GreggV

I'm happy to report that I got the joysticks working properly again. I uninstalled Gameex Arcade with Revo Uninstaller and allowed Revo to clean up the registry for leftover files. Then I used CCleaner for further PC & registry cleaning. Then I restarted and reinstalled Gameex Arcade (18.64, latest) from scratch and reconfigured it. Viola. Yes Tom, I think the Logitech Gamepads and related software messed with how Gameex was utilizing the DirectInput controllers. Edit: That worked for some emus like CEMU and RSPC3 but I had to manually uninstall others with their sub-located configuration files, like Dolphin. I also had to uninstall and reinstall Joy2Key. That basically reset everything that was using DirectInput controllers. Thanks again for the help, everyone. Gregg

Reverted back to 18.60 and 18.54 but the problem persists. Going to reinstall 18.64.

NM, I found them...changelogs. Thx

I really hate to ask, but can you provide a link to the older versions? I can't seem to find them in the downloads section, only the latest version. Thx

Thanks for the advice but it didn't work. I've spent a good part of the day turning settings on and off and nothing seems to work. I've even tried altering settings in the gameex ini. I also reattached the gamepads to properly identify them in Windows device manager and manually uninstalled them there when they popped up then disconnected them. Nothing solved. From everything I can tell, the joysticks work fine in the Cemu and RSPC3 emus when Gameex arcade didn't launch them, but if Gameex arcade did launch the emus the joysticks don't work in-game even though they do control Gameex arcade menus. Oddly enough, even the runitgame.bat allows the emus to use the joysticks in-game if the .bat wasn't launched from Gameex, but if it was launched with Gameex with the debug option, the joysticks don't work in-game. So basically, it seems that when Gameex arcade launches the emu it is trying to force Cemu and RSPC3 to use a controller in-game that is no longer present. And that sucks because Gameex Arcade is pretty much useless to me & the kiddos right now. Boo hoo. Also, if I try to use a website keyboard tester while Gameex arcade is running, the tester acknowledges the joystick just fine, even though the joystick doesn't work in-game if Gameex arcade launched it. So it appears that if Gameex arcade launches the emu, the joystick won't work in-game. And finally, if I launch the emu from Gameex arcade, then hit escape to minimize the emu so I can alter the emu settings while they are both running, the input settings will not recognize the joystick if I try to reconfigure. But if I start the emu without Gameex arcade running, the emu recognizes the joystick with no problems.

You're the best,Tom. Thanks to everyone for the assistance. Gregg

When I run the runitgame.bat, the cemu game works properly with the joystick. I've been running the cemu games from the command lines with no issues for about a year with no problems until recently. Is there a good direction I should be taking here? Are you suggesting that I should change all of the individual shortcuts I made (i.e. command line short cuts) to new, custom .bat files? Thank you for any suggestions. Gregg

Thank you. The log file is from after I disconnected the gamepads and uninstalled the software. Here's what I think happened: The keyboard-encoded joysticks worked fine, then I connected two gamepads and I think a stick on one of the gamepads became assigned as the new joystick, then I disconnected the gamepad and uninstalled the gamepad software (Logitech) but for some reason GameEx still tries to assign the gamepad as the joystick. If I run CEMO or RSPC3 by themselves they use the joystick just fine. Does that help? I'm considering looking in my Windows 10 for a restore point from before I attached the gamepads. But then does that mean I won't ever be able to attach the gamepads properly? I'm afraid so. I appreciate your responses. *Edit - Theere are no previous restore points that are saved. Only after uninstalling the gamepad software.

Thanks Tom, I suspected that too. I did have two Logitech gamepads connected and configured with Logitech software, but disconnected them and uninstalled the Logitech software. I'm not sure if that assisted in the problem, but with the gamepads disconnected and the software uninstalled, the problem is there. Gregg

When I launch an emu through GameEx arcade my Ultimarc joystick (keyboard emulated through ipac Ultimate) doesn't work in the emu. If I launch the emu by itself the joystick works fine. The joystick can be used just fine to navigate menus in GameEx and registers keys properly in keyboard testers. It just stops working in the emu that was launched through Gameex Arcade. The problem occurs in both CEMU and RSPC3 (both with the most current versions). I should note that I configure my emu games by creating a shortcut and running it as a PC game and just altering the shortcut command line. I suspect this problem started occurring in one of the last one or two updates to GameEx arcade. Thanks in advance! *edit - the problem does not occur in MAME* Gregg GameEx.ini log.txt

Many thanks! Link didn't go directly there for me but I got the message. Gregg

Is there a place to view changelogs? Specifically asking for GameEx Arcade. I see on thee website the changelogs are several versions behind. Thanks! Gregg

I marked the topic as "Resolved" due to it being a keyboard emulation problem, but would you mind explaining your reply more? The gaming window having focus? Thx!

Just did a couple tests and it does appear to be a keyboard emulation problem. Upon first startup, if I hit the button mapped to "enter" it doesn't work, even if I hit it repeatedly, until I hit the esc-mapped button, then the the enter-mapped button will work. But upon first startup, if I hit the enter key on the keyboard it appears to work every time. I guess the next thing I'll try is a keyboard tester app or website to see if the enter-mapped button works at all after a fresh computer restart or if it's a GameEx-specific problem. But I'm still open to suggestions. Thx! EDIT: It must be a keyboard emulation problem. Running a keyboard tester website upon startup verified the enter button doesn't work until the esc-mapped button is used first. May be possible another mapped button would allow the enter-mapped button to work but need to test. Also want to state that I have GameEx Arcade starting on the comp automatically...is that a factor? I have Joy2Key auto-running on startup also...a contributing factor? Still open for suggestions. I understand if you mark this closed. Maybe it would help someone else someday. Thx. GreggV

Running GameEx Arcade (18.17) on Windows and have had this problem ever since installing and running GameEx Arcade, all versions. Finally getting around to asking for help. In a nutshell...I need to hit esc, then enter, to make the first selection ("All Games") at the opening menu. If I just hit "enter" on the menu option I want, nothing happens. I must hit "Esc" then "Enter". I believe this happens only the first time the computer starts up and on the first use of GameEx Arcade. After I do that sequence once, subsequent startup/exits of the app do not replicate the issue until the computer is shutdown and restarted fully, then the problem appears again on first run of the app. I should state that I'm using a homemade arcade setup and I'm using console buttons for "enter" and "Esc". The buttons are attached to an Ultimarc Ultimate IO keyboard emulator. As I'm typing this I realize I have not tested this on keyboard only and should experiment with that more to see if it's a keyboard emulation problem, but either way I'd like to get it resolved with the buttons. I hope someone can help. I'm attaching GameEx.ini and log.txt. Thanks in advance! GreggV GameEx.ini log.txt