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Autotracker requires an active internet connection. Make sure you have installed the required manual update referred to in #announcements! All autotracker related support discussion (questions, help requests, etc.) should go here. Useful information is in the pinned messages. When reporting issues, make sure to be specific about what emulator/console/etc. is being used, as well as the details of what you saw, as specifically as possible. For emulator players, any Lua script errors you see in your emulator are very useful information.
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EmoSaru 2020-03-14 17:50
Several packs have autotracker support, but based on your other questions, I will say that N64 support is not there yet.
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bordduk69 2020-03-15 13:05
anyone knows how to set up auto tracking with Retroach?
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with either bsnes or snes9x core
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StormRider 2020-03-15 16:26
1. Set network_cmd_enable = "true" in retroarch.cfg 2. Download and run QUsb2Snes 3. Enable RetroArch virtual device in QUsb2Snes and connect it to RetroArch 4. Start autotracking in EmoTracker using SD2SNES device
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-03-15 17:53
QUsb2Snes can handle some other things like RetroArch and SNES Classic (I think that's experimental).
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And also snes9x I think, but if you're using QUsb2Snes even for snes9x you want to select SD2SNES in EmoTracker, not Lua.
17:54
"SD2SNES" actually means the usb2snes protocol, which is what QUsb2Snes implements fyi.
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But it can be used to connect to other things besides the SD2SNES.
17:55
Lua is basically only for snes9x and Bizhawk if you're running the connector scripts that come with EmoTracker directly and not using QUsb2Snes.
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bordduk69 2020-03-16 09:52
ok thanks a lot
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RedFox 2020-03-18 13:03
okay.... so, I've been trying to get auto tracking to work on a randomized lttp crowd control run on bizhawk. I loaded the lua into the bizhawk script list, but when I try and run the autotracker is doesn't start. It would start when sd2snes is selected but not lua. am I doing something wrong?
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EmoSaru 2020-03-18 13:05
You cannot use crowd control and autotracking at the same time on emulator due to current limitations in the crowd control library.
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It works on sd2snes, but not emulator.
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RedFox 2020-03-18 13:06
ah.
13:06
okay then. thanks
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RedFox 2020-03-18 13:55
one other question, I see that I have to use the rr version of snes9x for autotracking, but how do I disable that frame counter at the bottom? I see no documentation of this snes9x-rr feature.
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little_red 2020-03-18 13:55
it's a hotkey, i think it's comma or period
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RedFox 2020-03-18 13:56
ah, thanks
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MuffinJets 2020-03-26 13:09
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/691515555269574737/692827551734693898/unknown.png?width=1204&height=677
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My friend and I have been following the pinned message to a T, and this error is still happening on his end. He's using the most up-to-date EmoTracker, and he installed the SNES9X-RR fork that's in the message as well (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-03-26 22:44
He needs the 32bit version of Snes9x-RR, make sure he's loading the copy he downloaded and that he extracted all the files. (edited)
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If he's using Windows 8 or 10, (maybe also 7 and Vista) Task Manager's "Processes" tab will indicate if his running copy of Snes9x is 32bit. (edited)
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TriStar 2020-03-30 01:38
I am having troubles with opening up the map for tracking. I have the item list but I can't see the map. I'm not sure what I am missing
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TarThoron 2020-03-30 01:47
Are you sure you're using a package with a map?
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If you have a map package installed and active, it should display by default as long as your window is large enough.
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TriStar 2020-03-30 02:01
I went back and checked it and I accidentally installed the wrong version. It works now. I'm sorry
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Arianna 2020-03-31 05:20
Hi, trying to get this running for the very first time, using SNES9X-RR 1.57 and EmoTracker 2.3.7.2
05:21
Loaded the tracker, loaded the emulator and the game, then ran the connector.lua...
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"Failed to open socket: connection refused"
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Attempts to reload every couple seconds and continues to fail.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-03-31 05:33
You want the LUA file located in the Emotracker installation's Connector folder (edited)
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Arianna 2020-03-31 05:43
Yep, did that.
05:43
Managed to get it working.
05:43
Turns out you have to right click the little robo-head in the lower right corner of Emotracker and set as Active.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-03-31 05:49
Ah, right. You had that status icon covered over in your picture.
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Makibo 2020-04-01 00:04
hello^^
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hello, i'm relatively new to the whole ramdomizer thing and have a question. can someone please tell me what i'm doing wrong, that i can't connect the emu to the tracker?
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Makibo 2020-04-01 01:06
ok one thing i have changed now, i now use the right tracker from EmuSaru, at least I can do something without help 😅
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Bitflipping 2020-04-01 13:19
is there anything special i have to do to hook up a tracker to OOT in RetroArch?
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i just tried pulling a package done but it doesnt seem to detect anything in my save im playing
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-01 13:21
No N64 support yet, afaik.
13:21
Does the pack have the little robot guy in the lower right when loaded or in the Package Manager?
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Bitflipping 2020-04-01 13:21
no i tried a few packages
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is there one that you know does (for any game) so i can see what to look for
13:22
ah nm the official one for LTTP
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-01 13:22
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-01 13:38
SNES is the only platform with autotracking support currently afaik. (edited)
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Bitflipping 2020-04-01 13:59
Cool thanks
13:59
Do i need Lua in SNES9x (edited)
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-01 14:04
Read Espeon’s pin in the pinned messages of this channel.
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Bitflipping 2020-04-01 14:06
@MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge wonderful thank you
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Red Panda Man 2020-04-05 13:19
does the autotracker support retroarch I'm trying to get it to work and I'm having challenges The robot is yellow
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little_red 2020-04-05 13:25
have you checked the pinned messages?
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Natalie 2020-04-05 13:26
Have you?
13:26
RetroArch isn't mentioned anywhere in the pins here.
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Bioniclegenius 2020-04-05 13:31
I just followed the instructions for autotracking with Snes9X, using SMZ3, but the autotracking pops up red once I start the game. (edited)
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Snes9X says the connection was established properly, but the robot turns red and says it has an issue
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anybody able to help at all?
13:43
just reinstalled EmoTracker, things seem to be more promising now
13:44
thanks anyways o/ (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-05 15:31
The pins don't mention it AFAIK, but I think you can use Retroarch via QUsb2snes
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It has a bridge for Retroarch. If you use this, I believe you would choose "SD2SNES" in EmoTracker as it's basically implementing the USB2SNES protocol but allowing it to work with other emulators.
15:33
Disclaimer, I haven't done this myself. 😛
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StormRider 2020-04-05 15:33
1. Set network_cmd_enable = "true" in retroarch.cfg 2. Download and run QUsb2Snes 3. Enable RetroArch virtual device in QUsb2Snes and connect it to RetroArch 4. Start autotracking in EmoTracker using SD2SNES device
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Those were my earlier instructions for getting it to work
15:33
Maybe someone could pin that
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StormRider 2020-04-05 15:52
Getting SNES autotracking working with RetroArch: 0a. Note: you must use either snes9x or bsnes core, others do not support this (personally I have tested this with bsnes Accuracy) - bsnes is strongly recommended 0b. You will also need QUsb2Snes https://skarsnik.github.io/QUsb2snes/ 1. Edit retroarch.cfg and set network_cmd_enable = "true" - OR - in GUI menu, Settings > User Interface > Show Advanced Settings, then Settings > Network > Network Commands > ON 2. Start QUsb2Snes, right click tray icon, Devices > Enable RetroArch virtual device 3. Start Retroarch 3a. Check: QUsb2Snes Devices menu should show "RetroArch - No game is running" 4. Load up game in RetroArch 4a. Check: QUsb2Snes Devices menu should now say "RetroArch - No client connected" 5. Start EmoTracker 6. Right click autotracker (robot) icon, choose SNES > SD2SNES 6a. Check: Autotracker icon should turn blue, QUsb2Snes Devices menu should show EmoTracker connected 7. 🥳 🕹️ (edited)
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15:52
Actually, there's a better version for pinning.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-05 23:44
Also mention that Mac OS-X users should use this build of RetroArch (unless someone has since compiled a newer version with the needed changes): https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/595019641147883539/604434961105420368/RetroArchNet_1.7.7a.zip The copy distributed on the RetroArch website is missing the network_cmd_enable command for seemingly no good reason. This download is sourced from a pinned message on the A Link to the Past Randomizer discord's #multi-planning channel. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-04-06 00:00
Pinned a message.
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StormRider 2020-04-06 00:55
They seem to only have network command enabled in the Windows build.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-06 02:12
Correct.
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StormRider 2020-04-06 07:51
I mean presently.
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Like, I looked through the code on Github.
07:51
So that issue is probably still an issue.
07:52
Although, you may have to clarify for my dumb brain why I should be concerned about Mac users trying to wire up a Windows-only tracker.
07:52
Seems like we're already in warranty-void territory.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-06 08:33
Uhhh.... hmmm... can't they use Wine for Emotracker with a natively running RetroArch and QUSB2SNES?
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Natalie 2020-04-06 08:34
Remind me again how many users have successfully run EmoTracker via wine?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-06 08:34
(or is Wine a linux thing)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-06 08:57
It is, and I don't believe anyone has managed to get ET running via wine. I think maybe one person did a while ago, but nothing more recently. (edited)
08:58
That would most certainly be "waranty void, use at your own risk" territory. 😛
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nashsauter 2020-04-07 15:46
I'm using the snes9x-rr emulator for the autotracker in ALTTP, but the emulator starts freezing and losing connections when I try to load a saved .json file in Emotracker from yesterday. Is something bugged with that or is it on my end?
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EmoSaru 2020-04-07 16:07
Loading a save resets the tracker, which will terminate any autotracker connection.
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Load your save, then enable autotracker.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-07 21:58
I've kinda been curious myself why the LUA script causes severe system wide performance issues each connection attempt if it can't establish a connection to Emotracker where as LUA scripts for multiworld don't exhibit that behaviour at all. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-04-07 23:08
No clue. The warp world folks maintain those scripts, and I haven’t looked at them too deeply from this angle.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-08 06:36
Might be retrying the connection a ton with a very small/no timeout?
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KyussGaming 2020-04-08 10:51
Can I use SNES9x-rr to auto track for SMZ3?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-08 11:02
Yes!
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KyussGaming 2020-04-08 11:13
okay, dumb question... Is it the same LUA file as the one for Bizhawk?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-08 12:01
No, check the pins. If you're using the connector.lua scripts that come with EmoTracker there's a different one for snes9x than Bizhawk.
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They're both called connector.lua though, just different folders. (edited)
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Bliven 2020-04-14 07:53
Would moving connector.lua to a different location on the computer cause problems?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-14 08:01
Is there a DLL file in the folder with the connector.lua script?
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I can't remember... If it's just the script, it shouldn't matter where it's actually located if it doesn't depend on other things.
08:02
It might depend on some other scripts in the same folder though, not 100% sure.
08:02
Other Lua scripts even.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-14 08:12
It’s not recommended to move it.
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EmoSaru 2020-04-14 09:55
There are multiple Lua files and DLLs. The reason I will never advocate for copying it or moving it elsewhere is that the installer will not update copies stored elsewhere, and we will only ever be able to provide support here for people using the tracker as it was installed.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-14 12:35
@Bliven I made a mistake on the SMZ3 discord. I put shortcuts to all the LUA files in the same location. (edited)
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Aces4U 2020-04-15 10:41
^
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-15 10:49
It’s still a mistake. Don’t cheat your file system.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-15 11:58
It saves me from having to navigate to the Emotracker folder for autotracking script and then navigating from the Emotracker folder to the emulator's folder for the multiworld script.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-15 12:00
Put a shortcut to the connectors folder in your emu folder.
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Yardo 2020-04-15 19:26
I seem to be having an issue with autotracker in ALttPR, would this be the place to ask about it?
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MuffinJets 2020-04-15 20:07
Yes
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:07
So, the tracker is getting everything, except it's not marking the two dungeons I full cleared.
20:07
I'm guessing there's a setting I don't know about maybe?
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It says I'm getting crystals, but I've only gotten pendants so far
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Everything else is correct
20:08
When I generated the seed, I just used default settings.
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MuffinJets 2020-04-15 20:09
So it's not auto-tracking the dungeon's checks? And the dungeons you've completed are showing up as crystals instead of pendants?
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:10
Correct.
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MuffinJets 2020-04-15 20:10
Both of those things are intended
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20:10
Right-click your crystals in the item grid
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:10
Oh, okay lol
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MuffinJets 2020-04-15 20:10
Dungeons aren't autotracked because of a number of reasons, but it's intentional
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:10
I knew I could do it manually, I just didn't realize I was supposed to, thank you.
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MuffinJets 2020-04-15 20:10
No prob
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:34
Oh, I guess one more, is Hyrule Castle & Sanctuary also not autotracked?
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EmoSaru 2020-04-15 20:42
That is a dungeon.
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Yardo 2020-04-15 20:42
Sick, thank you.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-16 00:52
Put a shortcut to the connectors folder in your emu folder.
@MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge But then you'll need a shortcut in the connectors folder leading back to the emulator folder... since Snes9x remembers the last visited path. If you have a shortcut to the file instead of the folder containing it that's not an issue.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-16 00:53
sakuSalute
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PenginTamer 2020-04-18 07:16
Hey guys, I'm having an issue with BizHawk auto-tracking (aLttPr package). I just used a fresh download of Bizhawk pre-reqs, Bizhawk 2.4, and Emotracker 2.3.7.2 but when I run the lua connector.lua scirpt in lua console I get no output information and no connection with emotracker. Are there any resources available to help me trouble shoot this? Thanks for your time!
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PenginTamer 2020-04-18 07:41
Also, I am easily able to get it to connect with snes9x-rr
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-18 07:45
Did you check the pinned message in this channel for setting it up for Bizhawk?
07:46
It's the bottom most pin
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Bastixx 2020-04-18 10:06
So i'm trying to build my own autotracker which just reads input from a file. This part is easy. However the packs i am using as inspiration don't really tell me how the tracker runs the actual loop which keeps checking the data. Do i just need to name my looping function a certain name or can i loop myself after calling it from init.lua?
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PenginTamer 2020-04-18 10:32
@Nicholas Steel yeah I wiped my old setup and started fresh using those instructions and all current versions of pre-reqs, bizhawk, and emo.. still not giving me any output data which is weird- and I followed the snes9x setup pinned here and it works flawlessly..
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EmoSaru 2020-04-18 10:41
@Bastixx there is no "loop", which is why you are not seeing one. Everything is event-based, and the only way to receive events currently is to add memory watches, which only works on supported platforms.
10:42
I can look into adding a configurable timer system to enable alternative auto-tracker types, but I'm not sure what timeline it will arrive on. Any details you could share about your requirements would also be helpful.
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Bastixx 2020-04-18 11:03
Well that would certainly explain that then 😄 The game we are talking about is Ori and the Will of the Wisps and the randomiser is currently in development. As far as i understand it, the randomiser reads in a seed and then changes and monitors the memory of the game to alter item placements. It's trivial to make the randomiser write what you have and haven't picked up to a file, so i had hoped that i could read this file and parse it for changes. A watcher on this file could also work very well, but i doubt that is easier to make than a timed loop.
11:06
I'll check with the people who are developing the rando, but i don't think its very easy to monitor the memory addresses in this case
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Moocow1980 2020-04-18 11:17
So I'm trying to follow the sticky notes for running auto tracker for my SNES classic, and I am playing SMZ3. It doesn't seem to work. I am not sure what is wrong as I followed the instructions to a T. Any suggestions?
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EmoSaru 2020-04-18 11:30
File watch actually IS easier, so I will look into that.
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Bastixx 2020-04-18 11:34
Thank you 😄 Let me know if i can do anything to help out!
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-18 14:06
You're going to need to be way more specific.
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What steps are you following?
14:07
I don't have a SNES Classic to test autotracking on that at all, and autotracking with SMZ3 is a very unique beast compared to other games. (edited)
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It may not work, even if the general functionality does work via QUsb2snes
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Also how exactly are you playing it on your SNES Classic? Natively or via emulator?
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Officially, SNES Classic is not a supported platform. People have gotten it to work via experimental support in QUsb2snes but that is not guaranteed to work.
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PenginTamer 2020-04-18 15:31
Is it possible to have 2 instances of EmoTracker open at the same time?
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MuffinJets 2020-04-18 15:39
Yes, but not two autotracking sessions
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Moocow1980 2020-04-18 18:33
@Dorkmaster Flek So, basically, I finally got it to work after much digging and digging. The pinned instructions from 2019 in here are still solid as a base setup. But what I had to do was hook up the SNES Classic to my PC as the power source and data connection, but normal HDMI to TV. I turned on Hakchi and went to Settings -> FTP, and got my IP address for the SNES Classic. I went to QUsd2snes and (from a ReadMe file buried in the folders), went to the Config.ini file and added a line "SNESClassicIP=XXX.XX.XX.XX" (which Xs are the IP) and saved. Booted up the game, booted up QUsd2snes, booted up Emotracker, and it worked. I figured I missed something simple but I couldn't retrace my steps to figure it out easily enough. (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-18 18:40
Oh good, glad you got it to work!
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I don't know anything about Hakchi since I don't have a SNES Classic.
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Moocow1980 2020-04-18 23:17
@Dorkmaster Flek it was trial and error on my part piecing it together between various sources, but it was a nice Saturday side project while I did house stuff and watched Twitch. Another thing I found is if I left the game (such as hit home on my Wii pro controller that I use on the SNES Classic), the tracker would go down. If I closed both QU and Emo out, and then later reloaded the game in SNES Classic, and then opened the other programs back up, the tracker would resume and even load everything back up automatically. So that, and ensuring to add the command line into the config file, are probably the two big things I'd add to anyone using it with a SNES Classic, supplementing existing instructions out there.
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111 2222 2020-04-19 02:24
i scrolled through previous messages, and followed the steps indicated. i fresh installed emotracker last week, but the lua script says ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2), which isnt the current version. how would i update it if the fresh install had the old version?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-19 03:35
Where did you download Emotracker from/what version is mentioned in the programs title bar?
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111 2222 2020-04-19 04:51
i googled emotracker, and downloaded from the download page of the site
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version 2.3.7.2
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checked history, downloaded april 12th
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sorry, didnt mention i was using snes9x
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-19 05:39
@111 2222 What do you mean the latest isn't included? 2.0.2 is the latest. When you load the LUA Script you'll see ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2), notice the part in brackets.
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111 2222 2020-04-19 05:43
i was having an error earlier. when i searched this channel for it, i saw EmoSaru mention a different version. that's why i assume it was old
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i tried loading up my snes9x now to replicate the error, but it worked fine 😄 (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-19 05:44
There hasn't been a new version since 2004. Emosaru may be working on a newer version. (edited)
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111 2222 2020-04-19 05:45
Also, as I posted above... The first line output into the Lua window in Snes9x should be ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 3.0-rc1) if you are on the correct version
this was the post i saw
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-19 05:56
Unsure. Seems like old versions of Emotracker used a beta release and presumably something was wrong with it so Emosaru downgraded to the last stable release from 2004.
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Tyfox64 2020-04-19 17:49
so can you use this for ocarina of time?
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MuffinJets 2020-04-19 17:50
Not currently
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It has to be developed
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Tyfox64 2020-04-19 17:51
ok
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dev 2020-04-23 21:35
does anyone know an auto tracker for ocarina of time? I was told they exist in the randomizer discord, but they wouldn't tell me how because it's not allowed for races, but I don't want to race
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WillardJBradley 2020-04-23 21:43
they dont
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at least not for emotracker
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dev 2020-04-23 21:48
yea, I figured that much, I meant in general though, figured that someone here might know of one and I still have Emotracker for the games that it can auto track
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WillardJBradley 2020-04-23 21:49
we generally don't advertise other trackers in this discord that is centered around a particular tracker (edited)
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but i also haven't heard of an OoT autotracker
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dev 2020-04-23 21:51
yea, I figured that it doesn't hurt to ask and if someone knew one they could PM me
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WVGent 2020-04-24 15:26
complete noob here, i can not get the auto tracker to work with snes9x at all. What am I missing? Is there a tutorial on how to set it up?
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WVGent 2020-04-24 15:37
got it,
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PixelPerfect 2020-04-25 00:01
hi there! I recently enabled auto tracking for my SMZ3 runs and I noticed that it, from what i can tell, tracks everything fine except for heart pieces and containers. I ws wondering if anyone else is having this issue and if there is a way to fix it?
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-04-25 01:01
@PixelPerfect IIRC, those counters have never been hooked up.
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PixelPerfect 2020-04-25 01:01
Okay lol ty I thought I did something wrong
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-25 05:30
That's a technical restriction.
05:31
The combo rando does not actually track the total number of heart pieces the way Z3R does.
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Some people wanted to keep track of them manually which is fine, they just can't be auto tracked.
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Shandrunn 2020-04-25 12:49
Speaking of autotracking SMZ3, is there any hope of keys getting tracked in keysanity?
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I haven't seen it work for Z3R, so maybe there's some technical limitation?
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MuffinJets 2020-04-25 13:47
It's possible to be tracked in ALttP, it just isn't
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It'll be up to Flek to track keys on their own
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EmoSaru 2020-04-25 14:35
To be clear, it's "possible" to track in ALttP by doing algebra on pot pickups, doors opened, etc. There are cases where that doesn't work, although they are not encountered by most players. I don't do it as a result, plus the fact that I have no desire to kick the hornets' nest in that community. As I've told Karkat, I will gladly add auto-tracking for anything they make plainly/directly trackable via the save data in a non-cheatable way, including things like dungeon rewards (once seen). (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-04-25 16:18
Keys will be tracked in keysanity for SMZ3 yes, via the algebra EmoSaru mentioned. 😛
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Said algebra is already in place for the existing dungeon tracking.
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Also the devs have mentioned wanting to get a similar profile/stats display on the file select screen, which would mean hopefully the heart pieces not being tracked in SM will be changed. If that happens, I will add the heart piece/container count to the autotracking as well.
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That's a future nice-to-have for the moment though.
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Shaki 2020-04-26 00:03
Hey everyone! I just set up my system again because of some problems, so i wasn't able to save my stuff... was going to set up snes9x with emotracker again, but the version delivered in emotracker (in the connector folder) just wont run. I downloaded the normal 1.6 (which does not support lua) to test if the emulator at all does not work. i get the message that d3dx9_40.dll is missing. Is that directx 9 related? Any experience with that?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-26 00:05
Download the DirectX Web Updater from Microsoft, and during setup untick the box for installing the Bing toolbar (or download an older version of the Web Updater that excludes the Bing Toolbar option). (edited)
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Shaki 2020-04-26 00:09
Well... my bad. Tried that and it didn't work because an error occured. Needed to start it with admin rights... now it's installing. Thanks @Nicholas Steel 😆
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It's working now again 🙂
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Nicholas Steel 2020-04-26 00:14
Good.
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Winry88268 2020-05-05 15:50
any advice on how to troubleshoot if when connecting to SNES9x-rr for multiworld, the robot turns red instead of cyan?
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Rocky712 2020-05-05 16:30
Are there any good resources to get into programming an auto tracker?
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cubesolver 2020-05-05 16:44
Emo’s lttp autotracker is the main resource
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-05 17:35
If you have the official LTTPR pack installed, you can find the ZIP file in your Documents folder under EmoTracker/packs
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Just unzip it and you can examine the autotracking code.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-05-06 01:59
@Winry88268 Make sure the emotracker package for whatever randomizer you're using is fully up to date and loaded, and make sure QUSB2SNES is running. Additionally make sure the emulator isn't configured to pause while in the background. (edited)
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Winry88268 2020-05-06 03:37
@Nicholas Steel the emotracker doesn't have any updates pending, Q is running, and the LUA bridge is open, and the emulator is running fine. i followed the Bonta guide exactly, but the robot wont connect. just sits red.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-05-06 04:57
Are you loading the correct script file in Snes9x (and which multiworld are you talking about? Zelda, Metroid or what)? (edited)
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Winry88268 2020-05-06 15:00
it's using the connector script, which i believe is the correct one, and its for Z3 multiworld
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EmoSaru 2020-05-06 15:13
For EmoTracker, make sure you've followed the autotracker guide in the pins here precisely. It is the same as the setup for multiworld. Also make sure you're not running any other connectorlib apps, like crowd control.
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Wylem 2020-05-06 15:33
make sure qusb2snes is up to date too, there's a recently patched bug that sounded like it affected multiworld+autotracking
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-07 07:30
If you're using QUsb2snes instead of the connector.lua script for snes9x-rr in the EmoTracker install folder, you want to select SD2SNES as the autotracking type in EmoTracker as well.
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QUsb2snes has bridges for some emulators, but it's ultimately implementing the same usb2snes protocol used when connecting to an SD2SNES.
