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GuideV0.9.0(TextVersion)

Installation

DownloadingtheModel2Emulator
TheModel2Emulatorcanbedownloadedinzipformatfromthedownloads
sectioninthemenulocatedonthelefthandsideofthenebularhomepage:
http://nebula.emulatronia.com

Onceyouhavenavigatedtothedownloadspage,youwilllookfortheModel2
Emulatorandclickdownloadontherighttogetthefile.

Extractingtheemulatorziparchive
Youwillnextneedtounzipthefileintoadirectoryofyourchoice.Usuallydouble
clickingthefilewillopenthe.zipfilewithyourarchiveutilityshowingyouthefiless
within.

Fromhere,youwillusuallyclickextracttounpackthecontentsofthearchiveintothe
directoryofyourchoice.

SettingyourROMSdirectory
Afteryouremulatorhasbeenextractedtoadirectoryonyourcomputer,youwillneedto
setituptobeabletoplaygames.YouwillneedtocreateaROMSdirectoryasshown
below.

TheROMSdirectoryiswhereyouwillplacetheROMfiles.ROMSareshippedinzip
format,anddonotneedtobeunpackedwhenplacingthemintotheROMSdirectory.
YoucanalsoaddextraROMdirectorylocationsviatheemulator.inifileifyouwish,this
maybecomehandyifyoudecidetomakemultipleemulatordirectoriesformultiplaying
purposes.

Thereisalsoaspecialmodel2.zipfilethatwillberequiredtoruntheoriginalModel2
games(not2A,2B,2C),soremembertoplacethatarchivedfileintheromsdirectory
also.

GettingstartedwiththeModel2Emulator

SystemRequirements

MinimumSystemRequirements
CPA:IntelPentium4processorat2.6Ghzorequivalent
Video:DirectX9compliantgraphicscardwith64MBvideomemory*
Memory:512MB(1GBforVista)
HDD:35MBofdiskspace
OS:Windows2000/XP/VistawithlatestDirectXinstalled

RecommendedSystemRequirements
CPU:AnyIntelPentiumdualcoreprocessororequivalent
Video:PixelShader3.0compliantgraphicscardwith128MBvideomemory
Memory:1GB
HDD:800MBofdiskspace
OS:Windows2000/XP/VistawithlatestDirectXinstalled
Joystickorracingwheelrecommended

*RequiresPixelShader2.0complianceforproperemulation.Minimumcardsareas
follows:
ATi:Radeon9500ornewer.nVidia:GeForceFXseries,6series,ornewer.

Whichexecutabletouse:emulator.exeoremulator_multicpu.exe?
Theemulator.exefileisdesignedforcomputerswithasinglecoreprocessor.
Theemulator_multicpu.exeisoptimisedtogiveaperformanceboostbymakinguseof
computerswithmorethanonecoreorCPU(EG:dualcore,quadcoremachines).Feel
freetotrybothversionsandusewhatyoufindgivesyouthebestperformance.

Loadingandunloadingagame
Toloadagame,firstloadtheexecutableasmentionedabove,thengotoEmulator
LoadRom....

YouwillthenbepresentedwithalistofthesupportedgamesbytheModel2Emulator.
Simplyfindthegameyouwanttoplay(whilsthavingtheROM),anddoubleclickit.


Whenyouhavefinishedplayingagame,youcnasimplyclosetheemulatorusingthe
onthetoprightofthewindow.Ifyouwanttoquicklystopagameandloadanother,you
cantryusingEmulatorUnloadRomhoweverdoingthiscansometimescausethe
emulatortostopresponding.

Configuringthecontrolsforagame
Beforeyoucanconfigureyourcontrolsagamemustbeloadedfirst.youwillthen
navigatetothemenuentryGameConfigureControls...

tochangethekeyassignedtoanaction,doubleclicktherowyouwanttochangethen
pressabuttonorkeyyouwanttoassignforthataction.Whenyouaredoneclickclose
andyoursettingswillbesaved.PleasetakesometimetoreadtheTroubleshooting
sectionformoreinformationonresolvingcontrolissuesinsomegames.

