Multiplayer problem/strange behaviour with 4 controllers

joinski

I use batocera 5.16 for Computer (64-Bit) with my Intel NUC and 4 Sony PS3-Controllers via bluetooth and i found a problem with multiplayer.
The order of the controllers ist messed up.

Here the results of my tests:

SNES (tested with Super Bomberman 3)
Controller 1 is Player 3
Controller 2 is Player 4
Controller 3 is Player 1
Controller 4 is Player 2
Only Controller 3 (PS3-Controller where 3rd LED is on) can use Hotkey

N64 (tested with Mario Kart 64)
Controller 1 is Player 3
Controller 2 is Player 4
Controller 3 is Player 1
Controller 4 is Player 2
Only Controller 3 can use Hotkey

Gamecube (tested with Mario Kart Double Dash!!)
Controller 1 is Player 4
Controller 2 is Player 3
Controller 3 is Player 1
Controller 4 is Player 2
Only Controller 3 can use Hotkey

PSX (tested with International Track & Field)
Controller 1 is not working
Controller 2 is not working
Controller 3 is Player 1
Controller 4 is Player 2
Only Controller 3 can use Hotkey

Does anyone else also have these problems?

nadenislamarre

What do you call "Controller 1" ?
I know that there is an issue about n64. But for others, i've not noted that.
in 5.16, there is a new pad hint on the es menu to show you who is controller 1, who is 2, etc...

joinski

"Controller 1" is the first Controller, that i paired (LED No 1 on PS3-Controller lights up), Controller 2 is the 2nd (LED No. 2 lights up) and so on.

nadenislamarre

no, it doesn't work like this.
eventually, you can force who is which pad on the menu>controller.
i can build an x86_64 image if you want to get the helper and so that you can test and determine which emulator is wrong.

joinski

nadenislamarre

I tried to force who is which pad on the ES menu under Controller Settings.
Default Setting here was "DEFAULT"
When i set the following:
INPUT P1 to "#0 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P2 to "#1 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P3 to "#2 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P4 to "#3 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
I have the same behaviour as when all Inputs are set do "DEFAULT"

In Super Bomberman 3 for SNES for example, the result is, what i wrote before (Controller #1 is Player 3, Controller #2 is Player 4, Controller #3 is Player 1 and Controller #4 is Player 2).

When i try to change the Controller Settings in ES Menu like for example:
INPUT P1 to "#2 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P2 to "#3 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P3 to "#0 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P4 to "#1 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"

And after that, when i exit the Menu and test Super Bomberman 3 again, nothing changed. When i go back to Controller Settings in ES Menu, my changes are gone and it is set like this again:
INPUT P1 = "#0 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P2 = "#1 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P3 = "#2 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"
INPUT P4 = "#3 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"

Everytime i do changes here, when i go out of the Menu and go back to the Menu again, my changes are lost.
Very strange.
I made a short video, for better understanding:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6VyZRp4phQENmlXSmpYUEFzaGJiQUVKRlp2MUJDTm1sdXFv/view?usp=sharing

joinski

Ok, i thought it would work like this.
In 2 Player-Games this was no problem and it worked like this (first PS3-Controller that was activated by pressing the PS-Button was always Player 1 und second Controller that was paired/activated was then always Player 2).

I would like to help/investigate this problem for you, so yes, you can build an x86_64 image for me. Please tell me, how the helper works.

nadenislamarre

but your selection is strange too however.

'INPUT P2 to "#3 SONY PLAYSTATION...OLLER"'
mean: if possible, make sony playstation controller the player 2.
but you told this for all lines.

note that i wrote "if possible", if you've only one pad plugged, it will select it as pad 1.
i'm going to build an image so that you can test with the pad helper.

joinski

nadenislamarre

my selection was like this, because i thought that i could fix the wrong order this way.
But as you can see in my video, it does not matter what I set there, the changes will not be applied.

joinski

Actually this is not such a big problem with the order of the controllers.

For PSX I have found a solution, how to get all 4 controllers running: just press Hotkey + B, when in Game and then in RetroArch Quick Menu under "Options" set Controller Type from "default" to "standard".