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InstallationDownloadingtheModel2EmulatorTheModel2Emulatorcanbedownloadedinzipformatfromthedownloadssectioninthemenulocatedonthelefthandsideofthenebularhomepage:http://nebula.emulatronia.comOnceyouhavenavigatedtothedownloadspage,youwilllookfortheModel2Emulatorandclickdownloadontherighttogetthefile.ExtractingtheemulatorziparchiveYouwillnextneedtounzipthefileintoadirectoryofyourchoice.Usuallydoubleclickingthefilewillopenthe.zipfilewithyourarchiveutilityshowingyouthefilesswithin.Fromhere,youwillusuallyclickextracttounpackthecontentsofthearchiveintothedirectoryofyourchoice.SettingyourROMSdirectoryAfteryouremulatorhasbeenextractedtoadirectoryonyourcomputer,youwillneedtosetituptobeabletoplaygames.YouwillneedtocreateaROMSdirectoryasshownbelow.TheROMSdirectoryiswhereyouwillplacetheROMfiles.ROMSareshippedinzipformat,anddonotneedtobeunpackedwhenplacingthemintotheROMSdirectory.YoucanalsoaddextraROMdirectorylocationsviatheemulator.inifileifyouwish,thismaybecomehandyifyoudecidetomakemultipleemulatordirectoriesformultiplayingpurposes.Thereisalsoaspecialmodel2.zipfilethatwillberequiredtoruntheoriginalModel2games(not2A,2B,2C),soremembertoplacethatarchivedfileintheromsdirectoryalso.

GettingstartedwiththeModel2EmulatorSystemRequirementsMinimumSystemRequirementsCPA:IntelPentium4processorat2.6GhzorequivalentVideo:DirectX9compliantgraphicscardwith64MBvideomemory*Memory:512MB(1GBforVista)HDD:35MBofdiskspaceOS:Windows2000/XP/VistawithlatestDirectXinstalledRecommendedSystemRequirementsCPU:AnyIntelPentiumdualcoreprocessororequivalentVideo:PixelShader3.0compliantgraphicscardwith128MBvideomemoryMemory:1GBHDD:800MBofdiskspaceOS:Windows2000/XP/VistawithlatestDirectXinstalledJoystickorracingwheelrecommended*RequiresPixelShader2.0complianceforproperemulation.Minimumcardsareasfollows:ATi:Radeon9500ornewer.nVidia:GeForceFXseries,6series,ornewer.Whichexecutabletouse:emulator.exeoremulator_multicpu.exe?Theemulator.exefileisdesignedforcomputerswithasinglecoreprocessor.Theemulator_multicpu.exeisoptimisedtogiveaperformanceboostbymakinguseofcomputerswithmorethanonecoreorCPU(EG:dualcore,quadcoremachines).Feelfreetotrybothversionsandusewhatyoufindgivesyouthebestperformance.LoadingandunloadingagameToloadagame,firstloadtheexecutableasmentionedabove,thengotoEmulatorLoadRom....YouwillthenbepresentedwithalistofthesupportedgamesbytheModel2Emulator.Simplyfindthegameyouwanttoplay(whilsthavingtheROM),anddoubleclickit.

