Demul with DemulShooter

[MydknyteStyrm]

Hi guys,

This guy argonlefou on BYOAC came up with an awesome hack called DemulShooter, which allows Demul 07a to have two lightguns at the same time, and it eliminated the minimize window when clicked in the upper left corner.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/inde...msg1567613#new

The issue I have with Rocketlauncher is how do I start up a program like DemulShooter before I load up Demul, while in the HS frontend? I tried to send a command via the CLI prompt in the Emulator settings of Demul in RL, but nothing showed up on the log.
The command I have to throw is

DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=naomi -noresize

Is there a place within the module I can put this, or is this something DjVj might be interested in adding to the Module? Or is this as simpler than I am thinking to make this happen?

Any information would be very helpful. If you havent tried it, DemulShooter works awesome with my Aimtraks, and I can finally play HOTD2 without fear of shooting the corner.

Thanks!

[agent47]

You could modify the User Functions.ahk to launch the program before the emulator is started. You could have it so it's triggered when a certain system, a certain emulator, or certain roms are launched.

[MydknyteStyrm]

Thanks for the reply. I tried out a few codes but I couldnt get anything to work 100 percent in UserFunctions.ahk

I have Ultrastik Programmer running, and I am attempting to run a bat file for DemulShooter, which is in BOLD. The problem is that it doesnt differentiate between what rom is loading in Sega Naomi, and then it kills all input for other emulators as well. When I remove the code, everything works as normal. I guess its something I'm doing with syntax or punctuation, so any insight you can provide would help. Thanks!

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
    Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
    Global systemName, romName
    ProgramUltraStik360(systemName, romName)
	if (systemName="Sega Naomi" romName="confmiss")
		Run("DemulShooter.bat", "D:\Arcade\Demul\Demul 7a 221215\")
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}


; Use this function to define any code you may need to stop or clean up in every module on exit
StopGlobalUserFeatures(){
    Log("StopGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
    ProgramUltraStik360("FrontEnd","Rom")
    Log("StopGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

; Use this function to define any code you want to run before Pause starts
StartPauseUserFeatures(){
	Log("StartPauseUserFeatures - Starting")
	ProgramUltraStik360("Pause","Rom")
	Log("StartPauseUserFeatures - Ending")
}

; Use this function to define any code you may need to stop or clean up after Pause ends
StopPauseUserFeatures(){
	Log("StopPauseUserFeatures - Starting")
        Global systemName, romName
	ProgramUltraStik360(systemName, romName)
	Log("StopPauseUserFeatures - Ending")
}


ProgramUltraStik360(systemName, romName)
{
	;SplitPath, A_LineFile, , iniPath ;should work, but doesn't!
	iniPath :=A_ScriptDir . "\lib"

    iniFile=%iniPath%\UltraStik 360 Programmer.ini
	IfNotExist, %iniFile% 
		Log("UltraStik 360 Programmer ini file not found: " . iniFile . ". Please put the ""UltraStik 360 Programmer.ini"" file in the ""Rocket Launcher\lib"" folder.")
		
    IniRead, UltraMapExe, %iniFile%, Settings, UltraMapExe, C:\Users\MCP\Desktop\Program Files\UltraMap\UltraMap.exe
	IfNotExist, %UltraMapExe% 	
	{
		Log("UltraMap Script could not find Ultramap.exe not found: " . UltraMapExe . ". Please check path in the ini file. Exiting UltraMap Script.")
		Return
	}	
	
    SplitPath, UltraMapExe, , ugcPath
    IniRead, ugcGlobalDefault, %iniFile%, Settings, ugcGlobalDefault
	If (ugcGlobalDefault="ERROR") 
	{
		ugcGlobalDefault=8-way
		logText:=logText . "ugcGlobalDefault not found in ini file. Using 8-way as Global Default. "
	}
    
