Wii Drumset Support (Removed)

[derelict68]

Removed because I realize I'm a dumbass. This isn't a request once Callisto implements drums because the "strum" will be automatic and you'll only need the pad to be configured. If he wasn't working on drums, then this would be a request, so yeah...


Original Post:
This is almost a bug in the way controllers get setup...but it's also a request I guess.

So I got a Wii drumset in prep for B7, ($15! Gotta love craigslist) anyways, hooked it up to the PC tonight, and they immediately were installed and I had to do absolutely nothing to get it to show up as a joystick. Then I tested to see what button got pressed with each pad. Holy crap! Every pad pushes two buttons...a unique button for the pad, and the 8 button for a "Strum". Perfect!

Fire up GZ, go to map the drums in, find out that I can't seperate the strum button from the pad button. I could get everything mapped out fine except to split out the strum button. So I went back to Joy2Key and it seemed to work in the meantime.

Request: Either

1. Implement a system (not sure best way to do it) that would look for a common button when others are pressed.

or

2. Allow me to map a button to the config without me having to push it (let me choose button 8 for the strum by scolling through buttons)

or

3. Allow the config.xml "inputconfiguration" to be human readable and be able to edit it from there. I know there might be some good reasons "why" this wouldn't work quite right with multiple hardware configs, number of configured controllers...yadda yadda...however if I can get a config to be close, allow it to be remotely simple to see what's going on. (I tried to plop it into excel to see if I could make heads or tails to make a 9 button an 8, however no dice.)

This would be wonderful for the next update as Joy2Key is a pain if you don't need it for anything else, and the drumset is SO close to working properly....now if I just knew how to play the drums, that would be good too!

[CJB100]

Dude, there's already a five times easier way around this, map the buttons in GZ with your keyboard before you hook up the controller. This way instead of pressing two buttons at the same time (by pressing one drum pad), you can just use one button to map the "frets" (the keys you want) and just one button to map your "strums" (the 8 key i am assuming).

[derelict68]

Perhaps I'm missing something, is there a way to setup an actual gamepad using the keyboard? I'm not aware...

[CJB100]

well you could download xpadder, which is sorta like joy2key, but it runs off of your app tray, and imo is just better all around than joy2key. or you could map the buttons using glovepie, it's not that big of a leap since you (or was it your friend) already have a wii guitar controller (remember, lol "holy incredible answer batman!")

EDIT:: (ignore the previous answer, i was under the impression that you meant that the pads, foot pedal, etc. were already mapped to buttons on your cpu)

[derelict68]

Well, after your answer I started thinking that ppJoy might work if I use it to emulate a gamepad using the keyboard to map the keys, then fire up the drumset....

And just I'm 100% clear, this is still a request because as far as you know the only way to do this right now is with Joy2Key or Xpadder, right? It seems a shame to have to use those programs when everything is already set to go, just needs one little tweak to map the correct button.

Thanks for your help!