Topdown Showdown
Official Online Tournament Showdown Sunday #2 Starts Sunday 8PM EST 9/10/17
Official Online Tournament Showdown Sunday #1 Starts in 3 hours 8PM EST 9/3/17
Controller setup info
If you're using a mayflash with a PC switch, just switch it to PC and your controller should work automatically(that is the controller the game is set up for by default)
For anyone who has an official Gamecube controller adapter and would like to use it,
install this: http://m4sv.com/page/wii-u-gcn-usb-driver
and then paste this into your Documents/BYOND/cfg/joysticks.txt:
vJoy Device
vendor = 4660
product = 48813
buttons = Face1,Face2,Face3,Face4,R1,R2,L2,,Up,Down,Left,Right
axes = 0,1,3,4
then go to the Controls menu, Gamepad Config, and hit
A, B, X, Y, R, Z, Escape, Backspace
in that order(edited)
that should hopefully work
If you are trying to use a standard controller(xbox 360, etc) and find that some of the buttons dont work(usually the triggers) do the following:
1. press the windows key, type "controller", then click on Set up USB Game Controllers
2. Find the name of your device in this panel. The name is what you'll need to set things up.
3. Open my documents\byond\bin\yutput\grail etc and then in the bin folder, find joysticks.txt. Copy the data from one of the existing 360 controllers in that folder and paste it at the bottom, changing the name to whatever windows said the name of your controller is. Save and do the same in joysticks.txt found in the cfg folder.
3. It should now work! Report to me your controller name and data so that I can have it be supported by default
When playing in online mode or solo mode make sure that your controller that you want to use is player 1. if you're using a gamecube adapter, make sure you're plugged into port one. If it still doesnt work, make sure there are no other controllers plugged into your pc. If that still doesn't work, press windows key -> type "controllers" -> view what your pc things is currently recognized as a gamepad(could be a vjoy device, etc) and uninstall it.
Going live! FAQ for launch
Q: Online mode
A: Currently the online mode is based on one server. The population is likely going to be small, under 10 players average, but there are plans to purchase a new server and eventually let players host their own servers. Right now, however, Online Mode is going to be based on 1 community-focused server.
Q: Local multiplayer controllers
A: You can only currently configure the controls for player 1. It is recommended that as a result you use the same type of controller. Controller setup info in other thread.
Q: Game not closing in background
A: This is known, and it's being worked on. If this happens you can close it with task manager.
Q: Game doesn't launch
A: Install the directx in my documents/byond/bin to solve this. If there is no byond folder in my documents then allow topdown showdown.exe through your firewall so that it can put the folder there.
Q: Some graphics turn invisibile/masking after updating the game
A: Usually this is fixed by just restarting the game and not pressing F4(fullscreen)