Game won't recognize controller

I have tried using several 360 controllers to drive, and none of them seem to be recognized by the game. They aren't microsoft brand, and I'm wondering if that is part of the problem, or it it matters. Is there a way to force it to recognize my devices, and can I setup keybinds to be different from defaults? I saw some posts about control setups, but the forum wouldn't let me view them, even though I upgraded my account via the email link I got after purchasing alpha.

 

You have to make a control map for the controller, they will not just work right awawy

Also if they are not detected by windows the game will not detect them

 

Thanks. how might I go about making a control scheme? also, do you know why I might not be allowed to view DRIVE forum stuff after purchase?

 

http://wiki.beamng.com/Playing#Configuring_your_own_controller

To answer the second question, you need to upgrade your forum account through the link you got in your e-mail.

 

Making control schemes : http://wiki.beamng.com/Playing#Configuring_your_own_controller

To view the BeamNG DRIVE forums you have a link in your email to upgrade your account.

EDIT : Haha the guy above me beat me to it XD

 

welp... good game... that's way over my head. It says my 360 controller should work simply by plugging it in, which sucks, because it most certainly doesn't, and all that editing with the controller map file is far outside my understanding. I looked over it a bit and concluded that I don't know enough about the notation to do it correctly, nor do I know what the ref terms/values are for my particular device. Feels bad. too scrub.