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spystyle:
Howdy Fozzy,

Nathan Strum recommends 40 teeth on a 3" circle.

Cheers,
Craig

Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: spystyle on December 09, 2006, 07:36:16 pm ---Nathan Strum recommends 40 teeth on a 3" circle.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, that's true.... but given that if you use a mouse hack, the mouse teeth are closer together than that, then you can create a disk with a much higher resolution. The higher the resolution the better! Mame can scale the input to suit the game you want to play.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

spystyle:
In his guide he claims that too many teeth can create a problem for mouse hacks. Apparently mice are not designed to move so quickly, so they would not be able to process the amount of signals from a very fine wheel moving fast. He claims it can create a "strobing effect" and the mouse curser doesn't move, or floats slowly backwards.

But he provides 2 other templates in his guide so you could test all 3 if you like.

Cheers,
Craig

Fozzy The Bear:

I've been doing mouse hacks for a while Craig.... It really depends on the mouse you use. Some are better than others. You need to experiment to find the best resolution you can force on any particular mouse and try different mice.  40T in current terms is very low, and you will find that some games are unplayable with only that many teeth.

The best mouse I found yet was a really cheap £2 one in a supermarket. Beat the pants off the £20 microsoft one I tried.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

spystyle:
I see,

I guess I will try all 3

Cheers,
Craig

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