Remmaping buttons in dolphin doesn't work.

[sbot50]

I'm on the latest stable release of batocera linux on a PC so using the x86_64 build.

This is what I did to try and remap the buttons of my ps4 controller so i could use it with wii games:

1. Clicked F1, went to dolphin-emu-config in application.
2. Clicked controllers, configured the first one (since it was set to emulated wii remote).
3. Set device to Wireless Controller, and mapped all buttons.
4. Saved the profile as "PS4"
5. Went out of dolphin and to /userdata/system where the batocera config is.
6. Added wii.use_pad_profiles=1 under all the commented out wii stuff
7. Tested it in NSMB and MKW, didnt work.

As for step 6, i also tried only enabling emulatedwiimotes, and enabling both remapping buttons again after both attempts, didnt work.
Changing the button mappings in ES itself works, so it has to be an issue with either dolphin or batocera not using the dolphin button mappings.

Afterwards i found this tutorial on your site: https://wiki.batocera.org/remapping_controls_per_emulator#dolphin which also didn't work. Which was to be expected since the turotial was what i already did.

Changing the Emulator used from dolphin to libretro/dolphin and mapping buttons in libretro works, but all games are in french now (changing the language doesnt work, it just resets if you close and reopen the game, and yes i did save the config)
If you want me to make a seperate bug report for that last issue i'll be happy todo so.

Edit: Here's a vid showing it doesnt work https://youtu.be/6JcUnvhJpFk (I don't have a better way to record sorry)

I'm more than happy to provide anything needed to debug this issue.

[dmanlfc]

The idea is we configure the controller for you, why do you need to manually reconfigure?

[sbot50]

The idea is we configure the controller for you, why do you need to manually reconfigure?

Who thought mapping B to the south button was a good idea? thats why, people have different opinions on controls and batocera isnt consistant themselves either, B is back in EVERY wii game together with 1, and in the main menu you press the east button to go back, but for some reason B is mapped to the south button. Also why do people keep rotating that A,B,1 and 2 buttons when switching to a sideways wiimote, the D-pad buttons need to rotate not A,B,1 and 2.

Also not every game should have the same controls, but most games I want North = 2, East = B, South = A, West = 1. But in NSMB its more benificial to have South be 1 and West be 2 (or west 1 and south 2 cant remember which one is jump and which is sprint rn).

Edit: sorry if that sounded rude. To summirise: The default mappings suck, and mappings are game dependent anyways. What i also don't get is why there's not just a way to map the buttons outside of the game since batocera can emulate button inputs anyways, that way you dont need to rely on the emulators button mapping system.

[joinski1]

Who thought mapping B to the south button was a good idea?

You know this picture on this page, which says: "This is why i have problems, when video games tell me to 'press x'"?
https://wiki.batocera.org/configure_a_controller

So the issue is, that you want to play Wii with a PS4 controller and you don't like, how the default button mapping is?
The thing is... there is no perfect solution for such situations. If we change the default button mapping to your liking, then someone else don't like it.
The best solution would be, to let the user themself define the button mapping for a certain system (like Wii) to their liking.
This is already possible, as far as i know (see wiki: https://wiki.batocera.org/remapping_controls_per_emulator)
If this does not work (so the description in the wiki is wrong or there is a bug), then this has to be investigated further.
Regarding the language issue, you should better open a seperate topic.

[sbot50]

The best solution would be, to let the user themself define the button mapping for a certain system (like Wii) to their liking.
This is already possible, as far as i know (see wiki: https://wiki.batocera.org/remapping_controls_per_emulator)
If this does not work (so the description in the wiki is wrong or there is a bug), then this has to be investigated further.

That's the exact problem, you cannot remap the buttons, I tried in the video i posted above. It works fine on retroarch, but that has worse performance + you cant play with mods without patching the games yourself

[joinski1]

But wouldn't it make more sense to get Wiimotes and play with them anyway?
Especially for those Wii games, which were intended to be played with Wiimotes on the original Wii console (your examples NSMB and MKW).
Playing such games with controllers that are not designed for them always has certain disadvantages and problems.

[sbot50]

But wouldn't it make more sense to get Wiimotes and play with them anyway? Especially for those Wii games, which were intended to be played with Wiimotes on the original Wii console (your examples NSMB and MKW). Playing such games with controllers that are not designed for them always has certain disadvantages and problems.

well yes but i have 3 official remotes, 1 unofficial one and you cant play using an unofficial remote (bluetooth issues) so if i have 4 people i need an alternative, plus what if one breaks.

[sbot50]

But wouldn't it make more sense to get Wiimotes and play with them anyway? Especially for those Wii games, which were intended to be played with Wiimotes on the original Wii console (your examples NSMB and MKW). Playing such games with controllers that are not designed for them always has certain disadvantages and problems.

I wanna add to this that i just found out that if you play dolphin using an actual wiimote without button mappings changed or anything, and not having emulated wiimotes on the buttons are different from what the game normally is, for instance back is the B button in mario kart wii instead of 1, and 1 is what normally would be A/2

[alejandracios]

Just want to add my two cents here as I'm facing similar problems. You can map controllers in Dolphin by accessing Dolphin config that is fine. But in some games like Mario Galaxy if you want to use a gamepad you need to have different profiles. Everything works fine except if you run the game via Batocera that override some configurations.
The easiest solution is to map a hotkey that allows change profiles.
I know it is better experience to have the wiimotes but for those who lives on a "on development country" don't have many access to wiimotes so we need to adapt to circumstances and play with what we found. So, just adding a way to map a hotkey will open wii to more ways to play

[dragon99919]

Having the same problem - the newest stable build doesn't seem to have all Steam Deck buttons properly mapped. When I change them via config menu of Dolphin itself and launch the game there it all works fine, but then going back to EmuStation and opening game there, config gets erased.

[joinski1]

@dragon99919 Which game do you want to play and what exactly do you want to map differently to the already preconfigured mapping of the Steam Deck controls? Did you already read, what is in the Wiki regarding Wii?
There are different Options in ES for different use cases. For example under Advanced System Options you can set Controller 1 Type to "Wiimote Sideways" or "Wiimote + Nunchuk". Depending on the game you want to play you can set this to your needs. If you want a different config per game, you simply have to hold the South-Button on the controller (on Steam Deck it is the A-button) when you are in ES Game Selection and then you can set game-specific options.

[dragon99919]

It's regarding a GameCube game - Serious Sam: Next Encounter. Since the left trigger is not mapped I can't jump at all rendering the game mostly unplayable. It was working well in a version or two before, cannot really tell but I can download downgraded ISOs and provide feedback.

[joinski1]

@dragon99919 try with a fresh new install or remap the controls in ES

[dragon99919]

Did both, none helped.

[joinski1]

which batocera version are you on?

[dragon99919]

The newest stable one.