I have a gamepad I'd like to use, just unaware of how to use it in sauer. If you anyone could help me out that'd be awesome. thanks.
Sauer Braten alone doesn't support gamepad control. Your going to need another program that translate those keys from a keyboard to a gamepad so you can use them from there. try this program here http://www.xpadder.com/
I'm pretty sure if you look around here a bit better, then you'll find a content which has a project that suits your problem.
Good luck.
Like he said, xpadder is the best program for that.