Caster has gone Gold!

[SolidSteel144]

@SolidSteel144

Steam works perfectly with wine. No tricks needed at all. But that game is extra easy, when you diff the dirs between the demo versions you will find out what i mean.

I really wouldn't say that. There are many things that don't work right. Fonts are messed up sometimes, mouse cursor is a little off, Steam Community in-game, etc.

[sobkas]

jscal -q /dev/input/js0
jscal: error getting button map: Invalid argument
jscal -u 8,0,1,2,3,4,5,16,17,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 /dev/input/js0

The problem seem to be the 0s which are invalid.

What kernel version?
I have tested 2.6.29 and didn't saw my bug again.
I will test 2.6.26 and unpatched version.
On 2.6.26 I was able to reproduce your problem with 0s and I believe that hack worked on kernel 2.6.28-rcsomething.
As I said before I don't see that problem on 2.6.29 even with unpatched version.
Can you try this version?

[Kano]

2.6.30-rc6 used here.

[Kano]

@SolidSteel144

Well i can play Half-Life with it, you just need Nvidia graphics cards or you lost in most cases.

[sobkas]

jscal -q /dev/input/js0
jscal: error getting button map: Invalid argument
jscal -u 8,0,1,2,3,4,5,16,17,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 /dev/input/js0

The problem seem to be the 0s which are invalid.

I just wrote horrible hack for jscal to ignore buttons:
http://pastebin.ca/1427568

After patching it command:
jscal -u 8,0,1,3,4,5,16,17,2,-1 /dev/input/js0
should do the trick, but if there is still problem with camera movement(up-down is left-right) this command might help:
jscal -u 8,0,1,4,3,5,16,17,2,-1 /dev/input/js0

Just remember to set SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE to your js device.
"SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE=/dev/input/js0 ./caster.bin"

[Kano]

Your patch is really interesting, now it is possilbe to execute it. It works with:

./jscal -u 8,0,1,4,3,2,5,16,17,-1 /dev/input/js0

./jscal -c /dev/input/js0

Would be nice when the calibration settings would be exchanged as well to skip the -c step. I have to run the game like:

SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE=/dev/input/js0 ./caster-demo.bin

Without SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE override the games uses the values without jscal it seems. But the game is more or less unplayable for me using a pad.

[sobkas]

Your patch is really interesting, now it is possilbe to execute it. It works with:

./jscal -u 8,0,1,4,3,2,5,16,17,-1 /dev/input/js0

./jscal -c /dev/input/js0

Would be nice when the calibration settings would be exchanged as well to skip the -c step.

jscal -p /dev/input/js0 will print active calibration settings.

jscal -s 7,1,0,112,142,5534751,5534751,1,0,112,142,5534751,5534751,1,0,112,142,5534751,5534751,1,0,112,142,5534751,5534751,1,0,112,142,5534751,5534751,1,0,0,0,536870912,536870912,1,0,0,0,536870912,536870912 /dev/input/js0

I have to run the game like:

SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE=/dev/input/js0 ./caster-demo.bin

Without SDL_JOYSTICK_DEVICE override the games uses the values without jscal it seems.

It's SDL problem, it chooses event device before js one.

[Kano]

Could you fix that directly in jscal -u command?

[sobkas]

Could you fix that directly in jscal -u command?

Can you try:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1429321
New patch with corrected -q option.
Now -u will also remap calibration settings.
For -u -1 is replaced by 0
edit:
Newer version2:
http://www.pastebin.ca/1429802

[Kano]

Well done! Now i can use the pad without extra calibration. It is just very hard to play with it. With mouse aiming it is much easier.