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CatsuneNiku 2020-05-07 14:25
out of curiosity, do I need to be using Retroarch? I just have Snes9x installed directly, but i have nno idea how to enable autotracking from there because my brain is square lmao
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wait im a moron I'm sorry ack
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Nicholas Steel 2020-05-08 02:43
Check the pinned messages for guides regarding various emulators, including Snes9x-rr
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CatsuneNiku 2020-05-08 11:10
Yea I did, I just couldn't scroll down on my pc but I figured it all out ^~^
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Lowrider20131 2020-05-10 00:35
so checking the pinned messages on how to connect RA to EmoTracker its going im following the steps and its going from green bot to yellow but ultimately goes red and stays that way when the game starts
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squidy0525 2020-05-12 07:40
I can't openconnector.lua (edited)
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squidy0525 2020-05-12 07:58
also why is there no pinned video for english
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squidy0525 2020-05-12 08:10
nvm figured it out
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proccy 2020-05-13 16:01
i have tried so many things here - followed the pinned post using snes9x-1.57-RR Where I get "lua511.dll cannot be found" Then using snes9x-1.60-RR, it does find the file but can't use the DLL (invalid win32) So I try the 32bit version of snes9x1.60rr and now i get "socket.dll module cannot be found" I also tried the included snes9x-rr zip that i found in the connectors folder, which gives the same error 'socket.dll"module cannot be found" I must be doing something fundamentally wrong here. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-14 05:54
I don't know about socket.dll but you definitely need the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-05-14 07:29
You're extracting the files right? You're not running them from within the ZIP?
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proccy 2020-05-14 08:31
yes extracted into a fresh folder,
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Nicholas Steel 2020-05-14 08:40
Where did you source connector.lua from?
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proccy 2020-05-14 08:51
i used the one in the emotracker folder. newest version of emotracker. in the snes9x folder
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proccy 2020-05-16 14:17
i was given a link to an emulator that just worked right away, so, issue solved 🙂
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squidy0525 2020-05-17 07:38
on my auto tracker for lttp and super metriod it tracks everything but heart pieces and heart containers
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MuffinJets 2020-05-17 12:30
@squidy0525 That pack simply doesn't track those, you have to do it manually
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squidy0525 2020-05-17 13:07
Ah
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-17 16:43
People wanted to track those so I added them to the item grid, but due to technical limitations they can't be autotracked currently. If that changes in the future I will certainly add them.
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SMZ3 doesn't track the total collected heart pieces the way Z3R does.
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squidy0525 2020-05-18 07:25
Ah
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Deleted User 2020-05-18 22:10
hello, i don't know how this discord works but i need some assistance with my emotracker for ALTTP. there are some bugs and i don't know if there is a fix to them. would love an immediate response from someone comfortable with the app. @EmoSaru @Pack Developer
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duncathan_salt 2020-05-18 22:12
you'll have better luck getting a response if you explain the issue first
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Fouton (PugHUD) 2020-05-18 22:13
also pinging literally everyone at a dev roll is 😐
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Pink Switch 2020-05-18 22:15
whomst ping
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oh
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Deleted User 2020-05-18 22:16
well im just trying to track my game and unfortunatley for me the tracker is not picking up items or unpinning the boxes when im done with the place. for instance, i go the give the kid a bottle for an item and it doesn't register. so when i manunally input the item and check the box off, it un clciks the item. and it has happened to a few items like the boomerang, bow and arrow, magic dust, mushroom. ect. im currently using the Official ALTTPR Support Keysanity Map Tracker.
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Pink Switch 2020-05-18 22:16
are you playing keysanity?
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Deleted User 2020-05-18 22:17
And i apologize for inturrupting so many of you. didn't know how to get anyone's attention or if it was some discord with inactive users.
22:17
is that a specific run? i just started using this yesterday and im still trying to figure out the basics of the app
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it's a little confusing for me since there is no Map Keys for new casuals like me. sorry if im being a bother btw
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Deleted User 2020-05-18 22:28
to be honest, is ther any way i can just take notes somewhere like a 101 course for emotracker and ALTTPR
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EmoSaru 2020-05-18 22:40
If your issues have more to do with not knowing the game, then the LTTPR discord is the best place to find resources for learning the game.
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You can find a link to it in #faq
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Along with a lot of answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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Deleted User 2020-05-18 22:41
i appreciate it
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I've been a big fan of the community for years and now that i got everything set-up, i want to dive deeper in the understanding of the app and the randomizing scene in general. i appreciate it guys. hopefully all my questions will be answered
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Diamatsu 2020-05-19 12:50
Are there know issues between Qusb2snes 0.7.17 and hakchi2ce 3.8.0 for miniSNES, updates make EmoTracker no workie...
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EmoSaru 2020-05-19 13:06
That would be a question for them, I don't provide official support for that config, I don't specifically test on it, and I don't have any insight into their releases. I'm happy when it works, because it lets people use my stuff more places, but it's not something I can help with. (edited)
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Diamatsu 2020-05-19 14:28
Thanks Emo for taking the time
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Stanza 2020-05-20 15:02
Anyone have a link to the supermetroid and link to the past combo randomizer's connector.lua? I was told to come here for help.
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TarThoron 2020-05-20 15:29
They use standard connector.lua that comes with emotracker.
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NSGJesse 2020-05-21 21:43
I am setting up emotracker with bizhawk. I am not sure how to set up a bsnes core. could you help?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-21 21:45
It should be under Config > Cores > SNES > BSNES
21:46
The cores are snes9x and bsnes but autotracking only works with bsnes on BizHawk.
21:46
Plus I think the snes9x core is based on an older version so you probably want to use bsnes anyway...
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NSGJesse 2020-05-21 21:47
Yay! Thank you so much I was so confused there!
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NSGJesse 2020-05-22 11:49
So dumb question. Is there a way to set up the auto tracker while running the game on switch instead of an emulator? When i try to run obs, the tracker and emulator my game lags so it would be better to run the game on something that isnt my computer
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Bastixx 2020-05-22 11:50
Nope, autotracking currently only works on supported emulators (edited)
11:51
It would be a MAJOR undertaking to get it working on a switch and most likely not possible without modifying the switch in some way (edited)
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NSGJesse 2020-05-22 11:52
ok no worries im just new to all this, that makes sense. dang. I want to use autotracking but it kills my game so bad
11:52
ill probably just manually track it
11:52
it's a great tool!
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Spleebie 2020-05-22 12:00
It also works on SD2SNES FX Pak Pro and SNES Classic, plus anything that can run Retroarch
12:01
So it's not purely emulator but it doesn't work on Switch
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Bastixx 2020-05-22 12:19
Ah, thanks for correcting me
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Carlson32 2020-05-26 19:35
I am new to the Discord, so apologies if this is the wrong place - please feel free to correct me or put me in the right direction if there is a resource that exists for this question because I'm sure it's been asked. For ALTTPR auto-tracking my items don't auto-complete in dungeons. Is that intended behavior?
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(snes9x v1.6)
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EmoSaru 2020-05-26 19:38
If by "(your) items" you mean that chests don't mark as cleared in dungeons, then yes - that is intended behavior.
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Carlson32 2020-05-27 08:00
Thanks @EmoSaru - you are a wizard. This tool is amazing. Donation sent!
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Hidari 2020-05-30 21:08
Been having trouble recently with getting autotracker to work with Bizhawk. Did something change recently or am I just doing something wrong? I'll try to pull up what error I'm getting in case that helps.
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EmoSaru 2020-05-30 22:14
You're using the wrong Lua core, and the wrong SNES core.
22:14
See the pinned messages here
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Hidari 2020-05-30 22:17
I actually just figured it out, but bizhawk randomly decided to switch SNES cores on me. Weird.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-05-31 06:55
I believe the snes9x core in Bizhawk is based on an older version of snes9x, and yeah it doesn't have the Lua support of the rerecord fork.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-06-01 00:18
Which is weird when you consider the TAS'ing focus of Bizhawk.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-06-01 06:26
I assume people use bsnes for TASing since it's focused more on accuracy, but not totally sure on that.
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Well anyway, on topic the main snes9x core is old and doesn't have Lua support so yeah you gotta use bsnes core with Bizhawk. 😛
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SushiKishi 2020-06-03 17:02
I'm also having trouble with the Autotracker and Bizhawk. It turns green and the LUA Console says connected, but when I load into a save file/run in progress, it doesnt auto-fill like SNES9x does. I have the BSNES core selected, and I followed the pin to go change my Lua core but it already was on the right one. I have the same Lua window/text Hidari does (minus the error -- ends with Connection Established). I'm trying to track SM-LTTP randomizer, if that's part of the issue.
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Awww heck there's a pre-Bizhawk install thing I didn't do, lemme go try that first
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-06-03 17:24
Are some things tracking and others not, or is it just not tracking anything at all?
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There is a Bizhawk specific variant for SMZ3.
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If the former, you may be on the standard variant not the Bizhawk one.
17:24
If it's not tracking anything at all, that sounds like a different issue.
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SushiKishi 2020-06-03 17:25
I might have the wrong Bizhawk then, I picked up the instructions from...not here, so I'm getting caught up.
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Bizhawk also started doing the thing where it stutters every now and then, which is why I was going to switch to that, so I'm just setting up Retroarch now, just as well round the bases bardDerp
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SushiKishi 2020-06-03 17:39
HUZZAH all set with Retroarch. Only took ten minutes to realize retroarch_default.cfg is not retroarch.cfg bardYeah
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GhostMFLion 2020-06-04 11:29
I'm looking to troubleshoot a yellow robot head in my emotracker, where is the best place to start? Thanks in advance!!
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Rashiko 2020-06-04 11:34
The pins in this channel have always been super helpful for me.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-06-04 11:34
That usually means it's waiting for a connection. You're going to need to give us a lot more info about what emulator/platform you're using, steps being followed etc.
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GhostMFLion 2020-06-04 11:43
I checked the pinned messages, thanks for pointing those out. I followed them and homeboy turned blue 🙂 thanks for the work and support you have built here! thanks so much!
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StuckBoy 2020-06-05 18:19
I seem to be stuck setting up an FXPak Pro. I did the steps listed in the pinned message, but when I boot the cart it cannot find a m3nu.bin file. Are the latest FXPak Pro carts not compatible with the version the auto-tracker uses?
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Spleebie 2020-06-05 18:31
The pinned message links to older versions of the files that might not support the pro
18:31
You'll want to get the latest sd2snes firmware from https://sd2snes.de/blog/downloads and usb2snes from https://github.com/RedGuyyyy/sd2snes/releases
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RedGuyyyy/sd2snes
SD card based multi-purpose cartridge for the SNES - RedGuyyyy/sd2snes
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StuckBoy 2020-06-05 18:32
👍 I'll give that a shot!
18:37
Worked on the first try, thanks a bunch!
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EmoSaru 2020-06-05 18:41
@stephen If you have a moment at some point, would you be willing to update your pinned message with the generic release links? If not, I'll unpin it and create a duplicate that I own. Thanks!
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stephen 2020-06-05 19:00
I am on vacation for a week so all you.
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EmoSaru 2020-06-05 19:08
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR SD2SNES TO SUPPORT AUTO-TRACKER (original post by @stephen) a) Back up your saved games on your SD2SNES (located in the sd2snes/saves folder on the SD card.) b) Delete the SD2SNES folder off of your SD card c) https://sd2snes.de/blog/downloads - Download and unzip the latest SD2SNES/FXPak Pro firmware to your SD card d) Restore your saved games to the sd2snes/saves folder on your SD card. e) https://github.com/RedGuyyyy/sd2snes/releases - Download and Extract the USB support patch that matches your base SD2SNES/FXPak Pro firmware version f) Take the two files from the sd2snes folder in that USB support patch zip file and put them in the sd2snes folder on your SD card. It will warn you that you are replacing existing files, this is expected. g) Plug in your SD2SNES via a microUSB cable. h) If you have Windows 7 - Look for the SD2SNES in Device Manager. Update the driver to use the file from the win7_driver folder in the USB Support patch ZIP file. i) Click the robot in the bottom right of your EmoTracker window and set it to SD2SNES. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-06-05 19:08
Pinned a message.
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foxythetimepierat109 2020-06-09 11:34
Is there any way to use auto tracking on emotracker with bizhawk and the minish cap tracker?
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Apokalysme 2020-06-09 11:37
you should take a look in pinned posts, there is a guide for Bizhawk (edited)
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foxythetimepierat109 2020-06-09 11:39
It says it only works with BSNES
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cubesolver 2020-06-09 11:39
Set it to the mgba core
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All other instructions apply
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foxythetimepierat109 2020-06-09 11:40
Okay Thanks
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Apokalysme 2020-06-09 11:40
I've forgotten about which core before answering, sorry X) (edited)
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foxythetimepierat109 2020-06-09 12:04
It's fine I got to witness it and it's fun and less work
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-06-12 13:02
Is it possible to set up bizhawk 1.13.2 with the autotracker? And if so how
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MuffinJets 2020-06-12 13:02
Probably not, but I'm not sure
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You'd need a bizhawk installation with lua scripting, which I believe was a 2.0 feature
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Don't quote me on that though
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-06-12 13:32
If anyone has a solution DM me
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MuffinJets 2020-06-12 13:38
Why do you need that version of Bizhawk?
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Just a curiosity, not a criticism
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-06-12 13:47
It’s the last version supported for 32 bit
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MuffinJets 2020-06-12 13:51
Oof, sorry to hear that
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-06-12 13:58
It’s fine
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Nicholas Steel 2020-06-13 01:05
Why not switch to 64bit Windows? Do you have a bunch of 16bit software you use?
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Most CPU's in the last 15 years support 64bit Windows.
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-06-13 04:45
The cpu in this pc is a low end atom processor
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With only 2GB of ram
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I could try upgrading it to 64 but unsure how (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-06-13 08:13
An upgrade isn't possible, you'd have to re-install the 64bit version of Windows. (edited)
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RoseBloom 2020-06-13 20:44
How do you do RetroArch GBA autotracking?
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RoseBloom 2020-06-13 20:56
nvm
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M.Samurai 2020-06-21 13:54
is there a way to establish a communication between the Dolphin emulator and the Emotracker? even though I have a ram reading interpreter (I only have knowledge of reverse engineering), I have the information to develop an autotracker for a gamecube game, but I had this doubt on the subject (I don't want to make a tracker from the beginning, but yes take advantage of emotracker availability) (forgive me for the message in "google translator")
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EmoSaru 2020-06-21 13:57
It is not currently possible from EmoTracker, but it may be possible in the future as connectorlib support evolves.
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M.Samurai 2020-06-21 13:58
understand, thank you for clarifying my doubt.
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Pielord90 2020-06-22 08:23
ok just getting into rando runs and i installed your tool to help me keep track. but when i try to setup the atuotracker i get this message
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Bastixx 2020-06-22 08:27
I assume you followed the installation instructions for the corresponding emulator from the pinned messages here?
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Pielord90 2020-06-22 08:30
i did not. still tring to learn how to navigate discord
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Bastixx 2020-06-22 08:31
In that case this is probably the message you want to take a look at: https://discordapp.com/channels/386961931988369418/549484120263229441/718647526634291231
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(assuming you are using that emulator, not that familiar with all of them)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-06-22 12:00
Why'd you link them to SD2SNES instructions when they are using what appears to be a PC emulator, and also seems to be Bizhawk? (edited)
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You want these instructions Pielord90: https://discord.com/channels/386961931988369418/549484120263229441/549484436815872042
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Bastixx 2020-06-22 12:22
I have little clue about the emulators, i saw snes and picked the first pinned post about a snes emulator. It seems i was wrong in my guess
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Suhe 2020-06-23 14:11
Quick question, propably answered before, but I couldnt find it: Does auto tracking work with multiworld? ( I can see a thousand reason why it couldn't, but I thought I'd ask)
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EmoSaru 2020-06-23 14:14
which multiworld are you talking about
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emotracker has a built in client for the bonta LTTP multiworld which not only works with autotracker, but requires it
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DukeDragon28 2020-06-23 14:15
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Interesting
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EmoSaru 2020-06-23 14:19
You can enable it under the Gear Menu > Extensions menu
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I believe there is information on setup in the LTTPR discord's multiworld area, but it's pretty self explanatory. Autotracker needs to be running properly before using it.
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Suhe 2020-06-23 14:27
ooops SMZ3
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sry about that lol
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forgot the most important part
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EmoSaru 2020-06-23 14:29
Ah, that is not supported currently. As to whether autotracker interoperates well with it, it might? It's only likely to work properly on sd2snes tho.
14:29
Or emulators supported by qusb2snes
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Suhe 2020-06-23 14:29
yeah ive been using autotracker with that
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EmoSaru 2020-06-23 14:29
I don't play SMZ3 so I can't say. @Fouton (PugHUD) may know better.
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Suhe 2020-06-23 14:30
thanks
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Suhe 2020-06-23 14:49
Apparently it works, thanks again!
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Fouton (PugHUD) 2020-06-23 16:16
It works and should cause 0 issues but theres a good chance total will blame my autotracking if anything goes wrong 😛
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Suhe 2020-06-23 16:45
Thanks!
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-06-24 05:54
It should work just fine in theory. I use EmoTracker + Berserker's MW client for Z3R all the time and have no issues. (edited)
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I haven't done a SMZ3 MW yet, but no reason it shouldn't work fine with autotracking.
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One thing with MW I noticed at least with Berserker's Z3R client is I had issues with SD2SNES using Qusb2snes specifically. I'm using Redguy's usb2snes.exe that comes with the firmware and have no issues with that. (edited)
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Berserker's client wants to run Qusb2snes automatically if it isn't running, so just start usb2snes.exe first before running the MW client and it should connect normally without trying to start Qusb2snes. (edited)
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If you're on emulator, Qusb2snes should be fine (in fact required). (edited)
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Suhe 2020-06-24 07:20
did one yesterday, can confirm that it works flawlessly with emu
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pollysee 2020-07-01 18:21
I've been playing berserker multiworld LTTPR lately, and the autotracking works fine, except it doesn't track dungeon chests. has anyone run into this, or have any suggestions?
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TarThoron 2020-07-01 18:23
Dungeon chests are intentionally not tracked.
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pollysee 2020-07-01 18:24
oh really? why is that?
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TarThoron 2020-07-01 18:25
See pins
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pollysee 2020-07-01 18:27
OK, thanks
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MuffinJets 2020-07-01 19:00
If you use the SMZ3 tracker and only use the ALttP side of it, you can get dungeon tracking
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EmoSaru 2020-07-01 19:02
Yes, that pack does a thing that I don't particularly condone of, and don't think is the correct way to handle it, but I'm not currently standing in the way of it.
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MuffinJets 2020-07-01 19:04
You have to keep in mind the logic accounting for access to areas like Mire through SM, but it's worthwhile for casuals imho
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EmoSaru 2020-07-01 19:05
FWIW, the only reason I'm not standing in the way of it is because it's intended for use by SMZ3 players.
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There are too many historical issues for me to want to condone and/or support such things for LTTPR without the devs for that randomizer providing a proper way to distinguish between these things in the SRAM. It's not worth the migraines for me otherwise.
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MuffinJets 2020-07-01 19:07
That's fair, and I used to be against that decision before this pseudo-solution existed (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-07-01 19:08
Pseudo- is the definitely the correct prefix for this, but yeah. It is what it is.
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Kirito 2020-07-03 22:29
tracker not connecting do i need to update the connector lua ?
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TarThoron 2020-07-04 00:10
Assuming your core and pack are up to date, no. Just follow the pinned instructions for your prefered platform. Note that autotracking requires an active internet connection.
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Kirito 2020-07-04 19:25
well considering i haven't touched emotracker for 8 months or so since my pc crashed i'm not sure
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EmoSaru 2020-07-04 20:45
you may need to reinstall from the website
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if you have a very old version, you may have a certificate issue
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try that
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Kirito 2020-07-04 21:03
ok
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happy 4th of july everyone
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ForgottenMoose 2020-07-05 22:00
Not sure if this was already address/ did not see it but im playing SMZ3 and emo is only tracking ALTTP side of things, doesnt track anything in metroid. any ideas?
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TarThoron 2020-07-05 22:33
If you're using Bizhawk, be sure to use the Bizhawk package. Otherwise, use standard.
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Shinji257 2020-07-05 23:53
I can't seem to get EmoTracker 2.3.7.2 to link with BizHawk 2.4.2 at all.
ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Emulator not running ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Connection established Unable to find domain: System Bus, falling back to current NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>c__DisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b__1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
Before you ask. Yes I'm using the bizhawk specific lua script.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-07-06 00:01
Did you configure Bizhawk to use the correct LUA Engine like it says to in the pinned message within this channel (and restarting Bizhawk)? (edited)
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Shinji257 2020-07-06 00:07
Yes.
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It's actually default now but I had toggled around to make sure and the NLua one threw the dynamic libraries not enabled error so I knew that one wasn't right anyways.
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I got it working fine with snes9x-rr 1.60 but I'd rather resolve the above and use BizHawk if I can.
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EmoSaru 2020-07-06 00:27
Make sure you set the snes core in bizhawk per the pinned directions. It needs to be the bsnes core.
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Shinji257 2020-07-06 00:45
Yep. I'm an idiot. Missed that. Thanks.
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Kirito 2020-07-06 01:02
with the smz3 when i try to connect with the auto tracking for it it wont the face turns red even though it says that it connected through the lua script any idea whats goin on there?
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EmoSaru 2020-07-06 01:08
Do you have another connectorlib app running
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Is crowd control running, for example
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Kirito 2020-07-06 01:13
don't have CC avaible unfortunatley don't have the viewers
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usually i don't have anything up on the screen accept bizhawk and the tracker
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EmoSaru 2020-07-06 01:17
Can you copy and paste the Lua script output here
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Also please tell me your EmoTracker version number
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Kirito 2020-07-06 01:24
2.3.7.2 for the tracker version
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ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Connection established Unable to find domain: System Bus, falling back to current NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>cDisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
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EmoSaru 2020-07-06 01:35
You are not using the correct Lua core or the correct snes core. Please follow the directions in the pinned messages for bizhawk.
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Kirito 2020-07-06 01:53
I did follow the directions but still not connecting this what the tracker says
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Auto tracking is having issues. Connection issues, missinggame data, or a pack attempting to access restricted memory can cause this
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EmoSaru 2020-07-06 01:57
If the Lua output you pasted above is accurate to what you're getting right now, then no - you did not follow the directions.
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https://discordapp.com/channels/386961931988369418/549484120263229441/549484436815872042
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emerald000 2020-07-08 22:03
Is there a way to make autotracking work on bsnes?
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EmoSaru 2020-07-08 22:12
Autotracking for snes works with the bsnes core in bizhawk. Otherwise, no.
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emerald000 2020-07-08 22:21
Bummer, thanks.
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Captain 2020-07-20 20:27
I glanced around and I assume the answer is no... But is it possible to get EmoTracker to work using retroArch? I do not see a way to get RetroArch to use a core that can use LUA scripts
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Fieltor 2020-07-21 01:17
check the pin from StormRider (edited)
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Captain 2020-07-21 18:23
Thanks, sorry I swear I thought I checked all the pins...
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[SAFT] Paddy | Safti 2020-07-24 01:54
is there a lua to autotrack OoT Randomizer Runs?
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deserteagle417 2020-07-24 01:57
Unfortunately not.
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[SAFT] Paddy | Safti 2020-07-24 01:59
ok thx 😄
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Lojemiru 2020-07-24 19:40
wrong channel last time, whoops Looking at setting up an autotracker for AM2R after a few members of my community expressed interest in having a tracker for the community update randomizer, any advice on hooking into memory values for GameMaker: Studio 1.4 games? (Undertale is a good example, though not one that's likely been randomized.) I should only need to read a single array to start with to grab the item states. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-07-24 19:45
Not supported.
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EmoTracker does not have PC game autotracker support.
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It may in the future, but it does not currently.
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Lojemiru 2020-07-24 19:46
Ah, understandable. My apologies!
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codemann8 2020-07-24 22:57
@EmoSaru I'm getting multiple reports from users that autotracking is not working on all packs. Seems to occur in everything, Snes9x, Bizhawk, SD2SNES. Also, I noticed that all the installed packages show up under "Other" instead of their appropriate game names. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 00:46
There appears to be s service outage of some sort.
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I'm looking into it now.
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 01:07
This has been resolved via an application update.
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Loki 2020-07-25 04:52
Good morning! Sorry to bug ya, but I can't seem to get my auto-tracker working since I updated earlier today. It was working when I streamed last night just fine, but now the robot is stuck yellow. I'm not sure if I'm just being dumb (it's entirely possible lol) or if I've done something to break it. :3
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Brucie 2020-07-25 05:01
Good morning! Sorry to bug ya, but I can't seem to get my auto-tracker working since I updated earlier today. It was working when I streamed last night just fine, but now the robot is stuck yellow. I'm not sure if I'm just being dumb (it's entirely possible lol) or if I've done something to break it. :3
@Loki I too have this issue, Thought I posted it in the wrong thread.
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:14
How recently did you update, and what game are you trying to use autotracking with
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Loki 2020-07-25 05:15
I updated this morning, probably around 6 am EST. I'm trying to autotrack Link to the Past.
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:15
Please confirm the EmoTracker version number displayed in the title bar
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Loki 2020-07-25 05:15
2.3.8.0
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:17
Are you using an emulator, and if so, which one
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Loki 2020-07-25 05:18
Snes9x v1.55
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:18
@Brucie what about you
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Brucie 2020-07-25 05:18
I update Emo tracker today and it's stopped auto tracking
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:19
Yes, what emulator are you using and what game are you using it with
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Brucie 2020-07-25 05:19
snes9x-rr-1.60
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LTTPR
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Emotracker 2.3.8.0 as well
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 05:24
Okay. I'm able to reproduce this. I can't guarantee with the fix will be available as it's extraordinarily late here, but I will look into it.
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Loki 2020-07-25 05:24
Thank you very much. ❤️
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EmoSaru 2020-07-25 06:42
I have released an app update that should fix this for now. It was caused by issues in a connectorlib upgrade, which I have reverted. I will look into this more soon.
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Brucie 2020-07-25 06:57
Thanks
06:59
Can confirm it's working as indented now. Thanks so much @EmoSaru
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Rywek 2020-07-25 09:48
thanks so much Emo, FR tourney finals in a bit and I've become very dependant on auto-tracker :p
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Levisaxos 2020-07-25 11:36
@EmoSaru Thanks so much for fixing auto tracking again, but it seems that with inverted keysanity it doesn't want to track small keys... i'm using the newest version now. V2.3.8.1
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-07-25 11:46
@Levisaxos small keys are not autotracked in LTTP for technical reasons.
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Levisaxos 2020-07-25 11:56
Oh thought it worked before
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Riku55 2020-07-29 10:01
heya, short question: as far as I understand, auto tracking n64 cores in retroarch isn't a thing right now?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-07-29 11:03
It's at least not available for Ocarina of Time Randomizer (intentionally) (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-07-29 11:22
N64 support is not there yet.
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Riku55 2020-07-29 11:53
alright, thanks for the answer :)
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el0 2020-08-02 10:57
1. Functionality-wise, is there any difference between lua and sd2snes connections? 2. For mullti-world, I can connect to server, the icon turns yellow, but when I click join game nothing happens. What is going on there? What features am i missing by not being able to join?
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EmoSaru 2020-08-02 11:38
1) Yes, insofar as Lua connects to emulators and sd2snes connects to that flash cart’s host program. sd2snes users can also run CrowdControl at the same time. 2) This makes no sense. If you cannot join the game, you are not receiving or sending items, and hence not participating. You’re doing something wrong, but without more information on what you’re doing I couldn’t say what.
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el0 2020-08-02 13:05
Sorry, I should have explained in more detail. I am joining the game through "BerserkerMultiClient.exe". I am able to send and receive items and have already completed multiworld games. What I am asking about is the "Join Game" button in the tracker multiworld extension. It does not seem to do anything for me, and the multiworld icon stays yellow. Is this icon supposed to turn green? What am I doing wrong? What is the expected behavior? What additional information is the multiworld support in emotracker supposed to provide? (I seem to be able to participate and track my game even in the yellow state.) (edited)
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Here is a screenshot of my setup.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-02 13:12
If you're using Berserker's MW client exe, you should NOT use the built-in MW support in EmoTracker itself. (edited)
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Just use it for autotracking if you want, and let the Berserker client do the item sending/receiving part.
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el0 2020-08-02 13:17
Oh, thanks for clearing up my confusion. I thought the multiworld extension was something to use in addition to the berserker client.
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So the real reason the join game button was not working was because I was already connected through a different tool, right? In that case, an improvement suggestion: maybe an error message could be implemented, noting that the player is already connected?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-02 13:56
Well you might have the wrong address or something, you have to manually enter the address in EmoTracker. Also the MW support in EmoTracker is for an older version of the MW as far as I understand, it may not work with the current Berserker version.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-02 14:01
It works with it, unless Berserker has changed something to break it recently. When the official multiworld launches, however, I'm planning on removing the built in thing and dropping support for the old stuff. (edited)
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JennyBeans 2020-08-05 15:20
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I got a new computer about 2 months ago
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And I finally redownloaded Emotracker for ALLTP runs
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I have 2.3.8.1 for emo tracker and
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For my Emulator- I am not sure what I am doing wrong, I go into Connectors, and select Connector.lua for the 9x and not working
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JennyBeans 2020-08-05 15:43
Figured it out ! Pinned messages helped ❤️
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TarThoron 2020-08-06 00:52
You should get a newer snes9x. It's up to 1.60 now.
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Nicole 2020-08-13 02:13
Hi there! I'm trying to get auto tracking working with OOT, but it keeps telling me the connection is refused in the LUA panel. It works for ALTTP, but I'm not exactly understanding why its not working with OOT. I'm also not seeing the little robot in the bottom right for OOT, but am for ALTTP. Some help would definitely be appreciated. I'm running Bizhawk, for clarity.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-13 03:14
OoT Rando intentionally doesn't support auto tracking (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-13 05:47
I'm not sure about "intentionally doesn't support", but autotracking only works on SNES and GBA platforms currently AFAIA. I think N64 simply isn't supported yet.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-13 10:58
Well yeah, but the OoT Rando developers are intentionally dissuading any discussion of auto tracking and actively discourage its use if anyone claims to have a functional auto tracker.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-13 11:02
Ah I see, sorry I was not aware of that!
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fartsplosion 2020-08-14 21:52
Small question. Just set up auto tracking for ALTTPR for the first time using Espeon's pinned guide for snes9x-rr and it worked fine on first try. Question arose after trying a second time. Will I have to manually load and run the lua script every time I play a game? And keep the little scripting window open alongside snes9x?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-14 21:58
Yes
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TarThoron 2020-08-14 22:08
Personally I minimize the script window and then put it behind Emotracker, which is set to "always on top"
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-15 04:04
I move it off the edge of the screen, annoyingly restoring Snes9x from a minimized state causes Windows to move it back on to screen though...
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tehchronotrigger 2020-08-17 13:34
I am running 1.57 and still not sure how to sync the auto tracker to my game
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tehchronotrigger 2020-08-17 14:01
I got it to work!!
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shadyforce 2020-08-18 17:32
Hi. I can't get the autotracker to work. I'm playing lttpr on sd2snes (not pro) on windows 10. I followed the instructions exactly in the pin. sd2snes firmware is updated to 1.10.3 with usb2snes-10 files copied in (confirmed in the menu). Windows appears to be picking up the connection to the device. I'm using EmoTracker 2.3.8.2 using item only tracker from EmoTracker official support package. I right clicked on the robot and selected sd2snes. Robot lights up yellow. But no items are getting tracked. Am I missing anything obvious?
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JRJathome 2020-08-18 17:44
Just a sanity check. You ran usb2snes.exe and it appears in the system tray of your taskbar, right? (edited)
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shadyforce 2020-08-18 17:46
I did not. Is that a necessary step or just a test to check the connection.
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JRJathome 2020-08-18 17:47
Yeah. You need either usb2snes or qusb2snes running.
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Or Crowd Control's sd2snes service.
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shadyforce 2020-08-18 17:48
I was wondering if I needed to have something installed/running on windows, but nothing mentioned it.
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Other than EmoTracker itself
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Perhaps that can be added to the pinned message? I don't think it's particulary obvious. Even reading the usb2snes readme seemed to suggest you often don't need the tray app running.
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Awesome, works now. Thanks 👍
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ThePanda1016 2020-08-18 18:59
sorry about that. I thought I could remember last night it tracking dungeon chests, but I must be mistaken. Thanks for the feedback
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-19 01:32
That's because the pinned message is for updating the SD2SNES firmware and assumes you already know how to set up auto tracking. (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-19 06:02
If you're playing on SD2SNES, you need something running to actually communicate with it for anything, multiworld, autotracking, etc.
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Word of advice, I've found Qusb2snes in Windows is unstable with MW specifically on an SD2SNES. I would recommend using Redguy's usb2snes.exe that comes with the firmware. I haven't had any issues with that autotracking, MW, or otherwise. (edited)
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Qusb2snes is mainly useful if you're not on Windows, or running an emulator that isn't snes9x or Bizhawk such as RetroArch. (edited)
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Itstoearly 2020-08-19 16:08
Hi all, I did a search on here and although I see some people have had the same problem I have had, I don't see any explicit solutions. When I run the connector.lua in snes9x v1.52-rr (svn184) I get the error "error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll': The specified module could not be found." Now I've seen people suggest using the 32 bit snes9x, and as best I can tell, that is what I am using, but it still is unhappy. Can anyone advise? Thanks!
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krelbel 2020-08-19 19:08
I have a question regarding autotracking with the emotracker default packs and mystery seeds. Usually I'll switch between standard/inverted and with/without keysanity packages after the run starts as I discover what mode I'm in. This can be really cumbersome if I've already connected the lua bridge before switching packages, though (I haven't done it much, but it seemed like the emulator (snes9x-rr 1.60) lagged out quite a bit during the package switch, and I think I may have had to restart autotracking, don't remember exactly). Has anyone else run into issues like this? Any advice on usage of emotracker + autotracking + mystery seeds in general?
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(sorry I don't have more details right now, only did this in one run so far so I'll try to remember more details as I run into them more)
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Itstoearly 2020-08-19 19:29
well ok thanks to krelbel's post I went out and got SNES9x-rr 1.60... I dont get an error now but I can't get the robot icon to change colors and the lua script is running properly but not managing to connect to emotracker it seems
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oh..... now its working. well ok then, ignore me ChenXD (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-19 21:04
@Itstoearly the icon will turn yellow or red if the emulator pauses the emulation for any reason, since the connection to Emotracker will also stall while emulation is paused. Configure Snes9x to always run in the background (also a good idea when participating in Multiworld) to avoid it if it annoys you. (edited)
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Itstoearly 2020-08-20 04:15
@Nicholas Steel until I restarted the tracker and emulator a few times the robot wouldn't change colors at all snd was staying white
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:24
Having trouble setting up the auto tracker. Qusb2snes is not seeing the game. The auto tracker symbol will turn green when first turned on then flash yellow and green before turning red completely. I have changed retroarch.cfg to true for network command. Don't know what I am doing wrong. I am using the bsnes core.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:25
Was Retroarch closed when you changed the config file? Try the BSNES Mercury Balanced emulation core. (edited)
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:25
I believe so.
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I cannot find that core in the program menu
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:26
Is your retroarch up to date?
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:26
Just updated to 1.9 about 30 mins ago
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:27
Nintendo - SNES / SFC (bsnes-mercury Balanced)
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:29
I do not see that one. All I can see is the basic bsnes
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:30
Hmmm, gimmie a sec. I'm updating my copy of RetroArch
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:30
I know I have seen it in the past
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:32
Hmmm, I don't see it either o_o well try Snes9x - Current
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(BSNES Mercury used to be an option)
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:34
I only have the bsnes core But I think the problem is on the retroarch servers. If you look at their webpage it says they were hacked and the core installer is down
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:34
Oh true, I forgot about that.
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:35
I picked a fine time to try this
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:36
You can use Snes9x-RR in the meantime (not via RetroArch) (edited)
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:37
Thank you
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:37
https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases you'll want the 32bit release.
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:38
Why is that? Just want to understand a lil more
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:40
One of the DLL's that multiworld and possibly auto-tracking utilizes, is pre-compiled for 32bit. You have to compile your own (or ask/trust someone else) to compile a 64bit compatible version. (edited)
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:40
Oh got it. Is there anything I will need to do to set this up?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-23 03:41
Check the pinned messages, there is a setup guide for Snes9x
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luvlynn1 2020-08-23 03:41
Ok will do Thank you
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pollysee 2020-08-25 18:06
autotracking has stopped working for me in the smz3 package as of the latest update to 2.3.8.5
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 19:48
Please give more information about what platform you're playing on. Console/SD2SNES, emulator/version.
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pollysee 2020-08-25 19:48
playing on emulator, bizhawk
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 19:49
Are you using the Bizhawk variant?
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pollysee 2020-08-25 19:49
yes
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 19:49
Yeah there was a connectorlib library update, that may have affected the memory addressing which Bizhawk was different for to begin with...
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I'll need to update that looks like.
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pollysee 2020-08-25 19:50
aha OK
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thanks
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 19:55
I'm going to test this myself, but in the meantime can you try using the Standard variant and the Lua option?
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That might work with the new addressing...
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 20:11
Okay I'm not seeing any issues in my testing...
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You're using the Bizhawk variant with the Lua option?
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And the connector.lua script for Bizhawk that comes with EmoTracker?
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pollysee 2020-08-25 20:18
yeah I'm using the bizhawk variant
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the connector.lua that comes with emotracker gets some kind of error
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 20:18
I'm seeing no issues on my PC.
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pollysee 2020-08-25 20:18
I actually don't remember where I got the one I was using
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-25 20:19
You need to use the one that comes with EmoTracker. Anything outside of that is not officially supported. (edited)
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pollysee 2020-08-25 20:19
OK, let me try that
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OK, that works now. thanks 🙂
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Lolden 2020-08-26 17:47
My buddy and I are having an issue with the auto tracker - Using RetroArch, with QUSB2Snes, when connecting with the auto tracker it goes to a yellow robot and crashes QUSB2Snes on both of our machines. Not sure if this is something with the latest update, or if we're just doing something wrong
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 18:18
I’ve tested the tracker as working with qusb2snes/sd2snes. I don’t specifically support Retroarch outside of qusb2snes happening to work with it. I’ll try to take a look into it, but at this point I’m inclined to say that it’s an issue with their sd2snes emulation. (edited)
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Lolden 2020-08-26 19:20
I'd understand taht
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That*
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Basically, whenever opening this context menu, instead of it showing RA virtual device, it hard crashes. Seems like a good time for me to purchase a SD2SNES or whatever the rebrand is.
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I'll have to do some more troubleshooting after this multiworld to see if I can find an exact crash point
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 19:50
Any information anybody gives me is welcome, and if there’s something reasonable I can do on my end I’ll see about doing it.
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 20:03
I'm having issues with autotracking for SMZ3CR, I'm using SNES9x 1.60 with LUA script support, it's worked flawlessly for me, until the update for the program was installed and now the icons are no longer lighting up properly... No biggie, just wanted to let be known... I thought it could be on my end, but another user in another discord chat has reported the same issue after the new program update
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DarkChaosGaming 2020-08-26 20:07
I will second that issue, seems we are having the same issue. A friend of mine has also reported problems since yesterday. I'm getting zilch on the SM side and for my friend the Z3 side was tracking all wrong
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:15
Please try bizhawk and let me know if you still have the same issue.
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DarkChaosGaming 2020-08-26 20:20
Same problem
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 20:21
script returned but is still running registered functions facepalms fine i'll do it
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DarkChaosGaming 2020-08-26 20:21
I tried restarting SNES9x, the tracker, both, the package, and bizhawk
20:21
This was all during my stream a few hours ago
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 20:21
oh you already have bizhawk emu setup?
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DarkChaosGaming 2020-08-26 20:21
Oh i thought that was the other package, nvm
20:21
That was something else I did
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 20:27
reverting to previous version fixes issue in question
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:32
I’m sure it does. But I’d like to know if bizhawk has the same issue.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:37
@The White Tyger How do you revert?
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-08-26 20:39
Dorkmaster Flek has older versions of their tracker available online. A quick Google Search should find it. The main issue that Emo's looking for is more information on what the issue may be so that she may be able to track down a fix.
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DarkChaosGaming 2020-08-26 20:40
I can confirm that rolling back to a previous version does fix the problem
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:40
It's closed source right? I could reproduce the issue on my end, so with debug DLLs that print errors to the debug console I can provide more info
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-08-26 20:40
The tracker packages are open source. EmoTracker itself is closed.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:41
It’s closed source, as is the middleware package that’s involved here. Don’t even start down that road, because I’m not having that conversation again.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:41
I can attach in Visual Studio and give a basic idea, maybe catch an exception.
20:41
Sorry, didn't really I was stepping on a landmine. Just meant that without source, I can get more info with debug dlls.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-08-26 20:42
Yeah, I meant the packs that are installed via the Package Manager are open source. Sorry about the confusion.
20:42
Using that debug pipeline just causes frustration.
20:43
Part of why the Developer Console is in the app to help debug json/lua errors.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:44
Let me see what Visual Studio spits out when I attach, probably just machine code, but maybe something else
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-08-26 20:44
Best to stay outside of that minefield.
20:45
It's a well-built minefield, but it does have warning postings in huge letters and neon signs.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:46
@EmoSaru Exception thrown: 'System.Net.Sockets.SocketException' in System.dll
20:47
Best I can do I think.
20:47
Looks caught, but it is generating it once per second.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:48
It is attempting to connect to several ports in succession with a delay. This is due to a bunch of BS currently going on with debates between some devs about what port sd2snes host apps should be using.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:48
I'm seeing if I can get info from the other side, I'll try and track down the previous version and open Wireshark
20:49
I have done network analysis in my day job, I can see why its being refused now
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:49
I’m more interested in what is happening to crash qusb2snes, which I believe is the issue you were running into.
20:49
There are multiple people taking about multiple things.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:49
QUSB2SNES is still running on my machine (not sure what other people are seeing), Emotracker keeps trying to spin up the connection and its failing. Causes visual lag in the tracker.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:50
Yes, that’s currently out of my direct control due to a middleware package.
20:51
Were you not the one who said qusb2snes was crashing when trying to connect via EmoTracker when using Retroarch?
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:51
No, just not connecting for me
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:51
Ah, okay.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:52
Honestly I would rather a crash, more error info that way.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:52
I do not understand why it would not connect with Retroarch when it connects with sd2snes for me.
20:52
What version of qusb2snes are you using?
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:52
Hmm, 0.7.16
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:53
I am testing with 0.7.18
20:53
See if that makes any difference for you
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:53
I'll grab that one then
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:54
I have not tested retroarch, but that version works for me with sd2snes.
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Protesilaus 2020-08-26 20:57
Looks promising
20:57
Looks good, that fixed it
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EmoSaru 2020-08-26 20:58
Okay. That’s one down (edited)
20:58
The snes9x smz3 issue is less troubling.
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 21:00
Ahh now I get why, it's not a program issue with the new update but to do with the way the package is handled?
21:01
Sry nvm, take care and sorry for sounding dickish earlier.... Wasn't meant to sound as such, promise.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-08-26 21:08
@The White Tyger For the record, I don't see anything dickish. Although, my perception isn't normal, so.
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The White Tyger 2020-08-26 21:22
Mike, thx bud. I apparently suffer from the same issue, so i'd rather apologize than make Saru mad. ASGODREE
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Lolden 2020-08-26 21:46
Sorry, I was the Retroarch/Qusb2Snes crash person. Running Qusb 0.7.18 and the latest tracker of yours.
21:46
Didn't have time to do a root cause analysis as I've gotta get some sleep before server migrations tomorrow 😦
21:46
Thank you for all the hard work you do, Emo!
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Lolden 2020-08-26 22:23
And reading through the announcements, I think I found my problem. I was using multiclient in conjunction with emotracker - didn't realize emotracker worked as a multiworld client. Ignore my previous bug reports, I need to figure out how to configure the tracker to work as a multiworld client
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-27 04:42
Who has the snes9x SMZ3 issue? Are you using: a) The latest version of EmoTracker and the pack installed in the program? b) The Standard variant with Lua connector option? c) The connector.lua file for snes9x that comes with EmoTracker? We had another person claim it stopped working with Bizhawk after the latest update, but they were using a different connector.lua script they got from who knows where. You must use the one that comes with EmoTracker, that is the only officially supported option. Outside of this, Qusb2snes with Retroarch appears to work by happenstance but it is not officially supported. If you're using Qusb2snes, you should select the SD2SNES connector in EmoTracker as it's emulating that, but it is not guaranteed to work... (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 09:19
qusb2snes appeared to be working with retroarch for protesilaus after updating qusb2snes (edited)
09:20
I expect the snes9x issue is entirely real, and I will be looking into it.
09:21
In the meantime, people could try using qusb2snes which appears to have its own Lua bridge for snes9x
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-27 10:29
Okay I'll refrain from changing anything in the addressing while you look at that, thanks Emo! pidgeTy
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 11:14
Yeah, I don't think there's anything reasonable for you to change to address the snes9x issue. Fundamentally, it's an issue with the new SNES address mapping and the fact that SMZ3 is an ExHiROM game, which changes a bunch of expectations.
11:14
WarpWorld, who produce the middleware package I use, don't directly support snes9x.
11:15
Now that qusb2snes claims to support SNES9x lua via their lua bridge, I am going to evaluate that and see if it's reasonable to deprecate the direct snes9x lua support and direct people to that.
11:16
Longer term, I'm evaluating a number of options to try and minimize this type of issue going forward.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-27 11:24
I see, thanks for the info! SMZ3 is a weird beast, that would be good if we could go through a single API like usb2snes. 👍
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:18
Plz help, autotracker stopped working out of nowhere, no changes where made to my system or to the setup I had. I had emotracker+QUsb2Snes+retroarch and when I click the autotracker icon on emotracker, the program freeze briefly and the robot turns yellow, when I click on devices on QUsb2Snes tray icon, it stops working and closes
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:20
Update to the latest qusb2snes.
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:21
Is 0.7.18 the latest?
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:22
As far as I know, yes.
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:24
I was already using it, but it stopped working and I don't know why
12:24
What I did was update emotracker after it stopped working, but got same results
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:24
What game are you using it with?
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:25
Tried metroid and SMZ3, same results
12:27
I'm also getting this error on emotracker
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12:27
Already deleted and downloaded the pack again with no luck
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:28
Just open the variant you want after running EmoTracker and it should be fixed from then on.
12:28
Or you can delete your documents/EmoTracker/application_settings.json and launch the tracker
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:29
I deleted the entire emotracker folder under documents and it didn't fix
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:30
Did you close the tracker, so that, then relaunch the tracker?
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Lolden 2020-08-27 12:30
Iron, sounds like we're having a similar issue. I'm going to work on pinpointing the cause when I'm off work
12:31
For grins I might just pull qusb fresh from git and see if something is funky in my current install
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:32
I did. I'm also trying many thing while asking for a solution here. I'll share any progress with you @Lolden
12:32
Just did fresh install of emotracker and QUsb2Snes
12:32
Trying retroarch now
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:41
Any updates?
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:43
Now yet
12:43
I'm also getting this error on emotracker
@IronNash But still getting this error after deleting application_settings
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Nicholas Steel 2020-08-27 12:43
Where did you source your LUA files from?
12:44
Try the LUA file supplied with QUSB2SNES and then try the LUA file supplied with Emotracker.
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:46
Sorry I don't get it, don'k know how to check or change it
12:49
Any updates?
@EmoSaru Same results after fresh installing everything
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:50
Okay, the variant error makes ZERO sense, so I'm not sure what you've done if you actually deleted your Documents/EmoTracker folder and are still getting that.
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 12:52
Pinned a message.
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IronNash 2020-08-27 12:55
I don't immediately get that error after deleting the file and opening the program, but when I select the super metroid dash randomizer tracker, close and open the application with this package selected. I get the mentioned error
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 13:00
That issue is in the core app due to the Dash pack not having any variants defined.
13:00
I will fix it in an upcoming release, but it's ignorable.
13:01
It's not affecting anything negatively.
13:01
Alternatively, @Dorkmaster Flek could update the pack with a single variant.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-27 13:01
I can do that, if that's easier. 😛
13:02
I assume any pack with no variants defined would have this issue?
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IronNash 2020-08-27 13:02
That error message isn't gone with the version you pinned, but that is just for the super metroid dash package, BUT the autotracker is working again, thank you very much, also if you want me to do any test or debug with my setup I will gladly help however I can
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EmoSaru 2020-08-27 13:02
Flek - Presumably.
13:02
I'm going to evaluate some nuclear options for this autotracker issue. I'm tired of dealing with issues caused by decisions out of my control.
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MeleeWizard 2020-08-28 09:50
For the record, I get that error as well when I start up the program with SM64, and it has only ever had one variant.
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Deleted User 2020-08-29 22:06
Any advice on autotracker development? Mine seems to work just fine for a pack I'm building, but only when I keep the game_name in the manifest as Minish Cap Randomizer. Just checking if there's anything else I should do about this in these early stages. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-08-30 07:10
Autotracker requires that the game be a known supported game on my end. What game are you developing a tracker for?
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Deleted User 2020-08-30 07:10
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
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EmoSaru 2020-08-30 07:11
K. I will add an entry for it in the near future, but in the meantime continue doing what you’re doing for development.
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Deleted User 2020-08-30 07:12
Cool, thanks!
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Systemeth 2020-08-30 11:54
EmoSaru Today at 10:10 AM Autotracker requires that the game be a known supported game on my end.
This seems sort of arbitrary. Is it a security thing or something?
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EmoSaru 2020-08-30 12:07
It’s not arbitrary. It’s related to memory access restrictions related to cheating concerns.
12:07
It may change in the future, but not right now.
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CrownlessKing 2020-08-30 13:58
Hi i have a issue with the autotracker for snes9x multirod version 1.55. It has issues tracking my stuff when i do SMZ3 either solo or in a multiworld setting anything I can do against this to fix it?
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Aimmy 2020-08-30 17:50
I'm having similar issues with the same emu, it will track my ALTTP items but not SM items
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EmoSaru 2020-08-30 17:53
If you are on the latest version of EmoTracker, check the pins. There are currently issues with snes9x autotracking and smz3.
17:54
You can download a previous version of EmoTracker, or use bizhawk.
