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ram controls yoke dualstrike hack mame setting
Chunce DeLeone:
got the ram controls yoke hackt to a dualstrike, it works but is not set right. doea anyone know what settings to put in analog controls in mame, using 1.09 also should i use the software from the ds? the motion is jerky and won;t stay still, if i turn the yoke to the right and stop the aimer still goes right
Havok:
I would first double check your wiring. If you used the 1UP guide, his X-Axis black and red connections are wrong: at least on my pcb they were reversed. Plus, make sure you have the ground connected correctly. If that isn't the problem, you most likely need to calibrate the DS in Windows (in control panel). The software that comes with the DS only works in Windows 95\98, so if you have XP or higher, nothing needs to be installed.
Xiaou2:
Are you using 10k pots or 5k pots?
Delete all nvram and ini settings for mame and starwars before trying again.
Old settings can cause problems with new drivers.
Starwars has an Auto-Calibrate function in the game. Start a game up, and as you
play, move the yoke fully in all directions a few times. The game should then calculate
the new values, and adjust automatically.
Try a game like Terminator 2. Calibrate the gun at start... and it should work very
well. You can also check it in windows, in the game controller icon, in the control panel.
Mame itself also has "Dead Zone" settings which may need tweaking.
(and or may be causing conflicts with the dual strike)
Havok:
The dual strike is expecting 5K pots, and since the OP is using a Ram Controls yoke, most likely has 5K...
As far as sensitivity goes, try around 50% for X and Y and see if that's better. I still have yet to tweak mine since I haven't built my panel yet.
** Edit **
One more thing - you will need to drop down the dead zone in Mame - it's waaaay to high.
Look for joystick_deadzone in mame.ini - it's most likely set to 30% (.30) I would drop it down to around 5% (.05), or lower depending on your preferences.
Chunce DeLeone:
cool will try those tonight. Also should i change to joystick mode or FX mode? I want the Yoke to work exactley like a mouse in that I can pinpoint a spot and stay on it, i think that is how the original game worked??? but i can't be sure becasue the last time i played this game in its original form had to be twenty years ago, and i am using XP so i won't change any dirvers or software. Also i was getting no response from the pots until i reversed the red and black wires from the pots(in Dave's Ram controller he has the blacks from the pots twisted together and the reds twisted together, the whites are separate, on the dual strike they have individual black and reds for the pots, so i twisted them togther on the dual strike, but it didn;t work straight away so i just swtiched some wires around and then i got the up/down left rigth motion i was looking for, the only issue is in mame, in the windows config, i can hit all the corners with the X, hold it to a spot, just when i get into to mame its jerky and like i said before it drifts rather than moves like a mouse....thanks for the info gonna try it tonght....I actually waited so long for this yoke that by the time it came i was in a down period of this hobby and it sat for a few weeks, i now have 4 cabs that need to be finished and mutliple modular control panels to be finished.....I really just want to finish these projects to save space and get all this stuff thats lying around etiher installed or chucked and then widdle down to three cabs, close up the panels that are gushing wires and be done with it.....not done palying games but done with this limbo half finished crap everywhere phase that has lasted years and years, also would love to save and stop spending money until i use everything i have purchased which means not buying Daves 60$ adapter, have nothing against him or the adapter just feel guilty about spending anymore on games, time to build and finish what i started, getting this yoke sealed up will be a great load off my back.....if there is soemthign glaring that i am missing please let me know...thanks again