2 x winuae for "lotus 2" 2 players ?

turrican3 · 26 March 2013, 18:45

is it possible to launch 2 x winuae and link them virtually to play lotus with 2 players ???? print cable linked if i remember well.
if it isn't for the moment could it be possible to implement ?

thomas · 27 March 2013, 14:17

If you know software which creates two virtually connected COM ports in Windows, you can configure the two WinUAE instances to use these two ports.

It's definitely possible to connect two WinUAE instances through a physical connection on a PC with two COM ports which are connected to each other with a nullmodem cable.

There might be another problem, though, because only the active instance receives input. The other instance can watch, but not act.

turrican3 · 27 March 2013, 15:55

i forgot about it : The other instance can watch, but not act.

too bad

turrican3 · 27 March 2013, 16:32

toni you can do something to make it possible ???
only toni can make it possible

there is many amiga games which could be played in this way.

Toni Wilen · 27 March 2013, 17:22

It can be done but I am not sure if it is worth the trouble, as usual

turrican3 · 27 March 2013, 23:47

the most cool thing that you can do is through the winuae menu add the possibility to launch 2 amiga in one time and split the screen 1 part for the 1st and the second part of the screen for the second !!!!
that's the cool solution but surely the hardest for you.
or the launch of 2 winuae and the possibility to link them, surely easy for you, i think so.
if you have time to give it a try, thank you.

s2325 · 27 March 2013, 23:48

There was some youtube video with Amiga linked with Atari ST to play first Lotus.

BippyM · 27 March 2013, 23:52

Toni, this is one of those totally pointless but fun features you always hanker for

turrican3 · 28 March 2013, 01:41

list of games which could be played 2 players on the same screen with this solution, but there is others i think.

http://www.amiga-online-games.de/gam...tribut=netzart

T_hairy_bootson · 28 March 2013, 04:08

Is this to hook two PCs up or run winuae twice on the same computer?

BippyM · 28 March 2013, 09:12

Run winuae twice

turrican3 · 16 July 2014, 19:01

Do you think you will work on this toni ???
This is one of the 2 things i would like to see implemented in winuae... That with a kind of kaillera...
Toni is it in your planning ???? by the way thank you again for the fmv emulation.

Michael Sykes · 16 July 2014, 20:24

As Thomas pointed out we still have to conect the two instances of uae with a serial cable.
If it is ever done I would prefer a virtual link cable.
Maybe a checkmark in misc panel that,if ticked, would start the game twice and emulate a serial conection between the two Amigas.

Thinking of it,wasn't it possible to build a renderfarm with Lightwave? Running one instance of UAE per cpu core could give us a multicore aware raytracer on WinUAE. Well - some kind of...

Toni Wilen · 16 July 2014, 20:42

I forgot. Consider it done

Michael Sykes · 16 July 2014, 21:30

Thats like software on demand...

turrican3 · 16 July 2014, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

I forgot. Consider it done

Are you serious toni ? If yes !

If not, good joke !

If you really did it, the biggest problem i see is : like the goal is to play to lotus 2 with link... the two amiga winuae windows must be active !!! and the 1st window could be playable with joy 1 and the 2nd with joy 2.
The 2 winuae screens should be playable at the same time. For the moment if i have 2 winuae screens open, i can control with the actived one but not the other.

Toni Wilen · 17 July 2014, 09:09

Yes to internal serial port, it will be in next beta.

Other part of your post: don't care at the moment. (EDIT: going to care a bit more, joysticks should stay active even when winuae is inactive. This is a bug or there should be option to allow it)

Toni Wilen · 17 July 2014, 12:57

http://www.winuae.net/files/b/winuae.zip

Internal serial port (Serial port list has new item, it works if you see [master] in first winuae instance and [slave] in second instance of winuae). Uses shared memory, no latency.

Option to not disable game controllers when inactive in pri&extension panel. (Disabling mouse or keyboard does not make any sense but you can still use joystick to play even if you attempt to use other keyboard or mouse based program at the same time

)

Retro-Nerd · 17 July 2014, 18:15

Works fine for Lotus II. Nice with 2 displays connected.

turrican3 · 17 July 2014, 21:54

thanks Toni

I'll just have a look soon

edited : It works better, thanks Toni !