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Aimmy 2020-08-30 18:00
Will do! thank you
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CrownlessKing 2020-08-31 00:17
Well i cant seem to conect auto tracker to my bizhawk since it then wants me to open the lua with something that isnt part of bizhawk
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TarThoron 2020-08-31 02:47
I'll add another voice to the SMZ3 autotracking issue in 2.3.8.5, just to have more data. Using snes9x-rr 1.60 32bit PugHUD with cwispy variant, no overrides Using the standard connector.lua included with emotracker LttP items tracked in LttP, SM items didn't track at all. When I reset to ship, everything went gray except the one cleared dungeon. When I reset again, that went gray too, though it did retain the manually set crystal/pendant info. Manually tracked this one. If it hasn't been fixed by the time I run my next seed, I'll grab the revert.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-31 05:23
The connector.lua you need to open is the one that comes with EmoTracker in the bizhawk/snes9x folder respectively (minus the issue with snes9x with the current version right now, Bizhawk still works fine AFAIK). (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-08-31 07:29
The snes9x/smz3 issue is gong to take time. I don’t recommend waiting it out if you have to use snes9x for some reason. (edited)
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CrownlessKing 2020-08-31 08:01
How am i supposed to conect my bizhawk to my auto tracker? since when i tried it with the lua consle on bizhawk it doesnt work.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-08-31 08:34
Follow the pinned instructions for Bizhawk. The Lua file you need to open comes with EmoTracker, it's located at Connectors\bizhawk\connector.lua inside your EmoTracker install folder. (edited)
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:27
Wanna add my voice to this smz3 issue, maybe itll help. I use an unofficial bridge script to qusb2snes via Bsnes (from AlttpO) which connects to emotracker when i select the SD2SNES option for autotracking, this works on the official lttp pack as well as Codetracker's from what i know, but the SMZ3 pack causes the program to hang for a bit before giving up, even on Sd2snes mode. I dont actually have a console to test with, but its possible autotracking for it is also not working on consoles, inferring from my experience, but im not entirely sure.
10:29
I will revert to an earlier version for now if i need autotracking though
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 10:44
It works correctly on sd2snes with qusb2snes, which is why I believe the issue is on their end (a difference on their end between sd2snes and their emulations of it).
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:46
Ah, so since the bridge script for bsnes is so similar to the luabridge its probably running into the same issues then?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 10:46
There are two possible issues:
10:46
1) It connects but tracks incorrectly
10:46
2) It fails to connect
10:47
The issue with emotracker's built in snes9x is the first issue
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:47
For bsnes in particular, it is failing to connect
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 10:47
In qusb2snes, I would expect both issues to be on their end
10:47
That would be on them
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:48
What confuses me is why autotracking works fine on other packs, though i havent been keeping up to date on if anyones investigated that
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 10:48
Because the vast majority of snes games use "lorom" memory mapping
10:48
smz3 used exhirom
10:48
an extremely rare memory map
10:49
as to why there is a connection issue with that setup in qusb2snes
10:49
I can't say
10:49
something on their end is different from a normal sd2snes
10:49
which, as I say, is on them. I don't provide support for that.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:49
Do you know if skarsnik is aware of this actually being an issue yet?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 10:50
No, I don't. Feel free to let them know, but it's not something I provide support for directly, and I've got a million things going on right now.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 10:50
Okay, ill see if i can get in touch
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 13:06
The autotracker ask a for a buggy/invalid address, {\"Opcode\":\"GetAddress\",\"Space\":\"SNES\",\"Flags\":null,\"Operands\":[\"1000410\",\"2\"]} 100 00 00 is outside 'classic' location. I am not even sure what the usb2snes firmware return. probably garbage from the end of the FPGA memory
13:08
To be fair, qusb should handle this better x)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 13:39
Is that in hex?
13:40
410 looks like the NPC item data offset in LTTP SRAM, but for usb2snes it should be 0xe00410 since the protocol maps SRAM to 0xe00000
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 13:47
yes, it's hex ^^
13:53
probably a sum gone wrong, like a 0xE0xxxx + 20 0000 instead of 0xE0xxxx + 20000 (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:07
Okay something has changed with the most recent update for usb2snes values in the SRAM bank. 0xe00000 is being converted into 0x1000000 when asking for usb2snes values.
14:08
I tried asking for 0xc00000 but this did not get altered according to the usb2snes debug log, so it's not just adding 0x200000 to any value. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:14
Hmm
14:15
One of the core changes is that the new version of connectorlib is using a new address mapper the WW folks wrote that attempts to actually handle "natural" addressing properly for the various memory mappings. Let me check to see if the SRAM mapping looks weird.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 14:16
(I don't trust the WW folks xD)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:17
Interesting... I mean I'm using the usb2snes SRAM values directly because that was needed to work before, but if they attempted to handle "natural" addressing, let me try that. That's what it uses in Lua mode for snes9x for example.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:18
I'm actually shocked that the usb2snes SRAM addressing was ever working for you, but basically you were getting lucky.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:18
Yeah that makes sense, it probably didn't recognize the value and just passed it straight through.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:18
Yeah. Previously, there was mapping for lorom in place.
14:19
Now there are multiple mappings based on the addressing mode bits.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:19
Mmmmm is that documented somewhere?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:19
Just use the addresses that code in the ROM would use to read the data.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:19
Okay let me try that...
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 14:21
oh yeah reversing snes addr to usb2snes is annoying ^^
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:22
For the record, owing to being "sick of this shit", I am seriously considering dropping connectorlib and doing a massive refactor to how EmoTracker handles things like autotracking.
14:22
Specifically, making it NOT handle it internally.
14:22
And instead figuring out some kind of plugin architecture that's not a TOTAL security nightmare and making it the pack dev's problem.
14:23
One thing that's VERY likely to happen at that point is dropping direct emulator support entirely. (edited)
14:23
In favor of exclusively supporting the sd2snes protocol, and anything that can bridge it. (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 14:26
Yeah that's fair. Despite having to handle it ourselves, that might actually make things easier because the mapping wouldn't be happening internally in EmoTracker itself. 😛
14:26
Well, easier to see at least.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:28
The upshot is, if somebody wants to implement a new interface for autotracking for other platforms, they can
14:29
The downside is that GBA autotracking may disappear initially.
14:30
Ultimately though, over time, the architecture of this thing, which I don't have control over, as a shared tech exercise has made it less and less reasonable to keep up with.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 14:30
I maintain 4-5 support alone in qusb xD
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 14:30
The issue is specifically the architecture of connectorlib.
14:31
Not the (q)usb2snes side of it.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 15:14
Okay, so it appears that the SRAM now uses the same mapping as Bizhawk needs, which is 0x700000. This is however the SRAM mapping for LoROM which makes me wonder if it thinks it's ExLoROM...
15:16
The HiROM SRAM mapping is supposed to be 0x206000, which is what it uses for Lua with snes9x. ThinkDorm (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 15:23
Either that, or it doesn't recognize the mapping and is defaulting to LoROM.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 15:39
Fascinating.
15:39
Well, this just confirms my desire to get the fuck off this.
15:40
Stay tuned for updates after I decide which version of detonating the universe I'm going to pursue.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 15:57
https://github.com/Skarsnik/Magic2snes/blob/master/memory.cpp#L61 my take on this
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you should enforce tracker writter to set the rom type, it's so mess up to try to guess it
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 16:00
A big part of the issue is that this is difficult to do in connectorlib without making breaking changes to their stuff. (edited)
16:00
Whatever I end up doing is going to force pack developers to be more explicit, one way or another.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 16:08
did you write the websocket part? I had so many issue with WS and C# writing a component for livesplit
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 16:09
I did a fair bit of work on that for sd2snes, but it has morphed since I last had any control over it. (edited)
16:09
Regardless, the biggest issue is the massive pile of stuff built all around it.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 16:17
You could be interesed by my futur project comming soon (tm) (probably in 2 years xD) that is more generic than usb2sbnes. But I legit don't have time at all xD
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:33
In the meantime, I assume the current connectorlib is going to stay? (edited)
16:33
If so, I'll do a small update for the new SRAM mapping to fix the SD2SNES functionality.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 16:38
Thatll theoretically fix your pack, but didnt someone above report the same issue with pughud or other packs?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:39
Well I can't do anything about other packs. 😛
16:39
That's up to those authors.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 16:39
True, but if theres a way to solve the issue for all packs, thatd be ideal
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:39
Sure, but I think the only way to do that is roll back connectorlib?
16:39
I don't know the under the hood details obv.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 16:40
I wont pretend i know too much in the way of the actual programming, but either that, or something on qusb's side?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:46
This isn't to do with Qusb2snes. It's during EmoTracker's internal mapping of memory addresses before communicating. For reference, I'm using the usb2snes.exe that comes with the firmware, not Qusb2snes. I'm testing it on console. (edited)
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cafink 2020-09-01 16:59
I came here because I'm having trouble with autotracking on SMZ3 after the latest update...sounds like a known issue
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:59
What platform?
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cafink 2020-09-01 16:59
But I uninstalled and then reinstalled 2.3.7.2 and I'm still having problems
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 16:59
It's an issue on SD2SNES currently.
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cafink 2020-09-01 16:59
Yes, SD2SNES
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But it should work if I uninstall and re-install the old version that was previously working...shouldn't it?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 17:00
It should work on the previous version of EmoTracker...
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cafink 2020-09-01 17:00
My auto-tracking icon is red
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🤔
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 17:00
Red means there's some issue under the hood, I don't know what that could be.
17:01
The issue we're having, it "works" (blue icon) but tracking things wrong.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 17:01
Turning immediately red is something that happens on snes9x too
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That's the issue i thought we were solving
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 17:01
snes9x is a known issue, that's separate.
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 17:01
Really? Heck, thats what i thought was the whole problem being solved
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-01 17:01
My understanding is Emo is working on the snes9x issue.
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The issue I was discussing earlier with her was for SD2SNES.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 17:02
snes9x in the latest version connects but tracks incorrectly.
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Folks - if you're playing SMZ3
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ScorelessPine 2020-09-01 17:02
That's not what i experienced
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 17:02
Regardless
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If you're playing SMZ3
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revert to the version in the pins
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I am not listening to any more reports about SMZ3 because I'm about to scorch the damn earth.
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ConnectorLib is getting the boot.
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I no longer care.
Boot 2
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 17:03
I could fix qusb2nes snes9x device but it will disconnect on the bad address read, so it does not make the thing work
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 17:03
I'm going to implement something that works and lets people control it sanely.
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I don't recommend people make changes to fix SMZ3 right now.
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Just revert.
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Before I release what I'm working on, developers with packs in the package manager will be informed of how to fix their shit for the new world order to whatever extent is necessary.,
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Beyond that, I'm no longer listening to or interested in the current state of EmoTracker 2.3.8.5 with SMZ3, so I'll be ignoring reports.
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Skarsnik 2020-09-01 17:07
the bright side it help me found a bug ^^ (since the bad address make the support stuck waiting for a reply that never come)
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cafink 2020-09-01 17:07
Any way for me to diagnose the red autotracker issue? It's in SMZ3 but I'm on an older version of Emotracker
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 17:07
Happy to have helped expose an issue. If you are on an older version of EmoTracker (2.3.8.3 or earlier) and are having autotracker issues, follow the existing setup instructions in the pins to the letter.
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The only version I want people providing support for here vis a vis SMZ3 is 2.3.8.3.
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If you are not running that particular version, use the installer linked in the pinned messages here.
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cafink 2020-09-01 17:14
Uninstalling the older version I was using (2.3.7.2) and installing 2.3.8.3 seems to have fixed the issue
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 17:14
2.3.7.2 is ANCIENT.
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You were likely having web service issues due to certificate changes.
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cafink 2020-09-01 17:14
It was working for me until last time I played, about a month ago 🤷‍♂️
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Thanks for your help!
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Alamaxia 2020-09-01 18:53
FWIW, thanks to everyone working on this! I had the snes9x SMZ3 autotracking issue, and have been just silently following the thread after rolling back to the 2.3.8.3 version, which resolved the issue on my end. I find all the development discussion fascinating (am a SQL/VBA developer, myself)... dependencies can be such a pain when they're out of your hands. Good luck with whatever is built out! lobosHype
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 19:03
I’ve just released a hotfix update which will fix smz3 for now while I work on the long term solution for this. 2.3.8.6 should work fine, but substantial changes will be coming in a future update.
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Qenni 2020-09-01 21:04
anyone able to point me in the right direction in getting the autotracker set up? specifically looking at assistance in getting the bsnes-mercury core for retroarch. it doesn't seem to be listed in the available cores and when i go to the github page it only has the source code for it.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-01 22:42
I don’t specifically provide support for qusb2snes emulator bridges, so you’d want to ask for support somewhere that deals with that in particular. (edited)
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Qenni 2020-09-02 01:00
ok, thanks emo. whats the emulator of choice now a days? i used to use zsnes but migrated to retroarch because of its support for so many different emulator cores
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-02 01:44
Snes9x-RR/Bizhawk/RetroArch
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Due to a recent hack, RetroArch's Updater functionality no longer works for the foreseeable future, which is why you won't see BSNES Mercury. You can instead acquire the core from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W_JpkKqY-W3cH_HrV6B1gEx1kbnt9HmQ/view?usp=sharing
bsnes_mercury_balanced_libretro.dll
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-02 02:01
Also they have been planning an update to the instructions on their website for I think at least 2 months now and still haven't implemented the change. It's viewable on the beta site: https://sm.beta.samus.link/mwinstructions (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 04:59
snes9x-rr and Bizhawk should work with the pinned instructions via provided connector.lua scripts that come with EmoTracker. Those are the only officially supported ones. (edited)
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The SMZ3 multiworld instructions are specifically for the multiworld functionality, not autotracking via EmoTracker.
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Qenni 2020-09-02 05:07
Tyvm
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 05:48
Has anyone had an issue with LttP Rando auto tracking where location previously marked as complete, unmark themselves as checked? Also when I run auto tracking, chests in dungeons aren't automatically ticked as opened. Is that normal?
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-02 05:51
The latter is normal. The former, how exactly are you marking a location as checked? (edited)
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 05:52
Well let me start by being more specific. The location in question was the ledge check at Zora's River. The ledge item was trivial (arrows I believe it was) so I couldn't put anything in the dotted lines
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-02 05:52
iirc the only way to override the Auto Tracker is to right-click a square location on the map to mark it as obtained. Pinning the lcoation and clicking the Chest icon does not. (edited)
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 05:53
I initially just clicked on the check, clicked the chest to mark it as "opened" and went about my business. Periodically I would look at my map and see that the area was green again.
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Multiple times in my run I would either left click on the chest or right click on the entire area to mark it off as done. Probably did this 8+ times through out the run
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It was my first full run using auto tracker so I don't have anything to compare it against and it was Zora's River ledge check specifically that kept undoing itself. (edited)
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-02 05:55
Yeah I know what you mean, right clicking the square on the map should cause the Auto-Tracker to ignore the location and not reset it.
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 05:56
Its a trivial matter really but I figured I'd bring it up anyways.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:01
If you're clicking on the square on the map and marking specifically one of the sections within that square (ex. only the ledge item), then it will not flag that location as user modified in my experience.
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You need to right click on the map square itself to mark all sections as cleared, meaning you probably don't want to do that unless you also got the King Zora item.
06:02
Dungeon locations are not autotracked as Nicholas said, that's intentional due to technical/cheating concerns.
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 06:02
I guess I should have mentioned that. I did have the King Zora item
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King Zora stayed marked as complete, it was ledge that kept undoing itself.
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My bad
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:03
Yeah you actually got the King Zora item, but not the ledge, and I think it wasn't marked as user modified then.
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 06:04
I see
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Is there something I did incorrect?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:07
Technically, you need to manually clear the entire square by right clicking on the map spot in order for it to be marked as "user modified" and then autotracking shouldn't update it.
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Marking only the ledge item inside of that won't keep.
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I think it's just a quirk of how the user modified flag works (I assume it's attached to the map location, not individual sections). (edited)
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 06:10
I see. Well I'll see if the issue comes up again. Honestly in the grand scheme its pretty unimportant I suppose but I also had that concern about dungeon chests not automatically being marked as open (which you guys say is normal so that's fine) so I figured I'd bring it all up.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:10
Yup that's working as intended. 👍
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 06:11
In hindsight it makes sense because dungeon specific chests vs uhh....world item chests (?) aren't always the same right? So from an ID perspective Auto Tracker can't look for "Eastern_Palace_chest_1" or something like that
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:14
That's part of it, differentiating small keys in chests vs small keys in pots and some other technical things, and cheating concerns in reading chest contents. I won't get into it, it's been a whole thing in the Z3R community since autotracking became a reality. 😛
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BulletWill 2020-09-02 06:16
Ah I see. Well I'm still new to all this. So far I've done one solo rando seed, one solo rando seed on stream and one multiworld seed. I'm enjoying it and overall I have no complaints about EmoTracker, its been very helpful for learning how to play randomizers
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-02 06:17
Yup it's a great tool, glad you're enjoying it! 👍
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RETRObasti 2020-09-03 04:10
hello, lua doesn't work anymore with bizhawk 2.4.2. before the last tracker update came it works
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-03 04:51
What is your version of Emotracker?
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RETRObasti 2020-09-03 05:45
2.3.8.6
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-03 07:28
What pack are you using, and are following the pinned instructions to the letter? Are you using the connector.lua script that comes with EmoTracker?
07:28
Also define "doesn't work". What behaviour? Be specific when reporting issues please. (edited)
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Wutanatur 2020-09-03 10:07
well i got this message on my side ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.2.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Connection established NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>cDisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
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nothing has change but the update to emotracker
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don't know much about these lines so I do not know what to make of it 😦
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EmoSaru 2020-09-03 10:17
You did not follow the instructions for bizhawk setup properly. You are using the wrong Lua interpreter, at minimum.
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Wutanatur 2020-09-03 10:28
could you pls point me toward link for the correct setup because as I said the only thing that changed between now and yesterday was the updated tracker
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EmoSaru 2020-09-03 10:29
It is in the pinned messages in this channel.
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RETRObasti 2020-09-03 13:40
ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.2.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Failed to open socket: connection refused Failed to open socket: connection refused Failed to open socket: connection refused Failed to open socket: connection refused Connection established NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) bei NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) bei lua_error(lua_State* ) bei NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) bei NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) bei NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) bei NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) bei lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) bei BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) bei BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>cDisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b1() bei BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback) EmoTracker 2.3.8.6 Bizhawk 2.4.2 Emotracker Official ALTTPR Support -> Standard Map Tracker @Dorkmaster Flek THX
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All Settings in Bizhawk are correct, Emotracker is fresh installed, but it doesn't work.. thx 4 help
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in SNES9x it works perfectly
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there is an red robot in the tracker
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EmoSaru 2020-09-03 13:45
Everywhere that says NLua tells me that your Bizhawk lua interpreter is still not set correctly.
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The instructions in the pinned message are very specific.
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RETRObasti 2020-09-04 05:47
the lua settings are correct
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 08:15
Okay, but Lua+LuaInterface does not generate NLua exceptions.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-04 08:34
You have to close the emulator after changing that option and then open the emulator.
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:33
Im having an issue with the auto-tracker. When i Snes9x to the tracker it auto highlights random items before i even start the game. Its a clean file and everything is the same as it was last time i played (last night) https://gyazo.com/cef4333ba8e14d60d0c93a6b0432302b
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:48
What is your EmoTracker version number
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:49
2.3.8.6
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:49
Did you load the Lua script in snes9x before or after loading the rom
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:50
I usually do it after the rom is loaded
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:50
Did you do that this time?
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:50
yes
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:51
And you’re loading the connector.lua script directly from the EmoTracker install directory, yes?
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:52
Yea, I even roll backed to 2.3.8 and reupdated to make sure i had the correct connector
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:53
what version of snes9x are you using?
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Anomi 2020-09-04 09:54
rr 1.6
09:55
Ok well nvm it just decided to randomly start working lol. Thanks for the help anyways 🙂
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EmoSaru 2020-09-04 09:58
okay, I was just testing and unable to reproduce this
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so 🤷‍♀️
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MuffinJets 2020-09-04 11:15
I know that oftentimes before I load a save file it will show as if I had nearly every item (edited)
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As soon as the file is loaded it fixes itself
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-04 11:35
You should always load it after the ROM is started. If you load it before the ROM is started, who knows what it might pick up in the memory.
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MuffinJets 2020-09-04 12:57
That'll happen on a hard reset too
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It's not a big deal of course, since it works itself out
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TarThoron 2020-09-04 21:48
For me it always says I have silvers, mushroom, 4 bottles, and I think one other thing right after activating autotracking. Once I actually hit Start Game and Samus loads at the ship it auto-clears.
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Ezzelin 2020-09-04 22:18
Yeah the intro sequence will auto track a bunch of stuff. It's safest to start the auto tracking after you get to the file select screen.
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-04 22:56
Ah interesting, and that makes sense that it's picking up items during the Attraction Mode since it's literally gameplay. (edited)
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RETRObasti 2020-09-04 23:09
@EmoSaru i have bizhawk 2.4.2 fresh installed, but it is the same issue
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Fangwolf 2020-09-05 09:55
the new Emotracker patch has borked the Oracle of Ages autotracker and it no long works robot is red instead of green and doesnt track properly this is using the old connector.lua from 2019, on 2.3.2 Bizhawk with Lua+LuaInterface selected
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this is what I get when i use the connector.lua that came with the new emotracker patch, still using 2.3.2 Bizhawk etc.
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RETRObasti 2020-09-05 09:58
you have the wrong bizhawk version. you need 2.3.0, 2.3.1 or 2.4
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Fangwolf 2020-09-05 10:00
so how was 2.3.2 able to run an older connector.lua version but not the new one?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-05 10:02
I’m not sure, as that’s a warp world provided script, but I assume that there was a change in that bizhawk version that is no longer an issue in 2.4. As there are clear solutions I’m not sure what the concern is. Upgrade bizhawk 🤷‍♀️
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Fangwolf 2020-09-05 10:04
i tried a 2.5 Bizhawk version and it didnt work but ill try a 2.4 version (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-05 10:07
If it is still not working after changing versions and verifying that it connected, I’d recommend asking the developer of the pack you’re using to look into it. It’s possible they were doing something weird previously that has been exposed.
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Fangwolf 2020-09-05 10:57
well both 2.4 and 2.4.2 work and 2.5 doesnt, so ill be using 2.4.2 from now on thanks for the help Emo
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rubutik 2020-09-07 19:24
hey, im currently using bizhawk 2.3.1 (one that crowd control uses) and the first time I tried it, it worked flawlessly. ever since however, my little alien just ends up being yellow
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any thoughts on what would be the issue?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-07 19:55
Check and make sure you are not ALSO running crowd control
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The Lua script will only connect to one app at a time
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rubutik 2020-09-07 20:13
just did that, still nothing. iv also tried this on 2.4.2 and 2.5
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although i was able to drag the connector onto the emulator and the alien has gone green
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gibsonc22 2020-09-10 22:44
Hey, I am running a game where Emotracker is listing Turtle Rock as red but I was able to get items from it, so I thought it should be orange or green. Just wondering what I am missing.
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gibsonc22 2020-09-10 23:01
it turned green when I got the quake medallion in TR. Is it assuming I needed that medallion to get into TR?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-10 23:04
Did you mark which medallion opened TR?
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By right clicking the medallion?
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gibsonc22 2020-09-10 23:11
No, Thanks!
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MuffinJets 2020-09-10 23:16
Yeah, it either waits until you mark which medallion is for which dungeon or until you have all three medallions, whichever comes first
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gibsonc22 2020-09-10 23:28
Cool Thanks! I am a little confused what are all the right click options for the crystals. Is that listed somewhere?
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TarThoron 2020-09-11 01:53
Should be blue crystal, red crystal, blue/red pendant, green pendant. Might be an unknown option as well, depending on the package.
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gibsonc22 2020-09-11 15:40
Is the crystal with the plus five and six because you need those for the bomb?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-11 15:41
yes
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gibsonc22 2020-09-11 16:39
Thanks everyone for the help!
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KorbenTheFireX 2020-09-11 19:45
I can't show RN, but when I try to use BizHawk, it seems to just say "you must use 2.0 or 2.1" or something like that to use Crowd control. I'm using autotracker with ALTTPR though.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-11 19:45
We share a script with the crowd control folks
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Ignore the fact that it says crowd control - that applies to EmoTracker autotracking as well (edited)
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KorbenTheFireX 2020-09-11 19:46
I can't though, it won't connect as well. Maybe it now will since I rebooted, but I doubted that. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-11 20:11
Did you try using one of the versions of bizhawk it said were supported?
