July news (Patreon)

we've got some information to share about the upcoming Cemu update 1.9.0.

The focus of this update will be a complete revision of the current input system which includes:

• XInput support
• More accurate emulation of the padscore and vpad libraries
• Rework of the input GUI
• Controller profile system
• Moreover, minor other improvements

You may wonder what can you expect from these changes in detail?

Firstly, XInput support allows you to use your favorite xinput controller without any mapping software, which could cause problems before: For example some users had to reconfigure controllers every time.

Additionally XInput controllers can finally make use of the rumble feature, which so far has only been supported for DirectInput controllers.

The new controller profile system is designed to be easy to use and allow for greater flexibility in regards to future extensions. For example, external applications are able to edit the current input profile and can switch active controllers. This was a frequently requested feature by third-party UI creators, so we hope that this is put into use soon.

Later on we may also add a way to automatically load different controller profiles per game.

The improved emulation of the Wii U input libraries (padscore and vpad) will fix some input bugs and add support for new input features in games:

• Super Smash Bros can finally be played with up to eight players
• The updated version of SSB will boot without having the controllers deactivated on start
• The coop mode of Shovel Knight and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze are finally working as expected

We also hope to fix more input issues before the update is released, e.g. Terraria and ZombiU are currently not accepting any input at the title screen, making it impossible to progress further into the game. Additionally, we are looking into improving Gyro control via mouse.

Wiimote and native motion controls are not included yet, but will be added in a future update.

Preview videos and screenshots

Here is a video which shows one xinput controller mapped to one GamePad and seven pro controllers in a SSB match:

https://streamable.com/aq9uu

A screenshot from the Shovel Knight coop:

Donkey Kong Country Tropical now correctly recognizes the Pro Controller: