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For example, if the program is configured as having a
Mouse
connected to
port 1
and a
Joystick
to
port 2
, when the game is launched by pressing
H
on a
THEGAMEPAD
, that
THEGAMEPAD
will be connected to Amiga
port 2
and any other
THEGAMEPAD
s will be ignored.
Alternatively, if the program is configured as having a
CD32 pad
connected to
port 1
and a
Joystick
to
port 2
, a
THEGAMEPAD
that launches the program will
be connected to Amiga
port 1
(being the first non-
Mouse
port) and if another
THEGAMEPAD
s is plugged into
THEA500 Mini
, it will be connected to
port 2
.
By default
THEGAMEPAD
will operate as both a
Joystick
or a
CD32 pad
,
depending on how the port is configured.
It is possible to remap the default actions assigned to each button of
THEGAMEPAD
for each port through the
Map gamepad
option. This also
allows keyboard keys or other actions to be assigned to
THEGAMEPAD
buttons.
Mapping the gamepad
When a port is configured as a
Joystick
or
CD32 pad
the connected
THEGAMEPAD
can be reconfigured to assign any control or action to any
button, choosing from a combination of
Joystick actions
,
CD32 pad actions
,
Keyboard actions
,
Mouse actions
and
Special actions
such as opening the virtual
keyboard.
The current action maps of a
port
can be viewed and edited by selecting its
Map gamepad
option. This will show a diagram of
THEGAMEPAD
with a label
on each button showing the current assigned action.
By pressing and holding
R
, the diagram labels will switch to show any
secondary actions that have been assigned (the secondary action map).