I cannot exit Demul using ATOMISWAVE - help?

[cleverest]

Unlike Dreamcast and Naomi platforms, pressing ESC does nothing...no AHK script works either...anyone able to exit Atomiswave using Demul? What is the trick?

[Retro808]

Should not need any tricks. If you cam close demul in the other systems the same should close when playing Atomiswave. It still demul that is running. Maybe you have a weird mapping conflict?

Try putting the below AHK in the Running AHK of demul

$Esc::
{
        Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

or this one which closes it a bit more carefully and allows save states to be saved properly. 

$Esc::
{
        WinClose, ahk_exe demul.exe
}

  

[drewjbx]

On 6/16/2019 at 1:16 AM, Retro808 said:

Should not need any tricks. If you cam close demul in the other systems the same should close when playing Atomiswave. It still demul that is running. Maybe you have a weird mapping conflict?

Try putting the below AHK in the Running AHK of demul

$Esc::
{
        Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

or this one which closes it a bit more carefully

$Esc::
{
        WinClose, ahk_exe demul.exe
}

  

Hey I am just starting to map controls to one of my cabs, Im using a xin-mo usb controller which shows up as gamepad. I tried using automation control and mapped a 'hold key' and 'close active window' key to my start and coin buttons. Demul not exiting, what am I doing wrong

[Retro808]

34 minutes ago, drewjbx said:

Hey I am just starting to map controls to one of my cabs, Im using a xin-mo usb controller which shows up as gamepad. I tried using automation control and mapped a 'hold key' and 'close active window' key to my start and coin buttons. Demul not exiting, what am I doing wrong

Can you share a few images. 

1: In Launchbox >Tools >Options and show an image of the Input-Gamepad/Joystick tab and the Automation tab.

2: >Tools >Manage Emulators and edit Demul show an image of the Running AHK and and Exit AHK tabs. 

[drewjbx]

4 hours ago, Retro808 said:

Can you share a few images. 

1: In Launchbox >Tools >Options and show an image of the Input-Gamepad/Joystick tab and the Automation tab.

2: >Tools >Manage Emulators and edit Demul show an image of the Running AHK and and Exit AHK tabs. 

Thanks for quick reply, I got it sorted out. I had wrong button mapped. Now I wish there was a way to add application to a platform that doesn't use an emulator. For example adding a xpadder profile to PopCap games... Load the profile with a mapped Alt-F4 or an escape, then load a blank profile upon quitting the game. I can do this on a per game basis but its time consuming, will do if need to. 

[tallpr24]

I know this is an old thread but was wondering, is there any way to get demul to exit out of the game using the gamepad.  Currently i have to hit the escape key on the keyboard.  on my other emulators i can hold down select and start on the game pad and it kicks me back out into launchbox.

[DOS76]

go to tools manage emulators choose Demul and then go to the autohotkey tab do you have anything written in there?

[tallpr24]

i wasnt able to exit out before even with the escape key until i used this script i found here on this thread

 

;
$Esc::
{
        Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

[tallpr24]

thats what i have under running autohotkey script

[DOS76]

You should try changing it to the second one in the example above as its a cleaner way to kill the emulator.

$Esc::
{
        WinClose, ahk_exe demul.exe
}

@JoeViking245or @jayjaywhat would he need to do to change his script to use the escape key but have it send Alt+F4 instead? (sorry to bother your guys but you are the communities AHK gurus)

[tallpr24]

would that script allow me to exit using game pad?

[DOS76]

yes you will just set that as the key to exit in LB/BB then when you use the pad it will send it just like you were using a keyboard

 

[tallpr24]

currently i have launchbox set to exit out by clicking select and start on my controller.  

[Retro808]

To have Escape send Alt+F4 he can use the below code. The code @DOS76 gave should work. I have it in mine and it closes fine with gamepad or my arcade controls. 

 

ESC::
 Send !{f4}

 

[tallpr24]

i changed it to this but i still cannot exit with gamepad

$Esc::
{

        WinClose, ahk_exe demul.exe
}

[tallpr24]

apologies for the stupit questions.  but where do i place this code?

[tallpr24]

i tried putting in the exit autoscript, but it didn't work

 

[Retro808]

1 minute ago, tallpr24 said:

i tried putting in the exit autoscript, but it didn't work

 

That is only for when exiting from the Pause screen. You want to put it in the Running AHK tab.

[tallpr24]

like this??

 

$Esc::
{
        WinClose, ahk_exe demul.exe
}
ESC::
 Send !{f4}
 

[Retro808]

You do not need both. I only posted the Send !{F4} as Dos had asked about it. Use the one Dos listed and try that first. Put it in the Running AHK.