dinputto8 is a dll module that is designed to improve compatibility in games using DirectInput 1-7 (dinput.dll) by converting all API calls to their equivalent DirectInput 8 (dinput8.dll) ones. This allows older games to be able to use newer tools and wrappers written for DirectInput 8.
To install just download the latest binary release from the repository's Release page and unzip the dinput.dll file into the folder of a DirectInput 1-7 program or game.
Note: Do not attempt to overwrite any .dll in a Windows system directory as it is currently not supported and will not work.
Delete the dinput.dll files from the game's directory. You can also delete the associated log file, if there is one.
- 1NSANE
- 8th Wonder of the World
- Arcanum
- Atlantis 3: The New World
- B-17: Flying Fortress
- Beyond Atlantis
- Call To Power 2
- Castle Adventure
- Colin McRae Rally 2
- Commandos 2
- Commandos 3
- Conquest: Frontier Wars
- Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
- Dark Reign
- Digger XP
- DOSBox
- Dungeon Keeper 2
- Enclave
- FA-18E: Super Hornet
- Gangsters: Organized Crime
- Geneforge Saga 1-4
- Hogs of War
- Interstate 76
- Interstate 82
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2
- Knight Rider
- Knight Rider 2
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
- MegaRace 3
- Might and Magic IX
- Moto Racer
- Moto Racer 2
- Myst III: Exile
- NOX
- Populous: The Beginning
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Raymond 2
- Requiem: Avenging Angel
- Settlers 3
- Simon the Sorcerer 3D
- Shogo
- Slave Zero
- Uprising: Join or Die
- Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy
- Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption
- Warrior Kings
- Warrior Kings: Battles
- X-COM: Interceptor
There are no configuration options for dinputto8.
Copyright (C) 2020 Elisha Riedlinger
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dinputto8 is written in C++ using Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017.
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