Whenyouhavefinishedplayingagame,youcnasimplyclosetheemulatorusingtheonthetoprightofthewindow.Ifyouwanttoquicklystopagameandloadanother,youcantryusingEmulatorUnloadRomhoweverdoingthiscansometimescausetheemulatortostopresponding.ConfiguringthecontrolsforagameBeforeyoucanconfigureyourcontrolsagamemustbeloadedfirst.youwillthennavigatetothemenuentryGameConfigureControls...tochangethekeyassignedtoanaction,doubleclicktherowyouwanttochangethenpressabuttonorkeyyouwanttoassignforthataction.Whenyouaredoneclickcloseandyoursettingswillbesaved.PleasetakesometimetoreadtheTroubleshootingsectionformoreinformationonresolvingcontrolissuesinsomegames.RacingwheelsetupIfyouwnattosetupthecontrolsforasteeringwheel,checkall3SteeringAccelerateandBrakeboxesintheemulatorscontrolconfigurationmenu.Doubleclickeachofthemandentertheirpropertiestoensurethatthecorrectfunctioninthedropdownboxmatchesthecorrespondingcontrolyouhaveentered.Youmayalsoneedtoensurethatyoucheckinvertfortheaccelerateandbrakepedalswhenconfiguringthemtoootherwisetheymaynotfunctioncorrectly.IfyouuseaLogitechG25racingwheel,youwillneedtouncheckreportcombinedpedalsintheLogitechGlobalDeviceSettingssothebrakandacceleratorfunctionproperly.GuncalibrationMostoftheshootinggameswillrequireyoutocalibrateyourgunviathemouseaimingaccuracy.Youwillneedtoentertheselectedgamestestmode(F@)andfindtheguncalibrationsection.Oncedone,exitthetestmodeandyouaresettogo.DirectoriesNVDATA,CFG,STATES,&SHOTSTheNVDATAdirectoryisautomaticallycreatedbytheemulatorafterfirstuse,andisusedtostorethenonvolatileramdata.Allthehighscoresandracerecordsarestoredhere,aswellasthegamesspecificsettingsyouconfigureinthecorrespondingservicemenu.TheCFGdirectoryisalsoautomaticallycreatedbytheemulatorafterthecontrolsdialogboxisusedforthefirsttime.Alloftheinputsandcustomkeyandbuttonassignments

arestoredhere.theSTATESdirectoryiswhereallyoursavestatefilesarecreated.theSHOTSdirectoryiswhereallthescreenshotsyoucreateduringthegamearesentto.EmulatorsmenuoverviewEmulatorLoadRom:loadsagame.EmulatorUnloadRom:triestounloadagamewithoutclosingtheemulatorbutsometimescausestheemulatortocrash.EmulatorOptions:notimplementedyet.EmulatorExit:closestheemulator.VideoFullscreenResolution:setstheresolutionofthegame.VideoSwitchtoFullscreen:willtrytoruntheemulatorinfullscreen,pressESCtoreturntowindowedmode.VideoAutoSwitchtoFullscreen:willautomaticallyenterfullscreenmodeeachtimetheemulatorisloaded.AudioEnableSound:cleartheticktomutetheemulatorsaudio.GameConfigureControls:takesyoutothekeyandbuttonassignments.HelpAbout:displaystheversionnumberoftheemulatorandotherinformation.IngamecommandsWhileyouareplayingagame,anumberofkeysperformaspecificfunction.F1ServicemenunavigationandinsertsaservicecoinF2Entersthetest(service)menufortheactivegame.F3Resetstheactivegame.F6Cyclesthroughtheavailableframeskippingoptions.F7Togglestilemaprenderingonandoff.F8Renderingstatisticsonscreendisplay.F9Framespersecondonscreendisplay.F10Loadsasavestate(pressagaintoconfirm).F11Savesasavestate(pressagaintoconfirm).F12SendsascreenshottotheSHOTSdirectoryPause/BreakPausesthegame,pressagaintoresumeScrollLockPressingthiskeyforcesthegametorunattheframeratethatmatchesyourmonitorsrefreshrate.Minimisingtheemulatorwhilstthisfeatureisactivewill

causetheemulatortorunathyperspeed.Ctrl(Left)+F5PresentstheuserwithadialogueboxthatenablesthemtoplaySSF(SaturnSoundFormat)filesfromtheirHDD.MustbepressedwhileinsidethetestmenuofanyModel2A,2B,or2Cgame(notoriginalModel2).

MultiplayerNetworkablegameslistandstatusGamesList(alphabeticalorder)MaxplayersLinkingConditionDaytonaUSA(allexcept93edition)8Linkable/StableIndianapolis5008Linkable/PlayableManxtTTSuperbike8+RelayLinkable/StableMotorRaid4+RelayLinkable/PlayableOverRev4LinkDownSegaRallyChampionship/ProDrivin4+relayLinkable/StableSegaSkiSuperG4LinkDownVirtualOnCybertroopers2LinkDownWaveRunner4LinkDownLinkable/StableThegameislinkableoveraLANwithnomajorissues.Linkable/PlayablethegameislinkableandplayableoveraLANbutmaybesensitivetonetwork/PCperformance.Ifanerroroccurs,thegamewillsimplyterminatewiththemessagenetworkerror.pleasenotethatthemoreplayerslinkedmyincreasethechancesofanetworkerror.LinkDownThenetworkcodeforthisgamedoesnotfunctionatallortoaplayableextent.UnderstandingthetokenringtopologyModel2arcademachinesconnectandcommunicateinaTokenRingnetwork.Theemulatorcontinuesthisprocessbyusinganewlycreatedm2network.inifile(byyou)thatstoresthenetworkconfiguration.Therewillbe3entriesinthisfileandareexplainedbelow:

