From 7e97eb9d133d1b6ff0ada2014b8af5801c172817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: icex2 Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:02:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add doc for chunihook Stolen from various threads from our favorite place --- doc/chunihook.md | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/config/chunithm.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 165 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/chunihook.md create mode 100644 doc/config/chunithm.md diff --git a/doc/chunihook.md b/doc/chunihook.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4849450 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/chunihook.md @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +# chunihook + +## Supported games + +* Chunithm (Plus) +* Chunithm Air (Plus) +* Chunithm Star (Plus) +* Chunithm Amazon (Plus) +* Chunithm Crystal (Plus) + +## General remarks + +* The minimum version of Windows that this game supports is Windows 8 +* The entire user interface, including the operator menu, is in Japanese +* This game is hard to set up. You may encounter weird errors that are hard to diagnose + +## Known issues + +* JST LOCKOUT: Game is not playable between 1:30 AM and 7:00ish AM JST. +* Only on-board audio works +* Cross-shaped graphical artifacts during gameplay + +## Data and game setup + +1. Get the data +1. Ensure the game files are not marked read-only +1. Start up your favorite ALLNET server implementation in the background. Whether or not you plan to +save your scores the game must be "blessed" by a server at least once, otherwise there will be a +spinner on the title screen forever and you will be unable to start a credit +1. The data releases have the following structure: + * `app/`: Game data + * `option/`: Addon data + * `amfs/`: Metadata +1. Unpack segatools to the `app/bin` directory +1. Create an `appdata` foder (this isn't Windows APPDATA) in the data release next to `app/`, +`option/` and `amfs/` +1. In the `[vfs]` section of `app/bin/segatools.ini` set the paths for the folders: +```text +[vfs] +amfs=../../amfs +appdata=../../appdata +option=../../option +``` +1. In the `[dns]` section, set `default=` to your computer's hostname or LAN IP. Do not put +`127.0.0.1` here, the game specifically checks for and rejects loopback addresses. This setting +controls the address of the network services server +1. Right click `start.bat` in `app/bin` and run it as Administrator. I think you need to run it as +admin at least once, but once you have done that you can run the game as a regular user +1. A sequence of several start-up screens will be displayed. You should also see a bunch of debug +output in a command line window; if you're seeing hex dumps here then that's a good sign. There +will eventually be a screen with a red error message about LEDs. This is being displayed because +Segatools does not currently emulate the cabinet's RGB LED strips +1. Press 1 to go to the operator menu. Use either Test/Service or the touch bar to navigate the +options + 1. Select ゲーム設定 (Game settings) + 1. Select 配信サーバー設定 (Distribution server setting) + 1. Set this setting to サーバー　(Server) + 1. Select 筐体グループ設定 (Cabinet group setting) + 1. Set this setting to OFF + 1. If desired, you can also set 音楽選択時間設定 (Music selection time setting) to 99 or whatever + 1. Select 終了 (Finish) + 1. There will be a centered prompt notifying you that a restart is necessary to put your new + settings into effect. Confirm both prompts. The game will now exit + +This setting has nothing to do with the game's central network services, it describes the role that +the cabinet has on the shop LAN. To be exact, every networked group of SEGA cabinets (one cabinet is +still a group) must have exactly one cabinet designated as the "Distribution Server" and all the +others configured as "Clients". The clients will search for a distribution server on their +inter-cabinet LAN: they will not finish starting up until they find one. + +Normally the client/server setting is controlled by DIP switch 1 on the Nu PCB chassis. However, for +some reason this is controlled from the operator menu in Chunithm. And the default setting after +NVRAM reset is Client mode. + +* Start the game up again, then dismiss the LED error message using the touch strip. You should see +a title screen with a red glow along the bottom (or, if you were less lucky, a red banner or a +spinner that doesn't go away). +* Press 2 or 3 a few times to add some credits, then *hold* the Enter key for a few seconds to scan +a card and start a credit. A random card ID will be written to `DEVICE\felica.txt` the first time +you do this. + +## Segatools configuration + +Configurable settings are exposed in the `segatools.ini` file. For a detailed description, please +refer to [this document](config/chunihook.md). + +## Chunithm specific configuration + +For configuring chuinthm specific features, e.g. IO, please refer to +[this document](doc/chunithm.md). + +## FAQ + +### Where is the Free Play setting? + +In the SEGA Nu system supervisor program, which is not included in this release. A command-line +tool to change this setting will be provided in a future release of Segatools. + +### The network test screen shows a bunch of BAD checks and (either a red RTC error screen or an infinite spinner on the title screen) appears which I can't get past + +This means that the game's ALLNET client software failed to start up. The ISP domain squatting +thing is a common cause for this problem, but unfortunately there are a large number of other +possibilities. Try uncommenting the `chuniApp.exe=chunispike.txt` line in `segatools.ini` to enable +the internal ALLNET debug log; this may possibly yield some clues. + +### What does the red "本日のプレイ受付は終了しました" text on the title screen mean? + +"Play acceptance has ended for today". Basically it means that it's outside legal operating hours +for Japanese arcades right now. Hopefully somebody can come up with a hex edit to bypass that +message but for now you'll need to change your PC's clock or something. + +### How do I play courses? + +This requires additional server support which might not be implemented currently. + +### How do I unlock a character other than the penguin? + +Pick any map other than the default. You will see characters available as potential rewards for +those maps. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/doc/config/chunithm.md b/doc/config/chunithm.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cade7d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/config/chunithm.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chunithm configuration settings + +This file describes configuration settings specific to Chunithm. + +Keyboard binding settings use +[Virtual-Key Codes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes). + +## `[io3]` + +Cabinet specific inputs. + +### `test` + +Default `0x31` (`1 Key`) + +Key-binding for cabinet test button. + +### `service` + +Default `0x32` (`2 Key`) + +Key-binding for cabinet service button. + +### `coin` + +Default `0x33` (`3 Key`) + +Key-binding for cabinet coin switch. + +## `[slider]` + +Key bindings for each of the 32 touch cells. + +### `cellX` + +Defaults to key mappings in left-to-right-order as follows: + +```text +SSSSDDDDFFFFGGGGHHHHJJJJKKKKLLLL +``` + +Key binding for a single touch cell. Replace the `X` with a value from `1` to `32` to bind keys to +each cell, e.g. `cell32=0x53`, `cell1=0x53` etc. + +Touch cells are numbered FROM RIGHT TO LEFT! starting from 1. This is in order to match the +numbering used in the operator menu and service manual.