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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: mrcram on April 10, 2006, 08:13:55 pm

Title: how to edit computer games to open full screen
Post by: mrcram on April 10, 2006, 08:13:55 pm

how do you edit the config file to open full screen instead of a window for computer games like crime patrol and drug wars?

Title: Re: how to edit computer games to open full screen
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on April 11, 2006, 08:07:10 am

Quote from: mrcram on April 10, 2006, 08:13:55 pm

how do you edit the config file to open full screen instead of a window for computer games like crime patrol and drug wars?

First of all you try using search and reading the LED light gun thread..... The answer to that is in there......

But....  I'll give you the answer anyway.

First of all, get hold of a piece of software called AutoHotkey. It's freeware so just do a search on the web for it.  Then create the following script for it:
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Run,mdm.exe   ; Run MadDog McCree
IfWinNotExist,Mad Dog McCree
{
  
   winwait,Mad Dog McCree,,100
   WinActivate,Mad Dog McCree
   Send f   ; Fullscreen
   Send r    ; reload don't move the cursor   down
   return
}
else
{
  
   WinActivate,Mad Dog McCree
   Send f   ; Fullscreen
   Send r    ; Reload don't move the cursor down   
   return
}

*1::Send {LControl}; like LControl starts the game I remap to the '1' key


ExitApp    ; Kill this script
return

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That one is for Mad Dog McCree but it's easily modified for the other American Laser Games.

That will run it full screen at startup and not move your cursor on reload.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Title: Re: how to edit computer games to open full screen
Post by: Havok on April 11, 2006, 02:45:48 pm

Hey - that's the freeware version of Winbatch! (AutoIT) Ahh, the memories...

I used to use that to automate software deployment back in the day before I learned to create Windows Installer packages for everything...

Title: Re: how to edit computer games to open full screen
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on April 12, 2006, 07:50:54 am

Quote from: Havok on April 11, 2006, 02:45:48 pm

Hey - that's the freeware version of Winbatch! (AutoIT) Ahh, the memories...

Yeah! "AutoHotkey" is a really useful little util when you want to do things like feeding information to other bits of software.  It's great for creating startup routines that you can then run from inside MameWah because you can turn your scripts into an EXE file really easily and can then run them without AutoHotkey itself installed.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)