Zombeaver

Now I just need to figure out how to map my Right Trigger... I'm not having much luck there. I know it's analog so that complicates things but I can't figure out what I should be using for it... the test script shows it as "Z000" but I'm getting an "invalid hotkey" message. Everything else in here works (for Atari 800) except that. Any idea? #NoEnv ;Option 2Joy7:: SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send {F2} Return ;Select 2Joy3:: SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send {F3} Return ;Start 2Joy8:: SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send {F4} Return ;Warp 2JoyZ000:: SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send {F12} Return ;Exit 2Joy5:: ;you have to press 2Joy7 first If !GetKeyState("2Joy7") Return send {F9} Return

Hey, you're right! That works! Nice. #NoEnv Run, X:\Emulation\LaunchBox\Nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide 2Joy5:: ;you have to press 2Joy7 first If !GetKeyState("2Joy7") Return Run, X:\Emulation\LaunchBox\Nomousy\nomousy.exe SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 send {alt down} send {F4} send {alt up} Return

The actual button numbers themselves were correct for me. I used the test script from AHK.

I ended up figuring it out after some testing (it's actualy "2joy" in my case) and some confusion - the script itself was correct (I tested it as a standalone script and could close the Windows calculator with it) but it would seem that for some reason CCS64 won't accept the simulated alt+f4 input. So I still have to use the process close, but at least now it's mapped to a combination of joystick buttons rather than a keyboard key. #NoEnv Run, X:\Emulation\LaunchBox\Nomousy\nomousy.exe /hide 2Joy5:: ;you have to press 2Joy7 first If !GetKeyState("2Joy7") Return Run, X:\Emulation\LaunchBox\Nomousy\nomousy.exe Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}} Return

Thanks @Crush I've actually been doing some reading today on how to do a few things in AHK. I think these should do what I want but I'll need to test them tonight. I want Back + Left bumper on my 360 controller to send an Alt+F4 input for CCS64 and F9 for Atari 800. I think these are right. This was an image someone on the AHK message board posted in response to a similar question someone had asked. Joy5:: ;you have to press Joy7 first If !GetKeyState("Joy7") send {alt down} send {F4} send {alt up} Return Joy5:: ;you have to press Joy7 first If !GetKeyState("Joy7") send {F9} Return

Oh! And JonTron + Gamegrumps! https://www.youtube.com/user/JonTronShow https://www.youtube.com/user/GameGrumps

I think those are all the gaming-related biggies for me. Most the other stuff I subscribe to is music, movie, or politics-related.

Worth A Buy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywBfpGBYhsczNuyyh6Cf6w Hilarious and over the top reviews/rants on PC games. I don't always agree with his reviews but they're always entertaining regardless.

ProJared https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2e0bNZ6CzT-Xvr070VaGsw Funny reviews on a lot of retro games - he's been around for quite a while as well.

Noah Antwiler aka The Spoony Experiment https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIaPgy_L2ResrWP5f2B3FA A long-time member of the gaming commentary community, he posts stuff somewhat infrequently on Youtube anymore, partially because he has his own site and partially because he's just doing other things, but there's some pretty entertaining stuff there regardless.

Jim Sterling https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWCw2Sd7RlYJ2yuNVHDWNOA One of my absolute favorites. Hilarious, scathing, and absolutely on-point commentary about a wide range of video game topics. His "Jimquisition" series, in particular, is absolutely worth your time.

Kikoskia https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ADhkBQFudvyhdpsBJJvYw An absolutely prolific Let's Player that focuses primarily on older PC titles.

Gggmanlives https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlUrYO3i9MDlL45Ia6j5EA Want a detailed review for any FPS ranging from new titles back to old Build-engine games? Gggman's got you covered.

Elder Geek https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwzLnfNSQRXnzVH56aR0Tig Well written, thoughtful, and insightful reviews and commentary on video games. He's not a prolific poster anymore because of real life concerns but when he does post it's usually great. He has a pretty great series called "Twenty-Five Games for My Son" that are sortof introspective, personal stories about connections he has with certain games that are special to him and he wants to share with his son when he grows up. Great stuff.

The Rageaholic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeWZ0ninG-2pzlaenh2ECw Hilarious, precise, often scathing reviews and commentary on video games, metal, movies, and politics, with a predilection for linguistic pizzazz that I appreciate.

Cosmic Engine https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChI9Vv0-acIE0rSyFayHfSg Thoughtful and good reviews on a wide range of games from major titles to obscure indies.

Angry Centaur Gaming https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9_x1DImhU-eolIay5rb2Q This guy has really great, really in-depth reviews, that are both witty and highly informative. Great channel!

I frequent quite a few of those - namely LGR, MetalJesusRocks, The Game Chasers, AVGN, and Pat the NES Punk. I've got a number of others that I visit quite a bit that are inbound momentarily...

Sure, no problem! CCS64 is the emulator I use for C64 and controller automation's close function doesn't work with it - I can't actually use the above script in that situation though because you do need to use Esc for navigating the emulator's UI. For it I use the following script, which closes it when I press the End key: $End:: { Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}} } What would actually be better is to create an AHK script that uses a combination of controller buttons to send the specific key or combination of keys that the emulator uses to close normally. For CCS64 that's Alt+F4 and for Atari 800 it's F9. I'm not enough of an AHK wizard to do that though haha. Maybe @ckp can help work some magic. No problem!

If the Controller Automation close function doesn't work with Altirra you could go to your emulator entry for it in LB, go to the AutoHotkey tab, and enter the following: $Esc:: { Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}} } The Controller Automation close function will work at that point. Keep in mind though that 1) if ESC is a key you need to use to navigate the UI this isn't going to work, because now pressing ESC will exit the emulator and 2) exiting by this method is actually force-closing the application so if it saves settings on exit they won't be saved when you do this. Atari 800, by default, only saves them when you manually tell it to save your settings - I'm not sure how Altirra does it. This isn't necessarily something I'm recommending, but it is a workaround for getting the close function to work in situations where it doesn't normally.

Controller automation (including closing) is working fine for me. Keep in mind that it just doesn't work with certain emulators. MAME, for example, doesn't accept it because it doesn't accept simulated keyboard inputs. With MAME, however, you can actually accomplish the same thing as controller automation's close function by opening the tab menu, going to "Input (general)" -> "User Interface" -> and then going to "UI Cancel" and entering your combination of buttons that you want to use to exit. CCS64 is the emulator that I use for C64 emulation and controller automation's close function doesn't work with it. One option in such a scenario is to go to the relevant emulator entry in LB, going to the AutoHotkey tab, and entering the following: $Esc:: { Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}} } Controller automation's close function will work at that point, though keep in mind that by doing this you're force-closing the emulator, so if it saves settings on exit, they won't be saved. As to the crashing/hanging issue... that's a question for @Jason Carr. I'm not sure what would be causing that.

Yes, for the purposes of emulation via the Steam Link (which is actually what I bought mine for) you're more than likely going to need to disable the overlay. Some things get along with it okay, others don't. At the very least it's something you should consider trying for the purposes of troubleshooting. I've had a Steam Link since day one and I've gotten along just fine without the overlay.

Vaporwave is friggin' weird (but I kinda sorta like it). "why does it go from super calm and nice to satanic and trappy?" "idk" "Oh my god this is way too chill I'm melting f***" "Listening to it while high has twice the effect" "This is what happens when you leave music in the microwave for too long."