How to set up an arcade stick? (xinput)

[Klauslarr]

I was wondering how easy/difficult it would be too set up my keybindings via a xinput arcade stick? I tried looking through emulator options but couldn't find how to connect my own controller. Also was wondering if it would be a case of having too set it up again before every new layout considering all the different buttons on different machines.

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Edited April 16 by Klauslarr
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[OmniUK]

A good starting place would be to grab Joy2key: https://joytokey.net/en/

You can then bind the keyboard shortcuts used in MFME to a button/direction of your choice.

[jabbathehut]

Xpadder is also good

[slotsmagic]

On 16/04/2024 at 09:50, Klauslarr said:

I was wondering how easy/difficult it would be too set up my keybindings via a xinput arcade stick? I tried looking through emulator options but couldn't find how to connect my own controller. Also was wondering if it would be a case of having too set it up again before every new layout considering all the different buttons on different machines.

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It's not hard to do, but the issues would be more complex layouts.

Every (or almost every layout) will use 1,2 and 3 for the 3 hold buttons (and 4 if a 4 reel machine). Also the Start / Gamble button will normally be spacebar, and cancel will normally be tilde (to the left of 1 on Qwerty keyboards). Collect will normally be c if it's not shared with cancel.

The issue would be machines with additional buttons elsewhere. Exchange can be E or X being an example. On a hi-tech machine with multiple buttons on the top glass machines could use any combination of keyboard inputs. You could edit the keyboard shortcuts in MFME edit mode to try and standardise for your controller?

 

Edited April 19 by slotsmagic

[Klauslarr]

Thanks for the helpful responses all. Will check out joy2key/xpadder.