lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller

DarishZone

Thank you for response.
I was wrong about caprice... it maps 1,2 keyboard keys on controller aside fire button, not spacebar. I was confused playing 1942 where you can make a roll with "1" or button controller.
I will try your solution, even if i like to use my lovely Saturn original controller with adaptor :D

mediamogul

@darishzone said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

I will try your solution, even if i like to use my lovely Saturn original controller with adaptor :D

You should be able to use your Saturn controller adapter with xboxdrv. I assume it just registers as a USB joystick event.

DarishZone

@mediamogul said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

@darishzone said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

I will try your solution, even if i like to use my lovely Saturn original controller with adaptor :D

You should be able to use your Saturn controller adapter with xboxdrv. I assume it just registers as a USB joystick event.

Yeah RetroPie register like Ouija controller (from the adapter presume)

mediamogul

@darishzone

That should work fine.

DarishZone

Thanks so much for your support.
I find this method too complicated for my knowledge lol, also think this user find a potentially good "shortcut" to the issue, please take a look
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18078/lr-vice-drive-emulation-mapping-keyboard-strokes/53

mediamogul

@darishzone said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

I find this method too complicated for my knowledge lol

It's an involved process for sure. If you ever were to explore it, just take one step at a time with no expectations and you'll likely surprise yourself.

think this user find a potentially good "shortcut" to the issue, please take a look

I'm afraid those settings are only to allow a keyboard to be mapped to RetroArch's virtual 'retropad'. You could use those settings to allow the Commodore 64 to see your keyboard as a joystick, but not the other way around.

DarishZone

@mediamogul said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

@darishzone said in lr-Vice: keyboard mapping on controller:

I find this method too complicated for my knowledge lol

It's an involved process for sure. If you ever were to explore it, just take one step at a time with no expectations and you'll likely surprise yourself.

think this user find a potentially good "shortcut" to the issue, please take a look

I'm afraid those settings are only to allow a keyboard to be mapped to RetroArch's virtual 'retropad'. You could use those settings to allow the Commodore 64 to see your keyboard as a joystick, but not the other way around.

Yeah, it does not work, bummer :/

DarishZone

I figured out, you can remap keys on buttons first selecting "RetroPad" on controls menu on Retroarch, then go to Options and change Controller0 type to "joystick".
I always selected Vice Joystick and i thought it was a specific controller type setting, but seems adaptable.
For now i can use space, Run Stop and other keys, but space was my command of interest.
I feel a bit stupid, but the important thing is to get the result :D

mediamogul

@darishzone

Very nice! That'll be much easier than using an outside solution. I'll have to give it a try.

DarishZone

I'm still experimenting, we never know, seems to good to be true :p

Jungle Jim

Hey thanks guys this really works with lr-vice!

I can map several keys to my retropad (I use a PS3 sisaxis), including the joystick swap and the virtual keyboard. I mapped Y,N,1,2,return,space,F!. Here is my configuration as an example (in the retroarch options menu):

show mapping options: on
hotkey toggle virtual: keyboard retrok_f11
hotkey switch joyports: retrok_rshift
retropad select: toggle vkbd
retropad start: retrok_rshift
retropad b: --- (=fire)
retropad a: retrok_return
retropad y: retrok_space
retropad x: retrok_f1
retropad L: retrok_1
retropad R: retrok_y
retropad L2: retrok_2
retropad R2: retrok_n

Also, if you have trouble inputting some letters in text-based games (like A or S), you must chose "physical keyboard pass-through: on" and everything will be OK.