MacTutorial: Mx Simulator and xbox360 controller triggers
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:35 pm
Recently I had to do a clean install of osx and I decided to try to get Mxs to work before reinstalling windows on a separate partition. Last summer I installed the game using crossover but I couldn't get my xbox360 controller or triggers to work. Can't remember which. Today I got the game working with winery and the controller with Tattiebogle osx driver. So I decided to write a simple tutorial about it.
Table of contents
1. Requirements
2. Installing Mxs
3. Installing Tattiebogle driver and mapping the triggers
4. Thanks and such
Requirements
First you need the game and a xbox 360 controller. Obviously. You can buy the game from http://mxsimulator.com/order.html. You also need the most recent snapshot from http://forum.mxsimulator.com/viewforum.php?f=1, wineskin from http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-i ... =Downloads, Tattiebogle driver from http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/Projec ... river#toc1 and a text editor. I use http://editra.org.
Installing Mxs
First move your Wineskin winery to your applications folder and then launch it. Push the "update" button if possible. Next you need to install an engine. push the "plus" button beneath installed engines. From the dropdown menu select the most recent release and push the button "download and install". After the download finishes there should read something like WS9Wine 1.6-rc4X under installed engines.
Press the "create new blank wrapper" button. Name it for example MxSimulator and click ok. It will ask you to download two things .net framework and gecko or something similar. I don't know if these are needed, but I downloaded the .net framework thing. It should now say wrapper creation finished. Click "View in finder".
Open new finder window and navigate to your mxs installation exe. Drag and drop it onto your newly created wrapper. The normal mxs installer should open. Go through it as you would on windows.
After installation double click the wrapper. A window will open that has a button labeled "advanced". Click it. On top it says Windows EXE. Click browse. Goto drive_c/Program Files/MX Simulator/mx.exe and click choose. Under EXE flags you can specify flags that are listed here. http://forum.mxsimulator.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1212. Click "test run". Mxs will start and you can enter your registeration key. Quit Mxs, Wineskin and Winery wineskin.
Go to your applications folder and right click your wrapper. Click "Show contents of this package" or something similar. Navigate to drive_c/Program Files/Mx Simulator. Rename the mx.exe as oldmx.exe or something similar. Copy the most recent snapshot here and rename as mx.exe.
Your tracks and skins will go to drive_c/users/YOUR USERNAME/Local Settings/Application Data/MX Simulator.
Installing Tattiebogle driver and mapping the triggers
Double click 360ControllerInstall.dmg that you downloaded from tattiebogle.net. Double click Install360Controlle.pkg. Installer will open. Go through it as usual.
Hook up your controller and go to apple logo/system preferences/Xbox 360 controllers. Push the buttons on your controller to make sure they are recognized. Start Mx Simulator by double clicking the wrapper. Customize your controls as you like them best but make note that you can't input triggers. Quit msx. Go to your applications folder and right click your wrapper. Click "Show contents of this package" or something similar. Navigate to drive_c/users/YOUR USERNAME/Local Settings/Application Data/MX Simulator. Open the config file with your favorite text editor.
Scroll down to lines 147-149. Replace them with:
That maps your right trigger as gas and left trigger as front and rear brake. Save and exit. Enjoy the game!
Thanks and such
Thanks jlv for creating such a great game. Maybe we will see a mac port one day?
Thanks for the community for making great content and keeping the game interesting.
I am using a 2010 mbp and the game is definitely playable on lower settings. I had better performance under windows using bootcamp. But as I don't really play the game online I'm quite happy with the result. Sounds are working but they are a bit distorted.
I hope this little tutorial will help you to play the game with xbox 360 controller on osx. Thanks, bye and sorry for typos.
Table of contents
1. Requirements
2. Installing Mxs
3. Installing Tattiebogle driver and mapping the triggers
4. Thanks and such
Requirements
First you need the game and a xbox 360 controller. Obviously. You can buy the game from http://mxsimulator.com/order.html. You also need the most recent snapshot from http://forum.mxsimulator.com/viewforum.php?f=1, wineskin from http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com/tiki-i ... =Downloads, Tattiebogle driver from http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/Projec ... river#toc1 and a text editor. I use http://editra.org.
Installing Mxs
First move your Wineskin winery to your applications folder and then launch it. Push the "update" button if possible. Next you need to install an engine. push the "plus" button beneath installed engines. From the dropdown menu select the most recent release and push the button "download and install". After the download finishes there should read something like WS9Wine 1.6-rc4X under installed engines.
Press the "create new blank wrapper" button. Name it for example MxSimulator and click ok. It will ask you to download two things .net framework and gecko or something similar. I don't know if these are needed, but I downloaded the .net framework thing. It should now say wrapper creation finished. Click "View in finder".
Open new finder window and navigate to your mxs installation exe. Drag and drop it onto your newly created wrapper. The normal mxs installer should open. Go through it as you would on windows.
After installation double click the wrapper. A window will open that has a button labeled "advanced". Click it. On top it says Windows EXE. Click browse. Goto drive_c/Program Files/MX Simulator/mx.exe and click choose. Under EXE flags you can specify flags that are listed here. http://forum.mxsimulator.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1212. Click "test run". Mxs will start and you can enter your registeration key. Quit Mxs, Wineskin and Winery wineskin.
Go to your applications folder and right click your wrapper. Click "Show contents of this package" or something similar. Navigate to drive_c/Program Files/Mx Simulator. Rename the mx.exe as oldmx.exe or something similar. Copy the most recent snapshot here and rename as mx.exe.
Your tracks and skins will go to drive_c/users/YOUR USERNAME/Local Settings/Application Data/MX Simulator.
Installing Tattiebogle driver and mapping the triggers
Double click 360ControllerInstall.dmg that you downloaded from tattiebogle.net. Double click Install360Controlle.pkg. Installer will open. Go through it as usual.
Hook up your controller and go to apple logo/system preferences/Xbox 360 controllers. Push the buttons on your controller to make sure they are recognized. Start Mx Simulator by double clicking the wrapper. Customize your controls as you like them best but make note that you can't input triggers. Quit msx. Go to your applications folder and right click your wrapper. Click "Show contents of this package" or something similar. Navigate to drive_c/users/YOUR USERNAME/Local Settings/Application Data/MX Simulator. Open the config file with your favorite text editor.
Scroll down to lines 147-149. Replace them with:
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throttle_key=(-1.000000,1.000000)Joystick0 axis 5
front_brake_key=(-1.000000,1.000000)Joystick0 axis 4
rear_brake_key=(-1.000000,1.000000)Joystick0 axis 4Thanks and such
Thanks jlv for creating such a great game. Maybe we will see a mac port one day?
Thanks for the community for making great content and keeping the game interesting.
I am using a 2010 mbp and the game is definitely playable on lower settings. I had better performance under windows using bootcamp. But as I don't really play the game online I'm quite happy with the result. Sounds are working but they are a bit distorted.
I hope this little tutorial will help you to play the game with xbox 360 controller on osx. Thanks, bye and sorry for typos.
Thanks once again!