	IniRead, IsPerRom, %iniFile%, PerRomSystems, %systemName%

If (%IsPerRom%) 
{
    IniRead, ugc, %iniFile%, Roms, %romName%
	If (ugc="ERROR") 
	{
		IniRead, ugc, %iniFile%, Systems, %systemName%
		If (ugc="ERROR") 
		{
			ugc:= ugcGlobalDefault
			logText:=logText . " System is " systemName . ", a system that uses a UGC file per rom. Rom is " . romName . ". No rom nor system UGC found in the ini file, using global default: " . ugc 
		}
		Else
			logText:=logText . " System is " systemName . ", a system that uses a UGC file per rom. Rom is " . romName . ". Rom UGC not found in the ini file, using system default: " . ugc 
	}
	Else
		logText:=logText . " System is " systemName . ", a system that uses a UGC file per rom. Rom is " . romName . ". Rom UGC found in the ini file: " . ugc 
}
Else 
{    
    IniRead, ugc, %iniFile%, Systems, %systemName%
	If (ugc="ERROR") 
	{
		ugc:= ugcGlobalDefault
		logText:=logText . " System is " systemName . ", a system that uses the same UGC file for all roms. System UGC not found in ini file, using global default: " . ugc 
	}
	Else 
		logText:=logText . " System is " systemName . ", a system that uses the same UGC file for all roms. System UGC found in ini file: " . ugc 

}
 
IfNotExist, %ugcPath%\%ugc%.ugc	
{
	Log("UltraStik 360 Programmer- UGC file not found: " . ugcPath . "\" . ugc . ".ugc. Exiting UltraMap Script. " . logText)
	Return
}	
	
Run, %UltraMapExe% %ugcPath%\%ugc%.ugc /logerrors %ugcPath%\UltraMapLog.log
Log("UltraStik 360 Programmer loaded """ . ugc . ".ugc"". " . logText)
}

[DR9]

cant you just point the emulator .exe in RL to a compiled AHK script.exe that loads shooter then demul?

[agent47]

At first glance I can tell you that you're missing an and operator in your if statement:

if (systemName="Sega Naomi" && romName="confmiss")

[MydknyteStyrm]

At first glance I can tell you that you're missing an and operator in your if statement:

if (systemName="Sega Naomi" && romName="confmiss")

That absolutely did the trick. I am thinking that if I want to load DemulShooter with a certain list of roms, would I enter the code like this?

if (systemName="Sega Naomi" && romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt")
		Run("DemulShooter.bat", "D:\Arcade\Demul\Demul 7a 221215\")

So far it seems to work. The only thing I have to figure out is how to minimize the C prompt window when DemulShooter activates.

[djvj]

Why are you running a bat? That's just using another middle man to run your exe.


Try this:
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=naomi -noresize", "D:\Arcade\Demul\Demul 7a 221215\")

[genius77]

Hi guys,
I set up my system as you suggested and it works!. Thank you very much

I start by saying that I am a total noob with AHK scripts, but what if I want to set up a new condition to launch DemulShooter with some roms in Atomiswave?
Is it possible to add a new section in StartGlobalUserFeatures like my example below (I can't try it directly in these days)? Or am I completely out of the way?

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
	Global systemName, romName
	if (systemName="Sega Naomi" && romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt")
	Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=naomi -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\") 
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

StartGlobalUserFeatures_2()
{
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
	Global systemName, romName
	if (systemName="Atomiswave" && romName=".......")
	Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=atomiswave -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\") 
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[bleasby]

Just include the new condition to the same user function. Something like this (warning, non tested code):

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
	Global systemName, romName
	if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt") )
		Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=naomi -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\") 
	else if ( (systemName="Atomiswave") and (romName="...") )
		Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -system=atomiswave -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\") 
	Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[genius77]

It works with your code!!

I just had to write the system Name as "Sammy Atomiswave" and not only "Atomiswave". But the error was in my post.

Thank you very much

[Endprodukt]

The latest version doesn't care for System Naomi/Atomiswave. It needs specific rom names. Example : DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=confmiss -noresize

Could anyone smarter than me implement this into this code if possible?

[bob.records]

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=romName -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

I think should do it, not tested as not near my cab this week. Maybe DJVJ or Bleasby can confirm if AHK will allow this, changes made was -system parameters was dropped and now set per -rom, if im correct romName should be set globally and will launch the required rom through demulshooter

[Endprodukt]

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=romName -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

I think should do it, not tested as not near my cab this week. Maybe DJVJ or Bleasby can confirm if AHK will allow this, changes made was -system parameters was dropped and now set per -rom, if im correct romName should be set globally and will launch the required rom through demulshooter

I knew there must be a way to inject the rom name into the code, I did it this way, a little more complicated but it actually works

