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vampsthevampyre wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:07 pm Been looking for a battlezone core, tried google and found this https://github.com/alanswx/Arcade-BattleZone_MiSTer now I have no idea what to do to get it working. Can anybody help I'm missing vector volcanoes in my life
After PSX ships for MiSTer we should have PSX style controls with two sticks. That will make it easier to map these tank games over - and games like black widow. Otherwise it is really impossible to play on a gamepad. I can add a mode where it uses the stick for the left joystick, and the buttons for the right joystick, but it will be clunky.caffeinekid wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:58 pm Is battlezone without tank controls really battlezone?
I hope you can add the dual stick control method, it really does make a whole lot of difference to this game.
This made me think of the Robotron 2084 core, I double-checked and you can use all directions on both analog sticks with that core (for moving plus shooting directions), how does it achieve that?alanswx wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:17 pmAfter PSX ships for MiSTer we should have PSX style controls with two sticks. That will make it easier to map these tank games over - and games like black widow. Otherwise it is really impossible to play on a gamepad. I can add a mode where it uses the stick for the left joystick, and the buttons for the right joystick, but it will be clunky.caffeinekid wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:58 pm Is battlezone without tank controls really battlezone?
I hope you can add the dual stick control method, it really does make a whole lot of difference to this game.
I'm waiting for this pad to drop from RetroBIT :- The "LEGACY16"
The second analog stick is already supported. You can bind it like any other input. That's how I have robotron setup. I just verified it's not robotron specific by loading a random MRA and binding my right analog stick up direction to 'fire'alanswx wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:17 pmAfter PSX ships for MiSTer we should have PSX style controls with two sticks. That will make it easier to map these tank games over - and games like black widow. Otherwise it is really impossible to play on a gamepad. I can add a mode where it uses the stick for the left joystick, and the buttons for the right joystick, but it will be clunky.caffeinekid wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:58 pm Is battlezone without tank controls really battlezone?
I hope you can add the dual stick control method, it really does make a whole lot of difference to this game.
Would it be feasible to make it so "dual stick" games like Robotron and Battlezone could be configured to use sticks from 2 different USB devices/"controllers" for P1?zakk4223 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:56 pmThe second analog stick is already supported. You can bind it like any other input. That's how I have robotron setup. I just verified it's not robotron specific by loading a random MRA and binding my right analog stick up direction to 'fire'alanswx wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:17 pmAfter PSX ships for MiSTer we should have PSX style controls with two sticks. That will make it easier to map these tank games over - and games like black widow. Otherwise it is really impossible to play on a gamepad. I can add a mode where it uses the stick for the left joystick, and the buttons for the right joystick, but it will be clunky.caffeinekid wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:58 pm Is battlezone without tank controls really battlezone?
I hope you can add the dual stick control method, it really does make a whole lot of difference to this game.
I believe the left analog is always an 'alternate' directional input, but the right analog is bindable like any input. Just set the core/mra up with fire up/down/left/right inputs and the user can bind them to the stick or buttons as they see fit.
In the menu when you first configure your joystick - you have to get past the mouse settings, etc and it will ask for the analog stick a second time. The first time it is just recognizing that you have one, not calibrating it.vampsthevampyre wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:49 pm Sorry to be a bit on the dumb side but how do you configure the analogue joysticks properly
I can concur with all of these findings. Using a CRT via the VGA port.vampsthevampyre wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:35 pm Would love twin joystick control for battle zone, currently using a xbox controller. Red Barron is having controller issues, looks like its consistently moving to the right. Red Baron - non A doesn't work on my mister. Both versions of battle zone work, bradly trainer is just weird, loads but just graphical glitches