darrenmarchand

let me know if anything looks wrong. not sure if I missed brackets or quotation marks,etc.

zerodelay_x2.cfg

Sorry. Should all 3 joysticks say "joycode 1"? Or is it ok for them to say joycode 1, 2, 3 etc? Or does that matter?

Thanks for the suggestion! I didn't even think to set all the joysticks in Mame all together like that. I'll give that a try and see how that all works out. Thanks again

So if I understand you correctly, I can't have 1 cfg file with all 3 joysticks? I have to create 3 different ones? That's fine, but under Core Input Options, I can only put 1 in there (8wayconfig in your example)? Do I do this first before setting the default and game specific controls within Mame? So, as long as I have 3 config files (1 for each joystick), then I go into Mame and load Tron up and under "this machine" set the controller to use my Tron style stick, Mame creates that Tron.cgfg (or .ini, I can't remember) and then each time I load Tron up, that specific controller loads up? I won't run into Windows changing it anymore? Would I put my wheel, gun and gamepad still in the default cfg still? Along with the 8way. Sorry for so many questions. I just want to get it right.

Thanks for the reply. I did know about the seperate cfg files for games, what I meant was I would only need 1 file with all the controller ID's in the ctrl folder, correct? I don't need to create seperate ones? My setup is a bit different. I'm not setting the controllers up as player 1, player 2. I'm setting it up based on joystick 1 is a 4 way, joystick 2 is an 8 way and joystick 3 is a Tron style stick - all for specific games. So once I have the ID'S set in the ctrl folder, I just set the default joystick and then if I want a game specific controller for say Tron, I set that up under "this machine", then Mame creates those cfg's. Then I'm good to go. Do I have that right? Thanks again for clarifying.

Actually, after some reading, I did have a quick question. If I follow this, then I set up joystick 1 in Mame as my default controls for most games, can I still set joystick 2 or joystick 3 in Mame for specific games and it'll save that? So, I'd have all 3 joysticks set in the ame configuration file with the 3 seperate ID's. In Mame, joystick 1 is set to default. And say, joystick 3 is set to control Defender. In general, is this correct?

Thanks so much! I started playing around with it earlier and I think I'm making progress. So far so good but I have a ways to go. I'll post if I run into problems!

Hi, I'll probably tackle this in a few days, but I just have a couple questions. I had read that after setting up the controller in mame, you can go into the config file for the game (that Mame creates) and set it to Read Only and that would keep the controller from changing. That obviously isn't working. My question is, if I follow the device mapping instructions, do I need to do anything else after setting up my controllers in Mame? Normally, I'd go in and set up general (default) controls for most games, then set game specific controls for certain games. Then Mame creates those config files for each. I don't want to keep setting up specific controls for games in mame, only to have it change (like what's been happening). Basically, I've been setting up the joysticks (#1, 2, or 3) for a Meme game, then at random, Windows changes the order or designation of that joystick. My other question is, I don't need to worry about the trackball, spinner or racing wheel, correct? Just the 3 joysticks? thanks in advance!

Ok. Thanks. I'll give it a try.

Hi guys, I thought I had this problem solved. I took the suggestion of someone to setup the general controls in MAME then set the default.cfg to READ ONLY. Also, setting special controls per game when needed and setting those to READ ONLY. That seemed to work, but Windows will still randomly change my arcade stick designations. I don't unplug any of the USB controllers btw. I have a custom built arcade controller with 3 sticks, multiple buttons, a tracball and spinner. I also have a gun, racing wheel and gamepad. everything is connected to a usb hub with power buttons for each (the arcade controller with all the sticks and buttons is all in one. Inside the box, all devices are connected to a usb hub, then that hub is connected to the powered hub). I only power on the controller that I need. So, if I'm in mame, the whole arcade controller with all sticks and buttons is powered on. I don't think Windows changes things after every reboot, but it does eventually change the designations. Is there anything that I might have missed? I read that there's a MAME function using the command prompt, but this seems very complicated and I have a LOT of controllers. Is there a better way? thanks

Thanks. I'll have a look when I get the chance.

I'll have a look and update. How do you update the games.xml though? Doesn't that update when you update Supermodel?

Supermodel.ini

Mode 2

I've heard of it. Not sure it works with Supermodel though. I think it's more for setting up multiple guns. I can try though.

