Have USB controllers added to extensions

Minecraft_Master3964

If this feature gets added it'll give me a lot of stuff to do over the summer

RobotChickens

Some controllers have a 6-axis gyro. Is that going to be a part of the extension?

Minecraft_Master3964

You mean like the N64 controller and Gamecube?

Last edited by Minecraft_Master3964 (June 13, 2022 17:05:51)

TheGlassPenguin

Minecraft_Master3964 wrote:
You mean like the N64 controller and Gamecube?

No, we're probably only going to support controllers made for consoles released within the past few years (PS4/5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch). The layouts for the N64/GC controllers might be confusing to program for, and not everyone has a way to use them with their computer.

Last edited by TheGlassPenguin (June 13, 2022 17:29:59)

musicROCKS013

TheGlassPenguin wrote:
not everyone has a way to use them with their computer.

Maybe the extension could work similar to makey-makey, where you can still use your keyboard for some inputs.

The-Molten-Freddy

(long unnecessary quote removed by moderator - please don't spam)

Uh, (removed by moderator - please keep it polite) yeah, support. Although, you could have different controls for different systems (i.e one for Switch, one for PS4, ect)

Last edited by Paddle2See (June 13, 2022 21:03:16)

minecrafter6548

SArpnt wrote:
-Osiris- wrote:
are USB controllers compatible with Scratch?
For the online version: search up “HTML5 Gamepad Tester” on google. if one website can detect it, any website could. the only problem here would be that scratch uses flash, and i'm not sure if flash can detect controllers, but there could possibly be a workaround if flash can interact with the rest of the webpage, where then i believe HTML could pick up the controller signals, then flash would use the data from that.

For the offline version: Absolutely could work, no doubt.

scratch doesn’t use flash anymore

Drawing246911

SArpnt wrote:
-Osiris- wrote:
are USB controllers compatible with Scratch?
For the online version: search up “HTML5 Gamepad Tester” on google. if one website can detect it, any website could. the only problem here would be that scratch uses flash, and i'm not sure if flash can detect controllers, but there could possibly be a workaround if flash can interact with the rest of the webpage, where then i believe HTML could pick up the controller signals, then flash would use the data from that.

For the offline version: Absolutely could work, no doubt.

well… flash have its service down… and never could come back… so we need a different way of doing it

KN1Rises

Drawing246911 wrote:
SArpnt wrote:
-Osiris- wrote:
are USB controllers compatible with Scratch?
For the online version: search up “HTML5 Gamepad Tester” on google. if one website can detect it, any website could. the only problem here would be that scratch uses flash, and i'm not sure if flash can detect controllers, but there could possibly be a workaround if flash can interact with the rest of the webpage, where then i believe HTML could pick up the controller signals, then flash would use the data from that.

For the offline version: Absolutely could work, no doubt.

well… flash have its service down… and never could come back… so we need a different way of doing it

S3.0 uses HTML5 iirc, so we could just connect it directly.
EDIT: no it doesn't, it uses JS

Last edited by KN1Rises (July 9, 2022 19:10:43)

RobotChickens

Drawing246911 wrote:
(#1394)
SArpnt wrote:
-Osiris- wrote:
are USB controllers compatible with Scratch?
For the online version: search up “HTML5 Gamepad Tester” on google. if one website can detect it, any website could. the only problem here would be that scratch uses flash, and i'm not sure if flash can detect controllers, but there could possibly be a workaround if flash can interact with the rest of the webpage, where then i believe HTML could pick up the controller signals, then flash would use the data from that.

For the offline version: Absolutely could work, no doubt.

well… flash have its service down… and never could come back… so we need a different way of doing it

Yeah, this quote by SArpnt is obviously old, so I don't know why we are quoting it. When that was posted, Scratch 2 was still around and ran on flash which is why the ST had to make Scratch 3 that runs on HTML 5 now. This extension won't be too hard to implement.

By the way, Flash has officially ended along with its browser support due to security issues.

musicROCKS013

mccann119 wrote:
There is already a feature in -snip-, so why would we need another one from the ST?

Please don’t name browser extensions.

scratch___user12345

I support this, but different game controllers can be connected to different things, the only problem is that scratch might only be able to support one type of controller

musicROCKS013

scratch___user12345 wrote:
I support this, but different game controllers can be connected to different things, the only problem is that scratch might only be able to support one type of controller

I agree. They can’t really say, “Nintendo switch controller” because they might get i legal troubles with Nintendo. This goes for any other type of controller as well.

Crow_Boy08

Hmm this could be for Xbox support (just go to ms edge on xbox and search. Scratch)

Wifi_Spider

musicROCKS013 wrote:
Support! This would be great for being able to make games for different game systems and give it a realistic feel. I just wonder, would it not work for wireless controllers?

maybe if there connected with bluetooth

musicROCKS013

Wifi_Spider wrote:
musicROCKS013 wrote:
Support! This would be great for being able to make games for different game systems and give it a realistic feel. I just wonder, would it not work for wireless controllers?
maybe if there connected with bluetooth

Yeah, I've connected by switch controllers via bluetooth to my macbook and my ipad, so it's definitely possible.

RobotChickens

mccann119 wrote:
(#1397)
There is already a feature in -removed-, so why would we need another one from the ST?

That extension just adds simple button mapping with no rumble support or analog input (some main features of this suggestion).
And, not all scratchers are allowed to download browser extensions for various reasons.

scratch___user12345 wrote:
(#1399)
I support this, but different game controllers can be connected to different things, the only problem is that scratch might only be able to support one type of controller

It doesn't matter how the controller connects to your computer. The Scratch website has no way of knowing and won't even care. As long as it connects to your computer in any way, it will work for input.

Kenguin26

bump

RobotChickens

Bump

meepeygamer567

Support! It sounds like a great idea to implement controllers in Scratch. It may make the games in Scratch like actual games!

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