I have the plug in installed, and input mapping appear in engine-input (I am using Thrustmaster HOTAS X)
I have tried adding in pawn and level (add register for joystick events etc) but i get nothing. In mappings it states the buttons when selecting, but once selected they all say joystick T if that makes any difference.
Even in the test projects, The plug in shows up, but my HOTAS is not doing anything. The control panel shows its working but nothing in U4 editor or packaged game.
Thank you so much for this plugin!
I am trying to implement forcefeedback on it. In a previous comment Gentamo had mentioned he had attempted some code but left it. Where would I implement the forcefeedback code within the plugin files?
Hi, I know it’s an old question, but I’m would also like to implement forcefeedback(DirectX DirectInput for old MS FFB2 Joystick ForceFeedback Effects.
Unfortunately it seems, that SDL 2.0 removed the DirectInput FF implementation. Did you make any Progress on this?
Swilliams;513043:
This is an image of the mapping. As soon as i select the named one, it reverts to Joystick_T as in the image. is this normal?
It’s that bug I mentioned earlier. This plugin doesn’t work if there’s a dot in device name. For a temporary fix, go to joystickDevice.cpp, replace
I have the joystick all working great in game. The only problem I am getting is using a button with UMG. I am using the basic onclicked event and also tried the on pressed event. These are working fine for the controller, but how do i make a joystick button work with it?
I have tried the keyup and keydown, but these dont work either, they work fine for controller.
Is this plugin still actively maintained?
Just curious because I am looking for a joystick plugin that can handle various joystick configurations.
First issue is known : dots in device name break it. The fix mentioned earlier works but the repo doesn’t have it.
Second issue is initialization. If you have a thrust level on the joystick and leave it in a non-zero position, for example, axis input in the game will be zero until you move. Then the actual value will be sent.
I have put “plugins” into UE Project root and restarted the Editor.
But i couldn’t find the “Joystick” anywhere.For example ClassViewer BluePrint Input.
What should i do？Any idea please！！！
I have put “plugins” into UE Project root and restarted the Editor.
But i couldn’t find the “Joystick” anywhere.For example ClassViewer BluePrint Input.
What should i do？Any idea please！！！
You put it in Contents but should put it in root directory (testUE4/Plugins/…PluginName…)
Thanks！I have put it in the correct place.And set the plugin enable
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but i couldn’t find the “Joystick” anywhere.
When i open Input mapping viewClass AddComponent,i can’t search “Joystick”,just like this:
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Anyway other people’s editor have the joystick which i find in forum ,just like this:
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what’s wrong with it？
public class JoystickPlugin : ModuleRules
// UE does not copy third party dlls to the output directory automatically.
// Link statically so you don't have to do it manually.
private bool LinkThirdPartyStaticallyOnWindows = true;
private string ModulePath
get { return ModuleDirectory; }
private string ThirdPartyPath
get { return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(ModulePath, "../../ThirdParty/")); }
private string BinariesPath
get { return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(ModulePath, "../../Binaries/")); }
public virtual void SetupBinaries(
TargetInfo Target,
ref List<UEBuildBinaryConfiguration> OutBuildBinaryConfigurations,
ref List<string> OutExtraModuleNames
//OutBuildBinaryConfigurations.Add(
//new UEBuildBinaryConfiguration(UEBuildBinaryType.DynamicLinkLibrary, InTargetName: "SDL2.dll"));
public JoystickPlugin(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
new string]
"Core",
"CoreUObject",
"Engine",
"InputCore",
"Slate",
"SlateCore",
// ... add other public dependencies that you statically link with here ...
PrivateIncludePathModuleNames.AddRange(
new string]
"InputDevice",
if (Target.Type == TargetRules.TargetType.Editor)
PrivateIncludePathModuleNames.AddRange(
new string]
"PropertyEditor",
"ActorPickerMode",
"DetailCustomizations",
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
new string]
"PropertyEditor",
"DetailCustomizations",
// ... add private dependencies that you statically link with here ...
DynamicallyLoadedModuleNames.AddRange(
new string]
// ... add any modules that your module loads dynamically here ...
if (UEBuildConfiguration.bBuildEditor == true)
LinkThirdPartyStaticallyOnWindows = false;
if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Win64)
string SDL2Path = ThirdPartyPath + "SDL2/SDL/";
string SDL2LibPath = SDL2Path + "Lib/";
PublicIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
PrivateIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/")); // Public || Private !? is there documentation ?
if (LinkThirdPartyStaticallyOnWindows) {
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2-static.lib"));
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2main.lib"));
} else
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2.lib"));
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add("Version.lib");
if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Win32)
string SDL2Path = ThirdPartyPath + "SDL2/SDL/";
string SDL2LibPath = SDL2Path + "Lib32/";
PublicIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
if (LinkThirdPartyStaticallyOnWindows)
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2-static.lib"));
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2main.lib"));
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2LibPath, "SDL2.lib"));
PublicAdditionalLibraries.Add("Version.lib");
else if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Mac)
PublicFrameworks.Add("/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework");
else if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Linux)
//AddThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, "SDL2");
AddEngineThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, new string]{"SDL2"});
Another thing is that the Mac and Linux platform builds are missing some includes, so you’ll have to edit the Build.cs further:
else if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Mac)
string SDL2Path = ThirdPartyPath + "SDL2/SDL/";
PublicIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
PrivateIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
PublicFrameworks.Add("/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework");
else if (Target.Platform == UnrealTargetPlatform.Linux)
string SDL2Path = ThirdPartyPath + "SDL2/SDL/";
PublicIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
PrivateIncludePaths.Add(Path.Combine(SDL2Path, "include/"));
//AddThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, new string]{"SDL2"});
AddEngineThirdPartyPrivateStaticDependencies(Target, new string]{"SDL2"});
Not sure if anyone is still following this thread -I personally find the official RawInput plugin to be unusable with all its issues and prefer to use this one.
I discovered that some of our players had issues with Thrustmaster T.A.R.G.E.T emulation software, which would join several devices into one virtual device, and for some devices create names with special characters that are used in Unreal’s Input.ini / GameUserSettings.ini file formats.
Therefore, I would recommend that, apart from dots, you also strip out any special chars used by this format, or just limit device / product names to A-Za-Z0-9 plus ’ ', - and _.
