2 LCD Lightguns, SMOG's Driver and HOTD, Virtua Cop, Etc.

[MKChamp]

Not sure if this should really go in the software forum, but...

I'm trying to run hotd, hotd2 and virtua cop with the 'troubleshooter' and smog's drivers. I can't seem to get the buttons mapped correctly with the controlpanel in smog's drivers.

I have the latest beta released with the topgun support, but need someone to shed some light on the situation! The trigger is always mapped to button 1, the button on the right side is always mapped to button 2, the button on the handle is always mapped to button 3...and there is never a button mapped for 4 anywhere. Both guns seem to register the same buttons...and I am trying to get gun2 to register buttons 3 and 4...Please help me!

[aljupy]

I´m sorry. I can not Help you, friend..... BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
I said it to Smog...By the way, it is not the end of the live....he he, I see the compensation that I can Have independent MICE in mame and in mame I can map Everything.

Well, I´ll Stop kidding. The only thing annoying is to RELOAD with "B" Button in HOD2....I tried to remap buttons in the Troubleshooter´s   *.ini but with NO succes.

The most curious I "discovered" are 2 Things....:

1)After Installing/Uninstalling/Re-installing each gun by around 10 times (Deleting the profile´s *.ini) If I get a gun with "Default Buttons mouse buttons" 3,4,5, instead of 1,2,3,4,5.... I can MAP EVERYTHING on that gun....

2) Maybe It is rare...but if I unplug MY REAL MOUSE (It is a Wireless Keyboard and mouse combo) I get a message saying something like (Now I can not remember exactly) "Please, connect your LightGun to save changes". I´ll post the exact sentence when I arrive home.
BTW I tried with my old PS/2 mouse with the same result

On a side note I tried Older versions and I can Remap Everything Everywhere without problem.

I even Formatted C:\ And reinstalled WINXP and updated with a Fresh SP2 with the same results. Also I did this to Erase once and for all all the old "third parties USB guncondrivers from EMS". I´ll not Switch to them again, I need SMOG´s driver for mame  Also it never Lags, I would not recommend you to switch to another "driver".

SEE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[MKChamp]

Thanks for the reply...on a side note, hotd2 offscreen reloads works perfectly for me with 1 gun, smogs drivers and NOT USING the troubleshooter software. Just map player1 controls to mouse.

You are right...I mostly play the mame lightgun games and couldn't be happier with the latest driver changes in MAME and Smog's drivers.

I guess for these pc games, I can just play 'pass the mic' if I am playing with a friend ;-)

[aljupy]

Hello, Again:

I do not know if it is here some "solution" to our trouble http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/viewmessaggi.aspx?f=66424&idd=109

Mame 104U7 Rocks !!! I can even remap The mouse Axes So I can Map ANY PLAYER TO ANY LIGHTGUN WOW!!!!

[aljupy]

Thanks for the reply...on a side note, hotd2 offscreen reloads works perfectly for me with 1 gun, smogs drivers and NOT USING the troubleshooter software. Just map player1 controls to mouse.

I have played that way......I can not remember if that configuration reloaded or not with my HOD2 version. The thing I

[MKChamp]

Hello, Again:

I do not know if it is here some "solution" to our trouble http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/viewmessaggi.aspx?f=66424&idd=109

Mame 104U7 Rocks !!! I can even remap The mouse Axes So I can Map ANY PLAYER TO ANY LIGHTGUN WOW!!!!

Hmmm...I'll look into this...I'll let ya know after I probably have to reformat XP ;-)

[MKChamp]

I didn't seem to have these settings under that reg location. Maybe it was specific to win2k and/or previous version of the driver?

Anywho...I am still pleased overall!

[Cananas]

...and I am trying to get gun2 to register buttons 3 and 4...Please help me!

Are you trying the Smog ActLabs compatibility mode? It changes the trigger and reload to button 3 and button 4.

Well, I

[aljupy]

This weekend I will try to make and script that converts the shootoffscreen (really shoot to the left-low square) to a button2 click. It is possible.

Muchas Gracias, Cananas, nos veremos en Marcianitos

Translating

Many Thanks Cananas, We´ll see us in http://www.marcianitos.org/

[Smog]

Regarding the problem about control panel not saving values:

It's a BUG, I was able to find and fix it. It happens when "somehow" there is no Conf directory under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\Vid_0b9a&Pid_016a\xxx\DeviceParameters

where xxx is a string like 7&211cea1e&0&1 that identifies the device instance.

Control panel did not create the directory because of a bug.
I was not able to notice that because I had already the driver installed in the machine with the directory created and this explains why just some of you experienced the bug (the old contorl panel handled it correctly). It is fixed on next release toghether with the ability to map offscreen shoot to mouse button 2.

[Lilwolf]

saaweeet!  Excited to hear about button2 offscreen also!  GREAT!

btw, has EMS offered you anything for writing drivers that work?  Like free deni guns?

just curious if they are treating the ones who are making their product viable good.

[Smog]

btw, has EMS offered you anything for writing drivers that work?  Like free deni guns?

just curious if they are treating the ones who are making their product viable good.

lol didn't you read the last statement on the info page of the control panel ?

No they did not suport me in anyway. I contacted them asking for a sample to work on and I received a very funny email: They spent a lot of nice words (A LOT OF) on my driver but ... they offered to sell me the guns for US$29.99 plus mailing. Really, I had to buy two of it (for testing multiplayer).

[MKChamp]

Hehe...I noticed the control panel message...
It's doesn't make sense...they even have your site listed under their 'Friendly Links'.

Glad to hear you were able to track down the settings bug. I was wondering if the fact I was missing those registry values were affecting the save...guess they were!

[Smog]

link to my site ?

they didn't ask and I don't mind ...

[aljupy]

I created the Conf Directory....
Now it saves everything....everywhere 

Many thanks!!!!!!!!

Hey, This is not a bug....but...... Have you ever noticed this?  the "HIDE MOUSE" function works pretty well.....BUT the games (Like ART IS DEAD) or emulators (Like SNES9X) wich uses a different crosshair/mousepointer than your "windows

[Smog]

Hey, This is not a bug....but...... Have you ever noticed this?  the "HIDE MOUSE" function works pretty well.....BUT the games (Like ART IS DEAD) or emulators (Like SNES9X) wich uses a different crosshair/mousepointer than your "windows

[aljupy]

I know that ... unfortunately hide mouse only works in mame (by simluating F1) and games which lays on windows for the cursor rendering ... I really don't know what to do with others. unless the game provides a key to hide it (in the case you can map that key on a specific gun button with GunCon2Flasher), I am afraid there is nothing to do.

Do not worry, You have worked much more even than EMS and made a GOOD WORK.

I just asked that because I tought it was possible to do something like "The troubleshooter" or even Wingun does....Wich really is not "HIDE" like does MAME.

Troubleshooter (or wingun) doesn´t really "Hide" the cursor...they just keep the cursor on Bootom left or Right and when you fire, the crosshair moves to the coordiante that you where pointing.

By the way...As you know.....it is not too much important

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY!!!!!!

[Smog]

I can do it ... I've never liked it, but if it is the only way I can think of it. I'll let you know.

[MKChamp]

I created the Conf Directory....
Now it saves everything....everywhere 

Did you just create the sub folder or did you also manually add any values?
I assume if you just created the folder, it allowed the control panel to create the values?

[Cananas]

Well, I

[aljupy]

Did you just create the sub folder or did you also manually add any values?
I assume if you just created the folder, it allowed the control panel to create the values?

I just Created the SUBFOLDER. All the rest was Smog