Logitech G25 not working with NFS: Heat

Yes, I did get it working with Need for Speed Heat 😉.

The Fix

The key was both installing the Logitech G Hub (even though the G25 doesn't show up in there) and unchecking that Steam controller box.

Remapping
For remapping controls, I used the official Logitech SetPoint software. You should already have it installed for the G25. I set up controls for NFS Heat, but had to force it to globally use those controls when playing the game because sometimes Windows will pop something up and SetPoint will no longer know that NFS Heat is the active Window. Possible an issue with Origin because it doesn't happen in DiRT Showdown or Driver: San Fransisco (older games from other companies).

Lastly, I needed to do one last thing. The arrow keys aren't mapped correctly on the G25, so for my config, I also mapped those to keyboard keys as there was no equivalent mapping on the G25.

Below is my exported NFS Heat config. This uses custom remapped controls; not the same as the G29, but does give a good overview of how to remap controls for NFS Heat.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GameProfile xmlns="http://www.logitech.com/schemas/2009/gaming/game_profile"><Profile GUID="{BFF4B2FE-DAB2-4F31-8051-23F601062081}" Publisher="Custom User Profile" Author="satur" Revision="17:09/07/2020" Installed="false"><Name>NFS - Heat</Name><Signature Key="" Value="" Shortcut="" /><Target IconIndex="0"><Name>NeedForSpeedHeat.exe</Name></Target><Macros><Command Id="1" Name="Mouse Left Button"><Event Type="Mouse" DeltaX="0" DeltaY="0" Mask="1" /></Command><Command Id="2" Name="Mouse Middle Button"><Event Type="Mouse" DeltaX="0" DeltaY="0" Mask="4" /></Command><Command Id="3" Name="Mouse Right Button"><Event Type="Mouse" DeltaX="0" DeltaY="0" Mask="2" /></Command><Command Id="4" Name="Boost"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="1" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="5" Name="Map"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="128" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="6" Name="Handbreak"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="2" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="7" Name="Keystroke Up" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="UP" Up="false" KeynameUndo="UP" /></Command><Command Id="8" Name="Keystroke Down" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="DOWN" Up="false" KeynameUndo="DOWN" /></Command><Command Id="9" Name="Keystroke Left" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="LEFT" Up="false" KeynameUndo="LEFT" /></Command><Command Id="10" Name="Keystroke Right" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="RIGHT" Up="false" KeynameUndo="RIGHT" /></Command><Command Id="11" Name="Left Button"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="32" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="12" Name="Right Button"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="16" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="13" Name="Pause"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="64" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="14" Name="X"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="4" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="15" Name="Y"><Event Type="Button" Apply="true" Mask="8" Up="false" /></Command><Command Id="16" Name="Keystroke Num 4" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="NUM4" Up="false" KeynameUndo="NUM4" /></Command><Command Id="17" Name="Keystroke Num 6" IsKeystroke="true"><Event Type="Key" Keyname="NUM6" Up="false" KeynameUndo="NUM6" /></Command><AxisCommand Id="18" Name="New Axis" RefIdMin="6" RefIdMax="-1" /><HatCommand Id="19" Name="4Arrow Keys" HatType="8-way" RefIdN="7" RefIdS="8" RefIdW="9" RefIdE="10" RefIdNE="-1" RefIdNW="-1" RefIdSE="-1" RefIdSW="-1" /></Macros><Assignments DeviceModel="56"><AxisDynamics><AxisDef Axis="X" Sign="1" Acceleration="50" Speed="100" Deadzone="0" DeadzoneSign="0" /></AxisDynamics><Command RefId="11"><Control Type="Button" ID="7" /></Command><Command RefId="5"><Control Type="Button" ID="0" /></Command><Command RefId="4"><Control Type="Button" ID="4" /></Command><Command RefId="6"><Control Type="Button" ID="5" /></Command><Command RefId="12"><Control Type="Button" ID="6" /></Command><Command RefId="4"><Control Type="Button" ID="17" /></Command><Command RefId="6"><Control Type="Button" ID="18" /></Command><Command RefId="13"><Control Type="Button" ID="1" /></Command><Command RefId="16"><Control Type="Button" ID="2" /></Command><Command RefId="17"><Control Type="Button" ID="3" /></Command><Command RefId="15"><Control Type="Button" ID="15" /></Command><Command RefId="14"><Control Type="Button" ID="16" /></Command><Axis RefId="18"><Control Type="Axis" ID="4" /></Axis><Hat RefId="19"><Control Type="POV" ID="0" /></Hat><Mapping><Source Type="Axis" ID="0" /><Destination Type="Axis" ID="1" /></Mapping><Mapping><Source Type="Axis" ID="2" /><Destination Type="Axis" ID="4" /></Mapping><Mapping><Source Type="Axis" ID="3" /><Destination Type="Axis" ID="8" /></Mapping><Mapping><Source Type="Axis" ID="4" /><Destination Type="Axis" ID="16" /></Mapping></Assignments></Profile></GameProfile>

Here's what it looks like:

Since you can't remap shifter controls, I ended up making my clutch the handbreak. This only works because I'm driving in Automatic.

Here's how you force global configs: