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Important Notes

McShufts at 15:14, 12 December 2022

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McShufts: Added note about B1 and B2 in recent MAME versions

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Added note about B1 and B2 in recent MAME versions

Admin at 18:04, 8 December 2022

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McShufts: Link text, formatting and typos

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imported>Phoenixfox at 15:17, 5 December 2022

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imported>Phoenixfox at 15:15, 5 December 2022

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 * Versions previous to 0.178 could not fix the controller IDs
 * Version 0.194 cause lightgun improper working...
-* Time Crisis is broken in 0.202 and prior. Use a newer version
+* Time Crisis is broken in 0.202 and prior. Use a newer version.
+* MAMEUI and MAME64 have been known to cause issues.  Use regular MAME.
 * Some games have glitched crosshairs in MAME several of the hunting games and some others have this issue. Turn them off for best results as they will show your aim several inches off center!!

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 * Version 0.194 cause lightgun improper working...
 * Time Crisis is broken in 0.202 and prior. Use a newer version
-* Some games have glitched crosshairs in MAME several of the hunting games and some others have this issue.
+* Some games have glitched crosshairs in MAME several of the hunting games and some others have this issue. Turn them off for best results as they will show your aim several inches off center!!
-Turn them off for best results as they will show your aim several inches off center!!
 * To prevent your gun registering as a different Guncode after a reboot take the "'''gunmouse.cfg'''" file from the ''SindenLightgunSoftwareReleaseV1.--\SindenLightgunWindowsSoftwareV1.--\MAMEConfig\ctrlr''  and move to your MAME emulator directory ''MAME/ctrlr'' folder
+* Recent versions of MAME (~0.245) now set on-screen trigger (left mouse click) as B1 and off-screen trigger (right mouse click) as B2 instead of B0 and B1 respectively.
 == MAME control settings ==

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 __FORCETOC__
+{{infobox
+|title = MAME
+|logo = mame_logo.png
+|category = Emulator
+|system = Arcade
+|download = [https://www.mamedev.org/release.html official MAME website]
+|license = Free (GNU v2)
+|type =
+|developer =
+|release =
+|players =
+|titleshot =
+|gameplayshot =
+|note =
+}}
 <big>MAME</big> stands for '''Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator'''. It is probably the easiest emulator to get up and running with 2 players and has a VAST amount of games you can play.
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 ==Downloads==
-===MAME===
-You can download MAME from the [https://www.mamedev.org/release.html official MAME website]
 ===Crosshair Pack===
 You can disable the default MAME crosshair by downloading the crosshair pack and extracting it to MAME's root path. The crosshair pack can be downloaded from [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoBsrIioAIOs76IwkYmPaTHwJq2CRxcu/view?usp=sharing Google Drive]

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 * You can then then edit the gunmouse.cfg file to look something like this (with your own IDs of course)
-<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" line="1">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="XML">
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <mameconfig version="10">
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 * Don't forgot to put the gunmouse.cfg file in your Mame's ctrlr directory and point your Mame.ini file to the gunmouse file in the "CORE INPUT OPTIONS" section.
 * If you're Mame.ini is already using a custom ctrlr file, you can add still add your Sinden device ID's to your custom ctrlr file, below is just an example for reference (ignore the IPAC Utlimate IDs, those are my joystick controls for players 1-4). My 2 Sinden Lightguns are assigned below. This way I can continue to use my existing ctrlr file.
-<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" line="1">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="XML" line="1">
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <mameconfig version="10">

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 Every MAME release has a number for instance 0.226, So you require 0.226 roms, this is VERY important!
-Trying to run a different version of romset will cause issues!<br><br>
+Trying to run a different version of romset will cause issues!
 == Standard settings ==
-Quick Settings Guide - <br>
+Quick Settings Guide:
 # Launch a game in MAME
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 Turn them off for best results as they will show your aim several inches off center!!
 * To prevent your gun registering as a different Guncode after a reboot take the "'''gunmouse.cfg'''" file from the ''SindenLightgunSoftwareReleaseV1.--\SindenLightgunWindowsSoftwareV1.--\MameConfig\ctrlr''  and move to your mame emulator directory ''mame/ctrlr'' folder
-<br>
 == Mame control settings ==
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 * Open a command prompt and run a game w/ Mame using verbose mode only to quit the game, and read the output to get your personal IDs, ex: "mame.exe -v term2" runs Mame in verbose mode with Terminator 2, but any game would work as we just need the device IDs.
 * The ID's will look something similar what's shown below. You may have to unplug your guns (take a screenshot) and plug them in again to make sure you see what ID is which Lightgun.
-** <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
 Input: Adding mouse #0: HID-compliant mouse (device id: \?\HID#VID_16C0&PID_0F39&MI_02&Col02#a&1e8491ce&0&0001#{378de44c-56ef-11d1-bc8c-00a0c91405dd})
 Input: Adding mouse #1: HID-compliant mouse (device id: \?\HID#VID_16C0&PID_0F01&MI_02&Col02#9&c31b5c8&0&0001#{378de44c-56ef-11d1-bc8c-00a0c91405dd})
 </syntaxhighlight>
-* You can convert this long string into a shortened version<ref>https://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/devicemap.html</ref> In my example my guns personal ID can be shortened to <code>"VID_16C0&amp;amp;PID_0F39".</code> Notice the "amp;" this is required to escape the "&" in the ID.
+* You can convert this long string into a shortened version In my example my guns personal ID can be shortened to <code>"VID_16C0&amp;amp;PID_0F39".</code> Notice the "amp;" this is required to escape the "&" in the ID.
 * You can then then edit the gunmouse.cfg file to look something like this (with your own IDs of course)
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 </mameconfig>
-</syntaxhighlight><br>
+</syntaxhighlight><br>In Game Controls
-===In Game Controls===
 In MAME, load a game, press TAB to open the settings and go to the '''Input (general)''' section.
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 Configure the input for P2 Button 1, P2 Button 2,  Lightgun X 2 Analog, Lightgun Y 2 Analog for Player 2
-The setting for the Sinden Guns will say something like "Gun 6 B0", "Gun 6 X"  with a different number depending on the GUN ID.<br>
+The setting for the Sinden Guns will say something like "Gun 6 B0", "Gun 6 X"  with a different number depending on the GUN ID.
 == Standard Games ==
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 * Revolution X (revx): OK but you need to calibrate all 3 guns.
 * Space Gun (spacegun): OK
-* T2 (term2): OK but requires calibration via F2 menu.<br />
+* T2 (term2): OK but requires calibration via F2 menu.
 === Non-playable Games ===
 This is a list of games that do not work or require additional controls to play like spinners etc, Also duplicates or bootlegs:
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 * Shooting Gallery
 * Wild Pilot
-<br />'''References'''<references />
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 [[Category:Emulators PC]]