RxPortTheporttheemulatorwilllistenandreceivedatapacketsthrough(lastmachinesNextPort).NextIPTheIPaddressofthemachinetheemulatorwillsenddatapacketsto.NextPortTheporttheemulatorwillsendthedatapacketsto(nextmachinesRxPort).ThisemulatesaTokenRingtopologywherethefirstmachinesendsdatatothe2nd,the2ndsendsdatatothe3rdandsoforth,andthenthefinalmachinesendsitsdatabacktothefirstmachine.Keepinmind,dependingonthegameyouwishtolinkrangefrom28playersupport.OnePC,oneinstance[singleplayerwithmultiplayerfeatures]Gamessupported:DaytonaUSA(allbut93edition),SegaRallyChampionship,ManxTTSuperbike.Firstly,youwillneedtocreateanewfileinyouremulatorsdirectory(wheretheemulator.inifileissituated)calledm2network.ini.Thenpastethefollowingtextintothefile.[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=127.0.0.1NextPort=1978Saveandclosethefile.Whenyouloadthegame,pressF2toenterthetestmode,navigatetothegamesystemsettingsbypressingF1,F2againtoenter,andthensetyourLINKIDtoMASTER.Exitthetestmodeandletthegamestart.Pleasenotethatsomegamesdonotspecifythemastercabinetasmaster,butareclassedasCar1.OnePC,multipleinstancesAlthoughitisimpossibletoactivelyplaya2(ormore)playergameononePC,youcanemulateamultiplayersetup.Todothisyouwillneedtomakeacopyofyouremulatorsdirectoryintoanother(includingtheROM),andthenalterthem2network.inifileforeach.Example:Youhavecreated2directories.1.C:\m2emulator1M2network.inifilereads

[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=127.0.0.1NextPort=19792.C:\m2emulator2M2network.inifilereads[Network]RxPort=1979NextIP=127.0.0.1NextPort=1978EnsurethatoneemulatorhassetthegamesLINKIDtoMASTERandtheothertoSLAVE.Remembertochangeyourcarnumber,althoughitisnotessential.MultiplayeroverLANTosuccessfullysetupamultiplayergameoveralocalareanetwork(LAN),eachPCwillneedtohaveacopyoftheemulatorsdirectoryandROM.OnePCwillneedtosettheLINKIDtoMASTERinthegamesystemsettings,andtheremaindertoSLAVE.Thetrickiestpartissettingupthem2network.inifilesforeachPC,althoughitisnotdifficult.Example:2playergamesetup1.FirstPC(IP:192.168.1.146exampleonly)M2network.inifilereads[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.147NextPort=19782.SecondPC(IP:192.168.1.147exampleonly)M2network.inifilereads[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.146NextPort=1978

WhenusingmultiplePCstoemulateamultiplayergameoveraLAN,itissafetousethesameportnumberthroughout,aslongastheportchosenisnotinusebyanyotherapplicationorservicerunningonyourcomputer.Ifyouwantedtosetupamultiplayergamewithmorethan2PCs,youwouldfollowthetokenringtopologyasstatedbelow.Example:8playergamesetup1.FirstPC(IP:192.168.1.146exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.147NextPort=19782.SecondPC(IP:192.168.1.147exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.148NextPort=19783.ThirdPC(IP:192.168.1.148exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.149NextPort=19784.FourthPC(IP:192.168.1.149exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.150NextPort=19785.FifthPC(IP:192.168.1.150exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.151NextPort=1978

