/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5378015
How to do it:
1. Connect your controller or stick to your PC. Go to Control Panel > Device Manager > Input Devices (Human Interface Devices) > HID Conform Game Controller > Details > Drop down menu > Select Hardware IDs > Copy your controller's PID (Mine looks like this: HID\VID_0F30&PID_1012&REV_0211)
2. Create a txt-file with a name of your own choosing. Mine is called 'qanba' like the stick I am using. Set it up like shown in pic related, replacing the PID with that of your own controller and desired button layout. You might need to look at your current mapping file for the correct button codes. Also take note of how to escape special characters like &. Compare pic related to the PID written above and you'll notice the difference.
3. Save the txt-file as a cfg-file. Just change the file extension.
4. Place the custom cfg-file inside a directory called 'ctrlr' located in your MAME root directory. If it does not exist, create a new one and name it 'ctrlr'.
5. Finally, also inside your MAME root directory, open and edit 'mame.ini' to point to the new remapper file: In mame.ini, under the section 'core input options' find the ctrlr' entry and change it to the file name of your custom remapper file WITHOUT the file extension. Again, in my case that's qanba but not qanba.cfg
6. It may be necessary to delete default.cfg. Just search for it in your MAME install directory. Try first without this step, if it doesn't work. Cut & paste the file to your desktop and test again.

Congratulations, MAME will never again discard and reset your button mapping for this controller. Please note, that MAME still respects button mapping done for specific titles over this remapper, if you want them.

>>5371376
How to do it:
1. Connect your controller or stick to your PC. Go to Control Panel > Device Manager > Input Devices (Human Interface Devices) > HID Conform Game Controller > Details > Drop down menu > Select Hardware IDs > Copy your controller's PID (Mine looks like this: HID\VID_0F30&PID_1012&REV_0211)
2. Create a txt file with a name of your own choosing - mine is called 'qanba' like the stick I am using. Set it up like shown in pic related, replacing the PID with that of your own controller and desired button layout. You might need to look at your current mapping file for the correct button codes.
3. Save this file as a cfg-file.
4. Place the custom cfg-file inside a directory called 'ctrlr' located in your MAME root directory. If it does not exist, create a new one and rename it 'ctrlr'.
5. Finally, also inside your MAME root directory, open and edit 'mame.ini' to point to the new remapper file: In mame.ini, under the section 'core input options' find the ctrlr' entry and change it to the file name of your custom remapper file WITHOUT the file extension. Again, in my case that's qanba but not qanba.cfg

Congratulations, MAME will never again discard and reset your button mapping for this controller. Please note, that MAME still respects button mapping done for specific titles over this remapper, if you want them.