C64 Mapping Buttons Issues!

WhistlerNL

Hi,

Does anyone have an idea on how I can fix my c64 joystick controls? I have a GBZ running Vice and I have mapped all the buttons, but it's not working as it should.

On Port1 my arrow keys WORK but the fire button does NOT and when I swap joystick to Port2 my Fire button WORKS but my arrow keys do NOT.

# VICE joystick mapping file
#
# A joystick map is read in as patch to the current map.
#
# File format:
# - comment lines start with '#'
# - keyword lines start with '!keyword'
# - normal line has 'joynum inputtype inputindex action'
#
# Keywords and their lines are:
# '!CLEAR'    clear all mappings
#
# inputtype:
# 0      axis
# 1      button
# 2      hat
# 3      ball
#
# Note that each axis has 2 inputindex entries and each hat has 4.
#
# action [action_parameters]:
# 0               none
# 1 port pin      joystick (pin: 1/2/4/8/16 = u/d/l/r/fire)
# 2 row col       keyboard
# 3               map
# 4               UI activate
# 5 path&to&item  UI function
#

!CLEAR

# GPIO Controller 1
0 0 0 1 1 8
0 0 1 1 1 4
0 0 2 1 1 2
0 0 3 1 1 1

0 1 0 1 0 16
0 1 1 1 1 16
0 1 2 5 Machine settings&Joystick settings&Swap joystick ports
0 1 3 3
0 1 4 5 Virtual keyboard
0 1 5 5 Machine settings&Joystick settings&Swap joystick ports
0 1 6 5 Quit emulator
0 1 7 4
0 1 8 1 1 16

Thanks!!!

tuki_cat

@whistlernl does this help?

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/15758/a-guide-to-setting-up-vice-controls-with-an-ipac-or-other-keyboard

edmaul69

@whistlernl when i mapped thecontrols for vice from inside of vice since i am the only player playing i mapped player 1’s fire button to my b button and player 2’s fire button to my button a. Then i mapped both player directions to the same joystick. Then i have both fire buttons useable at the same time for games like 1943 that uses both buttons. Then when i swap controllers, it still uses the same joystick and i still have both fire buttons on my controller.

WhistlerNL

@edmaul69 said in C64 Mapping Buttons Issues!:

@whistlernl when i mapped thecontrols for vice from inside of vice since i am the only player playing i mapped player 1’s fire button to my b button and player 2’s fire button to my button a. Then i mapped both player directions to the same joystick. Then i have both fire buttons useable at the same time for games like 1943 that uses both buttons. Then when i swap controllers, it still uses the same joystick and i still have both fire buttons on my controller.

The game I used for testen was 1942. So I will try your solution and hopefully it will also solve my probleem. Those controls in vice are weird.

Although the joymap file explains how to use/edit this files I still find it confusion.

# - normal line has 'joynum inputtype inputindex action'

a normal line has 4 numbers as I read it, but actually it has 6

# GPIO Controller 1
0 0 0 1 1 8

Thanks, will try the above as soon as I can!

WhistlerNL

@tuki_cat said in C64 Mapping Buttons Issues!:

@whistlernl does this help?

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/15758/a-guide-to-setting-up-vice-controls-with-an-ipac-or-other-keyboard

I also have a arcade cab with an ipac, so this will come in handy when I try to set it up there. Thanks!!

edmaul69

@whistlernl when i wired up my ipac in my apple iie pi i specifically programmed button a as enter and button b as space and start as esc. This made it pretty well setup for vice as those are the 3 most used keys in vice. Not sure why some games on c64 require hitting escape to get past some title screen/instructions screen while also using space or enter in that same game?