6.SixthPC(IP:192.168.1.151exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.152NextPort=19787.SeventhPC(IP:192.168.1.152exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.153NextPort=19788.EighthPC(IP:192.168.1.153exampleonly)[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=192.168.1.146NextPort=1978Afteryouhavesettheabove,ensureonlyonePChastheLINKIDsettoMASTERinthegamesystemsettingswithintheDaytonaUSAtestmenu,andtheremainderPCsLINKIDasSLAVE.MultiplayerovertheInternetSettingupamultiplayergameovertheInternetisthemostdifficultofalltoaccomplish.Thisisduetothefactthatmostbroadbandmodemshavebuiltinrouterfunctionality(EG:firewallcapabilities)andaportwillneedtobeforwardedtobeabletoconnecttootherplayers.Howevertogetstarted,youfirstneedtoconfigureyourm2network.iniasfollows:[Network]RxPort=1978NextIP=InternetIPaddressofthenextplayer(x.x.x.x)NextPort=1978AneasywayforeachplayertodiscovertheirInternetIPaddressistovisitasitelikehttp://whatismyip.com/RemembertofollowthetokenringtopologyasexplainedinthefirstsectionofthisdocumentUnderstandingtheTokenRingtopologywhenenteringintheInternetIP

address.WARNING:Thissectioninvolvesalteringinternalsettingsinyourmodem/routerdevice.Itisrecommendedtohavesomeonewhoisexperiencedwithyouwhenalteringthesetypesofsettings.Alteratyourownrisk.Onceyouhaveconfiguredyourm2network.inifile,youwillneedtoforwardtheportyouhaveselected(inthem2network.inifile)inyourmodem/routertoyourPCslocalnetworkIPaddress(nottobeconfusedwiththeInternetIPaddress).TodiscoveryourPCslocalnetworkIPaddress,enterthecommandpromptandtypeipconfig.XPUsers:STARTRun,typeCMDandclickOK.VistaUsers:ClickontheWindowsicontypeCMDinthesearchandhitenter.Exampleonly:Thenextstepistoaccessyourmodem/routerusingtheDefaultGatewayIPaddressasseenlikeabove.Enterthisaddressinyourbrowsersaddressbartoaccessthemodem/router.Thenextstepofthisprocessincludesdiscoveringthepageinyourmode/routertoforwardtheport.Agoodguideonhowtoforwardportsislocatedhere:http://www.portforward.com/english/rout...rindex.htmWhenyoulocatethecorrectsection,ensurethatyouforwardtheportyouselected(inyourm2network.inifile)toyourPCslocalIPaddress.WhenaskedwhattypeUDPorTCP,chooseUDP,ifnotselectableBOTHwillusuallybethedefaultwhichwillalsoworkthesame.Applyyoursettingsforthemtotakeeffectandifyouwishtokeepthempermanent,saveyourconfigurationtothedevicesflashmemory.Youarenowsetandreadytogo.WARNING:IfyouropponentsInternetconnectionisconsiderablyfasterthanyours,thepacketstheysendtoyoumaycauseyourroutertoflood,throwingyouoffyourInternetconnectionmomentarily(possiblyassigningyouanewInternetIPaddressthatwillthenrequirereconfiguringyoursetup).Onewaytoworkaroundthisissueifexperienced,isto

havetheotherplayerwhoissendingpacketstoyouuseaspeedlimitertolimittheiruploadspeedtomatchyourdownloadspeed.AtthistimeIamunabletolistanytestedapplications.NetworkcheckingissuesPleasenotethatatthetimeofwritingthisguide,insomegames,whenenteringthetestmenuorresettingthegame(F2orF3)killsthenetworkchecking.Ifyouhavesetallyourparametersupcorrectly,andnetworkcheckingkeepsflashing,closealltheemulatorscompletelythenbootthemallbackup.Thenormaltimeittakestodoanetworkcheckwhenalltheemulatorsarerunningandchecking,isabout10seconds.

