The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: papaschtroumpf on November 18, 2003, 12:10:45 pm
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I guess this is for HC or SirP:
What's the status of the application to display a "how to play" screen based on controls.dat?
Now that I got the full CD set for mame I really understand the need for that app, it's a pain to have to figure out the controls every time you start an unfamiliar game.
The main reason I'm asking for a status/ETA is that if it's still months away I may work on my own temporary solution (I already have a proof of concept but it's a hodge-podge of Perl and ImageMagick to pre-generate the pics, so not very "general purpose").
In the meantime I'll try and do my part and enter some games in the database...
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Howard was going to release something soon. Will have to see what he replies.
He might be waiting on me. I was going to add two flags to the dat files. One if it has a cocktail dip (from listxml), 2 tilt would come from listxml.
Unfortunately I probably won't have time until after thanksgiving to finish that.
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yup waiting on sirp ;) The beta viewer works and works quite well I might add. All that remains is the finalization of the format which will happen shortly and then i can tweak a few things to better suit these new options. You'll see it before the end of the year guaranteed.
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Looking forward to it!
In the meantime I'll just lookup the controls manually in the ini file when I can't figure it out by playing to the game