PLEASE NOTE that this guide is for the Xbox360 guitar ONLY, thank you.
asdf. This is a guide to set up your guitar hero 2 guitar to play FFR. FFR acts like a Guitar Hero simulator. I thought about it, and I love both of the games so I might as well mesh them together. Play with the notes scrolling downward and you've got some cheap form of Guitar Hero.(ofcourse without holds and star power etc.) I use a program called AutoHotKey, and I made a script to register keys/strums from the X-plorer controller. So I will go step by step on how to get this effect. Trust me this is quite fun once you've got it set up.
Step 1: The Driver
So you've got your X-plorer guitar controller plug it in through the USB and well, it doesn't work. That's because you need the driver. The driver helps other programs(in this case auto hot key) communicate with the device, also identify it. Alright, so you need to download it. I've only found a Windows compatible driver.
Driver Download (click the words to download)
Windows XP - SP 1 or higher
Windows XP - 64 bit
Windows Vista - 32 Bit
Windows Vista - 64 Bit
Save the file somewhere, and remember where you saved it. I myself saved it to the desktop. When the download is done go to where you saved it and double click it, or right click it and press Open.
So when the program opens it will extract some files.
Anyone who wants to know I'm using Vista Inspirat 2 theme -_-.
I digress, so when it's done extracting a window will come up. Check the check box beside 'I accept this agreement' then click the 'Next' button.
It will then install the driver, then a finished screen will come up. Click the 'Finish' button.
Once you click that button, you're done installing the driver. A message box will pop up, asking if you would like to restart your computer. It is recommended that you do restart your computer.
Step 2: Plug it in
Ok, so you have your driver installed, and you've perhaps restarted your computer. Now plug in your guitar hero controller into a USB port. Now from here this may be different for you, so you're going to have to do it all on your end. I'm using windows XP SP 2, and when i plugged the controller in it verified it as an X-plorer controller. I waited a minute and the power light on the guitar was on. You may have to run the New Hardware wizard (it will popup on it's own i believe).
Step 3: Auto Hot Key
Alright, in this step you need to download and install AutoHot Key. This is the program that will be taking your controller's actions, and turning them into pressing the arrow keys.(using the script i will give you)
The Download
Click HERE
Save the file somewhere, and remember where you saved it. Again, I myself would just save it to the desktop. Ok, so go to where you saved the file and double click it or right click and press open.
A window will pop up, click the next button.
Then click on I Agree.
Make sure the check boxes beside Main Program and Script Compiler are checked, then click next again
.
Now choose a folder to extract the program. I chose C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\. But it doesn't really matter. Then click install.
When it is done click finish. You now have Auto Hot Key installed hoorah
.
Step 4: The Script
Now that you have AHK installed, we are almost done! Go to your desktop, then right click it. Roll over 'New' then click 'AutoHotKey Script'.
It will then ask you to rename the file, i would rename it to FFR-Guitar.ahk but it really depends on you.
Once you are done renaming it, right click it and press edit script. A word editing program should come up, in my case notepad.
Now, copy this code into your editor, and then press Ctrl-S or File->Save.
Step 5 - Running The Script
Ok, one last step. All you need to do is double click the script or right click and press run script. A little icon on the bottom right should show up, it's a capital H. This shows the script is running. Now if you get any errors post here, but i doubt you will.
Extra Information, tips, W/E
- Controls -
- How to Play -
To use the guitar, you can't just press the fret buttons, and it would register the note, you have to hold down the one or two of the frets, then strum using the Strum Bar. EDIT: The script supports strumming upwards now.
- Tips -
To get the most realistic play to Guitar Hero(like it's not far off enough already) is to reverse the flow of notes. Make the notes flow down rather than up.
- Credits -
The guide - Myself
The script - Myself with help from the AHK forum.
asdf. This is a guide to set up your guitar hero 2 guitar to play FFR. FFR acts like a Guitar Hero simulator. I thought about it, and I love both of the games so I might as well mesh them together. Play with the notes scrolling downward and you've got some cheap form of Guitar Hero.(ofcourse without holds and star power etc.) I use a program called AutoHotKey, and I made a script to register keys/strums from the X-plorer controller. So I will go step by step on how to get this effect. Trust me this is quite fun once you've got it set up.
Step 1: The Driver
So you've got your X-plorer guitar controller plug it in through the USB and well, it doesn't work. That's because you need the driver. The driver helps other programs(in this case auto hot key) communicate with the device, also identify it. Alright, so you need to download it. I've only found a Windows compatible driver.
