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Guncon2 on latest Groovymame?
Foxhole:
I gave this converter quite a run, i wanted to make sure that it doesn't introduce any lag and i'm glad to say that there's none that i could detect.
I used it on the desktop as a mouse to see the responsiveness, And the tracking is perfect, no lag whatsoever.
After trying IR guns and ending up disappointed, it's so nice to finally use something this good, really makes lightgun games fun.
Zebra:
--- Quote from: Calamity on February 28, 2019, 03:29:18 am ---I haven't had time to try the gun yet, I need to figure out how to wire the sync line into the rca, I was going to try this with my cabinet so I guess I should wire it from jamma's pin 13 which already is c-sync. I'm afraid to short the JPAC if not done properly.
I've been thinking of the rolling-x issue. You said the gun sets itself for 100 Hz. How does it look when that happens? I've never tried this so I'd like to know how it is so I can recognize it when I see it.
I wonder if the issue has to do with the gun expecting interlaced video from the Playstation 2 and being confused by progressive video from MAME. Have you tried the Namco gun with interlaced video?
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I don't have 100hz issues on mine. I'm not sure what intelligence is in the actual gun to set the refresh rate a Groovymame sets that.
Is this the "rolling x" issue being discussed?
If it is, it would explain why I haven't perceived an issue. That happens when you point the gun away from the screen so it loses position and regains it when you point the gun at the screen again. It looks alarming on the calibration screen but there is no crosshairs onscreen during the actual games (on real light gun games).
So far it hasn't effected my accuracy on Time Crisis but I'll give the GC1 a try to see if I prefer it. I have one of those ems light gun adapters here.
I have an act labs gun here too but so far, I have preferred my GC2.
Zebra:
--- Quote from: Neilalphazeta on February 27, 2019, 06:31:28 pm ---Guncon2 is what most of us have, it's arguably the most precise and best lightgun made for the consumer market. If that only works with third party guns that's already a pretty severe limitation in of itself. :/
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I'd rather not play at all than use any of my 3rd part PS2 guns. I have a lot but only the official Namco GC1 and GC2 are accurate enough to feel like the arcade.
Putting a Namco lens in a 3rd party gun helps shots register at the dimmer screen edges but nothing seems to make them accurate. The difference is huge.
I've been replacing the electronics in my 3rd party recoil guns with the official GC2 boards to make them work properly.
pubjoe:
Speaking of recoil, mRCaESaR here made a great guncon modification using Namco arcade clackerclackers.
https://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37912&p=495549
Zebra:
--- Quote from: pubjoe on February 28, 2019, 02:37:01 pm ---Speaking of recoil, mRCaESaR here made a great guncon modification using Namco arcade clackerclackers.
https://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37912&p=495549
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The great thing about that mod is that you don't have to change much. The GC2 uses the same 3 leg sensor as the arcade tc 1, 2 and 3 guns. You just remove the GC2 sensor and solder 3 wires from the arcade gun and you can use an original unmoddified arcade gun.
I converted some Super Jolt recoil guns to GC2 but I had to buy an arcade gun sensor board to make it all fit.
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