GamePad
The universal virtual control unit of LIKO-12. Which is emulated using other methods of input.
Those virtual game pads come with 7 digital buttons that has those ids:
| Left | Right | Up | Down | A | B | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Supported methods of input
Keyboard
For desktop and laptops users. 2 groups of keyboard keys are mapped into 2 virtual game pads.
They can be configured by the user using the keymap command. The default controls are:
| Player no. | Left | Right | Up | Down | A | B | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Left | Right | Up | Down | Z | X | C |
| 2 | S | F | E | D | Tab | Q | W |
It's also possible to look up what keys the user have configured while a game is running:
getBtnName
Get the name of the key which is configured for an emulated gamepad button.
keyName = getBtnName(buttonId, playerId)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| buttonId | number | ⚠️ required | integer in range [1, 7]. |
| playerId | number | 1 | 1-based. |
| Return | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| keyName | string |
TouchControls
Mobile users have special on-screen touch controls that are not pixelated (not part of the fantasy LIKO-12 screen).
This allows a single game pad to be controlled by the user.
Joysticks
It's possible to map real life joysticks into virtual game pads using the joymap command!
Querying game pads input
Immediate mode functions are available to read input from the virtual game pads.
Which are meant to be used to query the game pads state in every _update cycle (call).
btn
Query the state of a button.
isDown = btn(buttonId, playerId)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| buttonId | number | ⚠️ required | integer in range [1, 7]. |
| playerId | number | 1 | 1-based. |
| Return | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| isDown | boolean |
btnp
Check if a button was just pressed in this _update cycle.
wasPressed = btnp(buttonId, playerId)
| Parameter | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| buttonId | number | ⚠️ required | integer in range [1, 7]. |
| playerId | number | 1 | 1-based. |
| Return | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| wasPressed | button |