Options -> remapping for player 2 controls?

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

Hi all, I’m trying to use Retroarch to play Spectrum games (via the Fuse core).

It’s a bit of a learning curve but all is going well so far when it comes to one player.

I’ve set up the controls to reflect my cab and, with a combination of the keyboard overlay, I seem to be able to play quite a few games directly through my cabinet which is brilliant!!

I just wondered if it’s possible to ‘map’ player 2 controls like you can do with player 1 controls (via the Quick Menu – Options menu) ??

Many thanks for all your help :slight_smile:

#2

If it’s through the core options, I don’t think so. You can change some things through quick menu > controls, but not the core option mappings.

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#3

Thanks Hunter.

Yep,it seems (and, again, I’m just learning this so might be wrong) that I can tell Retroarch what my ‘core’ cabinet controls are via the “Main” input controls menu (or via editing retroarch.cfg directly).

I can then move those keys to any ‘virtual’ button through the Quick Menu - Controls editor and save that configuration for a specific game (or core - but, in my case, I’m just using a specific Retroarch install only for Fuse to make things easier for me).

I can also map any of my Main Control keys to also press another key through Quick Menu - Options. However, those mapping options only show one set of controls for Player 1 (up/down/a/b/x/y/left shoulder etc).

Assuming my above assumptions are the correct way to configure Retroarch controls then it seems strange that I can’t also map a second controller to alternative keys via the Quick Menu - Options menu? But I just wondered if this is a current limitation or whether I’m missing switching some other option on?

Thanks :slight_smile:

#4

I believe it would require FUSE maintainer to add a duplicate set of core options for P2. I’m not sure that’s something they want to do, but you could try making a request at the fuse-libretro github repo: https://github.com/libretro/fuse-libretro/

Now that we have the ability to hide core options behind “categories”, it wouldn’t make so much of a mess out of that menu to just have a category for ‘P2 controls’ or whatever

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#5

Okay, thanks for the info. I’ll ask them and see what they say. The Fuse core is awesome and regardless of whether they add the P2 stuff, they’ve still been putting a massive smile on my face playing some of my old favourites :slight_smile: