Using X-Arcade controller via PC or MAC

[Tony D]

I currently own the X-Arcade stick with side flipper buttons, and was wondering if it would work with this game? I'm currently running Pinball Arcade (steam) on MAC OSX and wondering if I could simulate / change the controls to use my X-Arcade, this would be awsome!

[Tony D]

I came across this and I think it's possible to use X-Arcade controller with this game! Only question will it work on a MAC, I would think it would.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/xgaming-x-arcade-solo-joystick-review-giveaway/

[Tony D]

Hi Guys, using this controller X-Arcade single (http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-joysticks-and-game-controllers/product/x-arcade-solo-joystick/) would I be able to leverage the controls / side buttons? Anyone tried this... on mac?

[Bruno]

There has been a thread recently created by someone who uses a fightstick to play this game: http://steamcommunity.com/app/238260/discussions/0/540737414899949454/

You might prefer to use other buttons instead of side buttons, as you need to use the joystick to nudge.

[Bad Horse]

How I was able to remap the TankStick M1 / M2 buttons to nudge...

1. Download Karabiner[pqrs.org]
   
2. Go to the Misc & Uninstall tab
   
3. uncheck "Use prepared settings (Default: on)"
   
4. click "Open private.xml"
   
5. Right-Click on the file and open with your favorite text editor*
   
6. Paste the markup at the bottom of this post.
   
7. Save
   
8. Navigate to Change Key tab
   
9. Click Reload XML
   
10. Check the two boxes to remap mouse buttons to the nudge buttons in Pinball.

NOTE:

1. *Atom (from GitHub) is a great free text editor if you would like XML syntax highlighting to easily verify or customize the markup at the bottom of this post
   
   
2. The <not> in the XML keeps the left click working within Karabiner so that you can uncheck the box when you are finished!
   
   
3. I read this thread[superuser.com] and tried BetterTouchTool first. However, its mouse overrides seemed to need a pairing (like ctrl, alt, etc) in order to work.
   
   
4. During this research, I also discovered that the Mac version of "The Pinball Arcade" is an iOS port. This is why it currently does not have the ability to reconfigure keys with Options as you may have seen in the Windows version. Fortunately, the TankStick's keys are programmable[www.xgaming.com] via the hardware for everything except the two mouse clicks we are discussing here. :]
   
   
5. The X-Arcade site provides a solution[www.xgaming.com] for Windows.

-----------------------------paste markup below into private.xml and save-----------------------------

<item>
<not>Karabiner</not>
<name>My LeftClick Hack</name>
<appendix>LeftClick to Z</appendix>
<identifier>private.pointing_leftclick2Z</identifier>
<device_only></device_only>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::LEFT, KeyCode::Z</autogen>
</item>

<item>
<not>Karabiner</not>
<name>My RightClick Hack</name>
<appendix>RightClick to Slash</appendix>
<identifier>private.pointing_rightclick2slash</identifier>
<device_only></device_only>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ PointingButton::RIGHT, KeyCode::SLASH</autogen>
</item>

[Bad Horse]

Although the above works to resolve the button issue, the bad news is that remapping LeftClick/M1 to be Z/Nudge means that LeftClick is no longer available. Since the Mac version of Pinball Arcade is an iOS port, it still uses the click n' drag control for the plunger. So, this remapping kills our ability to use it. That said, the post below is how I solved the first problem, mapping the M1 & m2 buttons... _If_ FarSight makes the OS X version configurable in the same manner the Windows port is, we'll have a TankStick solution equal to that provided by X-Arcade's systray app [www.xgaming.com] for Windows.

[Bad Horse]

I did not continue on this endeavor, but anyone that is interested in this solution might still try it and see if they could map the left click to an alternate key. If one has the TankStick with the trackball, this would still be easy to use. If not, it would not be impossible to use with a mouse on the side.

[vampirolatino2]

On the PC (as long as that controller is a usb port) use Xpadder.