LE-CODE/Controllers & Buttons

LE-CODE

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• LE-CODE: General description
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• LE-CODE: FAQ for track creators
• LE-CODE: Distribution Tutorial
• LE-CODE: Definition file for distributions
• LE-CODE: FAQ for distribution creators
• LE-CODE: Item Cheat
• LE-CODE: Controllers & Buttons
• LE-CODE: Slot usage
• LE-CODE: Exception Handler
• LPAR: File format for parameters
• LEX: File format and definitions
• LTA: LE-CODE Track Archive
• LFL: LE-CODE File List
• Wiimm's Test Tracks

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• LE-CODE
• Extended Presence Flags

Introduction

LE-CODE supports additional input options compared to standard Mario Kart Wii, which are used for Item Cheats and D-Pad settings, among other things. Various buttons and button combinations on the controllers are used for this purpose.

See »Controller« for a general overview.

Buttons

LE-CODE uses different buttons for additional input. They can be divided into 2 groups:

• Special alternative buttons (ALT*) enter a new a new layer for other buttons to enabled special modes and activities. ALT1 is a not otherwise used. LE-CODE uses ALT2 only in combination with ALT1. So there are no conflicts with other button combinations. Both ALT buttons are used in combination with the D-Pad. If ALT1 is pressed, the item cheat buttons are deactivated.
• 2 buttons are reserved for the second and third layer of the Item Cheat. The base Wii Wheel is still not supported due to a lack of available buttons to use.

Definitions of buttons to enter alternative layers

	Controller				Description
	Wii Wheel	Nun­chuk	Clas­sic	Game­Cube
ALT1	−	Z	Y	Y	Enter first layer for special input. Usually used together with D-Pad. One usage is to switch debug display and options.
ALT2	B	C	ZL	Z	Enter second layer for special input. Only used in combination with ALT1 to avoid conflicts with other buttons.
ALT1+ALT2	−+B	Z+C	Y+ZL	Y+Z	Enter third layer for special input. It is used together with D-Pad to enable or disable features.
ITEM2	—	C	D-Pad left	Z	Switch to layer 2 for item selection
ITEM3	—	B	D-Pad right	B	Switch to layer 3 for item selection

D-Pad Settings

LE-CODE supports cheat (feature) codes. Therefor the player have to press ALT1, ALT2 and D-Pad. Each D-Pad key is stored to a sequence of up to 16 keys. The sequence will be reset on 2 D-Pad up in a row or after 2 seconds inactivity. While entering the sequence, it is displayed instead of the speedometer. If a cheat code was activated, the game sound plays with doubled speed for 2 seconds. At the same time symbol is viewed behind the speedometer.

The following table shows implemented and planned cheat codes. The coding will certainly be changed several times until we have a stable collection of cheat codes. The goal is to build a logical structure with lots of short codes so that they are easy to remember.

The first tables shows initial code sequences for the different categories:

D-Pad Cheat Code Categories

Category	Code	Description
Debug	DD…	Debug settings. Reminder rule: Debug Debug.
Race	RR…	Race modifications. Reminder rule: Race Race.
Race	RR D…	Race modifications for debugging. Reminder rule: Race Race Debug.

The second table shows all D-Pad Cheat Codes (implemented or planed) in detail. Some cheat codes can only be used if the CHEAT-MODE parameter is set accordingly: 0: Almost all cheat codes are disabled. 1: Only cheat codes without impact to game play are allowed. 2: All cheat codes are allowed.

D-Pad Cheat Codes

Code	Cheat mode	Category	Description
…UU	*	—	2 U one after the other clear the input. Therefore no other code can contain the sequence UU.
RDLU	*	Debug	Code to test the four D-Pad keys and the general functionality. The code has no other impact.
LUL LUL	*	Settings	Unlock all drivers, vehicles and courses of the current profile, but don't touch trophies. Reminder rule: 2× License UnLock.
RR LL U	*	Track	Enable texture hacks for battle and versus if allowed by distribution. Details
RR LL D	*	Track	Disable texture hacks for battle and versus if allowed by distribution. Details
RR LL L	*	Track	Show status of texture hacks for battle and versus. Details
DD L	≥1	Debug	Lock debug settings to prevent accidental changes.
DD R	≥1	Debug	Unlock debug settings.
DDD L	≥1	Debug	Disable debug screens. Same as DEBUG=DEBUG$OFF.
DDD R	≥1	Debug	Enable debug screens. Same as DEBUG=DEBUG$ENABLE. Additional unlock debug settings.
RR DD L	≥2	Race	Define the time a player is small after being struck by a thundercloud to 3 seconds.
RR DD D	≥2	Race	Define the time a player is small after being struck by a thundercloud to 10.2 seconds (MKW default).
RR DD R	≥2	Race	Define the time a player is small after being struck by a thundercloud to 30 seconds (Intermezzo default).
RR DD U	≥2	Race	Reset the time a player is small after being struck by a thundercloud to distribution default (LPAR THCLOUD-TIME).
—	≥2	Race	Terminate current race.
—	≥2	Race	Increment/decrement number of total laps.