old QB Defender game - anyone want to try to bring this up to speed?

[madscijr]

Hi Steve
in the while of the evolution of _DEVICES for multiple sequential use in testing the presence or absence of a USB Joystick 
what do you suggest as external OS library?  Is Xinput.h  useful or do you have some better tips?

Thank you for feedbacks

I tend to use _Devices without any issues with my USB Joystick.  Spriggsy had a windows XInput library, which you might give a try, if you want to; otherwise I can't think of anyone else who has a different joystick library off the top of my head.

I had a joystick & keyboard mapping + input library which worked. I just added both versions to my "prolific programmer" page:

• game input mapping system v2.0 for gamepad, keyboard
  
• game input mapping system v1.0 for gamepad, keyboard
  

Here are some other solutions / approaches / threads for this (3 of them are yours!):

• Simple, Consolidated Game Device Input by Dbox
  
• Simple Joystick Input with STICK and STRIG by SMcNeill
  
• Programmable Keyboard Input by SMcNeill
  
• Keyboard Library Keyhit vs _KEYHIT by SMcNeill
  
• Is it even possible to input/output to a USB HID device from qb64?
  
• Input method clarifications
  

I'm going to drastically simplify my game input mapping system. We'll see how that goes!