Problem with controls in Final Burn Alpha Core

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

This is probably a very minor issue for most people, but it is the very reason I’ve always used FBA for Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom series games. It makes the games a lot easier to pull off dashes, super jumps, and special moves. FBA has an option to configure 3 punches and 3 kicks to a button. It works fine for player 1, on the windows version of Retroarch. But if you try to configure player 2, every time player 1 hits 3 punches or 3 kicks during a 2 player vs. game, player 2 will do the same thing. So something is not right.

Also, there appears to be 2 places to configure this from FBA’s quick menu - both in options, and in controls. In the controls section, I didn’t see an option to configure 3 punches and 3 kicks for player 2, only for player 1. A little confusing here too, because it seems like if I play with the 3 punches and 3 kicks settings for player 2 in the ‘options’ section, a ‘3 kicks’ setting will appear in the ‘controls’ section for player 2, but not 3 punches. Weird.

Also, in the Android version, the 3 punches and 3 kicks functionality is completely broken, and will not work even for player 1.

This is a great emulator, and I’m hoping someone knows how to fix this.

#2

I took a peek and the macro feature is actually pretty complicated. You might try opening an issue at the github repo:

so someone more familiar with the codebase can take a look.

#3

Thanks for the reply, I will do that.

#4

FBA has an option to configure 3 punches and 3 kicks to a button Mame can do that too. In standalone at least, i haven’t tried it in RA.

#5

Haven’t noticed that option in MAME cores, though I could have missed it. I would really appreciate having it.

#6

Agreed… anyone who has spent any time in the Kaillera servers (are those even still around?), GGPO, or Fightcade realizes the advantage these macros give you in gameplay.

I opened up an issue at the github repo, as hunterk suggested. Hopefully someone will fix it.