Understandingtheemulator.inifileTheemulator.inifileisusedtotweakyourexperiencewiththeModel2Emulator.Theemulatorisdispatchedwithadefaultsetofvaluestoguaranteemaximumcompatibility,howeveryoumaywanttotweakittosuityourneeds.WARNING:Thesesettingswhencombinedhavebeenknowntocauseadverseaffectswithcertaingraphicshardware.Automip=1/Trilinear=1SoftwareVertexProcessing=1/MeshTransparency=1[Renderer]Thesearetweaksthatwillaffectthevisualsofthegames.SoftwareVertexProcessing0Useshardwarepixel/vertexshaders(recommended).1Usessoftwareprocessingforvertexoperations.Wireframe

0Renderspolygons(recommended).1Disablespolygonfilling(fordebuggingpurposesonly).FakeGouraud0Disabled.1Triestoguesspervertexcolour(gouraud)fromtheModel2perpolyinformation(flat).Maycauseundesiredgraphics.Bilinear0Disabled.1Enablesbilinearfilteringoftextures(recommended).Trilinear0Disabled.1Enablesmipmapusageandtrilinearfiltering(maycauseundesiredgraphicsinsomegames).FilterTilemaps0Disabled.1Enablesbilinearfilteringontilemaps(looksgood,butmaycauseundesiredartefacts).ForceManaged0Usesdynamictextures(recommended).1ForcestheDirectXdrivertousemanagedtexturesinsteadofdynamic.Enableiftheemulatorcrashesafterloadingagameordoesn'tshowanything.ForceSync0Disabled.1Forcesthegametomatchtheframeratetotherefreshrateofthemonitorandgraphicscard.Enablingwilleliminateanyscreenripping.FullScreenWidthFullScreenHeightChangingtheabovetwosettingswillenforceacustomresolutionwhenplayingtheemulatorinfullscreenmode.Toactivatethesesettings,intheemulatorsmenuyoumustgotoVideoFullscreenResolutionCustom(Setin.ini).AutoMip

0Disabled.1EnablesDirect3DAutomipmapgeneration.Anisotropicfilteringmustbeforcedinyourgraphiccardscontrolpanelforoptimalresults.MeshTransparency0Disabled.1Enablesmeshedpolygonsfortranslucency.RequiresaGPUthatsupportspixelshader3.0(orabove)technology.DrawCross0Hidesthecrosshairinshootinggames(RailChase2notaffected).1Showsthecrosshairinshootinggames(RailChase2notaffected).GammaRGammaGGammaBDefaultforall3entriesis1.Usetoalterthegammacurveforred,greenandblueifneeded.MenuitemsThefollowing5optionsareconfiguredfrommenussothereisnoneedtoalterthem.FullModeSoundFrameskipAutoFullFilter[Input]Thesearesettingsthatwillaffectthecontrolsofthegames.XInput0Disabled.1EnablessupportforXBOX360compatibledevicesandvibrationsupport.EnableFF0Disabled.1Enablesforcefeedbackeffectsforsupportedracingwheels.HoldGears0Disabled.Recommendedforplayerswhouseakeyboardorjoystick.1ForSegaRallyChampionshipandvariantsonly.Forcestheusertoholdthebuttondownorshifteringear,releasingtakesyoubackintoneutral.Enableifyouusea4(or

more)shiftgearbox.UseRawInput0Normaloperationofmiceforshootinggames.1Enablesuseofdualmiceforshootinggames.Willcaptureanymousedevicesusinglowlevelinputsandpreventthescreenfromexitingwhilstinfullscreenmode.Whenusingthisoption,youneedtopressalt+tabtorestoreyourmousefornormalwindowsoperation.Tocontrolyouremulator,activateitswindowagainthenusethealtkeytoactivatethemenuandexecutecommandsaccordingly.RawDevP1RawDevP2(valuecanbe0,1,2,3etc)Theseentriesareonlyrequiredifyouexperiencetroublewithdualmousefunctionality.Ifyouhaveotherdevicesinstalledonyourcomputerthatmayemulateasamousedevice(EG:LogitechG25RacingWheel),youmayneedtousetheseentries.Ifplayer1mousefunctions,youwillonlyneedtoaddavaluetoRawDevP2.Iftheplayer2mousefunctions,thenyouwillonlyneedtoaddavaluetoRawDevP1.Startbysettingthevalueto0,saveandtestthegame,thenraisethenumberbyoneeachtimeuntilthecursormovesforbothplayersinthegame.