Racingwheelsetup
Ifyouwnattosetupthecontrolsforasteeringwheel,checkall3Steering
AccelerateandBrakeboxesintheemulatorscontrolconfigurationmenu.Double
clickeachofthemandentertheirpropertiestoensurethatthecorrectfunctioninthe
dropdownboxmatchesthecorrespondingcontrolyouhaveentered.Youmayalso
needtoensurethatyoucheckinvertfortheaccelerateandbrakepedalswhen
configuringthemtoootherwisetheymaynotfunctioncorrectly.

IfyouuseaLogitechG25racingwheel,youwillneedtouncheckreportcombined
pedalsintheLogitechGlobalDeviceSettingssothebrakandacceleratorfunction
properly.

Guncalibration
Mostoftheshootinggameswillrequireyoutocalibrateyourgunviathemouseaiming
accuracy.Youwillneedtoentertheselectedgamestestmode(F@)andfindthegun
calibrationsection.Oncedone,exitthetestmodeandyouaresettogo.

DirectoriesNVDATA,CFG,STATES,&SHOTS
TheNVDATAdirectoryisautomaticallycreatedbytheemulatorafterfirstuse,andis
usedtostorethenonvolatileramdata.Allthehighscoresandracerecordsarestored
here,aswellasthegamesspecificsettingsyouconfigureinthecorrespondingservice
menu.

TheCFGdirectoryisalsoautomaticallycreatedbytheemulatorafterthecontrolsdialog
boxisusedforthefirsttime.Alloftheinputsandcustomkeyandbuttonassignments

arestoredhere.

theSTATESdirectoryiswhereallyoursavestatefilesarecreated.

theSHOTSdirectoryiswhereallthescreenshotsyoucreateduringthegamearesent
to.

Emulatorsmenuoverview
EmulatorLoadRom:
loadsagame.
EmulatorUnloadRom:
triestounloadagamewithoutclosingtheemulatorbut
sometimescausestheemulatortocrash.
EmulatorOptions
:notimplementedyet.
EmulatorExit:
closestheemulator.
VideoFullscreenResolution:
setstheresolutionofthegame.
VideoSwitchtoFullscreen:
willtrytoruntheemulatorinfullscreen,pressESCto
returntowindowedmode.
VideoAutoSwitchtoFullscreen:
willautomaticallyenterfullscreenmodeeachtime
theemulatorisloaded.
AudioEnableSound:
cleartheticktomutetheemulatorsaudio.
GameConfigureControls:
takesyoutothekeyandbuttonassignments.
HelpAbout:
displaystheversionnumberoftheemulatorandotherinformation.

Ingamecommands
Whileyouareplayingagame,anumberofkeysperformaspecificfunction.

F1
Servicemenunavigationandinsertsaservicecoin
F2
Entersthetest(service)menufortheactivegame.
F3
Resetstheactivegame.
F6
Cyclesthroughtheavailableframeskippingoptions.
F7
Togglestilemaprenderingonandoff.
F8
Renderingstatisticsonscreendisplay.
F9
Framespersecondonscreendisplay.
F10
Loadsasavestate(pressagaintoconfirm).
F11
Savesasavestate(pressagaintoconfirm).
F12
SendsascreenshottotheSHOTSdirectory
Pause/Break
Pausesthegame,pressagaintoresume
ScrollLock
Pressingthiskeyforcesthegametorunattheframeratethatmatches
yourmonitorsrefreshrate.Minimisingtheemulatorwhilstthisfeatureisactivewill

causetheemulatortorunathyperspeed.
Ctrl(Left)+F5
PresentstheuserwithadialogueboxthatenablesthemtoplaySSF
(SaturnSoundFormat)filesfromtheirHDD.Mustbepressedwhileinsidethetest
menuofanyModel2A,2B,or2Cgame(notoriginalModel2).

Multiplayer

Networkablegameslistandstatus
GamesList(alphabeticalorder)MaxplayersLinkingCondition
DaytonaUSA(allexcept93edition)8Linkable/Stable
Indianapolis5008Linkable/Playable
ManxtTTSuperbike8+RelayLinkable/Stable
MotorRaid4+RelayLinkable/Playable
OverRev4LinkDown
SegaRallyChampionship/ProDrivin4+relayLinkable/Stable
SegaSkiSuperG4LinkDown
VirtualOnCybertroopers2LinkDown
WaveRunner4LinkDown

Linkable/Stable
ThegameislinkableoveraLANwithnomajorissues.

