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Mod to add 2B support to the Technical Forms game.

Disclaimer:
This mod works great for me. I would like to find out if it works for you too and collect some feedback. So if you happen to own a 2B, feel free to participate in this alpha test. If there is enough interest, I would like to apply the concept in a similar fashion to OpenEOS to add 2B support to EOS teases.

How it works:
The mod alters the sound.py file of renpy to set the 2B to different modes depending on the name of the played audio file. Channel C is determined by the BPM value in the filename. For safety reasons every new mode starts with channel A and B set to 0. You can change these values and they will be set automatically once the mode is set again.

If you are interested in the technical details I invite you to look at the code:
https://github.com/xman2B/renpy2b
https://github.com/xman2B/estim2b

Requirements:

• 2B with firmware 2.122B or newer.
• Technical Forms installed. I recommend the extended version by richman2.

Download:
Version 0.1.2 - Automatically detect 2B + Fix TechnicalForms crash if estim2bserver is not running.

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Version 0.1.1 - Added server start scripts + 64bit Windows executable
Version 0.1.0 - Initial release

Installation:
Extract the zip into the Technical Forms directory. Allow to overwrite the renpy/audio/sound.py file.

Usage:
Connect the 2B to your PC, start the estim2b_server and Technical Forms afterwards.

Troubleshooting:

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If you get this message when starting the estim2b_server, then you have to supply the correct path to your 2B as first argument.

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thread 'main' panicked at 'No 2B found: ConnectionError("No such file or directory")', src/main.rs:207:41

On windows you have to supply the correct COM Port. Linux users will have to supply the correct /dev/ttyUSB device.
In either case, even if no 2B is connected to your PC you can try out "virtual" to see if it works. Like this:

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./estim2b_server -s virtual

Would be keen to try, but cant find the technical forums folder on the MAC version
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thebears73 wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 1:04 am Would be keen to try, but cant find the technical forums folder on the MAC version

Unfortunately I have no experience with MACs, nor access to one. Cross compiling for MAC didn't work for me either, so right now MAC users have two options:

1. Advanced users only!: Install rust, build the estim2b_server yourself with cargo and replace the TechnicalForms.app/Contents/Resources/autorun/renpy/audio/sound.py file manually.
2. Install wine and just use the Windows version. This also works fine for me on a Linux machine.

It would be really cool if someone could do the first option and provide a native binary for MAC. Until this is the case, I recommend using wine for now.

Would love to try, but lost my UpLink software and am on an older version :(

SkyLigth wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:48 pm Would love to try, but lost my UpLink software and am on an older version :(

Sent you a pm.

Well, this is annoying. I have my cable and the commander software but I can't find that stupid usb key anywhere.

fortunamercuria wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:45 pm Well, this is annoying. I have my cable and the commander software but I can't find that stupid usb key anywhere.

PM sent

For those who had problems setting the correct serial port or wanted to play normally without crashing, version 0.1.2 should fix the issues.