Input devices - Force feedback

[superLED]

Hi there,

I am currently working on a 2 player game, which features joysticks. I am using SDL to get input,
and everything is working smoothly. But as far as I know, SDL does not support force feedback (rumble etc).
So my question is: Do I need an additional library to handle this, if so, which?
Please give detailed information, as I have little experience on the matter

I am on a Windows 7 computer, using C++.

Thanks!

[midix]

As far as I know, Microsoft's DirectInput has support for almost any more or less standard input device, and I saw also force feedback in its API some years ago. Maybe DirectInput is an overkill for starters (as is most of DirectX with COM interfaces), but it is popular and I am sure, DirectInput has lots of tutorials.

Here you go:

http://www.microsoft.com/msj/0298/force.aspx
especially "Using DirectInputEffect" part of code.

[k1net1k]

http://www.microsoft.com/msj/0298/force.aspx
especially "Using DirectInputEffect" part of code.

wow im glad in the 2000's they invented triple digit column width values for websites

[superLED]

Thank you so much! I'll look into that and see if I can understand and implement it.

:D