Linkable/Playable
thegameislinkableandplayableoveraLANbutmaybesensitive
tonetwork/PCperformance.Ifanerroroccurs,thegamewillsimplyterminatewiththe
messagenetworkerror.pleasenotethatthemoreplayerslinkedmyincreasethe
chancesofanetworkerror.

LinkDown
Thenetworkcodeforthisgamedoesnotfunctionatallortoaplayable
extent.

Understandingthetokenringtopology
Model2arcademachinesconnectandcommunicateinaTokenRingnetwork.The
emulatorcontinuesthisprocessbyusinganewlycreatedm2network.inifile(byyou)
thatstoresthenetworkconfiguration.Therewillbe3entriesinthisfileandare
explainedbelow:


RxPort
Theporttheemulatorwilllistenandreceivedatapacketsthrough(last
machinesNextPort).
NextIP
TheIPaddressofthemachinetheemulatorwillsenddatapacketsto.
NextPort
Theporttheemulatorwillsendthedatapacketsto(nextmachinesRxPort).

ThisemulatesaTokenRingtopologywherethefirstmachinesendsdatatothe2nd,the
2ndsendsdatatothe3rdandsoforth,andthenthefinalmachinesendsitsdataback
tothefirstmachine.Keepinmind,dependingonthegameyouwishtolinkrangefrom2
8playersupport.

OnePC,oneinstance[singleplayerwithmultiplayerfeatures]
Gamessupported:DaytonaUSA(allbut93edition),SegaRallyChampionship,
ManxTTSuperbike.
Firstly,youwillneedtocreateanewfileinyouremulatorsdirectory(wherethe
emulator.inifileissituated)calledm2network.ini.Thenpastethefollowingtextintothe
file.

[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=127.0.0.1
NextPort=1978

Saveandclosethefile.Whenyouloadthegame,pressF2toenterthetestmode,
navigatetothegamesystemsettingsbypressingF1,F2againtoenter,andthenset
yourLINKIDtoMASTER.Exitthetestmodeandletthegamestart.Pleasenotethat
somegamesdonotspecifythemastercabinetasmaster,butareclassedasCar1.

OnePC,multipleinstances
Althoughitisimpossibletoactivelyplaya2(ormore)playergameononePC,youcan
emulateamultiplayersetup.Todothisyouwillneedtomakeacopyofyouremulators
directoryintoanother(includingtheROM),andthenalterthem2network.inifilefor
each.

Example:
Youhavecreated2directories.

1.C:\m2emulator1
M2network.inifilereads


[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=127.0.0.1
NextPort=1979

2.C:\m2emulator2
M2network.inifilereads

[Network]
RxPort=1979
NextIP=127.0.0.1
NextPort=1978

EnsurethatoneemulatorhassetthegamesLINKIDtoMASTERandtheotherto
SLAVE.Remembertochangeyourcarnumber,althoughitisnotessential.
MultiplayeroverLAN
Tosuccessfullysetupamultiplayergameoveralocalareanetwork(LAN),eachPCwill
needtohaveacopyoftheemulatorsdirectoryandROM.OnePCwillneedtosetthe
LINKIDtoMASTERinthegamesystemsettings,andtheremaindertoSLAVE.The
trickiestpartissettingupthem2network.inifilesforeachPC,althoughitisnotdifficult.

Example:
2playergamesetup

1.FirstPC(IP:192.168.1.146exampleonly)
M2network.inifilereads
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.147
NextPort=1978

2.SecondPC(IP:192.168.1.147exampleonly)
M2network.inifilereads

[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.146
NextPort=1978


WhenusingmultiplePCstoemulateamultiplayergameoveraLAN,itissafetouse
thesameportnumberthroughout,aslongastheportchosenisnotinusebyanyother
applicationorservicerunningonyourcomputer.Ifyouwantedtosetupamultiplayer
gamewithmorethan2PCs,youwouldfollowthetokenringtopologyasstatedbelow.

