Auto Hotkey Scripts

[JoeViking245]

1 hour ago, Muggins said:

Hi folks,

I launch RPCS3 Lightgun games via AHK scripts so no emulator is selected in Launchbox.

I can exit the games using a button on the Lightgun (When offscreen) and pressing escape on the keyboard but would also like them to exit and the script terminate in the same way when pressing Buttons 12 + 1 on my cabinet as do my other games.

Currently when I press Buttons 12 + 1 the emulator closes but the script does not complete / terminate, leaving AHK and the Lightgun software running.

Would anyone know of a method to get Launchbox to send the escape key using this method please?

Can you share what your script(s) looks like?  Also, is Button 12+1 what you have mapped in LaunchBox to Exit Game (in Tools - Options - Game Controllers - Mappings)?

[Muggins]

5 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Can you share what your script(s) looks like?  Also, is Button 12+1 what you have mapped in LaunchBox to Exit Game (in Tools - Options - Game Controllers - Mappings)?

Hi, yes it says Button 12 + Button 1 in the Exit Game button mapping.

This is the script...

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance Force

SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
sleep, 1000
}
Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
 
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\timecrisis4.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tc4_2p.yml"

sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

;Start Button
$MButton::
send {LButton down}
sleep, 60
send {MButton down}
sleep, 20
send {MButton up}
sleep, 60
send {LButton up}
Return

$Esc::
Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
sleep, 500
ExitApp
Return

 

[JoeViking245]

6 hours ago, Muggins said:

Hi, yes it says Button 12 + Button 1 in the Exit Game button mapping.

When you press the button combo 12+1, you need to press (and hold) 12 then 1. You can still do it real fast, it just needs to be "done in order".  If it's more ergonomic to do 1 then 12, swap Joy1 and Joy12 (keeping "1" in front of the first "joy" as shown).

 

Not tested, but looks really good 'on paper'. 

#SingleInstance Force
SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Sleep, 1000
}

Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\timecrisis4.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tc4_2p.yml"
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}

;Press Joy12 then Joy1
1Joy1::
{
   If GetKeyState("Joy12")
      ExitRoutine()
}

$Esc::ExitRoutine()

ExitRoutine()
{	
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
  Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
  Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
  Sleep, 500
  ExitApp
}

 

[Muggins]

3 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

When you press the button combo 12+1, you need to press (and hold) 12 then 1. You can still do it real fast, it just needs to be "done in order".  If it's more ergonomic to do 1 then 12, swap Joy1 and Joy12 (keeping "1" in front of the first "joy" as shown).

 

Not tested, but looks really good 'on paper'. 

#SingleInstance Force
SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Sleep, 1000
}

Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\timecrisis4.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tc4_2p.yml"
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}

;Press Joy12 then Joy1
1Joy1::
{
   If GetKeyState("Joy12")
      ExitRoutine()
}

$Esc::ExitRoutine()

ExitRoutine()
{	
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
  Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
  Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
  Sleep, 500
  ExitApp
}

 

Tried that thanks but it doesn't seem to do anything different to the previous one, is there a way to see what is going on with the script?

[JoeViking245]

1 hour ago, Muggins said:

Tried that thanks but it doesn't seem to do anything different to the previous one, is there a way to see what is going on with the script?

Because of how AHK reads one button and then the other, LaunchBox's Exit Game might intercept the combo-press 1st. 

You said the script and the Lightgun software are still running when pressing the [LB] button combo (and I assume the mouse wasn't restored also), but not when shooting offscreen or pressing Escape.  I assume the latter are triggering the escape hotkey sequence (and those 2 methods still worked with the 'new' code that uses the ExitRoutine() method). 

 

Take 2:  Essentially what's happening, if the emulator is closed via the Exit Game button combo, the script (still running) will 'see' that the emulator isn't running [any more] and jump to ExitRoutine().  Hopefully resolving the issue.  

#SingleInstance Force
SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Sleep, 1000
}

Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\timecrisis4.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tc4_2p.yml"
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

Process, WaitClose, rpcs3.exe
ExitRoutine()

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}

$Esc::ExitRoutine()

ExitRoutine()
{	
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
  Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
  Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
  Sleep, 500
  ExitApp
}

 

[Muggins]

1 hour ago, JoeViking245 said:

Because of how AHK reads one button and then the other, LaunchBox's Exit Game might intercept the combo-press 1st. 

You said the script and the Lightgun software are still running when pressing the [LB] button combo (and I assume the mouse wasn't restored also), but not when shooting offscreen or pressing Escape.  I assume the latter are triggering the escape hotkey sequence (and those 2 methods still worked with the 'new' code that uses the ExitRoutine() method). 

 

Take 2:  Essentially what's happening, if the emulator is closed via the Exit Game button combo, the script (still running) will 'see' that the emulator isn't running [any more] and jump to ExitRoutine().  Hopefully resolving the issue.  

#SingleInstance Force
SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Sleep, 1000
}

Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\timecrisis4.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun_2Player\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tc4_2p.yml"
Sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

Process, WaitClose, rpcs3.exe
ExitRoutine()

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}

$Esc::ExitRoutine()

ExitRoutine()
{	
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
  Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
  Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
  Sleep, 500
  ExitApp
}

 

Tried that thanks, now when I press the front left on my Sinden light gun the whole thing closes as if I had pressed the escape key, that button is mapped as the middle mouse button in the Sinden software.

Sorry, I am being a pain!

[skizzosjt]

4 hours ago, Muggins said:

is there a way to see what is going on with the script?

when any AHK script is running there should be a tray icon visible. double click on it to bring up a window, it will default to showing all the most recent lines executed by the script. it's very useful for troubleshooting.

 

 

 

33 minutes ago, Muggins said:

Tried that thanks, now when I press the front left on my Sinden light gun the whole thing closes as if I had pressed the escape key, that button is mapped as the middle mouse button in the Sinden software.

Sorry, I am being a pain!

Seems the Return got removed so it is triggering the Esc hotkey / ExitRoutine when you execute the MButton hotkey.

 

So change it to this, just adding Return after all of it

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}
Return

 

[Muggins]

25 minutes ago, skizzosjt said:

when any AHK script is running there should be a tray icon visible. double click on it to bring up a window, it will default to showing all the most recent lines executed by the script. it's very useful for troubleshooting.

 

 

 

Seems the Return got removed so it is triggering the Esc hotkey / ExitRoutine when you execute the MButton hotkey.

 

So change it to this, just adding Return after all of it

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}
Return

 

That now works great thank you both! I can exit and close the script using either the Button 12 + 1 combo or offscreen right on the dpad.

Here is the working script just in case it helps anyone else...

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance Force

SetWorkingDir C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun

Process, Exist, Lightgun.exe
If (!ErrorLevel = 0) {
Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
sleep, 1000
}
Run, C:\Utils\Sinden Lightguns\Mouse Mode - RPCS3\Lightgun.exe
 
Run, C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun\rpcs3.exe C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun\games\BCES01070\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\razingstorm.self --config "C:\Utils\LaunchBox\Emulators\RPCS3_Lightgun\config\custom_configs\config_BCES01070_tcrs.yml", ,Hide

sleep, 1000
Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe /hide	;Hides mouse cursor with NoMousy

Process, WaitClose, rpcs3.exe
ExitRoutine()

;Start Button
$MButton::
{
  send {LButton down}
  sleep, 60
  send {MButton down}
  sleep, 20
  send {MButton up}
  sleep, 60
  send {LButton up}
}
Return

$Esc::ExitRoutine()

ExitRoutine()
{	
  Process,Close,Lightgun.exe
  Process,Close,rpcs3.exe
  Run,taskkill /im "rpcs3.exe" /F
  Run, C:\Utils\NoMousy\NoMousy.exe		;Restores mouse cursor
  Sleep, 500
  ExitApp
}