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ZeroPoint:

I am posting this new topic for discussing the need for screen flashing when using the GunCon2 compatible guns on PC. Please do not post any connection issues or driver issues here. Just facts about screen flashing !  :)

Screen flashing issues:

Why must the screen flash ?

What Playstation2 games DO / DO NOT flash the screen when shooting ?
(I just played Time Crisis 2: Flashing screen when shooting confirmed !)

Have you seen any Playstation2 games that tracks a cursor ?

Is it possible to flash the screen from software ?
(Can it be done ? Programming tips, links etc.)
Note! The screen flash must be controlled by the driver... It

vibez:

These guns do track on virtually every colour apart from really drak tones. If there is indeed a ps2 game that the gun tracks on, then you can bet your bottom dollar the game was designed to use lighter shades.

Obviously we need the flash only on games that were not designed for this type of gun. T2, House of the dead, VirtuaCop etc....


The main problem I have noticed is that if you aim at a dark target & there is a lighter area around it, the gun will shoot the lighter target, resulting in the poor accuaracy that has been reported.


Fact of the matter is, these are light guns, they are designed to hit the lightest pixel that they see. Not all games are written for such guns

TalkingOctopus:

I think all of the ps2 games flash.

ZeroPoint:

@Vibez

Flashing in just "dark" games is not a good idea because of what you are saying about dark targets with lighter areas around it. The gun receives light all the time and triggers on higher pulses. Even games with light colors has so many levels of brightness (to get a picture at all) that the difference between the ambient light and the pulses of light varies a lot.

If we add a white frame in 1/25 or 1/30 of a second when pulling the trigger the gun will get an distinct pulse and we will get extreme accuracy on the coordinates readout. That is why I think the screen should flash in every game.

@TalkingOctopus

Thank you for your confirmation on the screen flash in these PS2 games.

I do not think that anyone actually take note of this flashing and it will not be any more disturbing in the pc-version.

This information help a lot. Keep up the good work.  :)

vibez:


--- Quote from: ZeroPoint on June 17, 2005, 05:09:58 am ---That is why I think the screen should flash in every game.


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I agree, we should have it flashing in every game like you said.

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