Example:
8playergamesetup

1.FirstPC(IP:192.168.1.146exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.147
NextPort=1978

2.SecondPC(IP:192.168.1.147exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.148
NextPort=1978

3.ThirdPC(IP:192.168.1.148exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.149
NextPort=1978

4.FourthPC(IP:192.168.1.149exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.150
NextPort=1978

5.FifthPC(IP:192.168.1.150exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.151
NextPort=1978

6.SixthPC(IP:192.168.1.151exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.152
NextPort=1978

7.SeventhPC(IP:192.168.1.152exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.153
NextPort=1978

8.EighthPC(IP:192.168.1.153exampleonly)
[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=192.168.1.146
NextPort=1978

Afteryouhavesettheabove,ensureonlyonePChastheLINKIDsettoMASTERin
thegamesystemsettingswithintheDaytonaUSAtestmenu,andtheremainderPCs
LINKIDasSLAVE.

MultiplayerovertheInternet
SettingupamultiplayergameovertheInternetisthemostdifficultofalltoaccomplish.
Thisisduetothefactthatmostbroadbandmodemshavebuiltinrouterfunctionality
(EG:firewallcapabilities)andaportwillneedtobeforwardedtobeabletoconnectto
otherplayers.Howevertogetstarted,youfirstneedtoconfigureyourm2network.inias
follows:

[Network]
RxPort=1978
NextIP=InternetIPaddressofthenextplayer(x.x.x.x)
NextPort=1978

AneasywayforeachplayertodiscovertheirInternetIPaddressistovisitasitelike
http://whatismyip.com/

Remembertofollowthetokenringtopologyasexplainedinthefirstsectionofthis
documentUnderstandingtheTokenRingtopologywhenenteringintheInternetIP

address.

WARNING:Thissectioninvolvesalteringinternalsettingsinyourmodem/routerdevice.
Itisrecommendedtohavesomeonewhoisexperiencedwithyouwhenalteringthese
typesofsettings.Alteratyourownrisk.

Onceyouhaveconfiguredyourm2network.inifile,youwillneedtoforwardtheportyou
haveselected(inthem2network.inifile)inyourmodem/routertoyourPCslocal
networkIPaddress(nottobeconfusedwiththeInternetIPaddress).

TodiscoveryourPCslocalnetworkIPaddress,enterthecommandpromptandtype
ipconfig.

XPUsers:STARTRun,typeCMDandclickOK.
VistaUsers:ClickontheWindowsicontypeCMDinthesearchandhitenter.

Exampleonly:

Thenextstepistoaccessyourmodem/routerusingtheDefaultGatewayIPaddressas
seenlikeabove.Enterthisaddressinyourbrowsersaddressbartoaccessthe
modem/router.
Thenextstepofthisprocessincludesdiscoveringthepageinyourmode/routerto
forwardtheport.Agoodguideonhowtoforwardportsislocated
here:http://www.portforward.com/english/rout...rindex.htm

Whenyoulocatethecorrectsection,ensurethatyouforwardtheportyouselected(in
yourm2network.inifile)toyourPCslocalIPaddress.WhenaskedwhattypeUDPor
TCP,chooseUDP,ifnotselectableBOTHwillusuallybethedefaultwhichwillalso
workthesame.Applyyoursettingsforthemtotakeeffectandifyouwishtokeepthem
permanent,saveyourconfigurationtothedevicesflashmemory.Youarenowsetand
readytogo.

WARNING:IfyouropponentsInternetconnectionisconsiderablyfasterthanyours,the
packetstheysendtoyoumaycauseyourroutertoflood,throwingyouoffyourInternet
connectionmomentarily(possiblyassigningyouanewInternetIPaddressthatwillthen
requirereconfiguringyoursetup).Onewaytoworkaroundthisissueifexperienced,isto

havetheotherplayerwhoissendingpacketstoyouuseaspeedlimitertolimittheir
uploadspeedtomatchyourdownloadspeed.AtthistimeIamunabletolistanytested
applications.

Networkcheckingissues
Pleasenotethatatthetimeofwritingthisguide,insomegames,whenenteringthetest
menuorresettingthegame(F2orF3)killsthenetworkchecking.Ifyouhavesetall
yourparametersupcorrectly,andnetworkcheckingkeepsflashing,closeallthe
emulatorscompletelythenbootthemallbackup.Thenormaltimeittakestodoa
networkcheckwhenalltheemulatorsarerunningandchecking,isabout10seconds.

Understandingtheemulator.inifile
Theemulator.inifileisusedtotweakyourexperiencewiththeModel2Emulator.The
emulatorisdispatchedwithadefaultsetofvaluestoguaranteemaximumcompatibility,
howeveryoumaywanttotweakittosuityourneeds.

