Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: sceetech Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Light Gun Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:44:11 +0100 Organization: SCEE Lines: 49 Message-ID: <334D511B.57F9@interactive.sony.com> References: <334CF897.2C8@spider.com> <334D09F8.F80@interactive.sony.com> <334D0FB8.893@micronetics.com> Reply-To: ps_yaroze@interactive.sony.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 194.203.13.10 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) Jim wrote: > > sceetech wrote: > > > The Namco gun works, the Konami one isn't supported in > > software; neither is Multitap supported in software. > > > > However, since the hardware is all there, we are in the process > > of creating software support, and intend it to cover ALL > > the controllers available for PlayStation. These will > > probably be released as .h and .o module, or as .lib. > > > > Hope to have the software support for these controllers > > within 2-4 weeks (not brilliant I know, but player-actions > > code can usually be quite easily written in fairly > > controller-independent/rewritable manner). > > > > Lewis > > Is there any planned support for the predator light gun, even > though its not an official Sony product? > > Can we get packet information for the light guns, multi tap etc. like > that for the neGcon on web pages. > > Do you have any release date for the Sony duel analog control pad in the > uk? And will this also be supported under the Yaroze? Are there any > plans to provide Yaroze members with hardware like the analog pad before > to official UK release date or perhaps at a discounted price as special > offers etc.? Much like the code warrior deal? > > Regards > > Jim Sorry Jim, The light guns don't work in the same way as other peripherals, ie: There is no packet returned showing the X/Y position of the gun. Instead there is a very complex ( and inaccurate ) timing/interupt based function to return the gun position. Because of the size of this library, ( and the small amount of guns/gun games available for the PS ) it wasn't included with Yaroze. As Lewis says, support may be added in the future, but I wouldn't count on it occuring soon, as the gun support involves a complete rewrite of the controller handler. Colin.