Checking for JOYSTICK Input

[SirCrow]

Okay, so _MOUSEINPUT is how we check for any new mouse info;  is there an equivalent for a joystick?
Or do I always have to check for every possible move or button press using STICK and STRIG? Thanks.

[SMcNeill]

http://qb64.org/wiki/DEVICES <--- If you're looking for joystick support, this is the set of commands you'll want to use.

 

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. FOR i = 1 TO _DEVICES
2.   PRINT STR$(i) + ") " + _DEVICE$(i) + " Buttons:"; _LASTBUTTON(i); ",Axis:"; _LASTAXIS(i); ",Wheel:"; _LASTWHEEL(i)
3. NEXT
4.  
5. DO
6.   d& = _DEVICEINPUT
7.   IF d& THEN '             the device number cannot be zero!
8.     PRINT "Found"; d&;
9.     FOR b = 1 TO _LASTBUTTON(d&)
10.       PRINT _BUTTONCHANGE(b); _BUTTON(b);
11.     NEXT
12.     FOR a = 1 TO _LASTAXIS(d&)
13.       PRINT _AXIS(a);
14.     NEXT
15.     FOR w = 1 TO _LASTWHEEL(d&)
16.       PRINT _WHEEL(w);
17.     NEXT
18.     PRINT
19.   END IF
20. LOOP UNTIL INKEY$ = CHR$(27) 'escape key exit
21.  
22. END  [\code]

[johnno56]

I just tried the listings in the wiki DEVICES... Mouse worked great...
Dare I test my dust covered joystick? Dare I did...
It detected all 12 buttons and all 6 axes... Cool.

Are there any QB64 games that are written for a stick? (I know... I know... 'Why not try making one'? Right? *sigh*)

[FellippeHeitor]

My Spaceship game does use a joystick if available: https://github.com/FellippeHeitor/Spaceship

[johnno56]

I think the game is looking for a gamepad-like device as a controller. It detects my joystick ok but when assigning the functions it's asking for 'buttons' and will not accept the stick axes. I do not know enough of QB64 and it's stick commands to fix it. Sorry.

J

[FellippeHeitor]

I programmed it to use buttons only indeed. I play it at home with a PS4 controller.

[johnno56]

Not a problem. At least I can still use the keyboard... lol  Besides, keyboard; stick or pad, I still get killed off to quickly... lol

[SirCrow]

http://qb64.org/wiki/DEVICES <--- If you're looking for joystick support, this is the set of commands you'll want to use.  .
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Thanks.  I tried  IF _DEVICEINPUT(3) THEN ...  and it seems to work, but I can't get it to turn my spaceship and fire at the same time...at least not very nicely.
There's a conflict of some kind, and I can't identify it.  I'll keep working on it.

[SirCrow]

UPDATE: I've figured it out and now my StarBlast ship can both turn and fire simultaneously using a joystick. 
Now it's just a matter of tweaking it and getting over the initial awkwardness of controlling it in this new way.