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Downloading now...signed up on the 'community' site as well...still awaiting my password however.

I signed up on the "community" site months ago and never received my account confirmation email.  I just requested that they send me a new password and I have not received anything from their site.  So I have never been able to log into my account there.

I had the same issue.  I just went ahead and created a new account with a different name and I signed on with that.  I know I had a dirttwister account.

I can't get the game to accept my controller. Do I need some sort of special controller or something?

I have only used the XBox 360 controller. I have seen where people used a program called XPadder, but I can't imagine that is satisfactory. 

Quote from: ElDiablo (Paul) on December 23, 2010, 03:30:55 PM
I can't get the game to accept my controller. Do I need some sort of special controller or something?

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Paul,

The problem with Xpadder & Joy2key is that they are emulating digital keystrokes in Reflex so your analog stick movements are 100% on/off.  This makes the game incredibly difficult to play.  Fortunately, I found a wonderful solution that allows you to use just about any gamepad with a game that uses the Xbox 360 controller as the default gamepad (most console ports do).

All you need to do is download the following file.
http://virusdev.ovh.org/files/xinputemu/x360ce%20vibmod%203.1.4.1.zip

Extract the contents and you'll see that there is an included XinputTest.exe that you can run to test your controller with which will visibly show you how your pad has been mapped to emulate a 360 controller.  If you need to change the mapping (ex: x/y axis is inverted) of any button, trigger, stick this can easily be done within the .ini file.  Once you are happy with the emulation assignments just copy the xinput1_3.dll & x360ce.ini files only to the main folder of the game (where the .exe is located).  When you start the game you'll hear a short beep that will indicate that the game is using your new dxinput settings.  If you go to the controller options in Reflex your gamepad now uses the 360 controller settings instead of key emulation. 

Cool thing is you can use the .dll & .ini files with your controller for any other games that have a Xbox 360 preset.  Just copy the file to the main game directory and you're good to go:). 

BTW - I 1st tested this with a PS2 controller (connected via USB converter) that I've used for ages with MCM2 & MVA.  The analog sticks worked beautifully but I had to remap the gas/brake since the controller doesn't have analog triggers.  It worked well enough with the steering/reflex analog sticks but I was forced to have digital gas.  So....I bought a Thrustmaster Ferrari Motors Gamepad F430 Challenge Limited Edition for only $25 on Amazon (actually had my wife buy it for a Xmas gift, lol)
http://www.thrustmaster.com/product.aspx?ProductID=173&PlatformID=5
This controller works perfectly with Reflex because it has the same analog sticks and triggers as a 360 gamepad but also has an additional optical wheel.  The wheel is sweet for any racing game because it is auto-centering and is analog.  I just modified the x360ce.ini file to use the optical wheel for steering instead of the left joystick.  I now have incredibly precise steering plus full analog reflex and gas/brake controls.

Rat

Thanks Rat!