" (GTA) or
"Mafia II" using Logitech Wheel.
System Requirements

1.
2.

Only Windows XP SP3 and newer systems are supported.

.NET 3.5 (Also installs 2.0 and 3.5) (Included in
Windows 7)
3.
.NET 4.0 (link to 4.5, also installs 4.0) (Included with
Windows 8)
4.
DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) (Required
regardless of OS)
5.
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update
1 (Most titles use the x86 runtime whether your OS is 64bit
or not)
Notes:

Windows 7 includes .net 3.5 and its updates to .net 2.0

and 3.0
For Windows XP and Vista, users can obtain it from the
above link, and Windows 8 users can enable it in Programs
and Features - Turn Windows Features on and off.
It should be installed prior to the DirectX webupdate as
it checks that .Net 2.0/3.0/3.5 is installed and skips the
Managed DirectX framework if it is not.
The full DirectX Redistributable will always install the
file, however its best to have .net 3.5 installed anyhow as
quite a few Xinput titles utilise .net for internal
dependencies.

Introduction
"Xbox 360 Controller Emulator" files:
xinput1_3.dll (Library) - Wrapper library that translates the
XInput calls to DirectInput calls, for support old, no XInput
compatible GamePads.
x360ce.exe - (Application) - Allows edit and test Library
settings.
x360ce.ini - (Configuration) - Contain Library settings (button,
axis, slider maps).
x360ce.gdb - (Game Database) Includes required hookmasks for
various games)
Dinput8.dll - (DirectInput 8 spoof/wrapping file to improve
x360ce compatibility in rare cases - So only use if instructed
to!)
Details

Installation
Run this program from the same directory as the game executable.
Xinput library files exist with several different names and some
games require a change in its name.
Known names:

xinput1_4.dll (Windows 8 only, for metro apps - not

supported because it requires signing)
xinput1_3.dll
xinput1_2.dll
xinput1_1.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

Game Database (GDB) and Configuration (Ini) files can be copied

to %Allusersprofile%\X360CE on NT6 (Vista/7/8) or
%Allusersprofile%\Application Data\X360CE on NT5.1 (XP), Or left
in the same directory as the game executable (.EXE)
Note:
Games based on source engine in most cases have the dll placed
inside the /Bin/ subfolder, as it it is loaded by inputsystem.dll
instead of the game executable.
Uninstallation
Delete x360ce.exe, x360ce.ini and all xinput dll from game
executable directory.
Troubleshooting
Wheel doesn't work in the game, but it works inside x360ce
Application.
Some games will only operate when the controller is considered to
be the gamepad, even if it is the steering wheel. Try to:

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Run x360ce.exe
Select tab with your Wheel Controller.
Open [Advanced] tab page.
Set "Device Type" drop down list value to: GamePad
Click [Save] button.
Close x360ce Application, run game.

How to reduce wheel dead zone (GTA, Mafia II, ...)?

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Run x360ce.exe
Select tab with your Wheel Controller.
Open [Advanced] tab page.
Select "Enabled (XInput, 80%)" from "AntiDeadZone" drop
down in order to reduce dead zone by 80%.
16.
Click [Save] button.
17.
Close x360ce Application, run game.
Note: Some games have control issues when the dead zone is
reduced by 100%.
Do I need to run x360ce Application during the game?
No, You do not need. Close x360ce during the game, because the
game does not need it, and the application uses computer
resources. The application is just a GUI for editing the
x360ce.ini and test controller.
Warning - Configuration file version does not match x360ce
version.
This occurs because the current version of the application is not
completely compatible with the DLL just yet.
You can resolve this by adding Version=1 under the [Options]
section in x360ce.ini
Controller tab won't turn green / Red light on Controller 1,2
etc.
This can occur for a number of reasons.

18.

The configuration utility DOES NOT work with the 64bit

version of x360ce, it will only work with the 32bit version,
This is the case regardless of whether your windows is 32bit
or 64bit.
19. The DInput state of the control might be incorrect due to
previous application crashing and not unloading the control
or some other reason. Opening up Joy.cpl (Set Up Usb Game
Controllers) and clicking the Advanced button, and then
Okaying out of the window that appears can fix it.
20.
The controller profile loaded may match the name of the
control but not actually be for the controller you own - in
this case you might see button numbers or axes mapped that
do not appear in the joy.cpl test page.
21.
There just might not be a profile for your control at
all - The light should turn green once atleast the 2 sticks,
triggers and Dpad are assigned. Sometimes the application
needs to be restarted after assigning these for the light to
turn green.
Help and Support
For General Support, visit
http://forums.ngemu.com/forumdisplay.php?f=140 and read the

Topics on
Game Compatibility List
Report game compatibility here.
For Bugs including Crashes, or Games not hooking after reading
the topics noted above, visit
https://code.google.com/p/x360ce/issues/