ForcefeedbackparametersHereisabriefguidetofinetuningyourracingwheelexperience.WARNING:Pleasetakecautionwhenalteringtheforcefeedbackparameters.Settingthevaluestoohighabovethedefaultsettingsmaycausepermanentdamagetoyourdevice!Ifyouseekamoreadvancedtweakingguideforthesesettings,pleasechecktheNebulaforumtoseewhatsettingspeoplehaveexperimentedwith.Notallgamessupportforcefeedback.FE_CENTERING_Gain

Thissettingcontrolstheforceofthewheeltocentreitself.Instancesmayinvolvedrivingonawellgrippedsurfaceliketarmac.FE_CLUTCH_GainThissettingcontrolsthefrictionofthewheelduringturning.Instancesmayinvolveturningthewheelwhenstationary.FE_LEFT_Gain/FE_RIGHT_GainThesetwosettingsarebestkeptequaltheycontroltheforceoftheconstantfeedbacklikehittingacarorawall.FE_UNCENTERING_GainThissettingcontrolstheforceofthewheeltouncentreitself.Instancesmayinvolvedrivingonthegrassoranyotherungrippedsurface.

TroubleshootingControlIssuesOverRevControlsDontWorkRightBeforeplayingthisgame,youmustenterthetestmenuandenterthevolumesettingsectiontocalibrateyourcontrolsortheywillnotfunctioncorrectly.PressF2againtoenterthecalibrationsetup.Hereyoumustpressandholdthecorrespondingkeysyouhaveassignedtotheactionsuntilthefiguresstop,thengotoset&exit.SuperGT24hControlsDontWorkRightBeforeplayingthisgame,youmustenterthetestmenuandenterthegameassignmentssectionandsettheI/OmodetoA.Ifyoudonotdothisthecontrolswillnotfunctioncorrectly.WaveRunnerControlsCalibrationRequiredBeforeplayingthisgame,youmustfinetunethegamescontrolsbyfirstenteringthetestmenu.Youwillneedtoenterthevolumesettingsectiontodothis.Entereachofthethreehandlebar,rollandthrottleleverandpressthecorrespondingcontrolsyouhavesetforeachoftheactionsallthewayuntilthefiguresstoptocalibratethemcorrectly.Oncedone,ensureyouchoosethesaveoptionwhenexitingeachofthesettings.

MotorRaid,Indianapolis500&SEGAWaterSkiControlsThesegamesmayrequiretheirvolumesettingstobeoptimisedforimprovedaccuracy,althoughmaynotbeessential.OtherIssuesManxTTSuperbikeNoEngineSound/StuckOnActiveMotionSlideScreenWhenloadingthegame,youmaygethaltedattheActiveMotionSliderscreen.Topreventthisscreenfromhaltingthegame,enterthetestmode(F2),andthengotogameassignments.Navigatedowntocabinettype,andchangeittotwin,thenexitthetestmode.Settingyourcabinettotwinalsofixestwomorethings.Allsoundeffectswillwork,properlyaswellasthemultiplayerlink.DaytonaUSATooBright?Ifthisgameappearstoobrightonyourmonitor,enterthetestmode(F2),thenentergamesystemsettingsandchangeyourcabinettodeluxe.OverRev,SuperGT24h&VirtualOnCybertroopersPerformSlow?Somemayexperienceslowperformancewiththesegames.Ifso,temporarilyrenameyourm2network.inifiletom2network.in_todeactivatethemultiplayerboardemulation.

FrequentlyaskedquestionsSummaryofquestions1.HowdoIsetupamultiplayerconnectionoveralocalareanetwork?2.Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"cannotinitializevideosubsystem""unabletofindappropriatezbufferformat"whatcanIdo?3.Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"unabletoinitializeaudiosubsystem"howdoIfixthis?4.Thegamerunsveryslowlyandthesoundstutters,whyisthishappeningtome?

