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Title: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: smalltownguy on November 20, 2011, 03:52:35 pm

I'm using an Aimtrak setup and it's working very well with games like Egg Venture, Deer Hunting, Turkey Hunting, etc.

I'm very happy with the Aim Trak calibration in windows - the cursor follows the line of sight on the gun very closely.

So far, Egg Venture, Deer Hunting, and Turkey Hunting all track well.

For some reason, when I launch Sharpshooter, the crosshairs load about an inch to the right of my line of sight. I can run the gun calibration setup in the game's dip switches, and it locks the gun's sights to the MAME crosshairs, but I can't use the barrel of the gun to aim because it's off by so much.

What's causing this? Is there some kind of setting I can change for Sharpshooter to sight this crosshair in? I didn't know if there was some of 'offset' command you could enter in the game's config file or something.

Anyone got anything?

Title: Re: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: smalltownguy on April 24, 2012, 12:04:41 pm

Bump. Anyone got anything?

Title: Re: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: bkenobi on April 24, 2012, 12:59:58 pm

This is one of the constant issues with any gun.  I don't know the solution, but I'd suggest trying the in-game calibration.  You'd have to get to the service menu (F2 I think) and then navigate to wherever it's located for that specific game.

I love gun games, but I must admit that I never thought they would be such a PITA.  Had I known the level of aggravation they can cause, I would have skipped them.  It seems like even when you get them working perfectly...they break just by looking at them.   :dunno

Title: Re: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: smalltownguy on April 24, 2012, 01:57:59 pm

Quote from: bkenobi on April 24, 2012, 12:59:58 pm

I'd suggest trying the in-game calibration.  You'd have to get to the service menu (F2 I think) and then navigate to wherever it's located for that specific game.

Been there, done that.

Title: Re: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: bkenobi on April 24, 2012, 05:32:28 pm

Like I said, frustrating...

Title: Re: Can you offset the MAME crosshairs when launching a game?
Post by: smalltownguy on April 24, 2012, 05:56:48 pm

It's weird. Every other game is locked in just great. But when I launch Sharpshooter, the in-game crosshairs are offset from the MAME ones. I can't get them to line up.