Driver Download (click the words to download)
Windows XP - SP 1 or higher
Windows XP - 64 bit
Windows Vista - 32 Bit
Windows Vista - 64 Bit
Save the file somewhere, and remember where you saved it. I myself saved it to the desktop. When the download is done go to where you saved it and double click it, or right click it and press Open.
So when the program opens it will extract some files.
Anyone who wants to know I'm using Vista Inspirat 2 theme -_-.
I digress, so when it's done extracting a window will come up. Check the check box beside 'I accept this agreement' then click the 'Next' button.
It will then install the driver, then a finished screen will come up. Click the 'Finish' button.
Once you click that button, you're done installing the driver. A message box will pop up, asking if you would like to restart your computer. It is recommended that you do restart your computer.
Step 2: Plug it in
Ok, so you have your driver installed, and you've perhaps restarted your computer. Now plug in your guitar hero controller into a USB port. Now from here this may be different for you, so you're going to have to do it all on your end. I'm using windows XP SP 2, and when i plugged the controller in it verified it as an X-plorer controller. I waited a minute and the power light on the guitar was on. You may have to run the New Hardware wizard (it will popup on it's own i believe).
Step 3: Auto Hot Key
Alright, in this step you need to download and install AutoHot Key. This is the program that will be taking your controller's actions, and turning them into pressing the arrow keys.(using the script i will give you)
The Download
Click HERE
Save the file somewhere, and remember where you saved it. Again, I myself would just save it to the desktop. Ok, so go to where you saved the file and double click it or right click and press open.
A window will pop up, click the next button.
Then click on I Agree.
Make sure the check boxes beside Main Program and Script Compiler are checked, then click next again
.Now choose a folder to extract the program. I chose C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\. But it doesn't really matter. Then click install.
When it is done click finish. You now have Auto Hot Key installed hoorah
.Step 4: The Script
Now that you have AHK installed, we are almost done! Go to your desktop, then right click it. Roll over 'New' then click 'AutoHotKey Script'.
It will then ask you to rename the file, i would rename it to FFR-Guitar.ahk but it really depends on you.
Once you are done renaming it, right click it and press edit script. A word editing program should come up, in my case notepad.
Now, copy this code into your editor, and then press Ctrl-S or File->Save.
Code:
#Persistent
Setbatchlines -1
SetTimer, WatchPOV, 5
return
WatchPOV:
GetKeyState, POV, JoyPOV
if POV between 0 and 18000
if GetKeyState("Joy1")
{
if GetKeyState("Joy2") ;Green and Red
{
Send {Left}
Send {Down}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else if GetKeyState("Joy4") ;Green and Yellow
{
Send {Left}
Send {Up}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else if getkeystate("Joy3") ;Green and Blue
{
Send {Left}
Send {Right}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else ;Just Green
{
Send {Left}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
}
else if GetKeyState("Joy2")
{
if getkeystate("Joy4") ; Red and Yellow
{
Send {Down}
Send {Up}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else if getkeystate("Joy3") ;Red and Blue
{
Send {Down}
Send {Right}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else ;Just Red
{
Send {Down}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeyState, state, JOYPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
}
else if GetKeyState("Joy4")
{
if getkeystate("Joy3") ;Yellow and Blue
{
Send {Up}
Send {Right}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeystate, state, JoyPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
else
{
Send {Up} ;just Yellow
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeyState, state, JOYPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
}
Else if getkeystate("Joy3") ;just blue
{
Send {Right}
if pov between 0 and 18000
loop
{
getkeyState, state, JOYPOV
if state < 0
break
}
}
Ok, one last step. All you need to do is double click the script or right click and press run script. A little icon on the bottom right should show up, it's a capital H. This shows the script is running. Now if you get any errors post here, but i doubt you will.
Extra Information, tips, W/E
- Controls -
- How to Play -
To use the guitar, you can't just press the fret buttons, and it would register the note, you have to hold down the one or two of the frets, then strum using the Strum Bar. EDIT: The script supports strumming upwards now.
- Tips -
To get the most realistic play to Guitar Hero(like it's not far off enough already) is to reverse the flow of notes. Make the notes flow down rather than up.
- Credits -
The guide - Myself
The script - Myself with help from the AHK forum.
, too bad i dont have a 360 or gh2
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