To anyone who might still be looking for a modified dinput.dll - PCGamingWiki lists this Google Code Archive link, seems intact.

Thanks for linking it. That was really helpful and nice of you.

You're a fucking legend thank you.

I've reuploaded the controller fix and posted it on this topic now: https://www.gog.com/forum/rayman_series/rayman_pc_faq

The link by PCGamingWiki should work as well though.

it seems i am years late in finding out about this dill file that will make the game recognize the controller for the pc, can someone kindly give it to me? as the old links are not working anymore. thanks.

Read the post above:

Just a repost to up that thread; because this is exactly what i needed and search a bit too much to fall back on the forums of the very website i downloaded the game from. Thanks a ton !
Now i can play seemlessly Rayman 2 with my xbox controller :)

I installed the dll in my Rayman 2 folder and it doesn't work. The only thing that works is the left analog stick for movement and nothing else. I've reinstalled the dll file multiple times and nothing works.

File is gone now.

I found the files on my PC

Rayman 2 XImput Mod:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dvqy8207ylj244n/Rayman_2_Xinput_mod.zip/file

Rayman 3 Ximput Mod:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/yjcr8tye1b1d6ph/Rayman_3_Xinput_mod.zip/file

hope it helps

Just tested it annnnd it doesn't work. Rayman crashs in a nasty way. Also I checked the source incase there was a newer version, it didn't seem like it but I tested it anyway and there was no difference.

I think im going to give up on playing this game. I'd only really played it for the earworm in the starting cell. When I was younger I'd had screen brightness oh i mean luminosity at a low setting and it was mostly an audio experience, the worlds first idle game.
I'd originally planed on finishing the game this time but I didn't realize how old it was or how shitty the port would be. Maybe the galaxy launcher would make it better but fuk that. third party launchers are the greatest