Is the controller an Xbox 360 controller? Have to checked the corresponding box in the settings? yah I did its that I plugged it in after I started the game thats all. Oh. Yeah thats a problem right now it seems. There is a bug report in the tracker but its a problem that cannot be fixed because of how JInput handles devices. http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/tracker/issue-1059-controllers-are-only-detected-at-launch-of-the-game/ common in many games i have played for the game to not recognize a controller plugged in AFTER the game has started. whether a standard controller or my G27 steering wheel. but seriously, always try closing the game, plugging in the controller, THEN starting the game to see if it works before asking why something does not work. saves you the time of waiting and hoping for an answer and helps us try to solve a problem if it did not work. I did try plugging it in and then starting the game but what happened was I didn't enable the controller then closing the game then starting the game and then use it.