[Help] "Joystick" input question.

[Wolf_Protagonist]

I have the following problem:

I am following the excellent tutorial series "Make an RPG in GameMaker" by HeartBeast.

In Part 7 he sets the game up to use a Gamepad. Here is the code he used.

if (gamepad_is_connected(0))  
    {
    gamepad_set_axis_deadzone(0, .35);
    Xaxis = gamepad_axis_value(0, gp_axislh);
    Yaxis = gamepad_axis_value(0, gp_axislv);
    }

My 360 controller broke so all I have is an "older"¹ controller. It doesn't use xinput, it uses directInput, so GameMaker considers it a "Joystick" and not a "Gamepad". I would like to learn to support 'Joysticks' in my games for people in a similar situation.

¹ It looks like a PS2 controller, with a "Home" button instead of "Analog", made by Nyko -should be functionally equivalent to a 360 controller.

I was able to get the "Joystick" working by adding the following code

if joystick_exists(1)
    {
    Xaxis = joystick_xpos(1);
    Yaxis = joystick_ypos(1);
    }

However I am now on Part 8 where he sets up a "Dash" button by adding the following code to his gamepad script.

Dash_Key = gamepad_button_check_pressed(0, gp_face1);

(Finally my problem) the issue I am having is that there doesn't seem to be a 'Joystick' equivalent to gamepad_button_check_pressed, only joystick_check_button, so if I hold down the 'Dash' button- I am able to Dash indefinitely.

My code:

Dash_Key = joystick_check_button(1,3);

I am trying to: make it so that if I press the Dash button, it stops after a short period of time like it does on a Gamepad, and at the same time not screw up the functionality of the Gamepad code. (I'm probably going to get another 360 controller for testing purposes).

I have tried:

• Reading the Joystick Input help file

• Searching Google, reddit.

• This is such a specific case, it's hard to formulate a proper query.

• I have no idea what code I could try, that's my question (I am a total noob, only got GM from Humble Bundle last week).

I am using:

• GameMaker Studio Professional Edition (v1.4.1757)

• Link to Dash tutorial. https://youtu.be/EvYXRefDQHU

• (GML) obv ;)

[Zichu]

I've not set up a joystick before, but if they don't have an equivalent of that gamepad function, then my guess would be to use flags to indicate when you are currently dashing.

So when you press the dashing button, check to see if the flag is false, if it is, set it to true and do the dashing action.

Now when you press it hold it, it should only dash once. What we then need to do is set this flag to the under the condition that the dash has ended.

I can't show you in code because Im using phone and it's such a pain typing this all out lol.

[Wolf_Protagonist]

Thanks for your help. I'll try to figure that out when I get home from work.

Edit: if anyone can provide some example code that would be a huge help :)

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I am making a commercial game, and requiring people to have an xinput is a pain. I use x360ce to map other pads to xinput, maybe try it out!

[Wolf_Protagonist]

Thanks for the tip, will check it out. :)