OK. So I was playing around with another copy of Supermodel and I abandoned that idea. I went back to what I had setup in Launchbox in the first place. The original problem is still there (which is why I was trying another copy of Supermodel). I changed it to 800x600. The gun only moves from left to right in the bottom portion of the screen only. The fire button works. As I said, this is what was originally happening causing me to try another copy. I have no idea what the heck is going on. I tried another shooter (The Lost World) and the gun works fine.

Sorry. I am talking about the Sega Model 3 emulator. I got confused because I'm having issues with the PS2 emu as well. Anyway, it seems that whatever change I make in Supermodel, the controls stop responding. If I change the resolution I can center the screen, but controls stop responding. If I change back to 1920x1080, screen is off center AND the controls stop responding. Even if I change the directory for the Roms, the controls stop. I have to completely delete everything and reinstall and start from scratch for the controls to work again. It's so frustrating, I don't understand how one change can affect the controls. And the only way the controls respond is to leave the screen off center (I can see a little more than half) I'm talking about the shooting games in particular btw. Using one wii mote and Dolphin bar.

Does anyone know how to center the screen on the PS2 emulator without messing up the controls? I tried a fresh install because I couldn't get the controls to work for Ocean Hunter and LA Machineguns. The game screen is way off to the right and it's set at 1920X1080, however, the wii mote gun works. When I change the resolution, the screen centers, but the controls stop working! I tried a couple different resolutions and got the same result. What's worse, when I set it back to 1920x1080, the damn wii mote gun won't respond! This is driving me crazy. Quote Edit

Ever since the latest update, LB freezes when I delete a Rom. Doesn't matter which system. I have to exit and reboot. The Rom does get deleted, but I'm not sure why this is happening

I think I figured it out. I forgot that I set up Mame in emulators AND on another hard drive afterwards. I forgot to delete the copy of Mame that I was looking at for the default.cfg file! Anyway, I went into the proper Mame folder and set the Default.cfg file to Read Only. It's all still working (I shut the switch off to the controllers and then turned it back on) I'm so sorry for wasting your time. You were very nice to try and help me. If for whatever reason this setup doesn't work after further playing around, I hope you'll still be around!

Yep. That's where it was. I deleted it but the controller is still working properly

I deleted the default.cfg file from the Mame folder. I went into LB and chose a game. The Mayflash is still setup! How is that possible? I go into the Mame folder, the cfg folder, and that where the default.cfg was.

Hi, So I made sure the game didn't have any variants. It still isn't working. I deleted the default.cfg file from the Mame folder (and the one in the LB folder just in case). Then, I launched Mame and set up the controller. I saved it. I closed Mame and went into LB and tried a game. Didn't work. Am I supposed to go through LB (hit Tab) and set up the controller, then set the file to Read only? Or, did I follow the correct steps? Why would it show a different controller mapping when I hit Tab and check it in Launchbox? That's Mame so it should be the same. I set it as the general controls btw, not game specific. thx Edit I should give you an idea of my setup jic. I have a Tron style arcade stick that I made with various buttons, and I have a Mayflash arcade stick. Both are connected to a usb hub, which is connected to another hub with switches. The main stick I want for most games is the Mayflash, so that's what I mapped in Mame. It shows as joystick 1 (which is what it shows in the default.cfg file). When I go into LB and hit Tab, most but not all controls show as joystick 2 (which is the Tron joystick). Edit #2 So I removed Read Only. Went into a game in LB and set up the controller (Mayflash) under General controls. Then, I went back and set the default.cfg file to Read Only. I went back into LB and tried a couple games. It worked (which I expected). Then, I shut off the USB switch where the 2 joysticks are connected (they were disconnected). I turned the switch back on and launched a game in LB and the Mayflash was still set up! I'm not sure if this will keep working or not though. What if I shut the computer off?

Hi, Me again. So I've been playing around with this, and it's still not working. I went into MAME, set up the controls with the joystick. Exited Mame. Found the default.cfg file (in Mame folder), set that to Read Only. Then, I go to LB and start a Mame game, but the controls don't work. I hit TAB and look at the controls, but they aren't what I mapped in Mame. I checked in the LB folder, and there's also a default.cfg file, so I copied the one from Mame in there to see if that was the issue. It didn't have any effect. Same result. When I open the default.cfg file, I can see everything that I mapped. any idea what I'm doing wrong?