GamePad to PC Controller [RELEASE/TUTORIAL]

Hello there, tempers! Thought I'd make a new thread for the official release of my GamePad to PC Input application. I've also included a tutorial for how you can get it going on your local machine. WARNING: This tutorial requires a small amount of technical know-how.

Downloads:

The downloads come in two flavors: Regular and Fat-Free! The "normal" download includes Node with NowJS (which is required for the server-side of this application). If you'd like a lighter download and to run your own Node/NowJS copy, feel free to grab the fat-free version.

Normal Release:
GamePadtoPC.rar [8.7MB]

Light Release (sans Node/NowJS):
GamePadtoPC-nonode.rar [332KB]

Tutorial (PC-only):

Installation:
1) Extract the contents of the archive to a directory on your local web server. I prefer to use XAMPP, but there are certainly plenty of options out there.

2) Open index.html in your favorite editor and change the IP address pointing to now.js to your PC's local IP address (ie. http://192.168.2.1:8080/nowjs/now.js). The port (although you can change it if you please, within server.js) will remain 8080, and the path to now.js will remain constant as well.

3) Run "regplugin.bat" OR alternatively, open a command prompt in the extracted content's directory and run "regsvr32 npWiiU.dll /s".

Usage:
1) Run "simpleserver.bat" OR alternatively, open a command prompt in the extracted content's directory and run "node server.js".

2) Navigate to the extracted content's directory on your local web server (ie. http://192.168.2.1/wiiu/) in the Wii U's Internet Browser.

3) Navigate to the pc.html page in your browser on the PC (ie. http://localhost/wiiu/pc.html).

4) Set your hotkeys from the PC side and enjoy!

By request, a quick XAMPP tutorial video:


Demonstration Video:


Demonstration Video #2 (Mouse/CS:GO):


Kotaku Article:
http://kotaku.com/5981657/the-wii-u-controller-now-works-on-pc-games-courtesy-of-this-handy-software

 

By default, the web server root for XAMPP is the htdocs folder in the XAMPP directory. You can certainly change that, but that is the default for a fresh install.

 

Oh, if you're using XAMPP, you'll have to open its control panel and actually start the web server.

 

Quick tutorial video added to the first post, by request.

 

Added demonstration video

 

Excellent question! The computer running the server does NOT have to be the computer being controlled. Both the GamePad side and the PC side connect via a web page, so you could in theory host your server on a separate rig.

 

Did you follow the installation instructions properly? You need to run regplugin.bat prior to doing any of the other fun stuff. Also, restart your browser if you haven't at some point (although that sounds kind of silly). It needs to register the npapi plugin properly.

 

Updated first post with link to Kotaku article

 

Very interesting. Did you edit the files to your local IP (of the PC) properly?

 

The only thing I can think might be your problem is that you're not using your local ip (from ipconfig). I'm not really sure, keep me posted, though!

The download files have been updated to a newer version which supports DirectInput. This means games (and emulators) relying on DirectInput scancodes rather than virtual keys can now be used with your GamePad.