dolphin controller question

[d8thstar]

hi guys, 

i poked around a bit but couldn't find a way t do this, anyone know how?

using a real wiimote with a dolphin bar, works great.

i also have another profile with an xbox controller for "classic controller"  curious if there is any way to have them BOTH up and running, using same player 1 control?

want to be able to swap to an xbox controller easily if the game supports classic controller vs. having to go into sub menus and selecting emulated controller.

as always, thanks for reading!

[JoeViking245]

Assuming for a game that supports classic controller, you'll always want to use "classic controller" for 'that' game.  You can edit the game (in Dolphin) to always use the specific controller setup.  ..without affecting the other games.

[d8thstar]

that’s what i was afraid of :)

i’ll need to go thru every classic controller game then?

might there be some xml file or something like it that will set the controller type automatically?

thanks a ton joe!

[JoeViking245]

8 hours ago, d8thstar said:

i’ll need to go thru every classic controller game then?

might there be some xml file or something like it that will set the controller type automatically?

Yes and No. Respectively.  Each games config is stored in its own ini file under \User\GameSettings\.

 

The only way I know how is:

• Open Dolphin stand-alone emulator
• Right-click a game
  • select Properties
• Click the Editor tab
• Under User Config
  • click in the editor box
• If there isn't a head called [Controls]
  • add it
• Under that, look for or add WiimoteProfile1
• Set it to
  • WiimoteProfile1 = classic controller
• This assume "classic controller" is the name of your custom controller configuration
• (copy those 2 lines to clipboard)
• Click Close to save & close
• Wash, rinse and repeat
  • (use Ctrl+V to paste in the 2 lines on other games)

 

I suppose instead, you could edit the individual game ini files in the above-mentioned folders instead.

 

There may be a general ini file somewhere where you could set the wiimoteprofile1= to multiple configs and use a hotkey to switch which one to use.

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In 5.0-8443 and later, you can add a secondary or more profiles, and switch between via hotkey (to be configured under Options > Hotkey Settings > Controller Profile). The first profile will be loaded first upon game launch. The profiles are separated by commas (,) like so: WiimoteProfile1 = Name of Profile, Name of Profile Another, Name of Profile Other.

GameINI (Controller Settings) - Dolphin Emulator Wiki