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Keptron

11-05-2008, 05:29 PM

As the title say, there is a chance as Squerl found the .cfg; I think it would be like this:
Player 1 - Keyboard
Player 2 - Gamepad
At least it could work, but player 2 would have a problem if he isn't good with gamepad. So it would be like 2 players with same pc/game playing together.

The One

11-05-2008, 05:30 PM

Thread already made bud

/thread

Fearless

11-05-2008, 05:31 PM

Trying to cover the failure of this thread with cookies?

noobishcake

11-05-2008, 05:31 PM

split screen on com. bad enough its gonna be a small screen for most of us. then we gonna have to cram our hands on a small keyboard. what two mice?

Keptron

11-05-2008, 05:34 PM

Trying to cover the failure of this thread with cookies?
Damn! You guys are smart.

then we gonna have to cram our hands on a small keyboard. what two mice?
They way I think would be playing with a Gamepad ( player 2 ) and one Keyboard (player 1)

Thread already made bud
One that I saw was closed and didn't said the gamepad/keyboard thing :p

Last edit:
Gonna let all the night downloading L4D, now sleep time.

Z2ato

11-05-2008, 06:03 PM

Just out of curiosity. How the hell do you play a splitscreen on the pc?
Player 2 - Gamepad
What?

fpd100

11-05-2008, 06:05 PM

maybe player 2 can use a 360 controller

Obama Yo Momma

11-05-2008, 06:06 PM

maybe player 2 can use a 360 controller

+5 Can The WIn be done?

gremlin896

11-06-2008, 01:55 PM

Managed to splitscreen on PC, but can currently only control one side.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1821/l4ddemhospital01apartmelu3.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1821/l4ddemhospital01apartmelu3.jpg)

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/1530/l4ddemhospital01apartmezi4.jpg (http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/1530/l4ddemhospital01apartmezi4.jpg)

If you look at the keyboard options there appears to be room for tabs, could possibly be extra configs for more players?

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2107/l4ddemhospital01apartmesf1.jpg (http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2107/l4ddemhospital01apartmesf1.jpg)

To get the splitscreen I started up a dedicated server with the settings;

sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
sv_tags "Server Browser Join Enabled"
sv_unreserve

to allow joining through console, and then connected through console with the command; "connect_splitscreen 192.168.1.100:27015 2"

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7849/l4ddemhospital01apartmest6.jpg (http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7849/l4ddemhospital01apartmest6.jpg)

(btw sorry if this has already been posted, I couldn't find it anywhere)

gremlin896

11-06-2008, 02:16 PM

If anybody finds out any info about setting up controls for extra players, please tell :D

Nongno

11-06-2008, 02:28 PM

Gamepads would work but I personally hate FPS on gamepads. The problem is windows can not have 2 mouses and have the work independently. What happens is windows will just average the two mouse movement (aka mouse1 moves left mouse2 moves right cursor stays in the center). For a while I had a gaming mouse, a wacom mouse/pen, and an apple mouse (don't ask). So I found that out. Apparently Windows 7 will allow the use of multiple input cursors independently (aka multitouch). But maybe valve will figure out something or other. I've got some PC controllers ready for my xbox friends when they come over anyhow.

gremlin896

11-06-2008, 02:34 PM

Couldn't a driver/application type thing be released to support multiple inputs?

Also if I wanted a friend to play, could I stick to keyboard/mouse and a friend use a 360 pad? Or would I need to switch to 360 pad too?

I don't own any PC compatible pads currently, which sucks.

kilogic

11-06-2008, 06:50 PM

I've gotten it to work by doing 2 things:
1. Unplugging my 360 controller and plugging it back in (making it recognized as player 2)
2. editing the 360controller.cfg

It 100% works, one player is the m&k, the other is the controller... with one issue! For some reason everything about the controller works perfectly except the right stick will not look up or down!

seriously.. it is frustrating. All the commands are the same. I cannot find what i can change to get it to work.

