Unity Input System

Topics:

• Requirements
• Overview
• Known Issues

Requirements:

• Rewired 1.1.63.0+
• Unity 2021.2.0f1+
• Unity Input System 1.7.0+ package
• (Console plugins may have their own requirements.)

The Unity Input System backend must be enabled in the Unity Player settings in the Unity Editor:

• Project Settings -> Player -> Configuration -> Active Input Handling -> Input System Package (New) or Both

Overview:

As of Rewired 1.1.63.0, Rewired supports using the "new" Unity Input System as an optional input source on most platforms.

On most platforms, Rewired implements native input for controllers, but not for keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen, instead falling back to Unity input for those devices. To use Unity Input System for these devices, set the Preferred Unity Input Source in the Rewired Editor to Input System.

As Rewired is dependent on Unity Input System when it is the chosen input source, any issues or bugs in the underlying Input System package will affect Rewired. If you discover bugs and issues caused by Unity Input System, report them to Unity, as it is their responsibility to fix issues in their Input System package. Rewired will not be updated with attempts to patch over bugs in the underlying Unity Input System. Monitor Unity Input System package update for bug fixes and download updates as necessary.

At the time of this writing, the latest version of Unity Input System is version 1.19.0. Due to numerous issues found in Unity Input System across many platforms, it is currently recommended to use the old Unity Input Manager, not Unity Input System as the Preferred Unity Input Source for best results.

Known Issues:

When Unity Input System is chosen as the input source for a build target, Rewired becomes subject to all the limitations and issues of Unity Input System. The following issues have been found in Unity Input System and cannot be fixed by Rewired.