Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation

Retro Arcade Fan · 16 Jan 2023, 18:37

Is anyone aware of a way to change the joystick orientation for Cobra Command on the Daphne emulator? Right now joystick up is down and down is up. Hitting F2 brings up the self test menu, but I don't see any options there. Of course retroarch is not accessible. I've looked in the files in the directory and not seeing any options. I only want to change Cobra Command and not the entire emulator.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

Wampa · 16 Jan 2023, 19:58

@Retro-Arcade-Fan

Not with Daphne, but in Hypseus you can redefine the axis directions:

https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe/blob/master/doc/flightkey.ini

Create a separate config file for flight based games and load that with the -keymapfile in the .commands file, per game.

Retro Arcade Fan · 16 Jan 2023, 20:53

@Wampa I'll look into that. Thank you!

Retro Arcade Fan · 17 Jan 2023, 00:03

@Wampa I want to make sure I understand correctly. Probably going to need more clarification.

You want me to add the -keymapfile line to the cobraab.commands file. Then place the flightkey.ini file in the cobraab.daphne folder?

DirtBagXon · 17 Jan 2023, 13:16

@Retro-Arcade-Fan said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

You want me to add the -keymapfile line to the cobraab.commands file. Then place the flightkey.ini file in the cobraab.daphne folder?

The simplest method to add a second config file in RetroPie would be as follows:

Add the new config file to the daphne config folder, alongside the other config files (hypinput.ini ) etc:

/opt/retropie/configs/daphne/flightkey.ini

You then need to link this new config file from the CONF ($md_conf_root) to the HOME ($md_inst) directory of the emulator:

sudo ln -sf /opt/retropie/configs/daphne/flightkey.ini /opt/retropie/emulators/hypseus/flightkey.ini

Then you just need to define the new config in the .commands file for the game, so in your case cobraab.commands in the cobraab.daphne folder. The syntax for this filename would be:

-keymapfile flightkey.ini

Wampa · 17 Jan 2023, 14:36

Yeah that's pretty much what I did.

Retro Arcade Fan · 17 Jan 2023, 15:08

@Wampa @DirtBagXon said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

-keymapfile flightkey.ini

Unfortunately still not working. I copied the flightkey.ini file and placed it in the stated folder. I executed the command in line 2. I edited the flightkey.ini file and replaced the first two lines under keyboard with the ones below to reverse the joystick up and down. I edited the cobraab.commands file and added -keymapfile flightkey.ini to the end (complete command line below)

-nocrc -noissues -nolog -noserversend -latency 950 -x 1920 -y 1080 -blank_searches -min_seek_delay 1000 -seek_frames_per_ms 20 -bank 0 00000000 -bank 1 01000000 -keymapfile flightkey.ini

Still not working. Joystick is still reversed and credit, start and shoot buttons do nothing.

Wampa · 17 Jan 2023, 15:33

@Retro-Arcade-Fan said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

Still not working. Joystick is still reversed and credit, start and shoot buttons do nothing.

Did you actually configure the file to your controller?

You have Daphne working? What does the dapinput.ini file look like?

What does filghtkey.ini look like ?

"I edited the flightkey.ini file and replaced the first two lines under keyboard with the ones below to reverse the joystick up and down."

This sounds like you changed the axis back to original values, the flightkey.ini file you copied already has them reversed, if that is what you copied?

Retro Arcade Fan · 17 Jan 2023, 16:12

@Wampa ah, I wasn't aware the flightkey.ini file was already reversed. Thank you. The joystick is working perfectly now. (yes the game works in Daphne minus the joystick being reversed). The last remaining problem I have now is the game won't shoot.

