How to exit pcsx2 and Mame using a controller instead of a keyboard

[treylasalle]

I want to be able to close these programs using my Xbox one controller instead of hitting escape. How can I do this?

[CTRL-ALT-DEFEAT]

In LaunchBox, go to Manage Emulators and be sure the following Auto-Hotkey script is under the tab designated for it (copy and paste the bolded bits it if it's not):

 

; This section closes PCSX2 when pressing Escape
$Esc::
{
    Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

 

For MAME, you don't need the script.

Now launch BigBox and go to Options -> Controller Automation

I use a DualShock 4 myself and I set the Hold button to my Share button (appears in BB as button 7) and the Close the Active Window button to Options (button 8 in BB), so you can do the same with Back and Start on yours.

Now when you are in a game and you want to exit, hold the Back button and then press Start. This will close the game and emulator.

Edited September 7, 2017 by CTRL-ALT-DEFEAT

[steveboura]

chaps good-evening

I just set up PCSX2 in LB/BB- I tried to escape out of the emulator using my preset hotkeys and it wouldn't work. All other systems I have set-up exit without a hitch when i hit tje hotkeys...any help for this noob greatly appreciated!!

 

[Syntax36]

On 9/6/2017 at 10:25 PM, CTRL-ALT-DEFEAT said:

In LaunchBox, go to Manage Emulators and be sure the following Auto-Hotkey script is under the tab designated for it (copy and paste the bolded bits it if it's not):

 

; This section closes PCSX2 when pressing Escape
$Esc::
{
    Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

 

For MAME, you don't need the script.

Now launch BigBox and go to Options -> Controller Automation

I use a DualShock 4 myself and I set the Hold button to my Share button (appears in BB as button 7) and the Close the Active Window button to Options (button 8 in BB), so you can do the same with Back and Start on yours.

Now when you are in a game and you want to exit, hold the Back button and then press Start. This will close the game and emulator.

Perfect Explanation!!

Works like a charm.. Thank you!! 

[steveboura]

8 hours ago, Syntax36 said:

Perfect Explanation!!

Works like a charm.. Thank you!! 

thanks Syntax-

I have controller automation already checked and works great for all the other emulators- I will try this script out on PCSX2 and see how we go.

 

thanks again-

[steveboura]

On 06/02/2018 at 4:41 AM, Syntax36 said:

Perfect Explanation!!

Works like a charm.. Thank you!! 

funny enough- I went to check on this and enter the script only to find that it is there- and that it functions as prescribed.....I must have found it posted somewhere across the interwebs and applied ..

 

Thanks for your help!

[Syntax36]

3 hours ago, steveboura said:

funny enough- I went to check on this and enter the script only to find that it is there- and that it functions as prescribed.....I must have found it posted somewhere across the interwebs and applied ..

 

Thanks for your help!

Your very welcome!

[Cobbett]

I have the auto script set like it’s supposed to, but the automation isn’t working for pcsx2.  Escape works fine, just not the controller automation. Any idea why that would be the only emulator it doesn’t work on.

[Cobbett]

Windows 10 64bit

Xbox One wireless controller

 

also if I set up automation to show launch box, that works. It’s just the closing the program doesn’t.

 

Edited May 11, 2018 by Cobbett
Added info

[ckp]

works fine for me with pcsx2 and xbox one wireless. can you go to menu Tools->Manager Emulators, edit pcsx2 and screenshot the "Emulator Details" and "AutoHotKey Script" tabs?

my default command line parameter is:

--nogui --fullscreen

my ahk tab has:

$Esc::
{
    Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

 

and menu tools->options Automation is enabled and set for my xbox one controller with a hold button and close active window. i use back and start buttons.

[Cobbett]

I have all the same settings. I have even tried a script that runs alt F4. Since I got automation to work to show launch box, I’m going to try different buttons, for closing the emulator, and see if that works.

 

i edited the closing automation and it didn’t help.

Edited May 11, 2018 by Cobbett
Added content

[Cobbett]

Here’s the screenshots. I feel like it used to work and something must have changed to cause the issue.

[ckp]

Looks right. 

You don't run pcsx2 as admin and not run LB as admin do you, or vice-versa? If you do, run both not as admin and try.

 

[Cobbett]

24 minutes ago, ckp said:

Looks right. 

You don't run pcsx2 as admin and not run LB as admin do you, or vice-versa? If you do, run both not as admin and try.

 

That solved it!!

I was having issues with the emulator itself and tried running it as admin. When I fixed the issue I didn’t change it back.

 

Thank you so much!!

[ckp]

Sweet.

[stoutyeoman]

I know this is an old topic, but I have the same question and I have no controller automation option in bigbox. It simply isn't there. Has it been moved or removed since this post? It seems like a very useful feature and not being able to close pcsx2 with the controller is the one thing keeping my living room arcade box from being a dedicated arcade box. 

[neil9000]

10 hours ago, stoutyeoman said:

I know this is an old topic, but I have the same question and I have no controller automation option in bigbox. It simply isn't there. Has it been moved or removed since this post? It seems like a very useful feature and not being able to close pcsx2 with the controller is the one thing keeping my living room arcade box from being a dedicated arcade box. 

Its been renamed to controller mappings.