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As far as controller hardware goes- what else might I need?
severdhed:
I generally only have 1 pause/exit button on the panel. You don't need one for each player. The exit button is tricky, you want it to be easy to access, but difficult for someone to activate accidentally. That is why I did mine with a script so that you have to hold the button for 3 seconds before it will exit. This prevents accidental exiting of a game, plus reduces the amount of buttons on my panel since it shares the pause button.
I placed the coin buttons on the edge of the box below the panel to further reduce panel clutter.
Here you can see the coin buttons
SpatzST:
--- Quote from: PL1 on January 22, 2014, 01:59:50 am ---As previously noted here, one thing to watch for on the IPac4 default keymap is that inputs 2SW5-2SW8 (Player 2 buttons 5-8) come mapped to the same keystrokes (I, K, J, and L) as the P3 joystick directions. :dunno
If you don't change the defaults, P2 can press button 5 or 6 and move P3 up or down. :lol
I recommend reprogramming the IPac's P2 buttons 5-8 since they come undefined in MAME (no associated defaults) -- HOME, END, PAGE UP, and PAGE DOWN keys aren't used by MAME and would be good choices AFAIK.
For easiest setup, you'll probably want to define the new keys in MAME's "Input (general)" menu instead of manually configuring all of the 5 or 6 button games. :cheers:
--- Quote from: SpatzST on January 22, 2014, 01:50:23 am ---is the Exit/Pause a master control for everyone?
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Yes, 1 pause and 1 exit button is usually shared by all 4 players -- be sure that the pause and exit buttons aren't too close to any coin or start buttons to avoid accidental presses during vigorous gameplay.
--- Quote from: SpatzST on January 22, 2014, 01:50:23 am ---so player 3 and 4 would have 4 buttons + player, coin?
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Each player gets their own coin and start button.
Scott
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Thanks again Scott for your help. I will remember this once I get building!
--- Quote from: uiucphoenix on January 22, 2014, 10:26:56 am ---Listen to PL1 and severdhed, they know their ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---! Here is the control panel layout I went with after getting everyone's advice:
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This is awesome! :applaud: i like the layout, this will help me greatly. thanks!
--- Quote from: severdhed on January 22, 2014, 12:15:17 pm ---I generally only have 1 pause/exit button on the panel. You don't need one for each player. The exit button is tricky, you want it to be easy to access, but difficult for someone to activate accidentally. That is why I did mine with a script so that you have to hold the button for 3 seconds before it will exit. This prevents accidental exiting of a game, plus reduces the amount of buttons on my panel since it shares the pause button.
I placed the coin buttons on the edge of the box below the panel to further reduce panel clutter.
Here you can see the coin buttons
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interesting idea with the coin buttons on the side. thanks for the inspiration