WARNING:Thesesettingswhencombinedhavebeenknowntocauseadverse
affectswithcertaingraphicshardware.

Automip=1/Trilinear=1
SoftwareVertexProcessing=1/MeshTransparency=1

[Renderer]Thesearetweaksthatwillaffectthevisualsofthegames.

SoftwareVertexProcessing
0Useshardwarepixel/vertexshaders(recommended).
1Usessoftwareprocessingforvertexoperations.

Wireframe

0Renderspolygons(recommended).
1Disablespolygonfilling(fordebuggingpurposesonly).

FakeGouraud
0Disabled.
1Triestoguesspervertexcolour(gouraud)fromtheModel2perpolyinformation
(flat).Maycauseundesiredgraphics.

Bilinear
0Disabled.
1Enablesbilinearfilteringoftextures(recommended).

Trilinear
0Disabled.
1Enablesmipmapusageandtrilinearfiltering(maycauseundesiredgraphicsinsome
games).

FilterTilemaps
0Disabled.
1Enablesbilinearfilteringontilemaps(looksgood,butmaycauseundesired
artefacts).

ForceManaged
0Usesdynamictextures(recommended).
1ForcestheDirectXdrivertousemanagedtexturesinsteadofdynamic.Enableifthe
emulatorcrashesafterloadingagameordoesn'tshowanything.

ForceSync
0Disabled.
1Forcesthegametomatchtheframeratetotherefreshrateofthemonitorand
graphicscard.Enablingwilleliminateanyscreenripping.

FullScreenWidthFullScreenHeight
Changingtheabovetwosettingswillenforceacustomresolutionwhenplayingthe
emulatorinfullscreenmode.Toactivatethesesettings,intheemulatorsmenuyou
mustgotoVideoFullscreenResolutionCustom(Setin.ini).

AutoMip

0Disabled.
1EnablesDirect3DAutomipmapgeneration.Anisotropicfilteringmustbeforcedin
yourgraphiccardscontrolpanelforoptimalresults.

MeshTransparency
0Disabled.
1Enablesmeshedpolygonsfortranslucency.RequiresaGPUthatsupportspixel
shader3.0(orabove)technology.

DrawCross
0Hidesthecrosshairinshootinggames(RailChase2notaffected).
1Showsthecrosshairinshootinggames(RailChase2notaffected).

GammaRGammaGGammaB
Defaultforall3entriesis1.Usetoalterthegammacurveforred,greenandblueif
needed.

Menuitems
Thefollowing5optionsareconfiguredfrommenussothereisnoneedtoalterthem.
FullMode
Sound
Frameskip
AutoFull
Filter

[Input]Thesearesettingsthatwillaffectthecontrolsofthegames.

XInput
0Disabled.
1EnablessupportforXBOX360compatibledevicesandvibrationsupport.

EnableFF
0Disabled.
1Enablesforcefeedbackeffectsforsupportedracingwheels.

HoldGears
0Disabled.Recommendedforplayerswhouseakeyboardorjoystick.
1ForSegaRallyChampionshipandvariantsonly.Forcestheusertoholdthebutton
downorshifteringear,releasingtakesyoubackintoneutral.Enableifyouusea4(or

more)shiftgearbox.

UseRawInput
0Normaloperationofmiceforshootinggames.
1Enablesuseofdualmiceforshootinggames.Willcaptureanymousedevicesusing
lowlevelinputsandpreventthescreenfromexitingwhilstinfullscreenmode.When
usingthisoption,youneedtopressalt+tabtorestoreyourmousefornormalwindows
operation.Tocontrolyouremulator,activateitswindowagainthenusethealtkeyto
activatethemenuandexecutecommandsaccordingly.

RawDevP1RawDevP2
(valuecanbe0,1,2,3etc)
Theseentriesareonlyrequiredifyouexperiencetroublewithdualmousefunctionality.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicesinstalledonyourcomputerthatmayemulateasamouse
device(EG:LogitechG25RacingWheel),youmayneedtousetheseentries.Ifplayer
1mousefunctions,youwillonlyneedtoaddavaluetoRawDevP2.Iftheplayer2
mousefunctions,thenyouwillonlyneedtoaddavaluetoRawDevP1.Startbysetting
thevalueto0,saveandtestthegame,thenraisethenumberbyoneeachtimeuntilthe
cursormovesforbothplayersinthegame.