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KorbenTheFireX 2020-09-11 20:13
wait, you have to use certain versions to make it work? I have the newest one (2.5.0) (edited)
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KorbenTheFireX 2020-09-12 21:59
I noticed it during my Multi World (since I use AutoTracking), that the Shovel haves a X, even though I didn't check it yet. My friend is having that as well. Idk if it's a bug or error, but if it is, please do fix it when you're able to. https://i.imgur.com/obQzmjH.png
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EmoSaru 2020-09-12 22:22
It's already on my radar. Just as a heads up, language like Idk if it's a bug or error, but if it is, please do fix it when you're able to comes across as a bit pushy, and I'd recommend steering clear of that tone. (edited)
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KorbenTheFireX 2020-09-14 15:11
oh sorry. I'm wasn't trying to be pushy though. I'll be sure for next time though. (edited)
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Leviticus 2020-09-19 16:13
hey, I know auto tracking is supported on SD2SNES, but I can't seem to find out whether or not it can be used on SNES Mini, I can't seem to get a straight answer
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EmoSaru 2020-09-19 16:21
It is not directly supported through EmoTracker, but qusb2snes has support for it through sd2snes emulation. I don’t provide support for it officially, but if it works for you, great.
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JRJathome 2020-09-19 16:43
There's a post with instructions for the SNES Mini pinned in this channel.
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Leviticus 2020-09-19 16:45
thanks for your help, both of you
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ChaoticUnreal 2020-09-20 06:32
Does the auto tracker work with retroarch or do I need a certain emulator? I couldn't find any docs on it
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Bastixx 2020-09-20 06:33
There is a pinned message in this channel with instructions for retroarch.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-20 06:46
RetroArch support is not official however. It's done through Qusb2snes emulation support (which is why you select "SD2SNES" as the autotracking option even though it's not on console), which is not officially supported. It should work okay but it's handled solely by the Qusb2snes devs if you have any issues just so you're aware. (edited)
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ChaoticUnreal 2020-09-20 07:25
Thanks
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kuchenundkakao 2020-09-20 08:30
@ChaoticUnreal i could only get it to work for Zelda 3 with the bsnes core which made the Game unplayable on the SNES mini. Had to Switch to another tracker in order to get Autotracking to work
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EmoSaru 2020-09-20 08:32
If it’s not working on snes mini, complain to the qusb2snes devs.
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kuchenundkakao 2020-09-20 08:52
Heh, that was not intended to be critique of emotracker. While i am Sure that the retroarch Bridge in qusb2snes is at fault, i would be interested in why it works with another tracker but Not in emotracker. But as you Said, emotracker doesnt officially Support it, so it is not your Job to MAKE it Work 😁
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EmoSaru 2020-09-20 08:56
My point is more that reporting it here does very little. I’m happy when more things work for people, so I’d rather people direct their issues somewhere that might help.
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Señor_Puke 2020-09-21 10:52
guys
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i have a question
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i'm using EmoTracker for ALTTP Randomizer
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But when i check an item it doesnt show me new locations i could reach with these items
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I have hammer and bombs, but it doesnt update the map...
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And idk how to use the auto tracker, i would like it works like Majora's Mask tracker (it works fine)
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Señor_Puke 2020-09-21 11:02
Ok nvm, i guess it works now, but...
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Are you sure i can reach every location without items? Because i visited some locations that went checked in since the start and i couldnt get something because i dont have items...
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EmoSaru 2020-09-21 11:09
1) These questions are not really autotracker related 2) Questions about the game should be asked in the LTTPR discord, not here 3) Bombs are always considered in logic, whether you’ve marked them or not, as that’s how the game logic works 4) Hammer and bombs do not open anything new on their own
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Señor_Puke 2020-09-21 11:26
Well, about 2) someone sent me here because of that same question
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4) thanks!
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Spleebie 2020-09-21 11:43
You were referred here because you asked how to set up auto-tracking. The information you need is in the pinned messages.
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Señor_Puke 2020-09-21 11:50
Yeah, true that, i forgot about pinned messages, sorry
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Zenshu 2020-09-24 04:29
Quick question, is autotracking not functional with enemizer active on a seed? I am using bizhawk v. 2.3.0, I can get auto tracking to work without enemies randomized, but when I try to start the lua script with enemies randomized in the seed I get an error telling me that I am using bizhawk v. 2.3.0, I got auto tracking to work once but ever since when I try to start the lua script in the bizhawk console I get an error telling me that I need to use the correct version of bizhawk for crowd control(don't remember off the top of my head what all the versions were but it was 2.3.0 and two(?) others)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 08:52
I am not aware of any issue with enemizer and autotracking.
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Chew Terr 2020-09-24 09:05
I had a similar issue. I'm using v2.5. I'm not using enemizer, but I was getting that same "wrong version of bizhawk for crowd control." sort of error. I'm not using crowd control, but the lua script was throwing that error. I assumed that this is the same issue that was referenced in the announcements, but I was getting this issue despite using QUSB2SNES and not having ever touched crowd control. I hadn't posted it because I didn't want to pile on if y'all were aware of the issue, but I eventually decided that providing as much info as possible might help track the issue down.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 09:20
If you are using qusb2snes then you should not be loading the connector.Lua script provided by EmoTracker anyway
09:20
So I would ask why you were doing so
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Chew Terr 2020-09-24 10:37
Hmmm, I may be doing something wrong, then. I'll have a look, thanks.
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Zenshu 2020-09-24 13:22
Well I was not, I was using bizhawk and the connector lua, the reason I ask specifically about enimizer is because I only get that message if I am using an enemizer seed, after spending a couple of hours testing different things I narrowed it down to only throwing the version error at me if the seed I had loaded in bizhawk was generated with enemizer(specifically enemy chaos, didn't change the enemizer type for further testing)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 13:30
Hmm, okay, please DM me the permalink for the seed that reproduces the issue for you, and I will take a look sometime when I have time.
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Zenshu 2020-09-24 14:42
I'll send it when I am out of work. If I can figure out how to get the permalink since I use bontas entrance randomizer gui so I can generate seeds offline since I don't always have active internet
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bad guy 2020-09-24 16:38
Hey guys how do I activate the autotracker using the Snes9x v1.53 emulator?
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TarThoron 2020-09-24 16:53
You need snes9x-rr https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases
Releases · gocha/snes9x-rr
Snes9x - Portable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (TM) emulator - gocha/snes9x-rr
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Chew Terr 2020-09-24 17:14
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. I thought I had to open QUSB2SNES for the multiworld and connector.lua to work? If I don't have the script running, the emotracker robot only turns yellow.\
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TarThoron 2020-09-24 17:17
Qusb should be using the sd2snes connector, not lua.
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bad guy 2020-09-24 17:18
where do I get the lua script?
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TarThoron 2020-09-24 17:19
Comes with emotracker. See pins.
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Chew Terr 2020-09-24 17:20
Will I still be able to use the multibridge lua with that setting?
17:23
I can!
17:23
Thank you so much!
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TarThoron 2020-09-24 17:23
Should be able to, though you probably want to be using luabridge.lua, not multibridge.lua.
17:23
(Might need to update qusb)
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Chew Terr 2020-09-24 17:24
Thanks, knock on wood but it seems to b3e working
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bad guy 2020-09-24 17:33
I couldn't make it work anyway thanks
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 17:44
hmm
17:45
finally chose to update EmoTracker, now autotracking fails (QUSB, retroarch) and causes QUSB to shutdown every time i try to connect
17:46
is there a way to uninstall/rollback the current EmoTracker install?
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krelbel 2020-09-24 18:23
does the qusb debug log say anything informative?
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 18:25
no
18:25
i'll paste it here anyway, its short
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message.txt
2.53 KB
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i've tried rolling back to emotracker 2.3.8.0, hasnt seemed to have resolved anything unfortuantely
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krelbel 2020-09-24 18:30
Debug: Runing QUsb2Snes version "0.7.17.1"
https://github.com/Skarsnik/QUsb2snes/releases/tag/v0.7.17.2
Fix some crash related to the RetroArch support.
try updating qusb?
Release Retroarch crash fix · Skarsnik/QUsb2snes
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 18:30
i tried updating and it didnt, so i assumed there wasnt a newer version
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weird
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ty tho
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i'll give it a try
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like, int he qusb menu theres an option to check for updates, i clicked it and nothing happend
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krelbel 2020-09-24 18:31
yeah it doesn't work for me either, i think it might skip updates tagged as "prerelease" but idk
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 18:38
didnt fix it :/
18:38
exact same issue
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sigh
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i use snes9x current.... bsnes mercury isnt even in the list of core downloads :/
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:00
nope, no idea, still broken.
19:01
emotracker seems to take waaaay longer than usual whenever i try to connect too :/
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:01
The connection time is something I’m working on addressing and stems from changes made by other people to deal with several rounds of bullshit about network ports between people who aren’t me.
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:01
haha sounds fun
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:02
What game are you trying to autotrack, and what version of EmoTracker are you using?
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:02
so i have tried a few versions, i updated to latest today
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was having no issues on slightly older version up until today
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using retroarch SNES9X and lttp - your pack, i believe
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i tried rolling back to 2.3.8.4 and 2.3.8.0, also have updated qusb2snes (all that changed was final .1 went to .2)
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:04
Have you tried downloading qusb2snes 0.7.18 from GitHub?
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That’s what I tested with most recently
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:04
hmm ok
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will give it a go
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:05
I will say that retroarch support is 100% on qusb2snes
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I don’t directly support it
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:05
nodnod
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:05
So if it’s not working, it’s on that end
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:05
for all i know there's been some stealth update of windows or a setting change breaking things
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the update of emotracker could be complete coincidence
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:06
If you were playing smz3, I would be more suspicious
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But the latest version of EmoTracker definitely works with my Z3 pack on sd2snes with qusb2snes
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So if retroarch is broken, that’s on them
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:07
nodnod
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its ust a strange coincidence that everything setup-wise was running like, 2 days ago
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:09
For sure
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:11
uh... now to figure out where to actually download it haha
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github confuses the hell outta me sometimes
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oh found it
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:/
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still a no-go
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thanks for trying anyway
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:18
Sorry I coudn't help. Snes9x-rr (there's a version included in the emotracker install directory) should work with Lua connector in EmoTracker.
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:19
yea i've used snes9x-rr in the past 🙂
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i like RA's snes9x core cos it has pretty simple MSU support and really nice shader options
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but i'll check out rrr again
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:29
the other weird thing is i actually played a SMZ3keysanity with autotracker the other day and it worked too, so... who knows.
19:29
could just be a my personal computer issue
19:33
well, for what it's worth
19:33
i installed "OpenTracker", and its working using QUSB2snes and retroarch-snes9x
19:33
would there have been any configuration settings in emotracker that i might have accidentally lost/overwritten when i installed the new version?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:36
Okay, that is fascinating. You're sure you were testing with my LTTP pack, latest version, with no overrides?
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:36
yea i cleared overrides
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latest ver
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i'm testing smz3 now
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trying to connect... taking ages to connect.... yellow icon.
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and nope
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qusb crashed
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:39
It sure would be great if qusb generated useful information instead of just crashing, but 🤷‍♀️
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I'll try to look into this, but my expectation of qusb2snes is that other supported platforms behave the same as sd2snes
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:39
i can paste the log, it has info that might be useful
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 19:39
And that's clearly not the case here
19:39
DM it to me
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l100raphs 2020-09-24 19:40
np
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EmoSaru 2020-09-24 20:19
This issue has been resolved by an update I just pushed live. TL;DR - qusb2snes is occasionally fucking dumb, and prefers to just crash when doing things on retroarch that work just fine on sd2snes hardware, which seems counter to goodness but 🤷‍♀️
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-25 03:07
@bad guy make sure you're using the 32bit version of Snes9x-rr v1.60.
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redball205 2020-09-26 07:06
i'm having a problem in link to the past where it isn't tracking that i've gotten chests in dungeons
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MeleeWizard 2020-09-26 08:20
check the pins
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redball205 2020-09-26 08:29
nothing
08:29
i've finished the dungeon. got every chest. it just wont track it
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-26 08:32
Intended behaviour for dungeons.
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WillardJBradley 2020-09-26 08:32
pinned messages in this channel will tell you why dungeon items aren't being tracked
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Auto tracking for LTTP does not track dungeon chests or what the dungeon rewards are. This is normal, and is for anti-cheat reasons.
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redball205 2020-09-26 08:58
oh
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ok thx
09:03
hyrule castle + sanctuary counts for this or nah?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-26 09:04
Yes it counts.
09:05
HC + sanc and castle tower count as dungeons, as does GT.
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redball205 2020-09-26 09:13
thx for the help!
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codemann8 2020-09-26 17:40
@redball205 I have a package that does this and much more, PM me for details
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Ashly Fimshy 2020-09-27 08:09
I've been using the Minish cap tracker by cubesolver111 and using the auto tracker without any issues but after i updated the pack i started getting this error in Bizhawk "Failed to open socket: connection refused " and i don't know how to fix it, I'm using version 2.4 of Bizhawk if that helps.
08:10
nevermind i found the problem
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Nicholas Steel 2020-09-27 08:26
What was the issue? (edited)
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Ashly Fimshy 2020-09-27 09:09
it was annoyingly simple, i had to use the start option in emotracker, but i never had to before the pack update.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-09-27 10:11
Pack update has nothing to do with that. The first time you select an autotracking method (Lua or SD2SNES) it automatically starts it. If you reset the pack or stop autotracking otherwise, the method is still selected but you need to click the Start option to start it back up again. EmoTracker has worked like this as long as I've been using it. (edited)
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cubesolver 2020-09-27 11:10
I’ll check to see if I accidentally broke something in it
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MuffinJets 2020-09-27 11:34
You should be good cube, I was about to say exactly what Dorkmaster did
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 14:43
I am getting this error when trying to run the connector script in bizhawk 2.3.1 for autotracking
ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.2.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) Connection established Warning: Attempted read 8320073 outside memory domain size of 131072 in readbyterange() NLua.Exceptions.LuaScriptException: .\hal.lua:50: bad argument #1 to 'char' (number expected, got nil)
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Scratch that, new install of bizhawk because 2.3.0 was constantly throwing that error about using the wrong version (even though the error listed 2.3.0 as one of the correct versions) and I forgot to change the core to BSNES
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:20
scragtch that error came back
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:35
Ok, so I am running into an issue that I am sure is something I am doing wrong
15:37
I am trying to set up a MW game if I run the MW lua script to be able to create the room then EmoTracker fails to connect when i try to run the autotracker script, if i skip the MW lua script so that EmoTracker will connect properly for auto tracking I can't figure out how to SET-UP a room, only connect to one and trying to connect to my own IP address or local IP either one immediately disconnects and I never get an options for creating a room. What am I missing here?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:41
What multiworld lua script are you talking about?
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:45
The bizhawk co-op lua for bontas multiworld.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:47
Unless you're trying to use something else I'm unfamiliar with, Bonta's multiworld uses a python script to run the server
15:48
EmoTracker also has a built in client for Bonta's multiworld, which you can enable in the gear menu under extensions.
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:48
if I run that I can set up a room but Autotracking throws an error and wont connect, but I can't figure out how to host a room just using the autotracking connector.lua and the multiworld extension because it only has a connect option which doesn't seem to offer any room setting options to me when i click it even if i use my own ip address, or
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:48
You can't host a room using the connector.lua
15:48
Nor should you (edited)
15:48
I'm confused by what you're trying to do
15:48
You need to run the MultiServer.py script to run the server
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That is completely separate from the lua
15:49
The LTTPR discord has instructions for setting up and running the Bonta multiworld.
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I suggest you start there, because you're a bit mixed up.
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:49
Well when I downloaded the bontas multiworld stuff it included a folder for bizhawk and some scripts, one of which when run through bizhawk gives you the a pop-up window to connect to a multiworld room or create a room, that script causes autotracker to fail to connect.
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:52
Okay, well, I don't know what that script is. It has never been part of any distribution of Bonta's multiworld that I have used.
15:52
So I can't speak to what issues might exist when trying to use both that script and the EmoTracker connector script at the same time.
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:54
maybe its not a script from bonta then, it was in a bontas multiworld folder on my shared drive with my friends so I just assumed that was part of the distribution
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:54
It's not.
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If you're trying to use autotracking at the same time, if it's possible, you'd need to be running BOTH scripts - that script and the connector.lua script - at the same time
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:54
but thats besides the point you already answered my question which was am I missing something in trying to set up a multiworld with emotracker
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EmoSaru 2020-09-27 15:54
Not one or the other
15:56
Doing some google searching, that script is for item-sharing co-op, which is COMPLETELY separate from multiworld. (edited)
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 15:56
Thats where the issue came up, trying to run both was causing emtracker to fail to connect when i ran that script or vice versa so I was trying to figure out how to set up a room without that.
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MuffinJets 2020-09-27 16:53
@Zenshu, that script doesn't work for ALttP multiworld as far as I know. I assume you're used to OoT multiworlds?
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All you have to do to connect to a multiworld is connect EmoTracker to your emulator with the connector.lua, the multiworld client is in EmoTracker itself
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Alternatively, (and what may be useful to learn soon if multiworld connection through EmoTracker will be disappearing eventually) there's a way to connect with QUSBSNES (edited)
16:56
@EmoSaru That Bizhawk script in those screenshots are what the OoTR community uses for their multiworlds, as well as the co-op scripts you were mentioning
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 17:16
Thanks, That script does(or did last I tried it) work for ALttP as well as OoT, there is a drop down to select which game you are using it for, it just doesn't work with EmoTracker it seems which is where i ran into my issue. Just can't use that script for MW if I'm going to be using AutoTracking.
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We used it because it was a single script that let us do MW in ALttP and OoT so we didn't have to worry about multiple different things going on depending on what game we were playing. It may or may not work with ALttP anymore, I haven't tried doing a MW game in many months at this point so I don't know if they changed something that removed the compatability or not.
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MuffinJets 2020-09-27 17:19
Oh dang, I never knew
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JRJathome 2020-09-27 17:19
Testrunner's ALttPR script isn't for multiworld. It's a separate item share co-op script that they were working on at one point.
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 17:23
It at least at some point WAS multiworld in addition to item share co-op because that is what we used to play ALttP MW games together, like I said that may have changed because I haven't used it in a long time, but It used to be Multiworld unless the definition of multiworld changed since last I played one and it is something different than where each player plays in their own individual world and the items for each player is scattered across all worlds so you might find your moon pearl or player 2's moon pearl which is then sent to them, That is what I have always known as Multi-world and thats what the trestrunner script I have always did, though again...it may have changed since then because it was early 2019ish last time I messed with it.
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JRJathome 2020-09-27 17:27
Testrunner's script was similar to modern multiworld, but not quite the same. His script would divide all the chests in a single seed amongst all the players. So if you opened a chest that wasn't yours, it would be empty. Items found would then be synced with all players. His OoTR multiworld script that he added to the same repository is the first true multiworld. ALttP didn't have a true multiworld script until Bonta made his. Anyway, we're getting off the topic for this channel. 🙂 (edited)
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Zenshu 2020-09-27 17:28
true, though the version of the script I have worked the same as modern multiworld, if you opened a chest that wasn't yours it would show you the item and say it was sent to whoever owned it.
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:09
Hi. Autotracking from my SD2SNES seems to no longer work. It was running fine a week ago. Emotracker and CC are both on their latest version (edited)
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Only getting yellow robot
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EmoSaru 2020-09-29 14:16
Before I go yell at people, can you please try with the latest release of qusb2snes and let me know if that works for you
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:17
Sure I'll take a look 🙌
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EmoSaru 2020-09-29 14:18
Also, you made sure that the CC sd2snes service was actually running, yes?
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:18
yes
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:26
Latest qusb2snes installed. Pluggin, unpluggin sd2snes gives windows notification sound. serial usb device shows up on COM&LPT
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CC SD2SNES service is running
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EmoSaru 2020-09-29 14:27
if you are testing qusb2snes
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the CC service needs to NOT be running
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they would be conflicting
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:28
so I do not need to start a secondary app, only activate Autotracking on EmoTracker?
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EmoSaru 2020-09-29 14:28
you need a secondary app
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:28
nvm
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I see
14:29
green robot. thanks
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I only used CC for the past year or so
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But will now use USB2SNES
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EmoSaru 2020-09-29 14:29
I will look into why the CC sd2snes service stopped working
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PrinnyTonic 2020-09-29 14:30
Alright. Thanks for the quick support
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EmoSaru 2020-09-30 16:08
This not working is due to a miscommunication between the CC folks and me about timing. I'll see about getting it resolved with the next update.
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:00
Hello in Auto Tracking, when i select SNES, i only see LUA and SD2SNES. SNES9X is not supported?
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:02
Snes9x uses lua
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:02
Ahhhh. Many thanks
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:02
Be sure to read the pinned instructions.
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:05
I did friend and still it does not seem to work 😦
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:08
Where are you getting stuck?
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:09
The items simply do not automatically track. I have dual screen, i open the item tracker first, then my ROM, then I start the auto tracker. I play and no tracking. For example i just got the hammer and it stays grey
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:10
What color is the little robot head in emotracker?
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:10
Yellow
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:10
Did you run the lua in snes9x?
06:10
Robot needs to be green.
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:11
How do I do that? I saw no mention of that in either the FAQ, the website or annoucements
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:11
It's in the pinned instructions.
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Be sure to read the pinned instructions.
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:11
Yes, i thought there was only 1 pin I am not familiar with discord. so sorry. Will read
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:12
If you don't have snes9x-rr, the link in the pin is to an outdated version. Get the latest at https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases
Releases · gocha/snes9x-rr
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:12
gotcha thanks
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TarThoron 2020-10-03 06:14
Generally a good idea to get the 32-bit version, not the 64-bit.
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Pixel 2020-10-03 06:17
still yellow, hm
06:17
ah my bad, now working. Thanks!!!
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Worldwide_Wimpy 2020-10-06 13:58
so i have no connector.lua in the emotracker files
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-10-06 14:04
Snes9x: Program Files (x86)\EmoTracker\Connectors\snes9x\connector.lua
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BizHawk: Program Files (x86)\EmoTracker\Connectors\bizhawk\connector.lua
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Worldwide_Wimpy 2020-10-06 14:04
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right side screen
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thats all i have in \emotracker
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EmoSaru 2020-10-06 14:06
First of all, I'm not sure how you relocated that to D:, unless you've remapped your system Documents folder there. Regardless, that is the EmoTracker data folder for your user. The connector scripts are in the install directory, under Program Files (x86)/EmoTracker, as Mike said.
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Worldwide_Wimpy 2020-10-06 14:06
ok
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-10-06 14:07
Yeah. I was about to say that the Install dir is different than the overrides/packs dir.
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Worldwide_Wimpy 2020-10-06 14:08
i keep things on another driver off of my system SSD
14:10
ok thank you for the assistance!
14:10
it works now lol
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Mina 2020-10-07 19:24
is the SMALTTP autotracker supported?
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Mina 2020-10-07 21:49
had to call it a night after getting frustrated due to 3 soft locks
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-07 23:29
Yes the SMALTTP tracker supports autotracking and it should be working. Try updating your QUSB2SNES. (edited)
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VillainousWolf 2020-10-08 08:49
ever since updating emotracker to 2.3.8.7, i cannot get autotracking to work. i am using the same process that was working with the older version, but the robot is red no matter what i try. using bizhawk w/ bsnes core v2.3.2
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EmoSaru 2020-10-08 09:10
I just tested with Bizhawk 2.4.2 (my installed version) and it works just fine following the directions in the pinned messages. Please make sure you are following those steps exactly, and that you are loading the connector.lua file directly from the EmoTracker install directory, not an old copy you may have made in the past for some reason. Also check the Lua window in Bizhawk for any errors you may see output. (edited)
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VillainousWolf 2020-10-08 09:33
ah, you know. i did move my emotracker installation folder. that probably is it. i will test it later. thanks!
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VillainousWolf 2020-10-08 09:59
so i went back to bizhawk 2.3.1 and it works ,but bizhawk 2.5.1 doesnt so i guess i'll use the earlier version
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Mina 2020-10-08 15:04
Ok, got it workin
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yay
15:04
works like a charm!
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-09 02:23
@VillainousWolf Try updating to the latest QUSB2SNES and then try the latest Bizhawk again.
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ClassicRagu 2020-10-11 23:31
Hello, I'm trying to get auto tracking setup for ALTTPR via SD2SNES and it doesn't seem to be working. I'm using PugHUD and the official package. Here is all the stuff I've done so far: - Used the sd2snes folder provided by crowd control - Put the most recent release files for usb2snes in my sd2snes folder (using my old sd2snes folder before the crowd control one) - Downloaded the Crowd Control client and started the SD2SNES service (I restarted this service every time I restarted my snes just to be careful) - Ensured my Emotracker was up to date. - Ensured there were no USB issues on my computer, it shows up in ports as COM3 With all of this it seems like it is still yellow instead of green for the small robot face and isn't tracking.
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oh and the cart using sd2snes is an fxpakpro
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EmoSaru 2020-10-11 23:33
Don’t use the crowd control sd2snes service right now. There is an issue with it due to Warp World not having released an expected update yet. (edited)
23:34
The latest version of qusb2snes should work fine.
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ClassicRagu 2020-10-11 23:34
👍 thank you I'll try that
23:37
yep worked flawlessly after using that, thank you
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RidleyDragon 2020-10-18 23:11
Just want to triple verify because it just went legal on ladder: the autotracker here is good for competitive racing governed by the racing council?