5.WhenIclickEmulatorOptionsnothinghappens,why?6.WhichversionoftheemulatorshouldIuse,EMULATOR.EXEoremulator_multicpu.exe?7.WhenIplayshootinggamesmycrosshairisnotaccurate,howdoIfixthis?8.HowdoIstopthegamefromappearingchoppy?9.IhaveinstalledtheemulatorandtheROM,butwhenIloadagameitsaystherearefilesmissing,whatcanIdo?10.Iamnotsurewhatsomeoftheoptionsinthetestmenumean,wherecanIfindhelp?1.Question:HowdoIsetupamultiplayerconnectionoveralocalareanetwork?Answer:PleasereadourMultiplayersection.2.Question:Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"cannotinitializevideosubsystem""unabletofindappropriatezbufferformat"whatcanIdo?Answer:EnsurethatyouhaveloadedthecorrectvideodriverforyourgraphicscardoronboardvideocontrollerandthatyouhavesetyourWindowsdisplaypropertiesto32Bitinthe"settings"tab.HerearesomelinksforATIandNVIDIA.ForATIbasedcards:http://ati.amd.comFornVidiabasedcards:http://www.nvidia.comNOTE:Ifyouareusinganotebook,pleaseobtainyourdriversfromyournotebookmanufacturer'swebsite.Alsotryrunningtheemulatorinawindow,orifyouarerunninginfullscreenmode,trychangingtoalowerresolutionsettingbyclickingonVideoFullscreenResolutionandworkyourwaylower.3.Question:Ireceivedanerrorwhenloadingagame"unabletoinitializeaudiosubsystem"howdoIfixthis?Answer:Thiswilloccurifyouraudiodeviceisnotfunctioning.Pleasevisitthemanufacturer'swebsitetoobtaintheaudiodriversforyoursoundcardoronboardaudiodevice.

4.Question:Thegamerunsveryslowlyandthesoundstutters,whyisthishappeningtome?Answer:YourCPUisprobablynotpowerfulenough.Somegameswillrunbetterthanothers.TheemulatoralsousesDirectXhardwareaccelerationsoadecentGPUisalsowelcome.Tryrunningtheemulatorinawindow,orifyouarerunninginfullscreenmode,trychangingtoalowerresolutionsettingbyclickingonVideoFullscreenResolutionandworkyourwaylower.5.Question:WhenIclickEmulatorOptionsnothinghappens,why?Answer:Thisfeatureisgreyedoutasithasnotyetbeenimplemented.6.Question:WhichversionoftheemulatorshouldIuse,EMULATOR.EXEoremulator_multicpu.exe?Answer:Ifyourcomputerhasmorethanoneprocessor,ortwoormorecores(DualCore,QuadCore),tryusingthemulticpuversionforbetterperformance.RefertoWhichexecutabletouse:emulator.exeoremulator_multicpu.exe?7.Question:WhenIplayshootinggamesmycrosshairisnotaccurate,howdoIfixthis?Answer:PleasereadtheGuncalibrationsectiononhowtocalibrateyourmousefortheshootinggames.8.Question:HowdoIstopthegamefromappearingchoppy?Answer:

ForcingVerticalSyncwillsolvethisissue.Youcandothisbyeditingtheemulator.inifilefoundintheemulator'sdirectoryyoucreatedandsettingForceSync=1thensavethefileandreloadtheemulator.9.Question:IhaveinstalledtheemulatorandtheROM,butwhenIloadagameitsaystherearefilesmissing,whatcanIdo?Answer:WhendownloadingaROMintheoriginalZIPformat,leaveitasitisandplacethefileinthe/ROMSdirectorywhereyouinstalledtheemulator.Youdonotneedtounzipthefile!AlsoyoumaybeinpossessionoftheMAMEversionofthatparticularROM.ThesemaynotloadasthestructureoftheROMfilesmaybeslightlydifferent.Youwillalsoneedtofindthespecialmodel2.zipthatcontainsthemissingfilesforsomeModel2games,thisalsoisplacedintothe/ROMSdirectoryinit'szippedformat.RefertoSettingyourROMSdirectory.10.Question:Iamnotsurewhatsomeoftheoptionsinthetestmenumean,wherecanIfindhelp?Answer:Someofthegamesmanualsarepostedindetailonthefollowingsite:http://www.seuservice.com/manuals.htmlwrittenbylucisac