How to save configuration for spinner for an individual game

[alebofsky]

WHAT MY GOAL IS: I am running a RetroPie system (Raspberry Pi 4) with custom controllers . Currently, the trackball is the default for all games; I’d like to default to the spinner but ONLY for select games like Arkanoid, Tempest, and Major Havoc.

ISSUE: While I can change the input binds when I enter a game to use the spinner, I cannot save the configuration to always load those specific games to use the spinner; essentially, the game defaults back to the trackball the next time I go into the game

WHAT I'VE TRIED:

• Confirmed the mouse is set to enabled
• Identified the mouse index for the spinner, which is “2"
• Changed the input binds for player 1 to mouse index = 2 and then confirmed the spinner operated properly after the change
• Confirmed that Arkanoid was running Mame2003 emulator
• Went into the config file located in configs/all/retroarch/configs/mame2003/arkanoid.cfg
• Added a line to the bottom of code that reads: input_player1_mouse_index = “2"
• arkanoid.cfg file now reads like this:

  arkanoid.cfg 3

  input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/ArcadeBezels/arkanoid.cfg"
  input_player1_mouse_index = “2"
• I have also tried the option to “Remap Binds for this Core” but game defaulted back to trackball upon next reload
• I have also tried the option to “Save configuration on Exit” but game defaulted back to trackball upon next reload

About System:
Version: 4.6.7
System: rpi4 (armv71 - running on Raspian GNU/Linux 10
Controller is a custom 2 joystick panel with 7 buttons per player, a trackball, and a spinner
System is running Retropie Playbox on Raspberry Pi 4 (Cortex-A72)

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Adam

[mitu]

@alebofsky said in How to save configuration for spinner for an individual game:

System is running Retropie Playbox on Raspberry Pi 4 (Cortex-A72)

We don't support 3rd party images - use the RetroPie image from retropie.org.uk/download and report back if you still have the issue when saving the remaps for the game.