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Lavama 2020-10-19 04:03
Going to setup Auto-Tracker for Minish Cap running on Bizhawk, normally works as you'd expect. Load game on Bizhawk, core set to mGBA, Bizhawk connecter is set and the little bot fellow is yellow, showing waiting for a connection, but for some reason when I try to connect to the connector through Bizhawk it keeps trying to run Crowd Control? I downloaded one of the newer Bizhawk updates, should I roll-back to one of the previous ones listed in the output?
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shadowswordsman2 2020-10-19 04:27
hi i'm trying to set up the auto tracker for the SM + ALttP randomizer and i'm having trouble finding how to hook up the tracker to bizhawk
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Ninban 2020-10-19 05:01
@RidleyDragon yes
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-19 06:29
Check the pinned messages shadowswordsman.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-10-19 06:54
Also for SMZ3 specifically make sure you're using the Bizhawk-specific variants when loading the pack. (edited)
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RidleyDragon 2020-10-19 08:22
@Ninban thx
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Fleakee 2020-10-19 09:17
So I worked 2hrs on this, still can't figure out wtf is going on. I tried adding the missing file to the EmoTracker folder and also to the SNES9X folder, cant seem to solve it. Idk wtf is going on.
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So I thought "maybe I could use BizHawk instead"
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EmoSaru 2020-10-19 09:26
1) are you using the 32 or 64 bit build of snes9x? You should try the 32 bit version if you’re not using that 2) You did not follow the directions for bizhawk. There are directions in the pinned messages here. Follow them.
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RidleyDragon 2020-10-19 19:21
32 bit of snes 9x - rr v 1.60 worked like a dream (edited)
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If things don't connect just restart both emotracker and the emulator, that fixes it for me every time that happens
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Whet_Farts 2020-10-22 22:55
Not sure if this goes here, and I've only done an half-arsed job at searching.. Can someone explain why King's Tomb is green without any gloves? It's not really an issue for me anymore, since I already fell for that once before, but I'm kinda curious 😅 Maybe it's just me not understanding logic properly. (edited)
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deserteagle417 2020-10-22 22:57
Mirror from dark world
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EmoSaru 2020-10-22 22:59
This is a great question for the LTTPR discord
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Whet_Farts 2020-10-22 23:00
Oh gawd I'm dumb... I have boots and can bonk rocks >.<
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Yup yup - Nevermind, ignore me - Thanks for the help.. Can't believe I had to actually ask before realizing it lol.. First time I encountered it I never realized you could go to the upper right side and access it andyLurk
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-22 23:48
You can walk through the graveyard from the bottom in the dark world, all the way to that grave and then mirror. You don't need boots to reach King's Tomb but you do need them to open the grave. (edited)
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Whet_Farts 2020-10-22 23:50
Need mitts to lift skulls 🙂
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EmoSaru 2020-10-22 23:50
You need boots to open the tomb
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Regardless
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This is not about emotracker
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This is about learning the rando
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-22 23:50
Fair, okay.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-22 23:50
Which is best left to the lttpr discord
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Whet_Farts 2020-10-22 23:50
Yep, it was my bad to begin with - Sorry again ^.^
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David Johnsen 2020-10-25 13:16
Hey there! I'm using Bizhawk and the robot is red when I run the lua. Just looked through the faq and pinned messages to see if there were any common issues but looks like my issue isn't on there. I'll provide the error message.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-25 18:49
Make sure you’ve followed the directions in the pins exactly. You won’t generate NLua errors unless you’re incorrectly using NLua.
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David Johnsen 2020-10-26 17:35
Thanks! It's connected now but it looks like it isn't updating any checks. For reference I'm doing the ALttP + SM. I saw that it won't track dungeon chests or rewards in the pinned messages but it doesn't seem to be updating any checks at all. (edited)
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David Johnsen 2020-10-26 17:48
Oh, that was only partially correct. It updated the location for LTTP but not for SM.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-10-26 18:03
Are you using the Bizhawk specific variant? SMZ3 has separate variants for Bizhawk autotracking, and the description of your problem sounds like you're not using them. (edited)
18:06
Also assuming you're using the latest version of EmoTracker and said pack. If not, make sure you update.
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I guess I should also ask which SMZ3 pack you're using, mine or Fouton's. (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-10-26 18:23
Oh actually you were talking about dungeon chests so I assume that must be mine since Fouton's doesn't have a map.
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David Johnsen 2020-10-26 18:24
Oh, yeah now I'm seeing Fouton has the Bizhawk version. I've been using yours so I'll switch that over.
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David Johnsen 2020-10-26 18:41
Oh, I see yours has a bizhawk variant as well! Wow, so sorry about that. That should have been obvious so thanks for taking the time to respond. Y'all are doing amazing work!
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-27 15:01
Hello, I have a quick question. I noticed this every time on at least LTTPSM randos. With the auto tracker I feel like the tracker "disconnects" or "desyncs" and I consistently have to stop/start the connection. wait a the min for it to resync and move forward again. sometimes it works for about 5 min with no problems other times I can be from one check to another and stops working. No anti virus blocking the program nor is windows defender. W10 pro x64
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 15:10
are you on emulator, or console? which emulator or flash cart?
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-27 15:17
emulator snes1.60
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rr
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also, it doesn't say it disconnected in the emulator or the green cloud doesn't turn yellow or red. stays green the whole time.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 15:24
do you have the emulator set in such a way that it is pausing when you e.g. click on the tracker, or it loses focus? (edited)
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-27 15:27
here are these settings just so we are looking at the same thing
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these were all default settings
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 15:29
kk, I have no seen this issue in local testing. To confirm, can you try testing with the version of snes9x-rr that is bundled with emotracker (an earlier version) and see if the same issue manifests?
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-27 15:30
for sure, didnt even know it bundle an emulator. let me take a look for it.
15:34
okay, found it and extracted it. I will play around with it later tonight and keep you posted.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 15:39
kk, thanks. I'm mostly interested to know if there's any difference for you, not that I expect everybody to have to use that particular build.
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TarThoron 2020-10-27 15:47
You also want background input on so the game keeps detecting your controls if you click outside the emulator window.
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In my experience, drops in tracking like you describe happen when internet/wifi connection drops, and aren't pack-specific. (edited)
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MuffinJets 2020-10-27 15:56
I've actually had the same issue pretty often with all autotracking packs, can't confirm or deny if it's my internet though. Very well could be, just don't know for sure
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 15:58
autotracking is all happening locally on your machine, so unless you've having OS level network stack issues, internet access should not affect it (once it's started)
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-27 15:59
actually tar I do have that enabled as well :) no know networking issues on my end.
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fartsplosion 2020-10-27 22:02
ALTTPR autotracking earlier: might be a bug? I remember it acting differently other times I've played. Sometimes when I enter a dungeon, since autotracking does not track items or completion, I manually check the dungeon as completed while still in them. Today the dungeons were considered clear for maybe a second before the green box returned. The crystal remained tracked. The behavior repeated several times in one dungeon and at least once in a second dungeon. They would clear normally on clicking after finishing. I assume this is not intended and remember it working fine before but I don't play much and could be wrong.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-27 23:25
I have not seen this behavior. Which pack are you using in particular
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And which emulator/flash cart
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Nicholas Steel 2020-10-28 03:44
And are you using Aerinon/Berserker's clients to generate your game? Afaik Emosaru's pack focuses on the main ALttPR project only.
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fartsplosion 2020-10-28 10:41
The standard Emo tracker. It was a !Leaguerace seed. Emulator is Snes9x-rr
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The only conflict I can think is possible would be that I initially downloaded Snes9x-rr x64. I installed 32 in a different folder as instructions say and deleted x64. Not sure if relevant.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-28 10:51
I definitely have not seen this behavior, but I will keep an eye out for it. There is nothing particular about emulator that should cause this, especially if autotracking is otherwise working as expected.
10:51
Are you sure you're running the latest versions of both EmoTracker and my pack?
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fartsplosion 2020-10-28 12:10
Brand new laptop. Emulator, EmoTracker, Windows 10, etc all recently downloaded most recent versions. I can double check later (internet's out today) but I'd be very surprised. Any other info I can provide, let me know. (edited)
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fartsplosion 2020-10-28 12:18
I'll say I haven't had any other issues in the two times I've used autotracking on the new laptop. Seems to work fine.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-28 12:38
k, interesting. If you can reliably reproduce it, I'd love to see a screen capture video of it happening, using OBS or whatever.
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-28 14:08
so, I went to bed early last night and didn't get a chance to play with the different emulator till now. I was screwing around in LTTP side of the game. So, I was I just doing checks to see if it was working. It was good for about 10 min, I died and went to do another check and i noticed it didn't do the next check I was looking at. Didn't add the item i got nor cleared the cave. The cloud is still green and the lua still says connected. My buddy of mine said it has happened to him once or twice in the last month, but he says its rare thing and mine is pretty common. he is using snes9x 1.55 just let me know what to try next or any other ideas. if not, ill just keep doing what i been doing.
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MuffinJets 2020-10-28 17:39
How Phrost explained it is how it happens at least once per seed, not restricted to ALttP Nothing will give any indication that autotracking is failing, the cloud will stay that green/blue, and there won't be any error messages in the scripting window, but checks won't get cleared, and items won't show up in the item grid The multiworld client seems to ignore this though, I still send/get sent items just fine
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Phrostbyte 2020-10-28 21:01
Muffin now that you say multiworld, I am pretty sure it worked all the time with the 1.60 emulator and didn't have an issue, I will have to test this theory out with my friend to see if that happens. I'll see if I can tomorrow after work
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EmoSaru 2020-10-28 21:29
Wait, if you’re using multiworld, are you using the sd2snes protocol in EmoTracker via qusb2snes, or running two Lua scripts at once in your emulator
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Joule 2020-10-29 11:04
"Warning: Attempted read 8257696 outside memory domain size of 131072 in readbyterange() NLua.Exceptions.LuaScriptException: .\hal.lua:50: bad argument #1 to 'char' (number expected, got nil)"
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how do i fix this
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sorry if this has been asked before
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EmoSaru 2020-10-29 11:05
What game are you playing, and assuming it's SMZ3, are you using the Bizhawk variant for that pack?
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Also, if you're getting NLua errors
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You have not followed the instructions for Bizhawk in the pinned messages properly
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Red 2020-10-29 12:00
Anyone have experience getting autotracker to work with SMZ3 on SD2SNES? I have CrowdControl, mapped the ROM path that I apl playing on the SD2SNES on my PC, started the SD2SNES service, and started the tracker on EmoTracker. The robot head turns yellow and gives no info about what is not working.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-29 12:19
Don't use the Crowd Control SD2SNES service right now
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Use qusb2snes
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Warp World told me an update was happening and it didn't
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So their service is not listening to the correct things right now
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PSA: Do not use the Crowd Control SD2SNES service right now for autotracking. An expected update to their system has still not gone live, and as a result it is broken with EmoTracker. Use the latest version of qusb2snes instead until further notice.
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EmoSaru 2020-10-29 12:20
Pinned a message.
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Pink Switch 2020-10-29 12:36
it still works for me guessilldie
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is it based on updating the lttp package or the emotracker client
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MuffinJets 2020-10-29 13:09
I will say I've never used the Crowd Control services at all and still get that issue
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EmoSaru 2020-10-29 13:22
It's based on updating the emotracker client, and has been the case for the last 2 version updates.
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@MuffinJets are you testing with sd2snes cartridges? I thought you were on emulator. (edited)
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MuffinJets 2020-10-29 13:24
Ah, I misunderstood, I'm on emulator
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ichigo1692 2020-10-30 20:00
So I had this pop up for BizHawk, and the SNES9x would connect, but not. But here is the error that would pop up for BH on the Lua Console NLua.Exceptions.LuaScriptException: error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll': dynamic libraries not enabled; check your Lua installation
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Could someone help me out with what's probably wrong?
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EmoSaru 2020-10-30 20:01
1) make sure you’re following the directions in the pins precisely - you should not be using nlua on bizhawk, or the snes9x core 2) try the 32 bit build of your emulator (edited)
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ichigo1692 2020-10-30 20:05
I believe I found the goof on my side...it installed into my D drive, and I was going to the wrong one (edited)
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ichigo1692 2020-10-30 20:16
I got it to work on SNES9x at least for Autotrack
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Ezzelin 2020-10-31 17:12
Question: is it possible to whitelist the memory address in ALLTPR that says what dungeon you are currently in (0x7e040c)? It's always on screen in cross door shuffle and it's already possible to derive this information by keeping track of when you enter a lobby, but this is broken by lobby shuffle. Without this information, it's not possible to autotrack small keys in lobby shuffle mode. @Synack said this would probably be fine back in August here: https://discordapp.com/channels/307860211333595146/662745528316198942/749062637110820905 I know that door rando isn't officially released yet, but lobby shuffle is fairly stable now. I asked in the racing council channel and they said I should ask you and that you could add it. Note that this isn't for racing mode. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-10-31 20:16
So, EmoTracker doesn't differentiate between "racing mode" and "non-racing mode". I'll double check with the appropriate folks, and if they're explicitly approving it, I'll add it.
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 06:13
hi everyone! besides me not being a big fan of WPF, i got emotracker to start on linux in wine with winetricks dotnet48, but somehow there is no robot icon for auto-tracking. is there any way to debug this? (edited)
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or is there anything obvious i might have missed?
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Tommadness 2020-11-01 06:31
You're using a pack that has autotracker support, right?
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One of the ALTTPR ones for example?
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 06:37
iogr
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Tommadness 2020-11-01 06:57
I've gotta imagine it's a side effect of running in WINE then. I know I've had issues in the past with other memory-reading programs in WINE. I don't currently have a linux distro on any of my machines to test, though
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 06:58
usb2snes is not memory reading. it's a websocket to a program that runs (outside of wine)
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Tommadness 2020-11-01 06:59
Ah true, that shouldn't affect the menu option at least appearing
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 07:01
i would guess it fails to load something and aborts the code path that would add the icon
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but i get zero debug output from the app and wine output is clutter
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also the same would apply to mac. so we are not talking 1-2% potential users, but more like ~10-15% (hard to tell how many would be into using a tracker though) (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-11-01 08:10
#faq
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I do not provide support for running on Mac and Linux, and have no intention of doing so.
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It runs perfectly fine in a Windows virtual machine, and that is the extent to which I support it on other host platforms.
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 08:23
i get that there is no "official support", i would nevertheless prefer to get to the bottom of this, just hoped there was any kind of debug output available
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EmoSaru 2020-11-01 09:04
There is no debug output from the tracker that will help you, and in any case, this is not really a topic for discussion here. This is a support forum for things I provide support for.
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Black Sliver 2020-11-01 09:10
oh, sorry, then i was misguided by the word "community" in the "Join Our Community" on top of the discord link.
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EmoSaru 2020-11-01 09:26
K.
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The community provides support here. There’s a community of pack developers who contribute.
09:27
There’s plenty of community here.
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You’re asking about things that are covered in #faq as being explicitly unsupported, the only result of which is decreasing the signal to noise ratio in here. (edited)
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Deleted User 2020-11-02 13:55
when i try to load up the connector with snes9x 1.60 for auto tracker
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it gives me this error error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll
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EmoSaru 2020-11-02 14:09
try using the 32 bit build of the emulator
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I believe that has worked for some people
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Deleted User 2020-11-02 15:46
seems to be a version compatibility issue (edited)
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32bit build works like a charm
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CrownlessKing 2020-11-03 04:51
Hello might be just me but it seems my auto tracker still has a issue tracking when it comes to multiworlds is this a know issue that is already being looked at or not yet?
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MuffinJets 2020-11-03 06:53
If you're using Berzerker's multiworld creator there's no promise that everything will work properly, since Emo's pack was built with the core (web) build in mind (edited)
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If you're on console with SD2SNES, check the pinned message, your solution might be there
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There's also the question of if you're using EmoTracker's multiworld client or one of the other website-based clients Basically, you're gonna have to be more descriptive as to what's going on
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Bluu 2020-11-03 10:53
I know this has been asked once before, but has anyone had any luck getting the auto-tracker to work with a RetroPie?
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MuffinJets 2020-11-04 04:24
Check the pinned message, there have been shenanigans recently about that
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EmoSaru 2020-11-04 08:54
The crowd control service SHOULD be working in the latest EmoTracker version, but I haven’t done enough testing to confirm. I would try using qusb2snes, mostly so you can verify whether or not the sd2snes is actually connecting properly with your pc, and check that you’re running the correct firmware, etc.
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EmoSaru 2020-11-04 12:01
Have you tried using the usb2snes memory viewer while a game is running to verify that that works?
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EmoSaru 2020-11-04 18:11
If the memory viewer is not working, you need to debug your sd2snes setup before EmoTracker/etc. stands any chance of working. Not sure what issue you might be having, TBH.
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EmoSaru 2020-11-04 20:39
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RetroNutcase 2020-11-05 10:31
Oh, asking on the wrong place, whoops.
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Yeah, auto tracking is broken for me and I don't know why.
10:32
Using the multiworld SNES 9x build (1.60), latest Emotracker, when I establish a connection via lua I get a red auto-tracker icon. Don't know why. 😦
10:35
Oh wait, I see. Version mismatch issue apparently.
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...Now it's only updating the super metroid side of things though on the Z3/SM combo. The hell?
10:47
Yeah, this is weird. It's updating at odd intervals. I have no idea what's going on here.
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EmoSaru 2020-11-05 10:48
Which pack are you using, and which variant?
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I'm less familiar with the SMZ3 stuff, so the pack developer or another user may chime in. (edited)
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RetroNutcase 2020-11-05 13:01
SMZ3 map tracker, standard.
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It updates eventually, it just...Takes an oddly long amount of time
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CrownlessKing 2020-11-05 13:15
basicly iam useing the downloaded version of emotracker which i also use for single player where it works fine and iam use sns9x for my emu and it only happens when iam playing multiworlds that the tracker at first tracks the items for some time and then just at some point just takes a shiter to the systeem.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-11-05 13:56
Retro: That sounds like a connection issue between the tracker and the emulator, if it's eventually updating but taking a long time. Are you using the connector.lua that comes with EmoTracker? I also needed to use the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr, not 64 bit. Are you using Lua as the tracking method with the regular standard variant (not the Bizhawk one)? (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-11-05 14:20
@CrownlessKing You need to be more specific about what multiworld you're talking about, and which connection method you are using to talk to your emulator from EmoTracker.
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CrownlessKing 2020-11-05 14:41
iam useing the regular included way that is build in emo tracker and iam useing the web multiworld with qusbn
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yes dorkmaster iam useing the correct version of auto tracking conector lua that is included in the base download folder of emotracker
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EmoSaru 2020-11-05 14:50
if you are using qusb2snes for your multiworld already
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just use the sd2snes connection method in EmoTracker
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IronNash 2020-11-08 12:05
autotracker is not checking dungeons chests on alttp, but it does work on smz3
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little_red 2020-11-08 12:06
that's intended behavior
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-11-08 12:36
Dungeon items are not tracked in ALTTPR for technical and cheating concerns. SMZ3 is a different beast.
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IronNash 2020-11-08 13:01
Good to know, thanks
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rocky12799 2020-11-08 14:46
using berseker multi, got it running okay, but can't get the auto tracker element to run at the same time as multi world? any suggestions? Every time I connect class.lua it says to use a prior biz hawk, which than I can't run multi world.
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TarThoron 2020-11-08 14:53
if you are using qusb2snes for your multiworld already, just use the sd2snes connection method in EmoTracker
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rocky12799 2020-11-08 15:05
@TarThoron Thanks I will try that
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Flash Trickstar 2020-11-10 15:22
Can anyone help me with this?
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For the lua log
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MuffinJets 2020-11-10 15:47
Is that the 32-bit version of snes-9x? There's a version included in the EmoTracker installation
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There's nothing saying the 64-bit version can't work per se, as far as I know
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But a lot of people have had more luck with 32
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EmoSaru 2020-11-10 15:53
It's bizhawk
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and it's also using NLua
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which is not correct
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it's also not loading the script from the emotracker install directory
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it's some other copy
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please make sure you've followed the instructions in the pins
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MuffinJets 2020-11-10 16:02
Ah, my bad, I didn't see that on my phone
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Flash Trickstar 2020-11-10 16:11
So wait, if I move the Emotracker folder does that mess it up, then?
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MuffinJets 2020-11-10 16:18
It seems like it, yeah I'd imagine the script specifically calls for other scripts/functions that it "knows" to look for in the install directory I do recommend using snes-9x though, it's a bit more reliable overall (edited)
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Flash Trickstar 2020-11-10 17:10
Ok I've tried Bizhawk, I've tried Snes9x and I've tried the Retroarch method. Nothing's working.
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It just keeps giving me the red robot head.
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Honestly considering giving up.
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Hannah🌺🌺 2020-11-10 17:52
are you using 2.4? (edited)
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EmoSaru 2020-11-10 17:52
Have you made sure that you’re following the directions in the pinned messages precisely? There is also a version of snes9x-rr that is absolutely known to work included in the EmoTracker install directory. Have you tried that?
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Hannah🌺🌺 2020-11-10 17:54
- Open Bizhawk and go to Config, Cores -> SNES -> BSNES. - Go to Config -> Customize. In the Advanced tab, set the Lua core to "Lua+Lua Interface." - Restart Bizhawk. This is very important as it reloads the Lua core correctly. - Open Emotracker with a package that supports autotracking. Right click on the robot in the bottom right corner and set it to "Lua," then start the autotracking. (it'll come up yellow, that's ok) - In Bizhawk, go to Tools, Lua Console. Open the script in the Emotracker install directory (probably something like C:\Program Files (x86)\EmoTracker\Connectors\bizhawk\connector.lua) - Run the script. If everything is working correctly, the console will output that the connection was established, and the robot will change to cyan. Leave the Lua console open in the background.
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I just set this up today. Wasnt too much of a hasstle. I made sure I had all the prereqs and used the 3.4 version of bizhawk just because the script said that it only works with 2.4. I did everything just as in this list and it worked (edited)
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non_operational 2020-11-11 00:48
Bizhawk 3.4?? The latest version I can find is 2.5.2. and my error message says i need version 2.3 or 2.3.1. Is 2.5.2 not actually the latest version? Or am I stuck with having to install an older version of BH? (Ver 2.3)
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EmoSaru 2020-11-11 00:56
EmoTracker currently uses the same underlying tech for emulator support that Crowd Control uses. The Bizhawk version requirements come from their end, and my recommendation is to use a supported version.
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Hannah🌺🌺 2020-11-11 03:03
Bizhawk 3.4?? The latest version I can find is 2.5.2. and my error message says i need version 2.3 or 2.3.1. Is 2.5.2 not actually the latest version? Or am I stuck with having to install an older version of BH? (Ver 2.3)
@non_operational 2.4* sorry
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-11-11 10:21
Crowd Control’s got docs on their site regarding BizHawk support. EmoSaru says that EmoTracker, by extension, uses Crowd Control’s BizHawk support requirements. Their site even has a direct download to the proper version (which, coincidentally, is 2.3.1): https://crowdcontrol.live/setup#support (edited)
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non_operational 2020-11-11 10:24
Thanks for the replies, but I am still confused. When you say to "run a supported version" are you suggesting that I run Bizhawk 2.3? Any idea when support for 2.5 is coming or is that a scripting issue on their end?
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Thank you @MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge ! (edited)
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-11-11 10:25
@Espeon If we could get your BizHawk pin to include making sure that it’s a supported version by Crowd Control?
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non_operational 2020-11-11 10:35
Got it working. Thanks again. A pin to that info would be pretty helpful.
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MrKarato 2020-11-12 10:36
Ever since I updated to 2.3.8.11 I've been getting red robots every time I connect. Do I need to update my snes9x or something?
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Espeon 2020-11-14 14:01
whoops i didn't see the ping until now
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updated pinned post (although i don't know too many people use bizhawk for autotracking still)
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merulaxr 2020-11-14 14:32
all of minish cap uses it 🤔
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MuffinJets 2020-11-15 04:45
Oracle of Ages too
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itsmejoea 2020-11-15 13:28
I'm trying to play ALLTP Online which uses Bsnes. Is there any way to use autotracking with Bsnes?
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EmoSaru 2020-11-15 14:18
No.
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That ALTTPO extension does offer some kind of in-built bridge thing though
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Which can be used to enable autotracking via the SD2SNES connector in EmoTracker
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Magus_Oscuro 2020-11-24 18:41
Hi there! I'm new to tracker development, but am a professional software engineer. I am working on adding some custom features to the autotracker. I'm curious if anyone has information specifically on the ScriptHost:AddMemoryWatch function, the returned segment object, and how the ReadUx functions interact with it. I also noticed that all of the addresses referenced in the base autotracker are absolute addresses, does that mean ROM can be addressed as well? Also, is there a listing of the functions that ScriptHost exposes?
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EmoSaru 2020-11-24 19:25
There is not a definitive script API reference. The best thing to do is to look at my pack and others for reference - any functions that you see used in existing packs are ones I've committed to maintaining support for. #customization-support is also the place to ask questions about that stuff.
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Magus_Oscuro 2020-11-25 07:31
Gotcha, I'll move my question there.
