Abridged guide for XInput support in legacy DInput games

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  • Xidi

    DirectInput interface for XInput controllers

  • Download the latest version of Xidi and copy the dinput.dll version into your game's install directory. Use the dinput8 version if you know your game uses DInput8 and not prior versions.

  • dinputto8

    A dll module that is designed to improve compatibility in games using DirectInput 1-7 (dinput.dll) by converting all API calls to their equivalent DirectInput 8 (dinput8.dll) ones. This allows older games to be able to use newer tools and wrappers written for DirectInput 8.

  • Download the latest version of dinputto8 and copy the dinput.dll into your game's install directory.

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