26 March 2013, 18:45	#1
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	2 x winuae for "lotus 2" 2 players ? is it possible to launch 2 x winuae and link them virtually to play lotus with 2 players ???? print cable linked if i remember well. if it isn't for the moment could it be possible to implement ?

17 July 2014, 09:09	#17
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	Yes to internal serial port, it will be in next beta. Other part of your post: don't care at the moment. (EDIT: going to care a bit more, joysticks should stay active even when winuae is inactive. This is a bug or there should be option to allow it) Last edited by Toni Wilen; 17 July 2014 at 09:56.

17 July 2014, 21:54	#20
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	thanks Toni I'll just have a look soon edited : It works better, thanks Toni ! Last edited by turrican3; 18 July 2014 at 15:19.

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27 March 2013, 14:17	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	If you know software which creates two virtually connected COM ports in Windows, you can configure the two WinUAE instances to use these two ports. It's definitely possible to connect two WinUAE instances through a physical connection on a PC with two COM ports which are connected to each other with a nullmodem cable. There might be another problem, though, because only the active instance receives input. The other instance can watch, but not act.

27 March 2013, 15:55	#3
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	i forgot about it : The other instance can watch, but not act. too bad

27 March 2013, 16:32	#4
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	toni you can do something to make it possible ??? only toni can make it possible there is many amiga games which could be played in this way.

27 March 2013, 17:22	#5
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	It can be done but I am not sure if it is worth the trouble, as usual

27 March 2013, 23:47	#6
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	the most cool thing that you can do is through the winuae menu add the possibility to launch 2 amiga in one time and split the screen 1 part for the 1st and the second part of the screen for the second !!!! that's the cool solution but surely the hardest for you. or the launch of 2 winuae and the possibility to link them, surely easy for you, i think so. if you have time to give it a try, thank you.

27 March 2013, 23:48	#7
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	There was some youtube video with Amiga linked with Atari ST to play first Lotus.

27 March 2013, 23:52	#8
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Toni, this is one of those totally pointless but fun features you always hanker for

28 March 2013, 01:41	#9
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	list of games which could be played 2 players on the same screen with this solution, but there is others i think. http://www.amiga-online-games.de/gam...tribut=netzart

28 March 2013, 04:08	#10
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Is this to hook two PCs up or run winuae twice on the same computer?

28 March 2013, 09:12	#11
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Run winuae twice

16 July 2014, 19:01	#12
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	Do you think you will work on this toni ??? This is one of the 2 things i would like to see implemented in winuae... That with a kind of kaillera... Toni is it in your planning ???? by the way thank you again for the fmv emulation.

16 July 2014, 20:24	#13
Michael Sykes WinUAE end user Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bremen Age: 44 Posts: 649	As Thomas pointed out we still have to conect the two instances of uae with a serial cable. If it is ever done I would prefer a virtual link cable. Maybe a checkmark in misc panel that,if ticked, would start the game twice and emulate a serial conection between the two Amigas. Thinking of it,wasn't it possible to build a renderfarm with Lightwave? Running one instance of UAE per cpu core could give us a multicore aware raytracer on WinUAE. Well - some kind of...

16 July 2014, 20:42	#14
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	I forgot. Consider it done

16 July 2014, 21:30	#15
Michael Sykes WinUAE end user Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bremen Age: 44 Posts: 649	Thats like software on demand...

17 July 2014, 12:57	#18
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,506	http://www.winuae.net/files/b/winuae.zip Internal serial port (Serial port list has new item, it works if you see [master] in first winuae instance and [slave] in second instance of winuae). Uses shared memory, no latency. Option to not disable game controllers when inactive in pri&extension panel. (Disabling mouse or keyboard does not make any sense but you can still use joystick to play even if you attempt to use other keyboard or mouse based program at the same time )

17 July 2014, 18:15	#19
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	Works fine for Lotus II. Nice with 2 displays connected.

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