libretro / libretro/RetroArch

Max users input option should be defaulted to "8"

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Description

Description

max users is set to 5 by default, it's creating confusions with cores that supports 8 players (i.e. mrboom https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretro/issues/118)
It would make sense to set to 8.

Expected behavior

input_max_users should be defaulted to "8"

Actual behavior

input_max_users is be defaulted to "5"

Environment information
  • OS: all
  • Compiler: N/A

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Research direction

Search the RetroArch source for input_max_users and inspect where its default is assigned. Change the default from 5 to 8, then verify that a clean or default configuration reports input_max_users as 8.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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