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Question Unity won't detect more than 4 controllers for local multiplayer using new input system.

Discussion in 'Input System' started by theisaaccarpenter, Jul 18, 2023.

  1. theisaaccarpenter

    theisaaccarpenter

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    I've been developing an 8 player local multiplayer game and the game is working fine with 1-4 players. The Player Input Manager has no limit on the amount of players that can join, and I tested my game on a setup that has worked with 8 players before on games developed by other people without an issue. Is this an issue with Unity and is there anyway around it?
     
    theisaaccarpenter, Jul 18, 2023
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  2. Schubkraft

    Schubkraft

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    What Unity and OS version do you use? On older Windows versions we are using the XInput backend which has a limit of 4 controllers. in 2022.3 we switched to Windows' new Windows.Gaming.Input backend which should work with more gamepads at the same time.
     
    Schubkraft, Jul 20, 2023
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  3. theisaaccarpenter

    theisaaccarpenter

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    Thank you for the reply! I'll update my unity version, I was on 2022.1.
     
    theisaaccarpenter, Jul 25, 2023
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  4. tabulatouch

    tabulatouch

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    Hello @Schubkraft , can you confirm which is the limit of XInput gamepads?
    I read from the Windows.Gaming.Input documentation that it could be 8 but maybe that depends on Unity internals setup.
    Thank you ,that's quite important for local multiplayer party games.
     
    tabulatouch, Sep 1, 2023
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