Forcefeedbackparameters
Hereisabriefguidetofinetuningyourracingwheelexperience.

WARNING:Pleasetakecautionwhenalteringtheforcefeedbackparameters.Setting
thevaluestoohighabovethedefaultsettingsmaycausepermanentdamagetoyour
device!

Ifyouseekamoreadvancedtweakingguideforthesesettings,pleasecheckthe
Nebulaforumtoseewhatsettingspeoplehaveexperimentedwith.Notallgames
supportforcefeedback.

FE_CENTERING_Gain

Thissettingcontrolstheforceofthewheeltocentreitself.Instancesmayinvolvedriving
onawellgrippedsurfaceliketarmac.

FE_CLUTCH_Gain
Thissettingcontrolsthefrictionofthewheelduringturning.Instancesmayinvolve
turningthewheelwhenstationary.

FE_LEFT_Gain/FE_RIGHT_Gain
Thesetwosettingsarebestkeptequaltheycontroltheforceoftheconstantfeedback
likehittingacarorawall.

FE_UNCENTERING_Gain
Thissettingcontrolstheforceofthewheeltouncentreitself.Instancesmayinvolve
drivingonthegrassoranyotherungrippedsurface.

Troubleshooting

ControlIssues

OverRevControlsDontWorkRight
Beforeplayingthisgame,youmustenterthetestmenuandenterthevolumesetting
sectiontocalibrateyourcontrolsortheywillnotfunctioncorrectly.PressF2againto
enterthecalibrationsetup.Hereyoumustpressandholdthecorrespondingkeysyou
haveassignedtotheactionsuntilthefiguresstop,thengotoset&exit.

SuperGT24hControlsDontWorkRight
Beforeplayingthisgame,youmustenterthetestmenuandenterthegame
assignmentssectionandsettheI/OmodetoA.Ifyoudonotdothisthecontrolswillnot
functioncorrectly.

WaveRunnerControlsCalibrationRequired
Beforeplayingthisgame,youmustfinetunethegamescontrolsbyfirstenteringthe
testmenu.Youwillneedtoenterthevolumesettingsectiontodothis.Entereachofthe
threehandlebar,rollandthrottleleverandpressthecorrespondingcontrolsyouhave
setforeachoftheactionsallthewayuntilthefiguresstoptocalibratethemcorrectly.
Oncedone,ensureyouchoosethesaveoptionwhenexitingeachofthesettings.


MotorRaid,Indianapolis500&SEGAWaterSkiControls
Thesegamesmayrequiretheirvolumesettingstobeoptimisedforimproved
accuracy,althoughmaynotbeessential.

OtherIssues

ManxTTSuperbikeNoEngineSound/StuckOnActiveMotionSlideScreen
Whenloadingthegame,youmaygethaltedattheActiveMotionSliderscreen.To
preventthisscreenfromhaltingthegame,enterthetestmode(F2),andthengoto
gameassignments.Navigatedowntocabinettype,andchangeittotwin,thenexitthe
testmode.Settingyourcabinettotwinalsofixestwomorethings.Allsoundeffectswill
work,properlyaswellasthemultiplayerlink.

DaytonaUSATooBright?
Ifthisgameappearstoobrightonyourmonitor,enterthetestmode(F2),thenenter
gamesystemsettingsandchangeyourcabinettodeluxe.

OverRev,SuperGT24h&VirtualOnCybertroopersPerformSlow?
Somemayexperienceslowperformancewiththesegames.Ifso,temporarilyrename
yourm2network.inifiletom2network.in_todeactivatethemultiplayerboardemulation.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Summaryofquestions
1.HowdoIsetupamultiplayerconnectionoveralocalareanetwork?
2.Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"cannotinitializevideosubsystem""unable
tofindappropriatezbufferformat"whatcanIdo?
3.Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"unabletoinitializeaudiosubsystem"how
doIfixthis?
4.Thegamerunsveryslowlyandthesoundstutters,whyisthishappeningtome?

