[LINUX] XBOX360 controller issue

[serge]

Taking photo with LT work fine but i can't drop items with RT(working fine with right mouse button)

If i press lot of time LT i can drop them,i guess it's because RT and LT are reconized as one axis,and not two separate axis.

[neoman4426]

Same thing happens with my original Xbox controller. I think what's happening is it's recognizing the inward motion of the trigger as one command, and the outward as another. If I depress it halfway, then release it places the photo, but I have to stop and make sure I move the viewfinder because once I completely let go of the trigger it takes it again.

[WarBearFace]

Yes this is a rather weird phenomenon. They seem to have set up the game for an xbox controller as the all other buttons and axis work, but didn't correct for the trigger axis. I thought perhaps using the userspace driver xboxdrv would work as it has many extra configuration options such as --trigger-as-button, but the axis' are mapped differently in xboxdrv so the joysticks are axis' 1-4 instead of the original xbox way.

[Mr_Strange_]

Same problem here with both wired/wireless xbox 360 controllers under linux .Sent email to devs before 3 weeks still waiting for answer.

[NoXPhasma]

Same for me, I really want to play that game with a controller.

[Evil Bee]

Originally posted by Majlo:

Same problem here with both wired/wireless xbox 360 controllers under linux .Sent email to devs before 3 weeks still waiting for answer.

Sent email a couple weeks ago too - nothing. =/

[PLAYMAKER]

never worked for me, too. since months. deleted now, there are better games out on linux.

[evilny0]

Originally posted by WarBearFace:

I thought perhaps using the userspace driver xboxdrv would work as it has many extra configuration options such as --trigger-as-button, but the axis' are mapped differently in xboxdrv so the joysticks are axis' 1-4 instead of the original xbox way.

I just spent waaaaaay too much time testing xboxdrv options, and found a configuration that works for me with the Logitech F710 controller : --mimic-xpad --trigger-as-zaxis

--mimic-xpad solves the axis/button mapping, it will be like the regular kernel driver.
--trigger-as-zaxis solves the photo taking/dropping.

You could also work around the problem by simulating mouse clicks with other buttons. For example : "--mimic-xpad --ui-buttonmap x=BTN_LEFT,y=BTN_RIGHT", but using triggers is easier.

The game might still be easier by playing with keyboard&mouse though, it's so much easier to place the photos...