Gameplay and other Inputs for 0 A.D

[Lion.Kanzen]

I suggest use gamepad as a alternative input to amuse and keyboard and this idea is in order to use in other platform like Xbox one Ps4 ...etc.

And may be give to other player other way to play beyond than average RTS inputs. You never now the people that loves play with a gamepad.

Why a gamepad?

Because have less buttons than a keyboard and most than a mouse. For console gamers are more easy.

When?

Not for now obviusly post 2.1 version for the future. In many years or for modding.

Which control? Standard input even xbox pads.

[sanderd17]

supporting a gamepad you can connect to your computer won't be that hard. It's just remapping some buttons. It could already be possible by just changing config files. But supporting a different platform is a lot more difficult. Also because some of those platforms require you to buy development keys before you can develop for it. Of course, this is difficult to do when the game is free.

[Mythos_Ruler]

To support a gamepad, we'd probably have to alter the camera and cursor to make the cursor lock to the center of the screen. Doable. I think that's how RTSs work on consoles.

[Lion.Kanzen]

Than you both, oh is too easy put a gamepad? Like Xbox pad and Logitech. With developend kit it's supposes to be some companies given free the dev kit to the indies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23765453.

[fcxSanya]

Philip did some experiments for gamepad support a long time ago: r8844, but I'm not sure whether that part of code still works.

[Lion.Kanzen]

Can be interesting as feature, this idea I came to my mind because de APM players and y try yo play with the keyboard but I say there are many keys, can be more easily play with gamepad.