Please keep this going! I wanna play split screen this weekend!

here is my 360controller.cfg

<div class="quote">joystick 1
joy_advanced "1" // use advanced joystick options (allows for multiple axes)

joy_name "L4D Xbox360 Joystick Configuration"
joy_advaxisx 3 // x-axis controls GAME_AXIS_SIDE (strafing left and right)
joy_advaxisy 1 // y-axis controls GAME_AXIS_FORWARD (move forward and back)
joy_advaxisz 0 // z-axis is treated like a button
joy_advaxisr 2 // r-axis controls GAME_AXIS_PITCH (look up and down)
joy_advaxisu 4 // u-axis controls GAME_AXIS_YAW (look left and right)
joy_advaxisv 0 // v-axis is unused
joy_forwardsensitivity -1.0 // movement sensitivity
joy_sidesensitivity 1.0
joy_forwardthreshold 0.1 // movement dead zone settings
joy_sidethreshold 0.1
joy_pitchsensitivity 1.0 // look sensitivity
joy_yawsensitivity -1.5
joy_pitchthreshold 0.1 // look dead zone settings
joy_yawthreshold 0.0

joy_variable_frametime 1
joy_autoaimdampenrange 0.85
joy_autoaimdampen 0.5
joy_lowend 0.65
joy_lowmap 0.15
joy_accelscale 3.0
joy_accelmax 4.0
joy_response_move 5
joy_response_look 1
joy_autoaimdampen 0.3
joy_autoaimdampenrange 0.85
joyadvancedupdate // advanced joystick update allows for analog control of move and look

// controller2 bindings
+jlook // enable joystick look
cmd2 bind "A_BUTTON" "+jump;+menuAccept" // (A) button - Jump -menuAccpt allows us to make selections on hud menus
cmd2 bind "B_BUTTON" "+reload" // (B) button - Reload
cmd2 bind "X_BUTTON" "+use" // (X) Use
cmd2 bind "Y_BUTTON" "lastinv" // (Y) button - swap pistol/rifle or z_abort -used to respawn as a ghost.
cmd2 bind "R_TRIGGER" "+attack" // RT - Main weapon - Primary trigger
cmd2 bind "L_TRIGGER" "+attack2" // LT - Melee
cmd2 bind "R_SHOULDER" "+lookspin" // RB - Fast 180 spin
cmd2 bind "L_SHOULDER" "toggle_duck" // LB - Duck - is also used to give objects to people.
cmd2 bind "STICK1" "vocalize smartlook" // LS - vocalize
cmd2 bind "STICK2" "+zoom" // RS click - Rifle Zoom

// Fixed bindings, do not change these across joystick presets
cmd2 bind "BACK" "togglescores" // (back) button - scores
cmd2 bind "START" "pause" // (start) button - pause
cmd2 bind "S1_UP" "+menuUp" // Hud menu Up
cmd2 bind "S1_DOWN" "+menuDown" // Hud menu Down
cmd2 bind "UP" "impulse 100" // DPad Up - Toggle flashlight
cmd2 bind "LEFT" "slot3" // DPad Left - grenade
cmd2 bind "RIGHT" "slot4" // DPad Right - health
cmd2 bind "DOWN" "slot5" // DPad Down - Pills

cmd2 sk_autoaim_mode 2</div>

basically i just took out unbind all and the 1st player bindings, keeping the m&k bindings intact.

Thanks gremlin896 i was looking everywhere for a post like yours when i dug around and saw the splitscreen configs and such in the steam folders.

G_X

11-06-2008, 07:26 PM

It 100% works, one player is the m&k, the other is the controller...
Yay! Looking forward to playing it with my buddy this weekend...the right stick will not look up or down!
Oh. But if you fix that, then we're golden.

Edit: Also, can you use a regular X360 controller, or do you need to get one that works with Windows?

Mustacio

11-06-2008, 08:00 PM

wait so the game will have splitscreen for the PC? i mean, you couldn't access that if it wasn't in the final product right?

jaytheham

11-06-2008, 08:23 PM

Ahaha! This is neat :) I have a PS2 controller working with the second player, now to get all the bindings working properly.

redspike

11-06-2008, 09:13 PM

talk about copying my thread lols,

OmniAtlas

11-06-2008, 09:22 PM

theres a thread on the steam forum on how to do this:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.p hp?t=745113 (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745113)

gremlin896

11-07-2008, 01:02 AM

redspike
What?

Mustacio
I expect so, since they have the backend of it already working in the demo. Also my idea that it was something accidently left in from the 360 demo was wrong, because the icons are already all made for the PC version. (see: http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/1530/l4ddemhosp ital01apartmezi4.jpg (http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/1530/l4ddemhospital01apartmezi4.jpg) )

redspike

11-07-2008, 02:07 AM

the icons are there because when ur spectateing mode,
also theres away to set the second charecters name, ive forgotten the command i will look in a second,really best way to do all this is create a cfg file, place it in the cfg folder and just exec that . then everyting wil be setup and no messing around

this changes player 2s name
name2 secondplayersname

Dead Fish

11-07-2008, 03:34 AM

I've gotten it to work by doing 2 things:
1. Unplugging my 360 controller and plugging it back in (making it recognized as player 2)
2. editing the 360controller.cfg

Cool, this works really well, except for the right analog stick.

