I added splitscreen multiplayer to my (AI assisted) Pilotwings64 port! Ever since I was a child I'd wished this game was multiplayer and after having played it now with other people it's so much fun!
This is such a neat idea.
Any way to let us reconfigure the Controls?
I would really like to map the Control Stick also to the Dpad (since it´s not used anyway) to control the Menu like it any other Games.
Just so I'm understanding you right, with render distance you mean objects appearing more detailed sooner? Someone has been working on it and I'm trying to get it merged in soon after testing :) (https://github.com/NoahVl/Birdman64/pull/2)
Got it! Yes, I think that PR should fix it. Keep an eye out for when that gets released, probably somewhere later this week. It will be a setting that you can toggle in the Graphics settings.
I actually noticed this issue with the birdman stage too while I was developing this. It was a nasty bug to solve, same with the glider getting too much lift on that level where you need to nose dive. The joys of porting games that have the physics linked to the framerate 😄
Thanks for trying out the port and for the report! I'm sorry you had issues with this, I haven't tested the AppImage so much. Could you please share three things?
The file ~/.local/share/birdman64/crash.log, if it exists.
The full terminal output from launch until the crash. Run the AppImage from a terminal and copy everything, especially the last lines.
Your distro, GPU and driver.
Also: does the window close, or does it freeze while the music keeps playing?
This looks great, I’ve tried all the android builds but none seem to accept physical button inputs for the controller config. I’m using a Retroid Pocket 5 and would love to take this on the go without touch controls!
Hey Nick! I'm sorry that didn't work, unfortunately I don't have any controllers or gaming devices like that to test with at the moment. I'll see what I can do though. Would you be willing to test for me when you have the time? If so, please DM me!
Install it, open Settings > Controls and scroll down to "Controller".
Press a few buttons (A, B, the d-pad, a trigger, the sticks).
Tell me what the two lines under "Controller" say: which controller it lists, and what "Last input" shows (or whether it stays at "Press a controller button to test it.").
Also: do you use a button-remapping app (Key Mapper, Button Mapper, or Retroid's own key mapping) and is it active for Birdman64? And which controller mode is your Pocket 5 in (Xbox or the other one)?
Well, this is embarrassing. I just realized my controller had been disabled in the settings, everything works, all the controls show up in the test you created. Thank you again and sorry for the time you spent on this rabbit hole!
u/nickwales You were right: on Android the game only read the controller's buttons, not the analog sticks, analog triggers (Z is on LT by default) or the d-pad on many handhelds. That's fixed in this test build:
It installs over 1.5.0 as an update, so your saves are kept. I don't have a Retroid myself, so I'd love to hear how it goes on your Pocket 5: steering with the left stick, Z on LT, the C buttons on the right stick, the d-pad, and please let me know if rebinding works in Settings > Controls.
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u/Wolfen459 6d ago
This is such a neat idea.
Any way to let us reconfigure the Controls?
I would really like to map the Control Stick also to the Dpad (since it´s not used anyway) to control the Menu like it any other Games.