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romshark:
Just tried another "test."
Nebula Model 2 emulator + House of the Dead (if you have a current complete MAME set, you've already got this) + AimTrak = pure happiness. Just disable crosshairs in the .ini file, go full screen, and calibrate the gun with the in-game service menu.
I've played this game on Nebula a few times before using a mouse, but that had some problems. When the action got frantic, I sometimes accidentally clicked on one of the edges of the screen. This caused the desktop to come up and ruin my game (Nebula on full screen runs in a window, but the screen is somehow zoomed onto the window.)
Tried as I might, I couldn't purposely do this using the Aimtrak. I tried all 4 edges, even standing way back. Off-screen reloading also worked flawlessly (using trigger off-screen = right mouse button. Cannot be changed in this emulator.)
:cheers:
All in all, one of my favorite games is now playable at-home, the way it was meant to be played. In fact, the gun is actually calibrated better than the arcade I used to go to (which charged a whole dollar per play. And sadly, that whole arcade is now gone.)
EDIT: 12/31/09 It is actually doing that edge problem again. Can be stopped by enabling Raw Mouse Input, but that causes other problems that I'm working on.
Cananas:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on September 28, 2009, 04:33:21 pm ---On the review thread Cananas asked whether it makes a difference if a widescreen monitor is being used.
This was a very good question actually,and the answer is yes it does!
So... the next firmware version will have a setting in the config utility: "Monitor Size".
The type of monitor makes a difference to the ability of the gun to deal with large screen-to-gun distance changes after calibration.
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--- Quote ---Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 28, 2009, 03:40:31 PM
--- Quote ---My biggest problem right now is the edges of the screen (this was yesterday, so no new software or firmware being used yet). For some reason, the pointer always reaches the edge of the screen before my aim does. I've tried changing up my calibration several times, but I can't quite get it right.
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If it is consistently doing this then it could be overscan on the screen. Try aiming slightly outside the screen edge when calibrating.
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--- Quote from: AndyWarne on October 03, 2009, 05:01:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: ZeroPoint on September 30, 2009, 07:08:54 pm ---Andy:
No matter what I check or uncheck helps. "Disable Trig Cal" is still active. When I f.ex. uncheck it and click "Send" it alters settings for "Disable Auto Gain" and "Tilt / Z Correction instead. (This is after closing and restarting the config program: Reading this data from AimTrak.)
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I have posted a hotfix version which cures this problem: http://www.ultimarc.com/aimtrak.zip
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I see no reason why any button presses should be reported to the system during calibration since this is done internally in the MCU only. What I mean is that the moment calibration is activated, no buttons is reported until calibration is finished.
I agree with Ginsu that it would be nice to choose what button (Trig, Aux, P1-5) to activate calibration with. Take an example with "Crayon Physics" where you draw objects by holding the trigger maybe longer than the available setting allow.
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Above makes sense, I will implement this in next version
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If you plan to save a text file with config data for command line programming, please include your planned "Monitor Size" in this config text. This is because by setting "Fixed Aspect Ratio" in GPU settings would actually make a widescreen function as a 4:3. Calibration data from the AimTrak must be able to be saved and reprogrammed for this to have any reason.
One last strange thing: If I am in a browser window or a text file when pointing the gun at the screen, it actually scrolls down. Could there be a fault Z axis reporting here ?
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Yes, that was a very strange one. It appears to be a Windows bug. I have a workaround and it will be fixed in next firmware.
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I Think it is good to be here, to follow the progress.
androtaz08:
I am going to order the aimtrak but can anyone tell me the best way to go as far as an empty gun casing?
androtaz08:
I just got my module in last night and am expecting my ps1 guncon in the mail today while I'm at work. Installed everything and messed around with it last night and was very impressed. check out my youtube vid of me playing pointblank and area 51.
JRoz:
sorry for bringing this review back from the dead...do I need to install the LED sensors regardless if I have an Aracade CGA monitor or not? I know some of the other lightguns need a bar for the LCD and LED screens because they wont work with the original arcade monitors..just wanted to confirm before ordering.
thanks
Jason
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