Legacy GM Issue Dealing with Using Two Gamepads

[MrFlippy]

I must be the most unlucky GM:S user of all time since my problems are usually those that rarely ever happen to anyone!

Well anyway, my issue is once again related to gamepads.

I've created a notification system that tells you when you've plugged in a gamepad, and it works:

On 'System' Event...

//Gamepad 1
if (gamepad_is_connected(0))
{
    if (CanCreateNotification = true) //P.S., I like my code uncompressed, don't judge.
    {
        instance_create(-4,16,Obj_NT_Gamepad);
        CanCreateNotification = false;
    }
}
else
{
    if (CanCreateNotification = false)
    {
        instance_create(-4,16,Obj_NT_Gamepad);
        CanCreateNotification = true;
    }
}

But the issue I'm having is a little hard to explain, which is why I've created a video that shows the issue as it's happening. I'll try to explain, though:

A second after plugging in the first controller (which by the way, is in slot 0), Obj_Control's Draw Event tells me that gamepad_is_connected(1) is true when I haven't plugged in the second gamepad yet! A little less than a second after that, it goes back to false.

Now, if I also plug in my second controller, the same thing happens on the third gamepad slot and tells me that gamepad_is_connected(2) is true when it shouldn't be! The question is...

How can I make GM:S NOT mark gamepad_is_connected(1) as true when ONLY gamepad_is_connected(0) is true?

If there are any questions that can help in resolving this issue, please do ask!!

Video:

 

[MrFlippy]

I still need help! I hope I'm not too early to bump, and if so, sorry! I know this may be a complicated issue, but everything has a solution (which of course, I'm trying to find). Hope that within at least one week I get some advice!

 

[hogwater]

A single XInput pad will show up in slots 0 and 4 simultaneously if plugged in after a game starts. DirectInput pads only show up in slots 4+. Strangely enough when I plug in an XInput pad before a game starts it only takes up slot 0.

That may be the source of the confusion, I was just dealing with this recently myself.

 

[MrFlippy]

So sorry for my late response @hogwater!

Is there anything I can do or anything that you did to solve this issue if you solved it somehow? With my notification system, because it does this, whenever I plug in my first gamepad, I get not only the Gamepad 1 notification but the Gamepad 2 notification as well.

 

[hogwater]

I'm making a single player game, so I just put the pad_index in a variable and set the buttons differently for XInput and DirectInput. Check the thread I made recently, obscene had a method for selecting the lowest pad_index that he uses.

 

[Jakylgamer]

async - system event:

var gp_num = gamepad_get_device_count();
for (var i = 0; i < gp_num; i++;) {
      if gamepad_is_connected(i)
         global.gp[i] = true
      else
         global.gp[i] = false;
}

i forget if gms1.x has the async system event but that will check only when a gamepad is plugged in or unplugged.
tho in that event i have had the game crash if i plug in a gamepad and then unplug it again (sometimes not all the time).

 

[MrFlippy]

Hey @Jakylgamer! I tried your code but sadly it did not work and the issue still remains.

I'll check out what @hogwater said after I get some sleep. If I'm still having trouble in around a week, I'll come back to this thread. For now, thank you guys for trying to help me with this!

 

[Jakylgamer]

can you upload a project file with the issue? might help to get this working how you want.

 

[MrFlippy]

I'm sure that might be the best help, but everything in my project is very disorganized—at least for now. Besides that, I like to keep my projects very close to me; I don't usually share my codes with anyone. If this becomes an issue so serious that I have to upload my project file, then I might.

Thank you though!! I'll keep trying to find what to do.

 

[Jakylgamer]

you dont have to send your project just the code in a new project file in relation to the gamepad.

 

[MrFlippy]

Oh! Got ya. I'll do that once I get home. Sorry, I've been so busy that I almost forgot about my issue.

 

[MrFlippy]

I hope I'm doing this right! Anyway, I removed everything in my project file but the objects relating to the gamepad code. If any questions, please let me know!! Here's a Mega link: https://mega.nz/#!h6gFSbIZ!q9NgvH8Ye3RNJA3gSgfMMPNrahYxCV2T4AfBFc1JJuY

 

[MrFlippy]

*Bump*

 

[kburkhart84]

When you get the notification, couldn't you just hold off(set an alarm or something) before doing final confirmation. You could then do the confirmation and the time in which you find the 'extra' gamepad would have passed.

 

[MrFlippy]

Hmmm... that gives me an idea. I'm gonna try something like that. If things work out (or don't), I'll come back to the thread. Though, in the meantime, I hope there are other solutions to this. Thanks, @kburkhart84!

 

[MrFlippy]

Update: I couldn't find the right solution to the problem so I simply removed my game's code to determine which gamepad is connected or how many gamepads are connected. Basically, problem solved- kinda! Thanks to everyone for the help.