Controller Combiner (Averager)

We've all been there.. you've got 5 people who want to game it up, but it's a 4 person game. You think to yourself.. I wish I could just average controls with my friend and we could act as one virtual controller. Then we could all game. Then all would be right in the world.

But you can't combine controls... you can't all game... you can't have fun... until now!

Setup:

I'm not going to go to deep before people are even using the thing, but basically...

Install Python
- Make sure you have the latest stable version of Python installed.
Install ViGEmBus
- ViGEmBus is used to create a virtual controller. Download and install it.
Install HidHide
- Hides physical controllers from games
Allow python to see through HidHide
- In the applications section of the HidHide config client add python.exe, should be under User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\PythonVersion\
Download Repository
- Download the repository and create a shortcut for the start.bat file.
Set Environment Variable
- Setup an environment variable called HID_HIDE that points to the folder HidHideClient.exe is in

How To Use:

Supported Controllers

Xbox One
DS4 (PlayStation 4)
DualSense (PlayStation 5)

Maybe it works with others, maybe not. Haven't tested

GUI

timeframe - the time window in which if all n physical controllers press the button, the virtual button is pressed

framerate - the rate at which the virtual controller checks for updates. if you set this higher than the framerate of the game, the game will miss controller events. Just set it to fps/2 for some nyquist action

Consensus at - set the number of people who must press a button before the button is considered pressed. Allows for easier gameplay

Use controller configs - allows you to turn on a remapping of one persons controls, in case its a game where each person is used to different controls. This is hardcoded for now and you'd have to know how to program to change it

Launch

Run the start.bat file or run the desktop shortcut you created which points to start.bat

Troubleshooting:

https://gamepadviewer.com/ is nice for checking that your physical controllers and the virtual one are coming through

DS4 controller seem to have trouble in general with connecting to windows, so first check that it's connecting properly

Its possible the computer isn't recognizing the virtual ds4 controller because its ds4. Open the start.bat file in a text editor and add a space then --xbox add the end of line 7, save and try again. This creates an xbox 360 virtual controller instead