Hi Phil, Well, basically that's what my profiler does in MOTA. you press enter on configure joystick and it lists a number of functions you can map to buttons. It is currently incomplete, but the eventual aim of the profiler is to make mapping functions to a joystick or game pad much easier. Basically, you select a function like draw weapon, it will ask you to select a joystick button, you press it, and the profiler maps the function to that button. Easy as pie to setup a joystick or game pad really quickly.
However, the problem of not having enough buttons still stands. That's why I am adding various menus like the status menu, inventory menu, view menu, etc to the game so you can press a button and get a list of options to choose from. It saves me from combining a lot of status messages into one long string of messages, and by having a menu there you can scroll to find out exactly what you want. I'm finding by using the menu system I can squeeze most of the actions I want on a 12 button joystick or game pad. More buttons gives a person more to work with, but 12 will do in a pinch. Cheers! On 1/18/11, Phil Vlasak <p...@pcsgames.net> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > I have the same problem assigning game pad buttons for Shades of Doom and > the Sarah game. > As they were originally designed for keyboards there was no reason to limit > how many hot keys. > In Sarah I am putting several status functions together to get more > information with one key stroke and button press. > For MOTA you could assign one button and one hot key to tell you your > Strength, Health and Oxygen with one key or button. > Of course this would slow down the gathering of vital information for the > keyboard user. > > In the GMA engine, there is a configuration file that allows the player to > assign each button to a function that is listed in the keystrokes file. > This is not easy to do, as you need both files in a text editor to change > the assignments. > It would be better if this function could be done inside the game, with a > menu of keystrokes and a menu of game pad buttons. > Phil > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
