Have USB controllers added to extensions

The_Awsome_Sonic

Support. I've used an external program for controller support on scratch. The issue with it though, is that it's exclusively a key-map system, which is useable for most projects but doesn't allow for full analog stick support. But with an extension like your idea you can allow potentiometer support, and that allows analog sticks to be truly analog and not just binary button presses. The only issue I could see is with projects exclusively supporting controllers without keyboard in mind, but it's still a good idea.

Last edited by The_Awsome_Sonic (Aug. 7, 2024 17:09:03)

Dragonmyflesh

Bump

I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!

Last edited by Dragonmyflesh (Aug. 11, 2024 21:22:13)

ATJAT

Support! There's actually an extension in TurboWarp that does exactly that - add enhanced gamepad support beyond key remapping, like adding rumble and joystick support. That being said, you can't actually share any projects made with that to Scratch, so having something similar in vanilla Scratch would be great!

endyourenite

Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!

wheres the dupe

Dragonmyflesh

endyourenite wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!
wheres the dupe

I don't need to tell you.

ATJAT

Dragonmyflesh wrote:
endyourenite wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!
wheres the dupe
I don't need to tell you.

But you do. We have no idea where or what the dupe is.

Last edited by ATJAT (Aug. 12, 2024 21:57:00)

starlightsparker

ATJAT wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
endyourenite wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!
wheres the dupe
I don't need to tell you.
But you do. We have no idea where or what the dupe is.

Oh, no, they mean they found a dupe of this topic I think. Not that this topic is the dupe.

sonic__fan

ATJAT wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
endyourenite wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!
wheres the dupe
I don't need to tell you.
But you do. We have no idea where or what the dupe is.

You don't need to know. Does it really matter if there's a dupe of this topic? Most likely, it's already been closed by now.

Dragonmyflesh

starlightsparker wrote:
ATJAT wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
endyourenite wrote:
Dragonmyflesh wrote:
I FOUND A DUPE!!!!!
wheres the dupe
I don't need to tell you.
But you do. We have no idea where or what the dupe is.
Oh, no, they mean they found a dupe of this topic I think. Not that this topic is the dupe.

Thank you for understanding.

j11361jmeltzer

LiberlandAnimations wrote:
-Osiris- wrote:
are USB controllers compatible with Scratch?
I wonder what this thread is about.

LiberlandAnimations wrote:
Exactly. The whole idea behind those other extensions was a promo by LEGO. The only other use for it is if you want to use fan-made extensions in ScratchX. Making controller support (with custom mapping probably) would be really amazing, since with multiplayer games, it is hard to map all of the controls to just the keyboard (you can see with my project Dragon Lord - it's only ever easy to play it multiplayer if you have small hands). I'd love to see this in Scratch 3.0 since you can definitely do it with HTML5, and that's what Scratch 3.0 is being made in.

brun7

I support! This would make multiplayer games that little bit easier. I'm not sure Nintendo will be on board for their Joy-Cons being compatible with anything else other than the Switch, though.

poptko

RobotChickens wrote:
poptko wrote:
(#2763)
my idea how the console detecting block is gonna look (not that good)
console used :: extension reporter
Sadly, having official support for Scratch on consoles is rejected on The Official List of Rejected Suggestions.
Dinosaurguy77 wrote:
(#2764)
I think if Scratch were to do this. It would probly be a connect thingy, like wireless head phones. it checks for nearby conmtrollers to connect with, in a 5 yard radius or something
Scratch wouldn't handle this, the OS would. If the controller is connected to Windows, Linux or whatever is running, scratch will see it no matter how it's connected.

then what are you doing on this topic?

Mozboz

poptko wrote:
RobotChickens wrote:
Sadly, having official support for Scratch on consoles is rejected on The Official List of Rejected Suggestions.
then what are you doing on this topic?

Controller support, not console support. There is a difference.

RobotChickens

bump

darairecoding

I would like the extension please.

A-MARIO-PLAYER

darairecoding wrote:
(#2796)
I would like the extension please.

You can't. This is only a suggestion.

RobotChickens

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
(#2797)
darairecoding wrote:
(#2796)
I would like the extension please.
You can't. This is only a suggestion.

When this gets added, it will be going under the “extensions” section of the Scratch editor.
And we actually can because we're doing it ourselves (soon hopefully) ;)

RobotChickens

bump

ATJAT

RobotChickens wrote:
bump

Could you please stop bumping this thread? It's just pointlessly adding more messages to this discussion.

aaronianguy

we need this in scratch

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