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I think it worked over a wired connection, but not over bluetooth. And yeah, I too was wondering whether Nuclex was behind the issue; time to move to Monogames or something, I guess!

Trying to use Xbox Series X/S controller on Windows 10 results in a crash:

Dead Pixels Launcher has encountered an error.
Version:1.1.2
 
Additional non-parsable characters are at the end of the string.
 
   at System.ParseNumbers.StringToInt(String s, Int32 radix, Int32 flags, Int32* currPos)
   at System.Convert.ToInt32(String value, Int32 fromBase)
   at Nuclex.Input.DirectInputManager.tryExtractVidPid(String deviceId, Int32& vid, Int32& pid)
   at Nuclex.Input.DirectInputManager.isXInputDevice(DeviceInstance deviceInstance)
   at Nuclex.Input.DirectInputManager.CreateGamePads()
   at Nuclex.Input.InputManager.setupGamePads()
   at Nuclex.Input.InputManager..ctor(GameServiceContainer services, IntPtr windowHandle)
   at Dead_Pixels_Launcher.Game1..ctor()
   at Dead_Pixels_Launcher.Program.Main(String[] args)

The psychological horror before the ritual was performed was pretty nerve-wracking. Once the character gets teleported, the tension died out a bit and the game seemed a bit more comical than menacing.