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
    Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
    Global systemName, romName
    if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="lupinsho") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=lupinsho -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="confmiss") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=confmiss -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="deathcox") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=deathcox -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="hotd2") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=hotd2 -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="mok") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=mok -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="ninjaslt") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=ninjaslt -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sammy Atomiswave") and (romName="rangrmsn") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=rangrmsn -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sammy Atomiswave") and (romName="xtrmhunt") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=xtrmhunt -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    else if ( (systemName="Sammy Atomiswave") and (romName="xtrmhnt2") )
        Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=xtrmhnt2 -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
    Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[bob.records]

Can you test the code I posted and confirm if it works, always better to simplify to fewer lines, easier to update in future

[bleasby]

bob.records, your code will not work because you wrote the variable inside the quotation marks. AHK will consider that romName is a string and not a variable in this case.

Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=romName -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")

romName is inside the quotation.

You should close the quotation before the variable and restart it again after so AHK knows that you are referring to a variable:

Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")

Except for that, I don't see any reason for your code not work.

[Endprodukt]

bob.records, your code will not work because you wrote the variable inside the quotation marks. AHK will consider that romName is a string and not a variable in this case.

Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=romName -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")

romName is inside the quotation.

You should close the quotation before the variable and restart it again after so AHK knows that you are referring to a variable:

Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")

Except for that, I don't see any reason for your code not work.

I think you still will have to define Naomi and Atomiswave seperately with it's games so the correct emulator for the roms will be used?

; Use this function to define any code you want to run in every module on start
StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi") and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
else if ( (systemName="Sammy Atomiswave") and (romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhunt" or romName=xtrmhunt2) )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", "C:\Emulators\Demul\Demul-0.7a\")
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[bob.records]

You should close the quotation before the variable and restart it again after so AHK knows that you are referring to a variable:
.

Thanks bleasby, that makes sense.

I think you still will have to define Naomi and Atomiswave seperately with it's games so the correct emulator for the roms will be used?

It should be fine as a OR statement is used with the systemName, so it will launch if either is played out of the roms listed, demulshooter only needs to be told what rom is launching.

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName, 
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt"or romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhnt2" or romName="xtrmhunt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", "D:\Emulators\Demul\0.7\")
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

Bleasby, if we wanted to replace the demul location to read the rl emulator path, would this work ?

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName, Emu_Path
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt"or romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhnt2" or romName="xtrmhunt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", ". Emu_Path .")
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[bleasby]

Bleasby, if we wanted to replace the demul location to read the rl emulator path, would this work ?

Almost, but no.

The variable that stores the emulator path is named emuPath and not Emu_Path.
Just check the run line on the demul module and you will see the variables used to run the emulator and the game.

Also, when you are filling any function parameter, you don't need to place quotes as you tried to do on: ". Emu_Path ."
Just place the variable directly.
And besides that, the correct way to add a quotation to a path is by adding the quotation character inside quotes, if not you will not get your desired result: """" . emuPath . """"
A quote just means that everything inside it will be a string. Therefore if you want to send a quotation character, you need to place it inside quotes. A single quote will not achieve your desired result.

As a tip, use commands like the msgbox command to check if you are setting correctly these kind of parameters.

For example, if you place your ". Emu_Path ." on a msgbox:
msgbox, % ". Emu_Path ."
you will see that is does not represents what you want to do.

Anyway, getting back to the run line, replacing it with something like this should make it work:

Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", emuPath)

[Endprodukt]

I can confirm that this code is working perfectly:

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName, 
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt"or romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhnt2" or romName="xtrmhunt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", emuPath)
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

[bleasby]

I can confirm that this code is working perfectly:

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
Global systemName, romName, 
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt"or romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhnt2" or romName="xtrmhunt") )
Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", emuPath)
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}

Actually you are missing the emuPath on the global line declaration.
It was probably just a typo error as you said that the code was working for you.

Updated code:

StartGlobalUserFeatures(){
Global systemName, romName, emuPath 
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Starting")
if ( (systemName="Sega Naomi" or "Sammy Atomiswave" ) and (romName="lupinsho" or romName="confmiss" or romName="hotd2" or romName="deathcox" or romName="mok" or romName="ninjaslt"or romName="rangrmsn" or romName="xtrmhnt2" or romName="xtrmhunt") )
     Run("DemulShooter.exe -demul=07a -rom=" . romName . " -noresize", emuPath)
Log("StartGlobalUserFeatures - Ending")
}