But if you fix that, then we're golden.

G_X

11-07-2008, 12:03 PM

Someone on the Steam forums said to change [+jlook] to [cmd2 +jlook] in the 360controller.cfg (remove the brackets), and that would fix the right analog stick.

My question now becomes, will this work with a USB PlayStation 2 controller? Would I need to change it a little?

thattrunkmonkey

11-07-2008, 12:42 PM

Ahaha! This is neat :) I have a PS2 controller working with the second player, now to get all the bindings working properly.

Ah, could you please please please tell me how you get that to work? My buddy pre-ordered and got the demo, and Imma sleep over his house this weekend (i have a crappy laptop and I can't play it /ihasasad) so I can get a taste of this awesome game. I'd love to play it with him on his computer, but problem is he doesn't have a 360, only a ps2.
You're my ray of hope, please help me!

Edit: I also have a PS2, so we have about 3 ps2 controllers we could use. I'm not saying that we'd need to, but... eh.

G_X

11-07-2008, 01:05 PM

My situation is pretty similar to thattrunkmonkey's. I'd also be interested in that .cfg once you get all the bindings worked out.

thattrunkmonkey

11-07-2008, 01:45 PM

If you could give me (and G_X) the configuration, I'm gonna have to go through the tutorial.
It'll be awesome!

jaytheham

11-07-2008, 03:22 PM

Sure thing, I'm using an EMS Dual Shooter to connect my PS2 controllers to the PC, if you have something different there's always a chance that it might not work :(
You have to have two controllers connected through it, even though player 1 can still use the M&KB, it just messes up their controls if you only have a controller in the second player slot.
This is my 360controller.cfg which I've tested working last night with a full splitscreen playthough of the demo :)

unbindall // Prevent mouse/keyboard control when gamepad is in use (to prevent autoaim exploit)

joystick 1
joy_advanced "1" // use advanced joystick options (allows for multiple axes)

joy_name "L4D Xbox360 Joystick Configuration"
joy_advaxisx 3 // x-axis controls GAME_AXIS_SIDE (strafing left and right)
joy_advaxisy 1 // y-axis controls GAME_AXIS_FORWARD (move forward and back)
joy_advaxisz 2 // z-axis is treated like a button
joy_advaxisr 4 // r-axis controls GAME_AXIS_PITCH (look up and down)
joy_advaxisu 0 // u-axis controls GAME_AXIS_YAW (look left and right)
joy_advaxisv 0 // v-axis is unused
joy_forwardsensitivity -1.0 // movement sensitivity
joy_sidesensitivity 1.0
joy_forwardthreshold 0.1 // movement dead zone settings
joy_sidethreshold 0.1
joy_pitchsensitivity 1.0 // look sensitivity
joy_yawsensitivity -1.5
joy_pitchthreshold 0.0 // look dead zone settings
joy_yawthreshold 0.0

joy_inverty2 1

joy_variable_frametime 1
joy_autoaimdampenrange 0.85
joy_autoaimdampen 0.5
joy_lowend 0.65
joy_lowmap 0.15
joy_accelscale 3.0
joy_accelmax 4.0
joy_response_move 5
joy_response_look 1
joy_autoaimdampen 0.3
joy_autoaimdampenrange 0.85
joyadvancedupdate // advanced joystick update allows for analog control of move and look

