MVP baseball 2005 controller help

[Sloppy]

 

Is it possible to use ps3 or ps4 controller on mvp baseball 2005 pc? I got game, mod, resolution everything working good just can’t get a controller to work. Pc recognizes ps3 controller but game won’t recognize. Has anyone had any luck? 

I’ve read about the regedit but can’t find my controller in there, and messing with the controller config file in my documents but that doesn’t help. Just want to know if it’s even possible to use them or not.

Also, I know in the past mvp baseball 2005 can’t run on windows 11.  Is that still the case or has anyone figured out a workaround.  I have mine on windows 7 but would like to install on my gaming pc with windows 11.  Thanks.

[Yankee4Life]

Yes it is still the case that this game and Windows 11 do not get along. Keep in mind that this is a twenty-year-old game.

[Sloppy]

I kind of figured that.  Is it possible to get a ps4 or ps3 controller to work with the game?  Even if I have to use say ds4windows to get it to work?

 

[Yankee4Life]

5 minutes ago, Sloppy said:

I kind of figured that.  Is it possible to get a ps4 or ps3 controller to work with the game?  Even if I have to use say ds4windows to get it to work?

 

That I don't know. I use a Logitech gamepad that has not failed me once. Why you need a PS3 or 4 controller is beyond me.

[Sloppy]

Because those are some controllers I have and if they would work then I don’t have to go buy another one. 
 

[Yankee4Life]

Try this. Saves a lot of headaches.

[Jim825]

Have you searched the forums?  I did a quick search and found a number of posts about PS3 & PS4 controllers.  From the limited posts I looked at, it sounds like others couldn't get them to completely work properly.

[Sloppy]

I have searched and it sounds like it might be hit or miss.   But most of those posts were from years ago…time and technology changes and maybe someone has figured it out and would be willing to share how they did it.   I realize it’s a 20 year old game so there might not be a lot of people who play it anymore with all the new games out there. 
 

1 hour ago, Yankee4Life said:

Try this. Saves a lot of headaches.

I’ll look into it.  Thanks.  

[Dirtdog]

Use the X-box 360 controller,

 

It works perfectly.

 

PM me, i will send you a mod that someone made that configures all the buttons perfectly.

 

[Jim825]

43 minutes ago, Dirtdog said:

Use the X-box 360 controller,

 

It works perfectly.

 

PM me, i will send you a mod that someone made that configures all the buttons perfectly.

 

 

That's the controller I use and I agree that it works great.

[MannyRamirez]

I'm running an X-Box 360 controller on Windows XP SP3.  It seems to work perfectly with a config I downloaded from this site.  However, I'm not getting any vibration.  I haven't played this game in a long time, but seems you need the vibration to play the game with another player so you can feel the outside of the zone.  Or, are you guys just playing the game without vibration?  

[Kccitystar]

Vibration doesn't work because the 360 controller, or even most modern controllers now use a completely different type of input (XInput) from what existed at the time on PC (DInput).

 

The controller being able to work itself is a complete hack of the controller.cfg file.

[MannyRamirez]

I was able to get vibration to work by installing the ForceFeedback Driver for XInput.  It works, but it's a bit jarring and doesn't remind me of the satisfying rumble from my Gamecube days playing this game.   I realized it's not that big of a deal as you can learn the edge of the strikezone based on the limits of the joystick.  The rumble is almost bad to the point where I would prefer it off.  But, I decided to leave it on for now as maybe better than nothing plus it can always still be disabled from the in game menu.  

 

It seems like most old games work with X-Input, but the button mapping might be off.  As long as the mapping is configurable and you have enough buttons on your controller for the game, then you should be good.  

 

I got my Gamecube controllers hooked up using the Mayflash adapter, which is D-Input with vibration feedback.  The only problem is it's impossible to configure MVP 2005 PC version with Gamecube controllers, because the Gamecube controller doesn't have enough buttons.  The actual Gamecube version of the game works with additional button combinations, but the controller.cfg file only allows you to map single buttons to each command.  (let me know if I'm wrong here)

 

I thought there was supposed to be a way to make a virtual controller with Joy2Key, so I could map Gamecube button combos to a keyboard command and make a control profile that way.  If there was some way to do this I would attempt it.  But I don't see that option on my Joy2key 5.2.1.  Overall, though, I'm pleased with the X-Bbox 360 controller and Joy2key does allow me to navigate the menus from the controller.  

 

I still have a few more things to test on the X-Box 360 controller like bunting, relay throws, fake throws., etc.  But, it looks like the config I copied from this site is getting me all set to play this game, so I very much appreciate the guidance.