X-Arcade TANKSTICK exiting issues v 2.10

[Kman]

I have had MA shelled the hole time. XP Home SP3.

Damn.

[Epyx]

I am running regular Windows XP Pro SP2...no windows...no shells...just straight OS.

I have left my X-Arcade for my portable bartop...am using a custom controller in my main cab so this should no longer be an issue for me either way and I get to finally use MA as intended in my main cab

[carnid]

I also have the X-Arcade tankstick setup and have been having exiting issues since even before 2.10. Unfortunately I have had to since switch to a different front end which is a pity because I really liked Maximus Arcade. I am subscribing to this thread in the hopes that this bug will eventually be fixed and I can return to using MA again for my cab.

[Epyx]

Agreed guys and I hope with guys like Delusional29 holding down the fort here that the message gets through to the dev

I have had to order an IPAC and build a 2nd controller for use with Maximus Arcade. I just use my tankstick for non front end usage now.

[Drakendoder]

I am running regular Windows XP Pro SP2...no windows...no shells...just straight OS.

I have left my X-Arcade for my portable bartop...am using a custom controller in my main cab so this should no longer be an issue for me either way and I get to finally use MA as intended in my main cab

chalk one more to the exiting problems....i'm getting very scared reading this thread

also, in response to the above. I have a logitech rumblepad around here somewhere. You mean just hooking that up, and assign exiting to MA with that?

[Drakendoder]

no, thats not what you meant at all. Don't bother responding, it was early for me when i typed that question up

[Spunkmeyer]

I am having the same problem using an X-Arcade BYO kit and MA. At the moment I regret both purchases immensely.

The lack of a simple public acknowledgment of the bug, or status update, implies to me this product must not still be in active development.

[Nebular]

I've gotten tired of waiting for the solution to this as well. I've started using MaLa as the front end for my arcade: http://www.malafe.net/. The only thing I had to change from my original setup was a quick tweak to the XArcade controller file in the MAME\ctrlr directory. (changed the CANCEL keypress to a button combination on my stick instead of the Esc key). I haven't had any problems exiting a game yet. (your virus scanner may think one of the DLLs is an infected file because it contains a keylogger to monitor inputs, but the package is actually clean)

Don't bother with the PS/2 to USB converter. It doesn't solve the problem. It sucks to have to shelf such a great front end that we dropped money on for one troublesome bug, but at least MaLa is free. Hopefully this will get fixed so I can make Maximus my default again.

[retrogamer]

Hello all......just wondering if u guys are running your tankstick rigs with keyboards or without? The reason i ask is cos i had the same exiting issues ( The dreaded blackscreen o death ) when i first started out with my custom control panel ( not tankstick but GPWIZ - same sort of thing as an ipac). Had my control panel running through USB with a keyboard plugged in to PS2 as well, and had to muck around with multiple fixes (tried joytokey for a while....which worked sorta ok, and then went with the key combo fix, which also worked fine for me). Then i happened to modify my control panel, finished reconfiguring my new buttons in my emus & MA and decided i didnt need the keyboard to be hooked up unless i was doing some maintenance .......and whaddaya know? No more exiting probs & no longer needed the button combo! Dont ask me why.....I have theories, but they are beyond my skills to test! Anyhow, just wondering if this might help some of the teeming masses out there who seem to be growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of a definitive fix or explanation for this blatantly obvious and long running bug.
I was also thinking that there must be a keyboard encoder in the tankstick (which i must admit I am completely unfamiliar with) somewhere, and surely it would be a relatively simple thing to replace or swap? I have scratch built a couple of cabinets now (On the cheap!) and have been using generic keyboard encoders already set up to plug straight to microswitches (purchased off ebay for only $30 AUD!....much cheaper than ipac or similar & does exactly the same job!) and they are very easy to set up, work great, and have yet to give me the exiting issue.... touch wood, but then i don't have keyboards plugged in as well any more either. My point being that why not get one of these cheap harnesses, use it to replace the existing encoder in the Tankstick and see if you still have the exiting issue? At the very least it might help to narrow down where the issue is or give you a control panel that works! I can sort of understand the reluctance to pull apart something as expensive as a Tankstick ...... ridiculously expensive for what you get in my opinion, but lets face it, its not much use if it doesnt work the way it should. I understand this is not an ideal solution for those people who went and bought tanksticks to use specifically with MA on the grounds that they are advertised on the MA homepage as being compatible (I would be furious!) but it might be better than nothing......which is what seems to be happening so far eh? I think its a great shame that people have gotten to the point with this where they are turning from MA to other front ends. I have tried several others myself in the past and MA is by far the best one that i have struck to date......but then i havent suffered the continuous, frustration and ongoing saga of the exiting issue like some have!

[carnid]

I just wanted to throw in a quick update to my own situation. About a month and a half ago I stopped using MA because the locking up was driving me crazy. I tried a number of different frontends and have finally settled with gameex, which i have been using for about one month exactly. It was a bit difficult getting used to the new system as I don't think it is as user friendly as MA, but it is miles ahead in terms of stability for the tankstick. I have not had one crash or lockup since I used this program and am extremely happy with it. There is a small registration fee to get rid of an annoying loading screen but IMO it is well worth it. Anyway for those of you who do not have tanksticks I would still recommend MA, its just unfortunate that there seems to be little support for those of us who have them.