I've tried the flightkey.ini default

KEY_UP = SDLK_DOWN 0 0 +002
KEY_DOWN = SDLK_UP 0 0 -002
KEY_LEFT = SDLK_LEFT 0 0 -001
KEY_RIGHT = SDLK_RIGHT 0 0 +001
KEY_COIN1 = SDLK_5 0 0
KEY_COIN2 = SDLK_6 0 0
KEY_START1 = SDLK_1 0 0
KEY_START2 = SDLK_2 0 0
KEY_BUTTON1 = SDLK_LCTRL 0 0
KEY_BUTTON2 = SDLK_LALT 0 0
KEY_BUTTON3 = SDLK_SPACE 0 0
KEY_SKILL1 = SDLK_LSHIFT 0 0
KEY_SKILL2 = SDLK_z 0 0
KEY_SKILL3 = SDLK_x 0 0
KEY_SERVICE = SDLK_9 0 0
KEY_TEST = SDLK_F2 0 0
KEY_RESET = SDLK_0 0 0
KEY_SCREENSHOT = SDLK_F12 0 0
KEY_QUIT = SDLK_ESCAPE 0 0
KEY_PAUSE = SDLK_p 0 0
KEY_CONSOLE = SDLK_BACKSLASH 0 0
KEY_TILT = SDLK_t 0 0

and the hypinput.ini default

KEY_UP = SDLK_DOWN 0 0 +002
KEY_DOWN = SDLK_UP 0 0 -002
KEY_COIN1 = SDLK_5 0 1
KEY_COIN2 = SDLK_6 0 0
KEY_START1 = SDLK_1 0 4
KEY_START2 = SDLK_2 0 0
KEY_BUTTON1 = SDLK_LCTRL SDLK_a 14
KEY_BUTTON2 = SDLK_LALT SDLK_s 15
KEY_BUTTON3 = SDLK_SPACE SDLK_d 16
KEY_SKILL1 = SDLK_LSHIFT SDLK_w 0
KEY_SKILL2 = SDLK_z SDLK_i 0
KEY_SKILL3 = SDLK_x SDLK_k 0
KEY_SERVICE = SDLK_9 0 0
KEY_TEST = SDLK_F2 0 0
KEY_RESET = SDLK_0 0 0
KEY_SCREENSHOT = SDLK_F12 0 0
KEY_QUIT = SDLK_ESCAPE SDLK_q 17
KEY_PAUSE = SDLK_p 0 0
KEY_CONSOLE = SDLK_BACKSLASH 0 0
KEY_TILT = SDLK_t 0 0

Wampa · 17 Jan 2023, 16:29

@Retro-Arcade-Fan

Ok, you didn't paste you dapinput.ini but the last part is easy.

Look at your working dapinput.ini the 3rd field is the button assignment, which you have said is working:

Example dapinput.ini (Use yours)

KEY_BUTTON1 = 306 97 14 <- This last (3rd) value of 14 is button
KEY_BUTTON2 = 308 115 15  <- etc
KEY_BUTTON3 = 32 113 16
KEY_START1 = 49 0 4
KEY_START2 = 50 0 0
KEY_COIN1 = 53 0 1
KEY_COIN2 = 54 0 0

Then transfer these values, for all assigned buttons in Daphne, to the hypinput.ini and flightkey.ini file:

KEY_COIN1 = SDLK_5 0 1
KEY_COIN2 = SDLK_6 0 0
KEY_START1 = SDLK_1 0 4
KEY_START2 = SDLK_2 0 0
KEY_BUTTON1 = SDLK_LCTRL SDLK_a 14  <- put it here
KEY_BUTTON2 = SDLK_LALT SDLK_s 15   <- ...
KEY_BUTTON3 = SDLK_SPACE SDLK_d 16
...

Then just make sure the axis is switched in the correct file and done.

