[RESOLVED] Can't go back after last update.

[helpman]

Before this last update, everything was running smooth. Now when gameex loads, the back button just won't work.

Nothing has been changed, just the update.

To improve compatibility with pluging controllers for different systems I have everything running with keys, then use xpadder to load profiles to control anything using the xpadder plugin.

I have a profile with the same layout as mame for controlling gameex.

in game pause F10 also works on gameex as "back". just in case it was some problem using the same key for pause and back, I changed it to use player 2 (2) key instead, didn't work, and tried different keys mapped to the same button.

player 1 (1) works as select, joystick as arrow keys to move.

Choose the right profile on xpadder plugin, run gameex...

And everything works but the back button. it's just not recognised. Once I enter a menu I can't get back.

To make sure I even loaded the xpadder profile and entered each key on gameex setup using the arcade buttons, and they are recognised and accepted perfectly. But when gameex is running, there's no back button.

I even plugged a keyboard right now (I'm mapping it as X as it's a key not used by any other setup...) and even pressing X on the keyboard it won't go back ????

I just don't know what else to do :?

oh, and gameex has the setting for usb controllers to just check them for activity.

log.txt

GameEx.ini

[Tom Speirs]

I am not sure what the issue is but from what I know its not to do with the last update if that helps other than if its the Xpadder plugin.

[Adultery]

Well if it doesn't work with a keyboard either it's not the Xpadder plugin...

Back button works fine for me, both mapped to a button in Xpadder and on the keyboard. What are your input settings in the GameEx Setup Wizard?

[helpman]

According to this issue , use all usb joysticks but just for activity. Do not use custom keyboard controls, key for back set (now) as D2 (number 2 on the keyboard) mapped to 2 player button on the arcade control panel. Even the key set was cleared, then entered using the control panel button with the layout loaded in xpadder, so the button works and the gameex setup wizard recognises it.

Every other control works, but not back.

Tried enabling or disabling direct input for the keyboard with no effect.

My windows is in spanish, maybe something with the translation somewhere changing the way it calls for that button? If yours work but mine doesn't the only difference could be the system default language, although I have no idea why and I'm just guessing at random...

[helpman]

Weitd enough, I disabled the xpadder layout and used a blank one, then re enabled the joystick controls. Setting as button 1 select, button 2 back doesn't work on player 1 side, but as weird as it sounds, it's mapping player 2 (not player one) buttons 2 and 4. I have no idea why...

[Adultery]

Ok, so to clarify, using a blank xpadder profile and using joystick controls didn't work either? Or are you saying that the xpadder plugin is applying profile 2 to the first controller?

[Adultery]

I think moving forward (at least for the Xpadder plugin) I needed to run a query for the number of game pads the user actually has connected and only apply the profile if there are that many game pads.

That way if a user had four profiles and only one game pad is connected it will skip applying the profiles for the other three. Expect that in the next release. It won't solve your issue though if there's problems with GameEx input itself, but in my testing I noted that Xpadder will apply the last loaded profile to the last joystick if there are not the same number of profiles as devices.

So for example, joystick 3 would get the profiles for number four.

[helpman]

Actually there are 3 profiles for 3 controllers, 2 for a dual xin mo controller for the arcade control panel, and a hacked gamepad for the coin slot.

Now using a blank profile for both players, and choosing joystick as controller, I have mapped button 1 as select, button 2 as back... Yet the buttons working are 2 as select, 4 as back... On the second player's buttons. I'm puzzled... As everything was OK before this last update?

[Adultery]

Yeah if you're using blank profiles then that's a GameEx issue. It might be a setting though, I'll look at it.

[helpman]

Thanks! It's driving me mad

[Tom Speirs]

I loaded up your settings here. Change interface mode to normal under display settings.

[helpman]

Thanks Tom, I'll try tonight when I get home. It was working fine before :?

[helpman]

interface mode changed to normal (it was in simple, and it worked like that before).

Tried again with keyboard using xpadder and using gamepads only to detect activity. Again, I can select options, but the back button won't work.

Then tried mapping joystick buttons in gameex and just use the buttons. Player1 to select, middle button to back. (6 buttons per player, player 1, player 2 and a middle button on my control panel).

None of them work. Despite ledblinky shows the right buttons highlighted, you can select pressing button 2 and going back with button 4....

although I chose no to use custom inputs... on what file are them located? I just want to be sure it's not loading something from them...?

EDITED: enabling all custom controls on gameex setup wizard and getting and old custominputs.ini worked. still don't know why. I just copied a backup of that file to my cabinet and it's working fine now. Gameex mode to simple, old custominputs file and working like a charm with xpadder layout... finally... I was going mad.

...now let's play snowbros to relax...