Are there any recently updated programs which allow my 3DS to be used as a controller, or did the console's 11.15 update break most of the programs that already exist?
Homebrew 3DS used as controller?
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It should be still possible using Sono's 3DSControllerPlus and my desktop client for it Eveldee.3DSCPlusViGEm but you need to find the correct version of Sono's homebrew (I would say the Linux Controller one?) to make it work, if you can't find it I maybe can help you since I have one CIA laying on my PC but I don't know if it's the correct version (or maybe I can dump the one installed on my 3DS? I don't know how)
Well, I'll take notice of using the Linux build, but I tried using your program with Sono's Osu!Controller.
Perhaps it didn't work because I'm using an O3DS?
I can't say for sure if it works on an O3DS, I only have a N2DS to test it sadly
I only have two homebrew which only work on new3DS only: an unreleased version of HzMod, and the early version of CTR_Redshift which only works on new3DS by abusing the power saving mode (which was superseded by newer CTR_Redshift which works on old3DS as well).
Although one limitation is that old3DS can't handle video and input streaming at the same time, but if the video is low FPS then it can handle it somewhat.
The 3DS side of 3DSControllerPlus is in the download center, but the new version of the PC program is still under development due to weird mouse drifting issues.
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Make sure you use the Linux Controller one, as only that version has Circle Pad support.
The osu!Controller one is for low-latency touchscreen and button input, and everything else is omitted for increased performance.
After some testing and troubleshooting with both the Linux and Osu!Controller, I can say that on the Old 3DS, they do not work.
I have also noticed that when I open either program, the screens are torn, until I connect using Eveldee's program. In his program, it does say I'm connected, and in your programs, screens go black, like I believe it should, but no input is received, not even the touchscreen. Perhaps that screen tearing has something to do with the problem?
It does work on old3DS. If it doesn't work, then there is something else that is the problem.
It's normal for one of the screens to contain garbage, and it's just something visual, it doesn't mean something is actually wrong (although in most cases it would mean something is wrong, but here it's completely intentional). If you use video streaming, then it displays the last video frame.
The screen IS supposed to go black (unless you're streaming a video), it is done to preserve the battery, as you most likely won't be looking at the 3DS, and the text printed on the screen is useless during use.
Well, then I guess the only way we could find out more about what's wrong is me recording the process of connecting the PC to the 3DS. I'll get to that tommorow/later on today (4:38 AM here, lol)
I believe i did manage to play zelda wind waker on my O3DS streaming the image from my pc at like 0.5FPS once. But maybe i don't remember things right, maybe it was just the image, or maybe i was just controlling the game on PC? i don't wanna spread lies so take my words with a grain of salt. I did try those softwares before so i'll follow the thread and see how this develops.
There was FileStreamer.exe which could stream video to the 3DS at acceptable speed and latency, but you might be wrong about the old3DS part, as if you stream video to the old3DS, button input will no longer work, and there is a huge input delay.
Even on new3DS, if you stram video, it will eventually disconnect due to overloading the network stack.
I do recall it failed after a little while. Maybe i was just streaming the screen then? i honestly don't remember well. I've tried almost everything shared in this forum but as i said i don't recall properly how it went. It was kinda complex, trying a bunch of different homebrews both on 3DS and PC, commands on CMD, until it finally worked.
That sounds like you didn't actually stream the sreen, and you encountered the bug where I would accidentally overload networking with the amount of useless network events.
It was an oversight in the code on the 3DS side, and I have fixed it very recently. Check the download center for the bugfixed versions.
Even if you did actually stream the screen, still download the latest version, as I have fixed the bug where you needed to time video streaming extremely precisely with the input connection for the screen to stay on.
With the bugfix, the screen *finally* turns on on streaming, and turns off when you stop streaming.
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SylverReZ:
You can make a post on the DS forum about your findings, and they'll do their best to respond. They have a GBAtemp account here, you know. -
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Materia_tofu:
oh ye i made a post i did forget they had an account i prob shouldve tagged them in the post+1
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BakerMan:
Update on my brother: He's home now, tired and hungry, obviously, but other than that, seems to be doing fine.+2 -
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Well, from what I've heard from my parents, he had a seizure last night, perhaps an epileptic episode, fucking died, had a near death experience, my dad called the paramedics, they showed up, took him to the hospital, and he woke up covered in tubes, and started complaining.
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