Android [SOLVED] Custom control engine not working with virtual keys and gamepad

[KhMaIBQ]

Before I explain the custom control engine, I created this custom control engine for the Windows version of my game. It works fine in the Windows version, and now I am trying to port my game to Android to see if it is feasible.

The custom control engine allows the user to remap the controls. They can use the keyboard, a gamepad, or both at the same time. All the controller information is stored within an object. I assign the custom control object to another object (such as the player character) to allow control of the object it was assigned to.

I create the variables to track the controller state in the Create event:

for ( var i = 0; i < GAMEPAD_TOTAL; i += 1 )
    {
        button_key[ i ] = 0; // Actual keyboard key value (such as vk_left)
        button_joy[ i ] = 0;
       
        trigger[ i ] = false;
        hold[ i ] = false;
        release[ i ] = false;
        hold_time[ i ] = 0;
    }

I update the controller state in the step event:

for ( var i = 0; i < GAMEPAD_TOTAL; i += 1 )
    {
        trigger[ i ] = false;
        release[ i ] = false;
       
        if ( !hold[ i ] )
        {
            if ( scr_Gamepad_CheckButton( i ) )
            {
                trigger[ i ] = true;
                hold[ i ] = true;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if ( !scr_Gamepad_CheckButton( i ) )
            {
                release[ i ] = true;
                hold[ i ] = false;
                hold_time[ i ] = 0;
            }
            else
            {
                hold_time[ i ] += 1;
            }
        }
    }

In the scr_Gamepad_CheckButton script from above, I check for input: (example)

if ( keyboard_check_direct( arg_button ) ) { return true; } else { return false; }

if ( gamepad_button_check( tmp_slot, gp_face1 ) ) { return true; } else { return false; }

As you can see, I'm just checking input through code using keyboard_check_direct and the gamepad functions. I implemented basic virtual keys and confirmed that they work properly for keyboard events (such as Add Event -> Key Press -> Left) that I have in my game. However, virtual keys don't seem to work for checking input through code.

Am I doing something wrong, or do virtual keys not work with checking input through code? Do I need to create a separate custom control engine for the Android version of my game?

Thanks in advance for any help! It is very much appreciated!

Link to the Windows version of the game: https://twitter.com/KhMaIBQ/status/977828547958992896

I might have already found my answer, but I would still like to confirm it. From the help document:

This is done by assigning a "virtual Key" to an internally mapped standard keyboard key and then using the keyboard events that they generate to control your application.