If you meant a school paper (e.g., for a game design or software engineering class) about fixing the “Player One” controller issue in F1 2013, here’s a template you can adapt:
- Analysis of similar bugs in other games: Analyzing similar bugs in other games can provide insights into the causes and consequences of such issues.
- Development of more effective bug-fixing strategies: Developing more effective bug-fixing strategies can help game developers, such as Codemasters, to resolve issues more efficiently.
- Windows 10/11 changes how USB input devices are enumerated. The game often thinks a "virtual controller" (like vJoy, a keyboard ghost, or even your RGB software) is Player One.
- Steam Input conflicts. Steam has overridden the controller API.
- Multiple HID devices. Your racing wheel, pedals, and shifter are seen as three separate controllers, and the game picks the wrong one as "Player 1."
- Go to the game's Options menu.
- Select Controls.
- Choose the Driver you want to play as (e.g., Lewis Hamilton).
- Make sure the Controller is set to the correct device (e.g., your steering wheel or gamepad).
- Save your changes.
- Press
Win + R, type regedit, press Enter.
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\Joystick\OEM
- Back up this key (right-click OEM > Export).
- Look for any subkeys that correspond to controllers you no longer own (e.g., old USB SNES pads, discontinued flight sticks).
- Delete those specific keys (not the whole OEM folder).
- Also check:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\MediaResources\Joystick\CurrentJoystickSettings
