@Chamale: I got linking working for a test. If you download the dev build you should be able to link the 3 games (only 2 at a time.) The linking controls in TAStudio are 'L' 'C' 'R'. 'L' links the left and (bottom) center consoles. 'C' links the center and right consoles. 'R' links the right and left consoles. If you are have more then one selected in a frame, they will be linked in that order of precedence. If you already have two consoles linked and you press any link button they will become disconnected. So, you can only perform one connect or disconnect action per frame. If you could do some tests and make sure things are working as expected I would appreciate it. I don't have a lot of time for detailed tests of new systems like this.
@EZGames69: I don't really have anything to add beyond what I've written previously.
This is the first step in having more than 2 GB systems running at once. For 3 GB systems, there are 3 link controls: L, C, and R. L links systems 1 and 2, C links systems 2 and 3, and R links systems 1 and 3 For 4 GB systems, there would be four link controls: H, V, D, and A. H links systems horizontally (TL<=>TR | BL<=>BR) V links systems vertically (TL<=>BL | TR<=>BR) D links systems diagonally (TL<=>BR | TR<=>BR ) A links all systems together (4 players) Having 4 GB systems for Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, we can connect systems in groups of 2 at a time, but not all at once. We can connect all 4 systems at once for games like F-1 Race, Super R.C. Pro-Am, and Yoshi's Cookie. 4 player SGB games uses SNES hardware and the SGB for games like Bomberman GB. 2 player SGB games can be played on SGB or linking 2 GB systems together including Puyo Puyo and Killer Instinct. 2 player GB games with link support and SGB enhancements like Mole Mania and Kirby's Star Stacker requires linking systems for 2 players. This will take time for 4 player connectivity on emulators, and we may be on the way to making it happen.
Each frame the button is pressed is a different event , so make sure you are only pressing it for one frame. For example pressing L for one frame will link console L and C until you press L again. Also if you turn on the console log window, it will tell you the current state of the console links
Cable connect status:
LC: False
CR: False
RL: TrueAre you using the most recent dev build? I'm talking about View -> Display Log Window.
I downloaded the dev build just to make sure and yes it works fine for me. (Remember that console window doesn't display anything when you first turn it on, you need to turn it on then exit BizHawk then open Bizhawk again.)
Ah, thank you. The link buttons are working in the console window, but the games are responding as if they aren't linked. Here's a savestate of three Pokemon Yellow games prepared to trade, which aren't successfully linking. I appreciate that you're setting up this feature that may only be useful for one TAS. Hopefully I can get it working.
I did some testing and it seems to work just fine.
My guess is that you probably tried to link on both consoles at the exact same time. This will not work. There needs to be some time between when the first console tries to link and the second, usually a couple of frames.
This is because the first console to try linking will become the master time keeper. The second console will then be slaved to it, and will only send and receive data when triggered by the master console. When you try to link at exactly the same time, both consoles try to be the master time keeper, and cannot sync properly.I did some testing and it seems to work just fine. My guess is that you probably tried to link on both consoles at the exact same time. This will not work. There needs to be some time between when the first console tries to link and the second, usually a couple of frames. This is because the first console to try linking will become the master time keeper. The second console will then be slaved to it, and will only send and receive data when triggered by the master console. When you try to link at exactly the same time, both consoles try to be the master time keeper, and cannot sync properly.
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