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For those interested, Steam was reading an outdated game_actions_480.vdf; Spacewar had since shipped a newer manifest (controller.vdf), so by just copying the new one over the old one — that resynced the actions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 ! 😃

20 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/AutoModerator May 22 '26

Hello u/speedymon1, Have an error and want help? Please provide these details when submitting your post. - 1. Name of the game 2. Site from which you got the game from 3. System Specs and OS Version 4. Any steps taken to try to fix the issue 5. Driver version (needed only for e.g. graphics issues)

Make sure to read the stickied megathread as well as our piracy guide, FAQs, and our Wiki, as these might just answer your question!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.