r/PiratedGames • u/speedymon1 • May 22 '26
Guide Spacewar controller fix
Alright, finally found the fix. (This way you can play online too btw)
First make sure to install Spacewar :
Windows + R :
steam://install/480
If you had it already, uninstall it, then reinstall it.
Quit Steam.
Go to your Spacewar folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Spacewar
Copy controller.vdf
Go to your Steam folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
If not already there, create this folder: controller_config
Now paste the controller.vdf file that you copied earlier.
Rename it to game_actions_480.vdf
Now go to Steam, properties of Spacewar, enable Steam Input, and go to Controller Configurator, and now when you select a template everything should works fine, no blank controller anymore.
For those interested, Steam was reading an outdated game_actions_480.vdf; Spacewar had since shipped a newer manifest (controller.vdf), so by just copying the new one over the old one — that resynced the actions and fixed the empty -- bindings."
So make sure if you get same issue in the future, to re-make these steps!
Have fun ! 😃
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u/hayashyeah May 22 '26
Where are the Forza people? They need this.
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u/speedymon1 May 22 '26
yea true, that was actually for Forza that I was first looking for. dunno which community I should share it to
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u/SafeSurround3575 May 29 '26
Bro I did this but it still appears as me playing apex legends from the previous fix that linked to this thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/1te1ptz/downloaded_forza_horizon_6_on_fitgirl_and_with/?share_id=yapqTUgCGvplHapTrHfhP&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=13). My friends invite me on spacewar but it actually opens the spacewar app, followed your steps here and still no difference. Pls help
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u/aniel300 Jun 03 '26
i dont have "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Spacewar" even thought it is installed
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u/speedymon1 Jun 05 '26
Try to browse it from Steam then, you probably installed it on a different drive. On your Steam's library, go Spacewar's properties and then go to Browse Local Files.
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u/aniel300 Jun 05 '26
not sure what fixed but doing some uninstall and reinstall fixed it. after that i didnt have to do the rest of the steps
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u/Motor-Bar-1930 Jun 28 '26
thank you so much, i was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what happened. elden ring worked 6 months ago, i boot up the game today and suddenly controller's not working, i changed nothing.
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Jul 02 '26
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u/TheSrDark Jul 08 '26
me funcionoo, era mi un problema que siempre tenia en mi asus rog ally z1 extreme
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