XBox 360 controller and x360ce support?

[SuperbowserX]

I want to create xbox 360 controller support from my game and if possible extend that to x360ce (which allows you to emulate those controllers with a USB controller). Is there any framework/guide for implementing this?

[PyTom]

It should just work out of the box. Ren'Py supports the SDL2 controller API.

[SuperbowserX]

I'm trying to put in x360ce into the .exe folder and that isn't working at all. Any familiarity with how to work with x360ce in Ren'py?

x360ce creates xinput/dinput files.

[PyTom]

No idea. What happens is that once the controller is available via xinput, Ren'Py then takes advantage of that. You can hit shift+G to calibrate controllers.

[SuperbowserX]

Using shift G to calibrate controllers work and it does create the gamecontrollerdb.txt file.

Strange thing is, after I calibrate the controller, it says "changes will occur next time program is run". Ironically, the changes work after I calibrate and *before* I rerun, but the controller doesn't work when I rerun the game. In other words, I have to manually calibrate the controller each time I start the game.

Anyway around that? Anyway to fix the importation of gamecontrollerdb.txt?

[PyTom]

Um... it doesn't work that way for me. I'm wondering if there's something weird with your setup.

[SuperbowserX]

Well the thing is with my controller it registers to Windows as two controllers. The used one is the one that supports PS2 analog movement. The other one, which I never use and disable with x360ce when I can, doesn't. Is there anyway you can limit Ren'py to only importing/searching for one controller type?

http://i.imgur.com/OkfYwJ3.png

Is there anyway I can set Ren'py to always ignore controller 1 (because only controller 0 has the analog input I want)? I have a feeling tihs conflict is causing my issues. Using a PS2 controller with a USB cable.

Here's my gamecontrollerdb.txt file:

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10080100000000000000504944564944,Twin USB Joystick,platform:Windows,a:b2,b:b1,back:b8,dpdown:h0.4,dpleft:h0.8,dpright:h0.2,dpup:h0.1,leftshoulder:b6,leftstick:b10,lefttrigger:b4,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b7,rightstick:b11,righttrigger:b5,rightx:a3,righty:a2,start:b9,x:b3,y:b0

And here are the relevant lines from my log.txt:

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controller: '10080100000000000000504944564944' 'Twin USB Joystick' 1L
controller: '10080100000000000000504944564944' 'Twin USB Joystick' 1L

[PyTom]

Yeah, I think the problem might be that you have two identical sticks, which is confusing things.

[SuperbowserX]

I'll try to find how to reconfigure the active controllers in Windows. That should help. Thanks!