Hey guys I couldn't find a fix or a workaround
besides xpadder or joytokey. I sent a support ticket to the folks at gog, and told them of my situation, and asked if it was possible to get an earlier version of the game. the same day i received an email with a link to downgrade my unepic to an earlier version. You won't have all of the items/spells/etc as the latest patch, but you will be able to use your controllers:D.
So if you don't mind not having extra loot send a support message to the gog team and ask for an earlier version. Hope this helps.

I'll test it out.

Well, I've tested the new update and, at least for me, it works like a charm. Thank you very much for the hard work. Hope it works for everyone else. As I was the one who started this, I'm going to mark it as solved.

Probaos what controller are you using? Still too busy to test out my Xbox WiFi controller just yet.

Mine is a Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2. Works perfectly with the new update. Don't know about the others, though, sorry.

Well I can confirm works great! Thanks for the update.

Hello,

Working fine for me now. Thanks very much!

Great! gamepad works again with the latest patch!

Has anyone played the game with a Xbox One controller? It doesn't work for me on GNU/Linux, although it works in Rogue Legacy. But maybe it's not the game's fault after all.

Did you use the Xbox 360 or the Xbox One controller? Only the first one is said to be supported, but neither of them work for me.

I've got the latest update as of 2016.04.30 (april 30 of 2016) for the numerically challenged, running on windows 8.1 x64. Now, Windows 8.1 x64 detects my cheapie Steel Series 1GC (yes its a few years old). I don't do a lot of console gaming, and it plays every PC ported / console style game I've played thus far, including Shovel Knight. It does not, however work with this game.

Catch? Most games and windows see this controller FINE. Windows 8.1 x64 even has drivers for it built in and autoconfigures it (you don't need Steel Engine 2/3 because the pad won't be recognized since its older and lacks all the fancy features of that software.

Any suggestions? (Buying a new gamepad won't do. Since I'd rather spend the 60 bucks at GOG... that's 2 or 3 or more games.) I would think there' be basic direct input/joystick/gamepad support in the windows port (should be faster and easier than including specific support for specific devices.) Otherwise, the game is EXCELLENT, just that keyboard controls suck for platformers.

I speak as a long ago ZSNES keyboard player, there is a huge difference between ergonomic controls and using a keyboard for twitchy platformers. Controllers just work better, and I'd like to use mine, if you folks know a fix. Thanks!

Hi, I just installed the game, but I'm having the same issue as everyone else here on Linux. My wired 360 controller isn't being recognized by the game at all.

I'm running v.1.51.0

Out of the box, the game doesn't recognize the controller and if I go into options and try to calibrate the controller, I see in big red letters a message saying: Gamepad not available.

Do you have any suggestions on what I can do?