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Ezzelin 2020-12-01 02:31
Is it possible for an autotracker to switch what map is visible? For example, when you enter a dungeon, it would be nice to pull up its map.
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EmoSaru 2020-12-01 02:32
Dynamic layout changes of that sort are not currently possible from script, no.
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Ezzelin 2020-12-01 11:45
Ok, well then that would be a nice feature to add. 🙂
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SteveIsHotterThanBilly 2020-12-01 11:57
Anyone know if it's possible to autotrack over a network? I run an emulator on my game PC and emotracker on my stream PC. I've tried loading the LUA via a mapped drive with all the ports open but it won't connect - but I'm not sure if it's me doing something wrong or it's just not possible.
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EmoSaru 2020-12-01 12:10
You can use EmoTracker on your gaming pc and capture the broadcast view on stream via NDI over the network.
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SteveIsHotterThanBilly 2020-12-01 12:21
Ha - of all things I tried the simplest wasn't one of them. Appreciate it EmoSaru!
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bi0angel 2020-12-01 14:55
Hi there - is anyone able to help me out with how to get the autotracker overlay to show on my stream in OBS? using RetroArch. It appears my computer skills arent as good as once thought
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EmoSaru 2020-12-01 15:25
This isn't autotracker specific. Press F2 to open the EmoTracker broadcast view, and either use a window capture in OBS, or use the OBS-NDI plugin to capture via an NDI source
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bi0angel 2020-12-01 15:56
Thanks :) ive been trying to get it to work through an NDI plugin but i will keep reading up and trying to get it to worl
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Skurd 2020-12-01 18:35
I try to follow the guide for setting up autotracker with Snes9x 1.60. And I get this message. Any suggestions?
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I try to follow the guide for setting up autotracker with Snes9x 1.60. And I get this message. Any suggestions?
krelbel 2020-12-01 18:47
try the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr 1.60 instead
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try the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr 1.60 instead
Skurd 2020-12-01 19:15
Thanks that fixed it. Do you also happen to know how I get rid of this in the 16 bit version?
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Thanks that fixed it. Do you also happen to know how I get rid of this in the 16 bit version?
krelbel 2020-12-01 19:26
Input -> Customize Hotkeys, assign the "Movie frame count" hotkey to something, press it, then unassign it again.
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Skurd 2020-12-01 19:59
cool thanks man.
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drewskii007 2020-12-01 20:09
what do i do if im getting failed to open socket when trying to run the connector?
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also might add im running a multiworld.
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Kya-chan 2020-12-02 12:29
Hi, since last maj of EmoTracker who autotracks small keys, coop.lua has a huge problem in coop games
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He tracks the keys that I find, but not these one who be find by my partner
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And when I track these keys by hand, when he refresh, he deletes this manual tracking...
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Is my version of coop.lua the problem ? ^^"
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EmoSaru 2020-12-02 12:35
I don’t know what coop.Lua is, and have never specifically supported it in conjunction with autotracking. It may not be compatible 🤷‍♀️
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It sounds like whatever that script does, it does not work with the chest key tracking in the latest rando rom, which would be an issue with that coop script. I suggest you bring it up with the author. Otherwise, you can override the autotracker script to not track small keys.
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Typotato The Wooloo 2020-12-03 07:24
https://i.imgur.com/FnG659O.png anyone else get this problem when trying to use emotracker with bizhawk 2.5 or newer?
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PolychromeVirus 2020-12-03 09:19
sounds like it just straight up doesnt work with 2.5 or newer, since the error says to use 2.4 or lower you may wanna try that
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PorcupineReed 2020-12-05 09:01
I followed the instructions for bizhawk and I got this error message in the console: I solved my problem myself. Edited to get rid of the long string of nonsense. (edited)
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RoboComrade 2020-12-06 04:31
How possible would it be to auto-track snes9x on a raspberry pi? I just learned about auto-tracking literally like 30 minutes ago, and it works perfectly on PC, but I figured I'd ask just in case.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-06 06:41
You would have to be running Windows on it since EmoTracker is Windows only.
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EmoSaru 2020-12-06 11:50
It’s probably technically possible, but not something that’s supported right now.
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RoboComrade 2020-12-06 14:18
I figured as much, thanks anyways! 💜
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krelbel 2020-12-07 19:50
Sorry to bring up this recurring issue yet again, but I'm trying to set up a new PC, and running into this old error:
error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll': The specified module could not be found.
I made absolutely sure to download and run the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr 1.60 from https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases/download/1.60/snes9x-rr-1.60-win32.zip so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, does anyone have any suggestions?
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krelbel 2020-12-07 19:57
huh, strange, looks like it worked fine with https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_ej-pwWtCAHYXIrvs5Hro16A1s9Hi3Jz (snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid-r5.zip), I thought snes9x-rr 1.60 from that github link would also work but guess I was mistaken? sorry for the noise, leaving these messages here in case this helps someone who runs into the same issue in the future
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-08 05:42
That's weird, I've tested with the snes9x-rr release from GitHub before... ThinkDorm
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Emakarick 2020-12-08 13:10
Hi guys, is there auto tracking support for wind water?
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TarThoron 2020-12-08 13:32
Nope. Autotracking is currently only on SNES and GBA games.
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MuffinJets 2020-12-08 15:41
^ and GBC
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Emakarick 2020-12-08 16:03
ok thanks homies
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Joish 2020-12-09 23:58
hello, i'm trying to find a way to automatically start the lua connector when i load a link to the past in snes9x. has anyone figured that out?
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Gravity 2020-12-10 13:27
Hey, so I'm struggling to connect to the autotracking for alttp. I'm using the Bizhawk emulator, and this is the error I keep getting when I try to run the connector: NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>c__DisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b__1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback) Anybody have any idea what I could do?
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-12-10 13:34
@Gravity Check the oldest pinned message in this channel.
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Gravity 2020-12-10 13:36
Alright, thanks
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Got it working, thanks a ton
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fliptheblip 2020-12-11 03:49
When I try to open the QUsb2Snes.exe file I downloaded, Windows Defender says that it could harm my device? I understand that it's an executable, but I've been able to run executables before without this warning. (edited)
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Should I go with QFile2Snes.exe since I'm not doing this with a usb?
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fliptheblip 2020-12-11 04:03
This is for the RetroArch connection tutorial in pinned messages btw
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-11 05:36
If you're using an emulator, you need QUsb2snes even though you're not using a USB cable with a flash cart. (edited)
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It emulates the usb2snes protocol that the SD2SNES uses, that's why it's named that. (edited)
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JRJathome 2020-12-11 11:20
Windows Defender says that it could harm my device?
Windows Defender does that for any unsigned application you try to download and run. It's a false positive. QUsb2Snes is fine.
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fliptheblip 2020-12-11 15:03
Thank you!
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sozsozsoz 2020-12-12 04:46
does auto-tracking have an issue with MSU packs? I used to have no problems but recently found EmoTracker to be really unreliable and I don't know what's changed. if you check my race this morning you can see in the first five minutes I had to restart the connection a few times, as mushroom on uncle and boots start don't pick up. Restarted coming out of sanc, they picked up, bonk rocks fine, lost woods items not picked up until the well, moon pearl in the well not picking up until I restarted quickly after https://www.twitch.tv/videos/834643856
ALTTPR ladder - 12/12/20 6AM EST - sozsozsoz on Twitch
sozsozsoz went live on Twitch. Catch up on their The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past VOD now.
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the rest of the video has more examples but these are all from the first five minutes
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sozsozsoz 2020-12-12 07:26
For anyone experiencing the same issue - uninstalled and reinstalled EmoTracker, no issues within first 5 minutes of play unlike before. For anyone trying to trouble shoot, previous build was 2.3.8.11, reinstalled and same version giving no issues.
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somebodys 2020-12-12 15:49
Where do I find an old version of BizHawk?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-12 16:08
In the link the error message is telling you to download it from.
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somebodys 2020-12-12 16:08
The link only has the latest version downloadable.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-12 16:09
Scroll down. 🙂
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somebodys 2020-12-12 16:10
I am an idiot. Did not realize I could click on assests.
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Rom-Steïn 2020-12-12 16:37
you should pick the last 2.4.x version available those are the lastest compatible versions with the autotrackers no need to downgrade until 2.3.1
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fliptheblip 2020-12-12 16:59
When I try to load QUsb2Snes.exe, it says a lot of things are missing
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Qt5Gui.dll
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Qt5WebSockets.dll
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Qt5Widgets.dll
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Qt5Network.dll
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And that's all
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I've tried re-downloading it
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Maybe I should try QUsb2Snes-v0.7.19.1.7z?
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2020-12-12 17:13
@Dorkmaster Flek http://alttp.mymm1.com/holyimage/emotracker-bizhawk.html Links to the pinned post. My site (mymm1.com) not officially endorsed by EmoSaru. (edited)
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TarThoron 2020-12-12 20:21
@fliptheblip download and extract the .7z, don't clone the repo.
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TarThoron
@fliptheblip download and extract the .7z, don't clone the repo.
fliptheblip 2020-12-13 04:39
I don't know what the repo is but I've extracted the .7z, now what do I do? I've already done #1 on the RetroArch directions, but I don't know how to start QUsb2Snes.
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fliptheblip 2020-12-13 04:51
2. Start QUsb2Snes, right click tray icon, Devices > Enable RetroArch virtual device
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Just having trouble with the first part
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"There was an error listenning on port 8080 :The bound address is already in use This can be that QUsb2Snes is already running, the legacy USB2SNES application or something else. Old applications would likely not work."
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"There was an error starting the core of the application : %1 Make sure there is no other Usb2Snes webserver application running (QUsb2Snes/Crowd Control"
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It says the folder is in use but idk where
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Not coming up on task manager, just Discord and Spotify
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Nvm, it's running in the background
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So where would the tray icon be
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TRSeiferoth 2020-12-13 05:30
In the system tray. Bottom right (assuming your taskbar is at the bottom. Next to the clock. If it's not visible, click the arrow next to the icons that are there and it'll show the rest of the icons.
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fliptheblip 2020-12-13 05:30
Oh
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Thank you, I am stupid
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Already completed step 2 in just a few seconds lmao
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Thank you so much
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fliptheblip 2020-12-14 05:42
I have another error
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Wait nevermind I'll try something else first
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Okay I found the issue and have fixed it
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Okay, new problem
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fliptheblip 2020-12-14 05:55
I am using the bsnes core, which is the one recommended, but it's saying the core does not support memory read
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I did not mean to spoiler tag that
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It is not a spoiler for anything
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In short, step 4a of retroarch autotracking is not working
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EmoSaru 2020-12-14 09:53
I don’t support Retroarch directly, so that’s something you’d have to figure out with the qusb2snes people, or maybe somebody else here can suggest something.
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fliptheblip 2020-12-14 19:11
Thanks for pointing me toward other resources!
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Pr0ski11zPlays 2020-12-17 04:36
I can't seem to get auto tracking for ALttP working. It says "error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll': %1 is not a valid Win32 application."
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TarThoron 2020-12-17 06:20
Snes9x-rr? Use the 32-bit version.
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TarThoron 2020-12-17 06:29
That should probably go in #faqs at this point.
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Pr0ski11zPlays 2020-12-17 07:11
Thanks. I'll try that.
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 00:16
i cant get the auto tracker for soul blazer to work, one week it worked, but now the robot icon is red when i load the connector.lua... the soul blazer rando was updated recently, but i even went back and tried an earlier seed i know worked, and the icon is red... what could be the possible cause of this
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 06:49
Hey! Im struggling with my autotracker (edited)
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I cannot find the install folder
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Ive downloaded emotracker with the emotracker_setup.exe
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And the folder contain only packs and application_settings.json
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little_red 2020-12-21 06:52
have you checked the setup guide in the pinned messages?
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 06:53
No I dont think I did
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Yes I canot find the connector.lua file (edited)
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Thats my problem right now
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:01
it should be in programfiles/emotracker/connectors/snes9x
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:03
Found it!
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Thank you sooo much
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It has been 2 hours🤣
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:12
Ok now I have a socket core error
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My life is great
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:19
did you get the 32 bit version of snes9x-rr?
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:19
Idk?
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:20
where did you get it from?
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:20
My friend!
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I have the option tu Lua link
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But do u think I need an other?
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:22
the lua part is in the rr versions, there's a 32 and a 64 bit version, you need the 32 bit version
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:23
Okay! How do I see on what version am I ?
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:24
i can't seem to find that anywhere on my version
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:24
Yeah
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I dont know what to do then!
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:28
i think it's available on github, but i don't have the direct link
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:28
Oki!
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Yes I got it in 32bits
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:32
still getting that socket core error thingy?
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:33
Yes
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It's in french but there you go
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:36
i remember having to install something in windows, but i don't remember what, it's been too long
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:36
Aah
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:40
you could try this version
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_ej-pwWtCAHYXIrvs5Hro16A1s9Hi3Jz (snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid-r5.zip)
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:42
Well my friend is using the same emulator than me and its working perfectly
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:43
all i have left then is: try poking it with a stick while mumbling 'come on, work'
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:44
Im going to download yours
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:46
it's not what i'm using, but a search in this channel got me that link that worked for someone else, so it might also work for you (edited)
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:46
Ok ok we'll see
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Another thing
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:50
i think that's good, keep it open in the background and load up your seed
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:51
GOT IT!!!
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3 fricking hours
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:52
at least you have it working now, 3 hours isn't that long for all the joy you''l get from using it
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:53
Thank you sooo much!
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little_red 2020-12-21 07:54
no problem, glad i was actually usefull in tech support for once 😛
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FarasGeek 2020-12-21 07:58
😆
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TheLynk 2020-12-21 09:17
Hi, I currently have a problem with the "autotracking for the game" Super metroid and ALTTP Randomizer ", I did everything as it should normally but I got an error message:" ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.2.0 ( LuaSocket 2.0.2) Connection established NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback (IntPtr luaState) to lua_error (lua_State *) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError (IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException (Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call (IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate (IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume (lua_State *, Int32) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.EmuLuaLibrary.ResumeScript (LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole. <> cDisplayClass57_1. <ResumeScripts> b1 () at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox (Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-21 12:03
I think you missed a step. You shouldn't be using NLua as the interface.
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Go to Config > Customize. In the Advanced tab, set the Lua core to "Lua+Lua Interface."
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(and restart Bizhawk)
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 13:49
More recent versions of Bizhawk actually have that enabled by default, it may be worth updating
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Dorkmaster Flek
I think you missed a step. You shouldn't be using NLua as the interface.
TheLynk 2020-12-21 14:57
It's already done "Go to Config > Customize. In the Advanced tab, set the Lua core to "Lua+Lua Interface.""
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-21 14:58
Have you restart Bizhawk? It's clearly still trying to use NLua based on the error you're getting.
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Dorkmaster Flek
Have you restart Bizhawk? It's clearly still trying to use NLua based on the error you're getting.
TheLynk 2020-12-21 14:59
Yes I have after restarting the emulator
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Dorkmaster Flek 2020-12-21 15:00
Well I'm out of ideas. 😛
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TheLynk 2020-12-21 15:00
okay thx
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:07
when i connect connector.lua to snes9 and turn on auto tracking through emotracker the robot head turns red
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:10
What does the lua scripting window say
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:11
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if i mouse over the red robot head
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the thing is it was working then the rando got updated... and then it doesnt work
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i tested it out on another game and same thing so its not the game itself i am trying to autotrack
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:35
What does the Output Console say in full? (edited)
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You can copy-paste it here
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What pack are you using?
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:36
the pack? do you mean the game? its for soul blazer
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and where is the output window at
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:37
Everything else that's here (edited)
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:38
thats all it says
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it also said connection established
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:38
Have you launched the rom in the emulator?
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:39
yeah i realized i forgot to do that just now, but i was doing that
17:39
ive tried both bizhawk and snes9x (edited)
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:41
Sorry, that's kinda all I've got That is the process, maybe try rebooting your computer
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:43
i did try that... yeah idk... its strange that it was working, and then the rando i was auto tracking got updated, and then it stops working (probably just a coincidence), and when i went back and tried an earlier seed, and another game completely like alttp
17:43
all the same red robot head
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:44
Maybe try reinstalling EmoTracker
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:44
that was something i was gonna try next
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maybe the update it just had did something (edited)
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that didnt work.... ohh well... it was nice having an auto tracker if only for one time
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wait nvm it working now
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i hooked up the wrong connector.lua that last time
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reinstalling worked
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somehow when i moved the emotracker over to my external hard drive something broke
17:49
thanks for the help
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MuffinJets 2020-12-21 17:50
Wierd
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No problem though, good luck on the seed (edited)
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Netherdragon 2020-12-21 17:51
thanks
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:01
hi .... i have a little problem with emo tracker.... when i mark my small key on the tracker and i save-quit the game , the tracker just delete all my small key i marked..... i lose so much time to re-do all of it each time i save-quit..... i tried unistalling the program and reinstall it but the problem his still here . Ps : Sorry for bad english im french !
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EmoSaru 2020-12-23 15:03
the tracker auto-tracks small keys now, using counters the devs added
15:04
what type of randomizer seed are you playing
15:04
it expects seeds generated from the official LTTPR website
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:06
i use multiworld
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co-op with my brother
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EmoSaru 2020-12-23 15:07
It will likely conflict with your multiworld since that is unlikely to have the current patch.
15:07
It's possible to override the script to disable small key tracking, but I will look into adding an option for this in the near future.
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:08
but my brother dont have this problem idk why
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EmoSaru 2020-12-23 15:08
In the meantime, you can either override the autotracking script to disable small key tracking or you can just not use autotracker
15:08
If they are not using autotracker, they would not have the problem
15:08
Or if they are not using a keysanity variant
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:09
how can i desable small key auto-tracking ?
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EmoSaru 2020-12-23 15:09
You would have to export an override for the autotracking lua script
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and then remove the small key data tracking functionality
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:18
where is the exported file go when i export the lua script ?
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nvm found it
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:32
i delete the small key fonction from the lua script .... does i need to import the modification ?
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TheBrutalForce 2020-12-23 15:52
ty emosaru my problem got solved
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happy chrismas !!!
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mursejames 2020-12-25 20:48
Hello I apologize for having to ask this I searched high and low for the answer but I have not seen the answer. I am getting the error lua51.dll not found. I have the file in the same folder, I am running the 1.57 version following espeon's instructions for the snes
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I have seen previous questions about it but have not seen the answers as I search
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mursejames 2020-12-25 21:30
Small update I attempted to run 1.60 rr for the SNES9x and got this error instead
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error loading module 'socket.core' from file '.\socket.dll': The specified module could not be found.
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mursejames 2020-12-25 21:52
Ok for anyone who comes across any of these errors the google doc file works.
21:52
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_ej-pwWtCAHYXIrvs5Hro16A1s9Hi3Jz
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Jake 2021-01-04 09:58
How to get autotracker setup with snes9x?
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-01-04 10:10
You need the snes9x-rr fork for the Lua support, specifically the 32 bit version: https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases Check the pinned messages, there are instructions for setting it up. (edited)
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Jake 2021-01-04 10:10
Thanks
10:15
It worked, Thanks a ton!
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-09 21:59
I just downloaded the snes9x-rr and got the autotracker working. There's a text display on the bottom of the screen showing frame numbers and a timer. How do I disable this? I couldn't find any answers in the readme text.
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I just downloaded the snes9x-rr and got the autotracker working. There's a text display on the bottom of the screen showing frame numbers and a timer. How do I disable this? I couldn't find any answers in the readme text.
krelbel 2021-01-10 01:14
input -> customize hotkeys, assign a hotkey to Movie Frame Count if one isn't assigned already, press it, unassign that hotkey by pressing escape
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-10 01:20
Thank you.
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Mathx2 2021-01-13 17:31
I'm not able to get EmoTracker to autotrack. I've installed Snes9x 1.6 with lua support, QUsb2Snes v0.7.19.1, i've reinstalled emotracker 2.3.8.11, i right clicked on the robot went to SNES and clicked Lua and clicked start then it turns yellow. after loading the rom in Snes9x i click file, go to Lua scripting, and click New Lua Script Window, click Browse, and double click connector.lua here's the path where this file ...\EmoTracker\Connectors\snes9x\connector.lua I get a brief message in Snes9x "Connection Established", the robot turns red stating "Auto-Tracking is having issues. Connection issues, missing game data, or a pack attempting to access restricted memory can cause this." The output console for the lua window shows this.
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EmoSaru 2021-01-13 18:11
Why are you using both qusb2snes and lua autotracking?
18:12
If you're using qusb2snes's lua bridge to your emulator already, you should just use the sd2snes option for autotracking.
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Mathx2 2021-01-13 23:48
Ok i've switched to sd2snes and the robot turns green but as soon as i open link's chest or leave link's house the robot turns red. can you please tell me what i'm doing wrong?
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Ok i've switched to sd2snes and the robot turns green but as soon as i open link's chest or leave link's house the robot turns red. can you please tell me what i'm doing wrong?
krelbel 2021-01-13 23:51
try closing emotracker, qusb2snes (right click in your system tray), and your emulator, relaunching all three, and using QUsb2Snes/LuaBridge/luabridge.lua from wherever you installed qusb2snes instead of the emotracker connector.lua, see if that helps.
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also, if you're not doing these things in this order, try: start qusb2snes, emotracker, and the emulator, load the lua script in the emulator, then enable sd2snes (not lua) autotracking in emotracker (I'm not sure what happens if you try things in different orders, but that's what works for me)
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malonmarinmidnamedli 2021-01-14 08:34
help i cant get bizhawk to conect with emotracker i think i'm missing something
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i only have packs and application settings
08:35
i want to hook up minish cap auto tracker and cant find the connection
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malonmarinmidnamedli 2021-01-14 08:51
got it nvmd
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also, if you're not doing these things in this order, try: start qusb2snes, emotracker, and the emulator, load the lua script in the emulator, then enable sd2snes (not lua) autotracking in emotracker (I'm not sure what happens if you try things in different orders, but that's what works for me)
Mathx2 2021-01-14 08:58
It looks like i don't have a luabridge folder or a luabridge.lua file in my QUsb2Snes folder. I've been launching the .bmbp file i get from berserkermulti.world which auto launches qusb2snes
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It looks like i don't have a luabridge folder or a luabridge.lua file in my QUsb2Snes folder. I've been launching the .bmbp file i get from berserkermulti.world which auto launches qusb2snes
krelbel 2021-01-14 09:33
In that case, your lua bridge script should be in C:\ProgramData\BerserkerMultiWorld\QUsb2Snes\LuaBridge\luabridge.lua
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Mathx2 2021-01-14 11:32
thank you so much for your help!!!
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detrumi 2021-01-16 01:13
Hello, I'm using the autotracker for ALttPR using Snes9x/Lua, is there any way to skip checks without the autotracker re-enabling them later on? For example with blue checks, if you see that a check is a rupee or something.
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TarThoron 2021-01-16 01:37
Right click the map square.
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detrumi 2021-01-16 01:38
wait, that just works? thank you!
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-01-16 06:55
Only on the location square on the map, but yes. If you clear a specific section within that (ex. specifically Zora Ledge item and not the entire square) then it doesn't work unfortunately. The location itself on the map has a "is this modified by the user" flag attached to it that the autotracking code can look for (ALTTPR does, as does SMZ3). However the sections within a location do not. (edited)
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Dakota/Ducko[PowerChordGamer] 2021-01-18 00:08
I know this isn't the proper place to ask, but I'm trying to get auto tracking set up on my sd2snes, and I can't get crowd control to connect to my game. I asked over there and seems like nobody is online at the moment. Hoping I could still get some help I do have the USB version of the firmware installed and it connects to my computer when powered on. but CC doesn't seem to see it. any Ideas? I am on windows 10.
00:09
scratch that, I figured it out. I'm just an idiot, lol
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sorry to bother
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Aurani95 2021-01-26 00:18
how can i get this emotracker to track the OoTR map pack addon with bizhawk? i keep doing the connector lua but its saying it wont load
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@ me whenever someone helps, please ❤️ I'd really love to use it
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how can i get this emotracker to track the OoTR map pack addon with bizhawk? i keep doing the connector lua but its saying it wont load
MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-01-26 00:42
Only SNES auto-tracking is available at this time.
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Aurani95 2021-01-26 00:43
then why is that an option? just curious? like to download the pack
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-01-26 00:43
Because EmoTracker’s primary function isn’t autotracking.
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Aurani95 2021-01-26 00:44
i see. is there any autotracking map wise for OoTR?
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-01-26 00:44
Is it a SNES game?
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Aurani95 2021-01-26 00:45
alright. redundant question, then. Thanks for your time.
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:11
I am using bizhawk and trying to use the super metroid dash autotracker and whenever I try connecting with the connector.lua, I get this error message.
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Connection established NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.Win32LuaLibraries.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>cDisplayClass60_1.<ResumeScripts>b1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
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I am using 2.4.1 Bizhawk
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:13
You didn't follow the instructions in the pins properly. Follow them step by step. You should not be using nlua at all.
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:14
I'm not using NLua
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I'm using Lua+LuaInterface
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:15
No your not, or it wouldn't be giving nlua errors.
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:15
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:16
Did you restart after selecting that?
