Flycast (Windows) - Revision history

Bratwurstmensch at 22:49, 12 May 2026

2026-05-12T22:49:29Z

2026-05-12T22:45:41Z

AHK Scripts

2026-05-12T20:41:23Z

Mazan: Flash of the Blade

2026-05-11T21:34:50Z

2025-04-10T22:09:47Z

Flycast Standalone emulator setup guide: additional detail that the 2.4 version displays device IDs.

2025-04-10T21:29:25Z

General Setup: Added clarification of how the data folder is to be created.

2024-04-12T19:04:17Z

Controls

2023-09-19T01:00:19Z

Video

2023-08-02T23:53:03Z

Mouse VID_(…):

2023-05-20T18:18:22Z

Controls

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 Run, YOUR_PATH\flycast.exe "ROMPATH\House of the Dead 2 (US).chd"
 </syntaxhighlight>
-Non-working games in Flycast
+=== <u>Non-working games in Flycast</u> ===
 Make sure you do NOT use Dreamcast-converted arcade games; these conversions will not work.

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 Make sure you do NOT use Dreamcast-converted arcade games; these conversions will not work.
-These lightgun games do currently not work in Flycast yet; use [[Demul]] for these:
+This lightgun game does not work in Flycast yet; use [[Demul]] for this one:
 * Brave Firefighters
-* Manic Panic Ghosts! / Pokasuka Ghost!
 ===<u>Game Notes</u>===

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 The sword will only show up after calibration in the service menu. You need to follow the instructions on the calibration screen and keep the pointer in the corners for a few seconds.
 After succeeding, a small point will show up. The sword should show up in-game now, and you can slice over the screen to play the game.
+More than two active guns can cause problems. If you encounter problems during calibration, make sure you have only one gun connected.
 There is a small calibration video tutorial near the end of this video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK6bDHuptYI YouTube].

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 These lightgun games do currently not work in Flycast yet; use [[Demul]] for these:
 * Brave Firefighters
-* Extreme Hunting 2
 * Manic Panic Ghosts! / Pokasuka Ghost!
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 In order to play this, go into your control settings, choose a gamepad in Port A, and your lightgun in Port D. You find the game in the Extras menu.
-====Extreme Hunting 2====
-This Atomiswave game has been "fixed" and is now confirmed working in flycast versions after 15th Feb 2023
 ==== House of the Dead 2 ====

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 To find out about your right device ID, you can look that up in the DemulShooter GUI for example.
-* '''<u>NOTE</u>''': The latest version of Flycast v2.0 no longer displays the device ID's.  You can use v1.3 to find the device ID's which will list the connected devices in the same order.
+* '''<u>NOTE</u>''': Unlike Flycast version 2.0, the latest version 2.4 displays the device ID's.  You can also use v1.3 to find the device ID's if needed which will list the connected devices in the same order.
 [[File:Flycast Device IDs.png|none|thumb|Device ID's]]
 Set your first gun to Port A and your second gun to Port B. Make sure to set up both Sinden Mouse and Sinden Keyboard, as you will need both to bind buttons.

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 === General Setup ===
-Your BIOS files need to go into the emulator subfolder "data“.
+Your BIOS files need to go into the emulator subfolder "data“. (''Running the '''flycast.exe''' the first time will create the "data"'' folder)
 Ensure your guns are connected, and the Sinden software is running before booting up Flycast.

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 At "Dreamcast Devices“, set Device A and B to "Light Gun“. Choose "Sega VMU“ next to those entries – your game saves are stored there. You can check/uncheck crosshairs here.
-All connected physical devices, including your Sinden gun (mouse & keyboard), should show up under "Physical Devices“ with their device ID. To find out about your right device ID, you can look that up in the DemulShooter GUI for example.
+All connected physical devices, including your Sinden gun (mouse & keyboard), should show up under "Physical Devices“ with their device ID.
+Each Sinden lightgun will show up as 2 devices - ''Mouse'' and ''Keyboard'', and should be mapped accordingly.
+To find out about your right device ID, you can look that up in the DemulShooter GUI for example.
 * '''<u>NOTE</u>''': The latest version of Flycast v2.0 no longer displays the device ID's.  You can use v1.3 to find the device ID's which will list the connected devices in the same order.

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 For newer graphics cards, check "Vulkan“ for better performance.
+* Try different Graphics API's if you have issues with the Sinden border showing on top.
 Increase internal resolution; 4K works very well for example.

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 === ''Mouse VID_(…):'' ===
-====<u>Both Dreamcast & Arcade Controls</u>====
+====<u>Dreamcast Controls</u>====
 Start: Middle Button (recommended: Front left side button of Sinden gun)
-A (Dreamcast) / Button 1 (Arcade): Left Button (Trigger onscreen)
+A Button: Left Button (Trigger onscreen)
 Reload: Right Button (Trigger offscreen)
+==== <u>Arcade Controls</u> ====
+Button 1: Left Button (Trigger onscreen)
+Button 2 (for reload): Right Button (Trigger offscreen)
+* Ninja Assault uses Reload button instead of Button 2 for reload.
 === ''Keyboard VID_(…):'' ===