Retro Arcade Fan · 17 Jan 2023, 16:42

@Wampa I'm sorry Wampa, but I'm not quite following. This is my dapinput.ini file

KEY_UP = 273 114 2
KEY_DOWN = 274 102 2
KEY_LEFT = 276 100 1
KEY_RIGHT = 275 103 1
KEY_BUTTON1 = 306 97 1
KEY_BUTTON2 = 308 115 2
KEY_BUTTON3 = 32 113 3
KEY_START1 = 49 0 7
KEY_START2 = 50 0 0
KEY_COIN1 = 53 0 6
KEY_COIN2 = 54 0 0
KEY_SKILL1 = 304 119 0
KEY_SKILL2 = 122 105 0
KEY_SKILL3 = 120 107 0
KEY_SERVICE = 57 0 0
KEY_TEST = 283 0 0
KEY_RESET = 284 0 0
KEY_SCREENSHOT = 293 0 0
KEY_QUIT = 27 113 8

How did you want me to finalize the lfightkey.ini file with those numbers?

Wampa · 17 Jan 2023, 17:05

@Retro-Arcade-Fan

Just taking those last numbers, done a quick and dirty transfer for you.

[KEYBOARD]
KEY_UP = SDLK_DOWN 0 0 +002
KEY_DOWN = SDLK_UP 0 0 -002
KEY_LEFT = SDLK_LEFT 0 0 -001
KEY_RIGHT = SDLK_RIGHT 0 0 +001
KEY_COIN1 = SDLK_5 0 6
KEY_COIN2 = SDLK_6 0 0
KEY_START1 = SDLK_1 0 7
KEY_START2 = SDLK_2 0 0
KEY_BUTTON1 = SDLK_LCTRL 0 1
KEY_BUTTON2 = SDLK_LALT 0 2
KEY_BUTTON3 = SDLK_SPACE 0 3
KEY_SKILL1 = SDLK_LSHIFT 0 0
KEY_SKILL2 = SDLK_z 0 0
KEY_SKILL3 = SDLK_x 0 0
KEY_SERVICE = SDLK_9 0 0
KEY_TEST = SDLK_F2 0 0
KEY_RESET = SDLK_0 0 0
KEY_SCREENSHOT = SDLK_F12 0 0
KEY_QUIT = SDLK_ESCAPE 0 8
KEY_PAUSE = SDLK_p 0 0
KEY_CONSOLE = SDLK_BACKSLASH 0 0
KEY_TILT = SDLK_t 0 0
END

I ignored your UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT button values in the dapinput.ini as they look blatantly wrong.

Retro Arcade Fan · 17 Jan 2023, 17:17

@Wampa Thank you for the very quick responses and all of your patience. That did the trick exactly. Game is working perfectly now. Thank you again!

Wampa · 3 Feb 2023, 23:09

@Retro-Arcade-Fan said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

@Wampa Thank you for the very quick responses and all of your patience. That did the trick exactly. Game is working perfectly now. Thank you again!

No problem, I went through a similar switch recently :)

Retro Arcade Fan · 2 Mar 2023, 23:09

@Wampa So, I read that there was an update to Hypseus for the American Laser Game games, so I ran it. Tested them and all work fine. Unfortunately, this seems to have reverted the fix we did for Cobra Command (up is down again and I can't shoot). This is strange because the config files in the configs/daphne folder seem unchanged. And the config files in the roms/daphne folder are unchanged. So I don't see why the update broke the fix.

Have you updated Hypseus recently?

Wampa · 4 Feb 2023, 12:13

@Retro-Arcade-Fan said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

@Wampa So, I read that there was an update to Hypseus for the American Laser Game games, so I ran it. Tested them and all work fine. Unfortunately, this seems to have reverted the fix we did for Cobra Command (up is down again and I can't shoot). This is strange because the config files in the configs/daphne folder seem unchanged. And the config files in the roms/daphne folder are unchanged. So I don't see why the update broke the fix.

Have you updated Hypseus recently?

After the update the symlink probably got wiped. Just redo it:

sudo ln -sf /opt/retropie/configs/daphne/flightkey.ini /opt/retropie/emulators/hypseus/flightkey.ini

Retro Arcade Fan · 4 Feb 2023, 17:28

@Wampa said in Cobra Command on Daphne Joystick Orientation:

sudo ln -sf /opt/retropie/configs/daphne/flightkey.ini /opt/retropie/emulators/hypseus/flightkey.ini

You are my absolute hero. Thank you so much!!