Can't Play From Attract Mode

[mikerich_indy]

First, I want to say kudos - this is an EXCELLENT contribution to the greater good of us all. I'm very impressed.

I have version 4.07, and the attract mode enabled. There are lots of times I walk by and see a game that I'd like to "drop a quarter into", but every time I do it, it seems like the game takes the key input, but moments later I get dumped back into GameEX.

I have a hotrod joystick, not sure if that matters or not. I've tried numerous buttons.

BTW, I press the P1 coin button, and I've also tried every other button on the controller to no avail. It seems like the game gets these keypresses....

Any ideas?

[mikerich_indy]

bump

[TropicalRobot]

I am having the exact same problem...SlikStik here.

[Tom Speirs]

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Are you using a SlikStik or IPAC too?

[mikerich_indy]

I'm using a hotrod controller from www.hanaho.com

I don't think it has an IPAC, I think they make their own custom controller board.

[Tom Speirs]

I'm using a hotrod controller from www.hanaho.com

I don't think it has an IPAC, I think they make their own custom controller board.

can you try pressing 5 on an actual keyboard please.

let me know what that does

[mikerich_indy]

It stayed in the game!

But my coin button on my hotrod controller didn't work. I know that in my GameEx settings, I had to add -ctrlr hotrod to the MAME command line, so that it would recognize the player 1 coin button.

So, it seems like maybe the attract mode isn't using my configured command line when it launches MAME? But that might also might not be the case, because I also added a command-line option to disable the bezel graphics in MAME, and the attract mode doesn't enable them. Doesn't make sense....

[Tom Speirs]

It stayed in the game!

But my coin button on my hotrod controller didn't work. I know that in my GameEx settings, I had to add -ctrlr hotrod to the MAME command line, so that it would recognize the player 1 coin button.

So, it seems like maybe the attract mode isn't using my configured command line when it launches MAME? But that might also might not be the case, because I also added a command-line option to disable the bezel graphics in MAME, and the attract mode doesn't enable them. Doesn't make sense....

OK, its fixed. Be in next version.

[mikerich_indy]

Thanks!

You've done a great job with this.

[djrobx]

It would be nice if you could also add an assignable game controller button number for those of us not using one of those three specific controllers.

E.g. on my PS2 controller I have button 8 (Select) mapped as coin-in.

[TropicalRobot]

New version has not fixed this issue for me. Whether using 5 key on keyboard or coin-in button on slikstik (mapped to 5), it still dumps me back into GameEx.

[mikerich_indy]

Worked for me, using Hotrod joystick.

Thanks!