MagicEngine

Shooter Freak · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:14 pm Post subject: Craziest bug ever...

Has anyone else experienced problems running Magic Engine while connected to the internet? When I run Magic Engine whilst connected to the internet the cursor in the menu constantly flips through all the options at warp speed. Selecting something is a matter of getting lucky and hitting the enter key at just the right time. It is very wierd and whenever I disconnect from the net it goes back to normal. Crazy huh?

Kaminari · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:01 pm Post subject:

That sounds really odd. I'm always connected to the Net (cable modem) and I never experienced this. I know a lot of people who are connected 24/24 (cable, adsl...) and this surely doesn't happen to them either.

dmichel · Admin Joined: 04 Apr 2002 Posts: 1166 Location: France

Do you ALT+TAB in and out of MagicEngine?
There was a weird bug in an older version that could make MagicEngine records key strokes even when it was running in the background. This was a super rare bug, you are lucky to have encountered it. Razz

What version of MagicEngine are you using?
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Shooter Freak · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:55 am Post subject:

I'm using v0.99b5 and I've never used ALT+TAB to exit Magic Engine. I always exit traditionally.

dmichel · Admin Joined: 04 Apr 2002 Posts: 1166 Location: France

Ah...

I don't know what it could be then... so this happens only when you connected to Internet, you never encountered this problem at other time?
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Shooter Freak · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:09 pm Post subject:

No it only happens when connected to the internet. But also, some of my other emulators act funny when I'm connected to the internet. The control with my gamepad is whacked on them. I disconnect and the control is back to normal.

dmichel · Admin Joined: 04 Apr 2002 Posts: 1166 Location: France

If it happens with several programs there might be a problem with your PC, either a driver or a hardware issue. How you connect to internet, modem? DSL?
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Shooter Freak · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:11 am Post subject:

Yeah it's probably some kind of driver or hardware problem. My computer has been upgraded so many times that the only orginal part is the keyboard. Emulators are the only programs I have problems with on the internet. My problem with Magic Engine isn't that big of a deal since I never play while connected to the internet (dial up by the way). Thanks for the help but I don't want to waste your time on this anymore since the problem is probably on my end anyway. Thanks anyway though.

detheavn · Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 28

Maybe this is a Joystick/pad problem, since this happened to me as well while Using my PSX pads through a Joytech adapter.

What sticks/pads are you using?

Shooter Freak · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:10 am Post subject:

Gravis gamepad and yes the controller will press buttons on its on as if its possessed when I'm connected to the net. Strange eh?

detheavn · Member Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 28

Are you sure you're not in dire need of an Exorcist? Wink

Specineff · Elder Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 258 Location: Arizona

This will sound paranoid, but maybe it's spyware or a key logger in your cpu causing this?

Try lavasoft's AdAware and see if there are some little demons relaying info to the outside. (Sorry, bad pun.)
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Shooter Freak · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 9:34 am Post subject:

I can't believe this but now my controller is completely screwed up! My Gravis Gamepad (not Pro, just the regular 4 button one) has completely bit the dust. Does anyone out there know the average life of a PC game controller. I have taken good care of this controller and have never been rough with it like I have been with console controllers yet console controllers have always worked. The Gravis Gamepad I have doesn't use drivers so its not a driver problem. When I go to calibrate the controller in Control Panel the crosshairs jump around wildly and sometimes pressing any of the 4 buttons doesn't work. I took it apart and cleaned it yet it still doesn't work. Guess I'll be buying a new Gamepad now. Damn.

jammaniaclord · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:02 pm Post subject:

this is strange!i never thought to ask this question!thanks shooter freak!my brothers old version of magic,does the same thing now.it is very annoying!games that used to play with no problem,are now messed up on the account that you cannot control your characters on screen,and select something from the menu properly.it just got hay wire.it might be something wrong with hsi pc,but all his other emulators run perfect.we cant figure it out either.he uses the gravis pad pro usb.running win 98,on a 266 P2 with 512 ram.iunno.it is just weird.
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Jabberwok · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:38 am Post subject:

A newly found Gravis exclusive bug? Anyone else with Gravis pads out there to verify this?
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