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:16
Of course!
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:16
You're on a BSNES core?
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:17
When I ran the rom the first time, I read the instructions to select Lua_Luainterface and restart
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Which BSNES core?
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Libretro
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There are several
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:17
Mercury balanced and mercury accuracy tend to be the best.
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:18
I will try mercury, one second
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:27
Hmm, says connection established but robot still red.
01:31
I'm going to try 2.3.1
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TarThoron 2021-01-26 01:32
Above my knowledge at this point. Could try collecting stuff and see if it tracks. Might also try closing and reopening EmoTracker.
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All_Lucky_7s 2021-01-26 01:33
I will try that too
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Wulfie13 2021-01-26 04:34
I don't know if I'm being completely stupid, but I can't find the connectors folder in my Emo Tracker folder
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Nvm, false alarm.
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 19:10
I just set up emotracker on a new pc using snes9xrr. When I try to connect autotracker a message comes up saying "lua51.dll was not found. Please get it into your PATH or in the same directory as snes9x". There is a matching file in the folder for the snes9x.
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 19:24
I deleted and reinstalled both emotracker and snes9x-rr, and the problem still persists.
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TarThoron 2021-01-27 19:46
Did you get the 32 or 64 bit snes9x-rr?
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 20:27
64
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It's the one from the link in this channel's pinned messages, v1.57
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TarThoron 2021-01-27 20:34
It's up to 1.60 now, and get the 32-bit. 64-bit is missing .dlls https://github.com/gocha/snes9x-rr/releases
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 20:40
Thanks
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 21:52
Ok, I downloaded v1.60 32 bit. Now when I try using connector.lua , I get the message "error loading module 'socket core' from file '.\socket.dll': The specified module could not be found"
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TarThoron 2021-01-27 21:53
You sure you got 32 bit? That's the most common issue for 64 bit.
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 21:57
I see two links for the 1.60: win32-x64.zip and win32.zip. I assumed the second was the 32 bit.
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TarThoron 2021-01-27 22:01
Yeah. Seems this came up before. Try this one. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QN3SvqOGJdRqvCGcCE_7INchOhfLamrb/view?usp=drivesdk
snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid2-r5.zip
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Not sure why the one on github is suddenly missing the socket.dll
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a_fugitve_from_reality 2021-01-27 22:04
That fixed it. Thank you so much for all the help.
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TarThoron 2021-01-28 12:05
My understanding is that it verifies stuff when the script starts, but you're good to go after that. Not 100% on that though.
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TarThoron 2021-01-28 13:16
You would have to ask EmoSaru exactly what it's doing while online. You'll probably get something similar to this for an answer.
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TarThoron 2021-01-28 13:52
Potentially? Reading the game's data and spitting out a spoiler log.
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-01-28 13:53
Each game must check with the whitelist of memory addresses that are valid places to check for auto tracking. EmoSaru maintains that in a location other than inside the application and requires an internet connection to check.
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EmoSaru 2021-01-28 15:25
Hi.
15:26
It downloads a server provided list of specifically approved and/or restricted memory address ranges for the game in question.
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If you don't understand how a Lua scriptable tracker with access to read arbitrary contents of RAM for games with active competitive racing scenes could be used for cheating purposes, then I don't have even the faintest interest in debating this with you. People are fully able to develop and modify packs locally on their system. My approval is only necessary for packages to be listed in the package manager within the app. (edited)
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Can people be found out for cheating in other ways? Of course.
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Do I have any interest in making it easier? No.
15:28
There is a history here, especially with respect to the LTTPR community, and I have no interest in holding yet another debate or discussion about it.
15:29
Given that your first message here was a more or less completely transparent passive-aggressive complaint, it's fair to say that my tolerance is thin.
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Astrum_Remi 2021-01-29 05:48
So how do i connect Snes9x to emotracker so i can autotrack my alttpr race later
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Apokalysme 2021-01-29 06:28
you should take a look at the pinned posts in this channel there are lots of explanations about autotracker setup
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I've built a Wiki page with some setups for autotracker, if you want (this is IoG:R related, but autotracker setup is the same for all SNES rando) : https://github.com/Apokalysme/iogr_emotracker_apokalysme/wiki/Items-Autotracker
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TarThoron 2021-01-29 06:52
Those Bizhawk instructions are missing the fact that you need a BSNES core (Mercury balanced or accuracy recommended), setting the lua method to lua-luaInterface, and then restarting Bizhawk to initiate the changes. Also, the connector.lua requires a Crowd Control compliant version of Bizhawk (currently 2.3.0, 2.3.1, and 2.4.2). You can connect other versions with qusb, luabridge.lua, and the sd2snes protocol.
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Guide looks good otherwise.
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Apokalysme 2021-01-29 07:05
thanks for your comments I'm used to Snes9x-rr, but less to others, so information can be missing I'll update my Wiki page as soon as I can
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Nutz4Nostalgia 2021-01-31 10:56
Hey everyone, I'm really hoping someone here can help me, or point me in the right direction. I'm using the EmoTracker App with the Official ALTTP map tracker with the auto tracker setup. First, I love this tracker, it's just about perfect. I'm just struggling to get a few things working. The auto-tracker will not track any chests in Hyrule Castle or any of the Dungeons. And also the feature to "Auto-Pin" locations when you open a chest there doesn't work either. If I could get these 2 features to work properly, it would work basically hands free, which is perfect!
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I'm running the game on Snes9x
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EmoSaru 2021-01-31 11:00
Dungeon chests do not autotrack in my pack by design - it’s intentional. Also, auto-pinning when opening a chest is not a general feature of the tracker. By default, locations with visible/inspectable items are auto-pinned when you mark what item is there.
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Nutz4Nostalgia 2021-01-31 11:02
Ah, understood, so it's working as intended.
11:03
It's an amazing pack, thank you for your hard work. 😄
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MrKarato 2021-01-31 22:44
Any really obvious mistakes I could be making? Emo is up to date
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Nicholas Steel 2021-01-31 23:37
Is the emulator configured to pause gameplay when it is not in focus? If yes, don't set it to do that. (edited)
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mattw891 2021-02-03 09:33
Just wanted to say thanks to EmoSaru and the others with the pinned messages, got my auto tracker for SMZ3 up and running no problem! This tracker is awesome for noobs like me
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RockingGamerUK 2021-02-03 12:08
@mattw891 they are truly great aren't they! I am new to randomizers in general and the emotracker is one of the best things out there! Helps I have a triple monitor setup.
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mattw891 2021-02-03 12:17
Yep! Also triple monitors for the win! That's my setup as well.
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LiquidDeath911 2021-02-06 10:55
Hello all, I am playing ALTTP Rando on an SD2SNES. So far the tracker is working except for Hyrule/Escape. I have opened all 8 chests and the AutoTracker still has the green square on the Castle and Sanctuary (edited)
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mm2nescartridge 2021-02-06 10:56
Most autotrackers don't track dungeon chests on the map, due to that being not race legal
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LiquidDeath911 2021-02-06 10:56
Oh yeah, escape is considered a dungeon
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mm2nescartridge 2021-02-06 10:56
The only one I know of that does do that is CodeTracker by codemann8, and it has a race mode which turns features that aren't race legal off
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LiquidDeath911 2021-02-06 10:57
Is CodeTracker a pack for EmoTracker?
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mm2nescartridge 2021-02-06 10:57
Yes
10:58
It's under the other ALTTP Rando trackers in the Package Manager
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TarThoron 2021-02-06 10:58
I believe the SMZ3 tracker autotracks dungeon chests.
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mm2nescartridge 2021-02-06 10:58
It does, and that's race legal in SMZ3
10:58
but not ALTTPR
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LiquidDeath911 2021-02-06 10:58
Awesome, I might check it out. I don't mind having to manually check off the dungeons. Just forgot about all the quirks of what is and isn't allowed due to races
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mm2nescartridge 2021-02-06 10:59
Yeah, if you want a good casual tracker I recommend either the default pack or CodeTracker
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MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-02-06 11:06
Casual would be the default pack. Codemann’s reportedly takes a bit to load, and, as stated, does a lot more stuff and could invalidate runs if you’re not careful.
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RockingGamerUK 2021-02-07 06:37
Hi there, I am using snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid2-r5 and using lua to connect to emotracker, the connection remains in tact but after about 5 minutes it stops updating locations i have visited and items/crystals i have collected.
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Hi there, I am using snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid2-r5 and using lua to connect to emotracker, the connection remains in tact but after about 5 minutes it stops updating locations i have visited and items/crystals i have collected.
krelbel 2021-02-07 14:24
I used to have this problem frequently before I stopped using the emotracker native lua bridge and switched to using qusb2snes instead. run QUsb2Snes.exe, load its luabridge.lua in snes9x, set emotracker to use sd2snes instead of lua for tracking
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TarThoron 2021-02-07 14:53
^ That method works for any emulator that can run lua, so if you want to use a version of Bizhawk that doesn't support crowd control, or bsnes-as, or the fork of that which ALttPo uses, or whatever. Also using qusb is required for many multiworlds, so if you have any interest in doing that, you're already a step ahead.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-02-07 15:33
One note on that, if you're using an actual SD2SNES/FXPAK Pro then don't use QUsb2Snes. Use the regular usb2snes.exe that comes with the firmware.
15:33
I had issues with QUsb2Snes when I started doing multiworlds with it, before I switched back to usb2snes.
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AxshenPotential 2021-02-09 15:27
Hey, just a quick query regarding the LttP/SM combo randomizer autotracker. Background: I'm using SNES9x 1.6 and connecting to Emotracker via LUA. Everything is working correctly except for heart pieces - I've collected six heart pieces, but Emotracker displays different counts depending on whether I'm in LttP or SM. Specifically, when I'm in LttP it says I've collected 4, and when I'm in SM it says I've collected 24. Again, it's accurately tracking every other item I've collected, it's just the heart piece count that's messed up. Is this a known issue, perhaps connected to the SNES9x issue DepressedGamer83 experienced above? I'm guessing the best solution would be to switch to SD2SNES? (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-02-09 16:14
Possibly, but it may be related to new ROM changes for the heart piece tracking that I thought were live but may not be entirely yet...
16:14
Do you have a link to the seed?
16:17
The changes for that is on the alpha site (where the keysanity testing is happening), but they may not be on the live site yet. Let me ask the devs on that.
16:17
If it's not, then I pushed the heart piece/container autotracking change live prematurely but it does work with seeds generated on the alpha site where keysanity is available. (edited)
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AxshenPotential 2021-02-09 19:50
Apologies for the delay - thanks for the reply. Here's the seed I used: https://samus.link/seed/OYHjJZLlSX6NPjvbfiQoAg (edited)
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-02-10 08:06
Yeah okay that's the live site. I will confirm if my suspicions are correct. If so, I'll disable that bit for now.
08:07
The keysanity launch should be pretty soon so hopefully we won't have to wait long... skaiEyes
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TarThoron 2021-02-10 08:10
I think total plans on having it sit on beta. for a bit, so he can work on whatever is next in the pipe. I also think the only change made to the main site was the sprites. Hard to tell what's on master but not live.
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Dorkmaster Flek 2021-02-10 08:11
Ah okay that makes sense.
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jat2980 2021-02-11 17:17
If I am reading this correctly does hal.lua need to be updated to support bizhawk 2.5 and 2.6? Or are they actually just not supported?
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EmoSaru 2021-02-11 17:17
It's owned by Warp World. I'm not doing the update at this time.
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There may be significant changes to autotracking coming in general in the not too distance future though.
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jat2980 2021-02-11 17:19
Np someone was testing something and messaged me about it and I just wanted to make sure I need to tell them to use 2.4 or 2.3
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TarThoron 2021-02-11 17:40
If you use qusb as a bridge, you can use any Bizhawk.
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 00:38
i didn't quite understand qusb2snes. I use it for multiworld and recently someone said I can also use it for autotracking and it would be better. I should only select sd2snes instead of lua in the Emotracker. Do I still start multibridge lua? Because then it doesn't say to me that it is connected to the Emotracker.
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TarThoron 2021-02-12 02:39
You should update your qusb, because multibridge was replaced by luabridge some time ago, but running that should be all you have to do. (edited)
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Oh, and in qusb, make sure to enable the bridge. (Third option) https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/749689647910879243/796866151980335115/Screen_Shot_2021-01-07_at_14.16.52.png (edited)
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i didn't quite understand qusb2snes. I use it for multiworld and recently someone said I can also use it for autotracking and it would be better. I should only select sd2snes instead of lua in the Emotracker. Do I still start multibridge lua? Because then it doesn't say to me that it is connected to the Emotracker.
krelbel 2021-02-12 02:46
on some systems, selecting "Lua" as the autotracking method in emotracker and loading both C:\Program Files (x86)\EmoTracker\Connectors\snes9x\connector.lua (for emotracker) and {your qusb2snes install location}\QUsb2Snes\LuaBridge\luabridge.lua (for multiworld, after making sure QUsb2Snes is running) works fine for autotracking and multiworld. on other systems, selecting "SD2SNES" as the autotracking method in emotracker and just loading the QUsb2Snes luabridge (instead of both lua scripts) works better (and will work for both autotracking and multiworld).
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personally on the couple systems I've tried, I've had much better success with the latter (qusb2snes-only) method.
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:37
@TarThoron Oh, I didn't even know that I could use the luabridge in qusb. I always have the latest version of it. I was taught to use the multibridge from my emulator. @krelbel yeah this was the way i was tracking and playing in multiworld. Does autotracking with EmoTracker and luabridge only work in multiworld? Because i don't get an connection to EmoTracker with it. I startet Emotracker, my Game and QUsb. I checked SNES -> SD2SNES in Autotracking in EmoTracker, and startet a new Lua Script in Snes9x and loaded luabridge. In QUsb2Snes is "Enable Lua bridge for Snes9x" checked. The Autotracking symbol is still yellow. Do i miss some extra steps i didn't need with the connector lua? (edited)
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krelbel 2021-02-12 04:39
which lua script are you loading in snes9x, and can you share a screenshot of its output?
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the full path to the lua script I mean
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:41
C:\Users\{User Name}\Desktop\Rando stuff\ALttP Rando\Berserker 4.0.1 DoorsAIO\QUsb2Snes\LuaBridge\luabridge.lua (edited)
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krelbel 2021-02-12 04:42
and can you share a screenshot of this portion of your qusb2snes system tray menu?
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:43
sure
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krelbel 2021-02-12 04:45
that all looks good; my only ideas left are kill snes9x, kill qusb2snes (and make sure you also kill your archipelago client as well if it's running, since that auto-relaunches qusb2snes), kill emotracker, make sure no stale copies of any of them are still running, then restart snes9x/qusb2snes/emotracker
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:46
What is Achipelago client? Do i need that? 👀
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krelbel 2021-02-12 04:46
that's the new name for the berserker's multiworld client you're already using
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:46
Is it a problem that i don't use the installed version? I have the zip file
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krelbel 2021-02-12 04:47
uh, probably not? but just using the installer would probably be easier
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anyway if that doesn't work then try restarting your computer, if that doesn't work then try messing around with antivirus/firewall settings, if you're still stuck after that then I'd say try the former "emotracker connector.lua for autotracking, qusb2snes luabridge.lua for multiworld" solution instead (i don't remember if you said whether or not you'd already tried that)
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gotta sleep, hope that helped!
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-12 04:50
today is not the first day i tried that whole thing, so all programms and pc are restarted multiple times. I don't try to get multiworld to work, i play a lot multiworld mit connector lua and luabridge lua. So that works for me. I want to play for my own and tried to use luabridge for autotracking.
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Good Night
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Cerebral Beagle 2021-02-18 02:45
Hey does anyone know if auto tracking will work with SM RPG Rando? Or is this feature exclusive to ALTTPR? I've got it working for ALLTPR but starting to make a custom pack for SM RPG and wondering if this is something I can try to implement.
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TarThoron 2021-02-18 02:55
Autotracking should be possible for SNES games in general.
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EmoSaru 2021-02-18 03:07
Be advised that for console players, SA-1 games on SD2SNES/FX Pak cartridges do not support USB functionality. This includes Mario RPG, so autotracking would be limited to emulators.
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SA-1 games also use more interesting memory mapping, as the SA-1's additional RAM has different access rules and changes some bank mirroring. This may or may not work properly with the address translation layer that EmoTracker uses, so I make no guarantees about how well SMRPG autotracking would work in practice - you'd just have to try and see.
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cantaloupeme 2021-02-22 15:12
is there a video for setting up the SD2SNES for auto tracking?, i see the pins and i do better with video walkthrough than text.
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Floof 2021-02-23 15:24
I've followed all instructions for autotracking with Snes9x-rr, but whenever I open my game up, the robot in the bottom right turns red and the tracking doesn't work. The game is Super Metroid DASH randomizer and I have the approprate pack installed along with active. Is there anything else that I could be doing wrong?
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TarThoron 2021-02-23 15:27
Is the emulator paused? (edited)
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Floof 2021-02-23 15:29
I was actively playing the game to test, so no
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TarThoron 2021-02-23 15:29
What's the lua window say?
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Floof 2021-02-23 15:29
Imma check that real quick
15:31
... and now it's blue
15:31
Nevermind then
15:33
Thanks for helping!
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Gago 2021-02-23 16:30
Hi! I used to be able to use the autotracker, but ever since I changed my PC it doesn't work. I have the right emulator and the setup seems fine, but when I connect the emulator to the tracker with the connector.lua file, the robot icon turns red. Any advice?
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TarThoron
What's the lua window say?
TarThoron 2021-02-23 16:33
^
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Gago 2021-02-23 16:39
ConnectorLib Lua Connector 2.0.0 (LuaSocket 2.0.2) script returned but is still running registered functions Connection established
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TarThoron 2021-02-23 16:40
Either you don't have the game loaded or the emulator is paused.
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Gago 2021-02-23 16:43
The game is loaded and the emulator is not paused actually.
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it's alttpr by the way (if it helps)
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TarThoron 2021-02-23 16:45
Connection Established means things should be working as long as the game is running. 🤷‍♂️
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Gago 2021-02-23 16:47
That's what I thought too. I don't get it hahaha
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Floof 2021-02-23 17:01
Same thing that happened to me
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Gago 2021-02-23 17:03
oh...it works now....no idea what I did different...
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Floof 2021-02-23 17:03
Relatable
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TarThoron 2021-02-23 17:11
Maybe the autotracking whitelist is having server issues? That might cause a false red robot as it attempts to connect. (edited)
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EmoSaru 2021-02-23 17:20
Without getting into it, I can tell you that thing is extremely well hosted. Fundamentally though, if emotracker.net is accessible to you and the in-app package manager is populating, that is not the issue. (edited)
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BrandenEK 2021-02-24 05:37
Does the ALTTP autotracker not work with bsnes v115? I use this emulator for ALTTP online and I was wondering if I could use an autotracker for it.
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BrandenEK 2021-02-24 06:20
Whenever I load the connector.lua file, it says this: [INFO ] Compiling script file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/EmoTracker/Connectors/bizhawk/connector.lua' [ERROR] (connector.lua:40,13) Expected ',' or ';' [ERROR] (connector.lua:40,13) Instead found reserved keyword 'in' [ERROR] (connector.lua:78,9) Expected '(' [ERROR] (connector.lua:78,9) Instead found identifier 'result' [ERROR] (connector.lua:140,3) Unexpected token 'if' [ERROR] (connector.lua:180,6) Unexpected token ')' [INFO ] Script file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/EmoTracker/Connectors/bizhawk/connector.lua' loaded
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Whenever I load the connector.lua file, it says this: [INFO ] Compiling script file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/EmoTracker/Connectors/bizhawk/connector.lua' [ERROR] (connector.lua:40,13) Expected ',' or ';' [ERROR] (connector.lua:40,13) Instead found reserved keyword 'in' [ERROR] (connector.lua:78,9) Expected '(' [ERROR] (connector.lua:78,9) Instead found identifier 'result' [ERROR] (connector.lua:140,3) Unexpected token 'if' [ERROR] (connector.lua:180,6) Unexpected token ')' [INFO ] Script file 'C:/Program Files (x86)/EmoTracker/Connectors/bizhawk/connector.lua' loaded
MikeTrethewey | Axiom Verge 2021-02-24 07:02
Are you trying to load it into BizHawk?
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Why are you trying to compile it?
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BrandenEK 2021-02-24 07:04
I dont think it uses bizhawk, its a standalone bsnes.exe Then I click on 'Load script file' and then the connector.lua
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TarThoron 2021-02-24 07:43
I think for ALTTPo, or bsnes-as in general, your best bet will be to use qusb as a bridge. Get the latest at https://github.com/Skarsnik/QUsb2snes/releases Unzip, then launch the .exe. Click ok/allow on any security popups. Right-click the icon in the system tray, go to Devices > Enable Lua Bridge In BSNES, run luabridge.lua that comes with qusb In EmoTracker, right-click the robot, SNES>sd2snes Should be good to go from there. Note that this method also works for Snes9x-rr, and any Bizhawk with a BSNES Mercury core annd lua-luainterface. (edited)
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Floof 2021-02-24 07:48
I use the base lua features of Snes9x-rr, but I wonder if this method has any extra upsides?
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TarThoron 2021-02-24 07:51
If you're playing any form of multiworld that uses qusb2snes (or usb2snes on hardware), using the sd2snes protocol in EmoTracker is the better way to go.
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I think for ALTTPo, or bsnes-as in general, your best bet will be to use qusb as a bridge. Get the latest at https://github.com/Skarsnik/QUsb2snes/releases Unzip, then launch the .exe. Click ok/allow on any security popups. Right-click the icon in the system tray, go to Devices > Enable Lua Bridge In BSNES, run luabridge.lua that comes with qusb In EmoTracker, right-click the robot, SNES>sd2snes Should be good to go from there. Note that this method also works for Snes9x-rr, and any Bizhawk with a BSNES Mercury core annd lua-luainterface. (edited)
Sora-MMK 2021-02-24 07:55
i tried this many times for Snes9x and never got it to work. Yesterday i reinstalled everything anew, maybe it works now. Didn't tested it. Maybe someone can help me in the future if it don't work.
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Floof 2021-02-24 07:56
Try using the Snes9x-rr version, the download link should be somewhere in pinned messages of this channel
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-24 07:58
i use snes9x-rr-1.60-win32-multitroid2-r5
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TarThoron 2021-02-24 08:01
http://usb2snes.com/tester/index.html can be used to make sure qusb is functioning properly. That's probably where your issue is.
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Sora-MMK 2021-02-24 08:01
tried it with every different version that comes with berserker, never worked
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And for multiworld everything is fine. only autotracking using it don't work
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Ranul7 2021-02-27 07:42
hi guys
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a want to use autotracker in snes mini
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this tutorial doesn't work for me
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Apokalysme 2021-02-27 08:15
this tutorial may be inaccurate, as I didn't have the chance to test this setup myself I would appreciate it if anyone can confirm or help me correct this tutorial (edited)
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TarThoron 2021-02-27 08:17
Looks more or less the same as the pinned instructions, though qusb is up to 0.7.19.3 now. I doubt 0.7.8 is better than more recent versions.
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Apokalysme 2021-02-27 08:18
oh, I should change this link to a more generic one
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0.7.8 was the recommended one, but maybe the latest versions will work (edited)
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TarThoron 2021-02-27 08:21
Pinned instructions also say "install serverstuff" after copying it to Hakchi2 CE. I know very little about snes mini or hakchi, so not sure what, if any, extra steps installing entails.
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Apokalysme 2021-02-27 08:21
that's what I suspect
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Arrowspate 2021-03-02 12:46
So I can't get the autotracker to work on Bizhawk. Every time I try, it gives me this message, and Emotracker's little robot dude turns red. NLua.Exceptions.LuaException: unprotected error in call to Lua API (0) at NLua.Lua.PanicCallback(IntPtr luaState) at lua_error(lua_State* ) at NLua.ObjectTranslator.throwError(IntPtr luaState, Object e) at NLua.Lua.SetPendingException(Exception e) at NLua.LuaMethodWrapper.call(IntPtr luaState) at NLua.MetaFunctions.runFunctionDelegate(IntPtr luaState) at lua_resume(lua_State* , Int32 ) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.EmuLuaLibrary.ResumeScript(LuaFile lf) at BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.LuaConsole.<>cDisplayClass57_1.<ResumeScripts>b1() at BizHawk.Client.Common.LuaSandbox.Sandbox(Action callback, Action exceptionCallback)
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TarThoron 2021-03-02 12:48
You need to set the lua protocol to lua-luaInterface, then restart Bizhawk to make the change take effect.
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Arrowspate 2021-03-02 12:49
Okay uh... How do I do that? Settings, I guess?
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TarThoron 2021-03-02 12:49
Read the instructions in the pins. Follow them exactly.
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Arrowspate 2021-03-02 13:01
Thank you!
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duncathan_salt 2021-03-04 15:26
sorry if I missed something, but I checked the FAQ and the pins in here to no avail. is there any sort of plan to support autotracking for PC games? a system like livesplit's autosplitter language would be a wonderful addition. I'm working on updating my cave story package and would love to add autotracking support, but from what I can tell it's not available at the moment.
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