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gamepad support

  1. witches

    GameMaker gamepad_get_description Strings

    So I'm messing with controller compatibility and have a really fun system down where my game snags the gamepad description and uses that string to match it with a global variable to help my game bind the controls. Anyway, I'm just interested in what other strings you guys have come across when...
  2. D

    GML gamepad detection problem at room change gms 2

    Hello to all and all, before all sorry for my English I use a translator. I come to you for help, I use the joystick detection function : https://docs.yoyogames.com/index.html?page=source%2Fdadiospice%2F002_reference%2Fmouse,%20keyboard%20and%20other%20controls%2Fkeyboard%20input%2Findex.html...
    • diester
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
  3. B

    Windows Flashing screen when plugging in PS controller

    Hey I hope it's ok to post this issue here since I don't find it's programming related. I have a player (GM:S 1.4 Windows build; player uses Windows 10 and PS4 controller plugged w USB) and he is reporting that after plugging it in the game surface starts "flashing". Has anyone heard of a...
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    Legacy GM How to detect gamepad labeled as USB Joystick

    In GM:S2 it is detected as a gamepad(4) but I don't know how to get it on 1.4 because it's not detected under all 12 indexes. I see it as a problem because not everyone can have a 360 controller. I also tried 360 controller emulator 32-bit & 64-bit. Also, I'm getting a message in the debugger...
  5. J

    GML Check Gamepad axis like 'keyboard_check_pressed"?

    I'm try to find a way to check if the gamepad axis is up or down, but only return once instead of repeatedly. Essentially I'd like to check if i'm pressing up or down on the axis in the same way you would use the function 'keyboard_check_pressed(key);' I'm asking because I'm making a menu that...
    • jimmypoo
    • Thread
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Programming
  6. W

    Menus With Gamepad Support

    Hello! I am trying to make a menu in which a gamepad can control, as in a cycle like most games like Call Of duty and Rainbow Six Siege, I want to be able to cycle through a menu. I am using gamemaker 8.1 as I can not migrate my game to studio 2. Also, I want it to be controlled with the left...
    • Wyatt Reed
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
  7. Nixxi

    Legacy GM Trying to figure out how to get controller assignment per player

    Hello helpful community! One of my projects is a co-op bird warfare game, and I need some help figuring out why my movement script (that all players call to move) isn't quite working. The key to all of this is figuring out how to know which controller is connected for each player...
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    Gamepad Description List

    I'm working on a game, and the programming for setting custom gamepad button configurations is done. I would like to be able to detect which controller a person is using and display button icons for that controller. I know that I can use the gamepad_get_description function to return a...
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