5.WhenIclickEmulatorOptionsnothinghappens,why?
6.WhichversionoftheemulatorshouldIuse,EMULATOR.EXEor
emulator_multicpu.exe?
7.WhenIplayshootinggamesmycrosshairisnotaccurate,howdoIfixthis?
8.HowdoIstopthegamefromappearingchoppy?
9.IhaveinstalledtheemulatorandtheROM,butwhenIloadagameitsaysthereare
filesmissing,whatcanIdo?
10.Iamnotsurewhatsomeoftheoptionsinthetestmenumean,wherecanIfind
help?

1.
Question:
HowdoIsetupamultiplayerconnectionoveralocalareanetwork?

Answer:
PleasereadourMultiplayersection.

2.
Question:
Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"cannotinitializevideosubsystem""unableto
findappropriatezbufferformat"whatcanIdo?

Answer:
Ensurethatyouhaveloadedthecorrectvideodriverforyourgraphicscardoronboard
videocontrollerandthatyouhavesetyourWindowsdisplaypropertiesto32Bitinthe
"settings"tab.HerearesomelinksforATIandNVIDIA.
ForATIbasedcards:

http://ati.amd.com
FornVidiabasedcards:

http://www.nvidia.com
NOTE:Ifyouareusinganotebook,pleaseobtainyourdriversfromyournotebook
manufacturer'swebsite.Alsotryrunningtheemulatorinawindow,orifyouarerunning
infullscreenmode,trychangingtoalowerresolutionsettingbyclickingonVideo
FullscreenResolutionandworkyourwaylower.

3.Question:
Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"unabletoinitializeaudiosubsystem"howdoI
fixthis?

Answer:
Thiswilloccurifyouraudiodeviceisnotfunctioning.Pleasevisitthemanufacturer's
websitetoobtaintheaudiodriversforyoursoundcardoronboardaudiodevice.


4.
Question:
Thegamerunsveryslowlyandthesoundstutters,whyisthishappeningtome?

Answer:
YourCPUisprobablynotpowerfulenough.Somegameswillrunbetterthanothers.
TheemulatoralsousesDirectXhardwareaccelerationsoadecentGPUisalso
welcome.Tryrunningtheemulatorinawindow,orifyouarerunninginfullscreen
mode,trychangingtoalowerresolutionsettingbyclickingonVideoFullscreen
Resolutionandworkyourwaylower.

5.
Question:
WhenIclickEmulatorOptionsnothinghappens,why?

Answer:
Thisfeatureisgreyedoutasithasnotyetbeenimplemented.

6.
Question:
WhichversionoftheemulatorshouldIuse,EMULATOR.EXEor
emulator_multicpu.exe?

Answer:
Ifyourcomputerhasmorethanoneprocessor,ortwoormorecores(DualCore,Quad
Core),tryusingthemulticpuversionforbetterperformance.RefertoWhichexecutable
touse:emulator.exeoremulator_multicpu.exe?

7.
Question:
WhenIplayshootinggamesmycrosshairisnotaccurate,howdoIfixthis?

Answer:
PleasereadtheGuncalibrationsectiononhowtocalibrateyourmousefortheshooting
games.

8.
Question:
HowdoIstopthegamefromappearingchoppy?

Answer:

ForcingVerticalSyncwillsolvethisissue.Youcandothisbyeditingtheemulator.inifile
foundintheemulator'sdirectoryyoucreatedandsettingForceSync=1thensavethefile
andreloadtheemulator.

9.
Question:
IhaveinstalledtheemulatorandtheROM,butwhenIloadagameitsaysthereare
filesmissing,whatcanIdo?

Answer:
WhendownloadingaROMintheoriginalZIPformat,leaveitasitisandplacethefilein
the/ROMSdirectorywhereyouinstalledtheemulator.Youdonotneedtounzipthefile!
AlsoyoumaybeinpossessionoftheMAMEversionofthatparticularROM.Thesemay
notloadasthestructureoftheROMfilesmaybeslightlydifferent.Youwillalsoneedto
findthespecialmodel2.zipthatcontainsthemissingfilesforsomeModel2games,this
alsoisplacedintothe/ROMSdirectoryinit'szippedformat.RefertoSettingyour
ROMSdirectory.

10.
Question:
Iamnotsurewhatsomeoftheoptionsinthetestmenumean,wherecanIfindhelp?
Answer:
Someofthegamesmanualsarepostedindetailonthefollowingsite:
http://www.seuservice.com/manuals.html

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