// Alternate control 2
cmd2 bind "0" "slot10"
cmd2 bind "1" "slot1"
cmd2 bind "2" "slot2"
cmd2 bind "3" "slot3"
cmd2 bind "4" "slot4"
cmd2 bind "5" "slot5"
cmd2 bind "6" "slot6"
cmd2 bind "7" "slot7"
cmd2 bind "8" "slot8"
cmd2 bind "9" "slot9"
cmd2 bind "a" "+moveleft"
cmd2 bind "c" "+voicerecord"
cmd2 bind "d" "+moveright"
cmd2 bind "e" "+use"
cmd2 bind "f" "impulse 100"
cmd2 bind "h" "motd"
cmd2 bind "m" "chooseteam"
cmd2 bind "q" "lastinv"
cmd2 bind "r" "+reload"
cmd2 bind "s" "+back"
cmd2 bind "t" "impulse 201"
cmd2 bind "u" "messagemode2"
cmd2 bind "w" "+forward"
cmd2 bind "x" "+mouse_menu QA"
cmd2 bind "y" "messagemode"
cmd2 bind "z" "+mouse_menu Orders"
cmd2 bind "`" "toggleconsole"
cmd2 bind "SPACE" "+jump"
cmd2 bind "TAB" "+showscores"
cmd2 bind "ESCAPE" "cancelselect"
cmd2 bind "SHIFT" "+duck"
cmd2 bind "CTRL" "+speed"
cmd2 bind "F1" "Vote Yes"
cmd2 bind "F2" "Vote No"
cmd2 bind "F5" "jpeg"
cmd2 bind "MOUSE1" "+attack"
cmd2 bind "MOUSE2" "+attack2"
cmd2 bind "MOUSE3" "+zoom"
cmd2 bind "MWHEELUP" "invprev"
cmd2 bind "MWHEELDOWN" "invnext"

// controller1 bindings
cmd2 +jlook // enable joystick look
cmd2 bind "JOY2" "+jump;+menuAccept" // (A) button - Jump -menuAccpt allows us to make selections on hud menus
cmd2 bind "JOY5" "+reload" // (B) button - Reload
cmd2 bind "JOY3" "+use" // (X) Use
cmd2 bind "JOY4" "lastinv" // (Y) button - swap pistol/rifle or z_abort -used to respawn as a ghost.
cmd2 bind "JOY6" "+attack" // RT - Main weapon - Primary trigger
cmd2 bind "JOY8" "+attack2" // LT - Melee
cmd2 bind "JOY7" "+lookspin" // RB - Fast 180 spin
cmd2 bind "JOY1" "toggle_duck" // LB - Duck
cmd2 bind "JOY11" "vocalize smartlook" // LS - vocalize
cmd2 bind "JOY12" "+zoom" // RS click - Rifle Zoom

// Fixed bindings, do not change these across joystick presets
bind "JOY9" "togglescores" // (back) button - scores
bind "JOY10" "pause" // (start) button - pause
bind "S1_UP" "+menuUp" // Hud menu Up
bind "S1_DOWN" "+menuDown" // Hud menu Down
bind "JOY13" "impulse 100" // DPad Up - Toggle flashlight
bind "JOY16" "slot3" // DPad Left - grenade
bind "JOY14" "slot4" // DPad Right - health
bind "JOY15" "slot5" // DPad Down - Pills

thattrunkmonkey

11-08-2008, 02:53 AM

Sure thing, I'm using an EMS Dual Shooter to connect my PS2 controllers to the PC, if you have something different there's always a chance that it might not work :(

So I do need to have a specific type of PS2 controller to work? I was thinking that I wouldn't be able to use a plain old controller, but I shoved the thought out of my head 'cause I wanted to play so badly.
My friends controller is just a normal one, so dammit.
Thanks for the info though.

thattrunkmonkey

11-08-2008, 06:34 AM

Ah, I just talked to the friend whose house I'm going over to today, and he said that he has a gamepad, er... Madfox or madwolf or some sort of brand like that. Could that work? If so, how would it be configured.
He said it was similar to a ps2 controller.
tips are gladly accepted.

MrRightclick

11-09-2008, 02:26 AM

Okay.. Somebody help me out here?

I've got ingame with the controller and keyboard, but the problem is that we're controlling the same character, since I can't get the controller to be the 2nd player. The quick unplugging trick doesn't work, so is there any other way to get the controller to be 2nd player?

I have also tried with 2 controllers, but they both immediately go to the first player spot..

kilogic

11-09-2008, 09:19 AM

same thing here, i had it all set up!
cmd2 +jlook solved my problem but now i cant get the controller back into 2nd player mode. somebody help!!!!!

G_X

11-10-2008, 04:23 PM

As of the update, ss_splitmode is no longer a recognized command.

I think I speak for us all when I say, what the fuck.

Metzger44

11-10-2008, 06:11 PM

You have to wonder, why did they put it in the demo, if they were only going to take it out?

Those fuckers, if it was never enabled in the first place, I wouldn't be as pissed off as I am now. Valve = -1, BAD VALVE!

Keptron

11-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Holy shit! This thread is still alive! I just saw the first day and thought " People will let this thread die" and left it O.o

Edit:
Valve sucks when doing demos, they put even what wasn't to be here and then they get it out after we get happy.