The moment you've all been waiting for: THE BIG VIKING360 SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR MACRO CONTROLLERS ONLY.
After extensive, extensive testing, we are proud to release this update. It took a lot longer than we thought it would, but here it is.
There is always a chance for bugs so please report these to us so we can fix them.
THE MACRO SOFTWARE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYR'S HAND, THOR'S HAMMER, OR ODIN'S RAVEN (also known as Legacy controllers).
Beta Testing Revision History
Attention Beta testers. Be sure to check the revision history times below, to make sure you've got the latest and greatest version of the beta firmware and software. I will be trying to fix bugs immediately as they are reported. If a new firmware was needed to fix a bug, I will change the download link in this post with a link to the the latest version of the firmware.
4/3/2011 - Version 0.8.7.1 software and firmware released.
4/4/2011 8:08PM PST - Released firmware 0.8.7.1C. Fixes a bug that caused controller to lockup when playing macros with certain joystick or trigger presses.
4/6/2011 9:46PM PST - Released firmware and software 0.8.7.2. Firmware fixes a bug where a just-recorded macro wouldn't playback when the playback button was pressed. Software adds a sixth and final option to the macro looping options dropdown box.
4/18/2011 8:45PM PST - Release firmware and software 0.8.7.3. Firmware fixes some bugs associated with using the record macro button. Software fixes three bugs: page LED color would get corrupted when deleting a page. Double-clicking a .VKM file on your desktop to load up the .VKM then clicking the green check box would crash the software. And lastly, some users were reporting issues where the axis toggle "green dots" weren't saving properly.
4/23/2011 10:45AM PST - Released software 0.8.7.4. Fixed the bug (again) where deleting a page would mess up the page color.
5/10/2011 7:58PM PST - Released software 0.8.7.5. There was something wrong with this build which prevented users from opening a lot of macros (crash on .VKS loading).
Macro Testing
Find All of These Throughout the Entire Thread
-Turbo Button's confirmed working; please request if you need a Button-Turboing macro Working
-Humanized Rapid-fire Working
-Requested Three-Round Burst-fire macro that when you hold RT will keep just Burst-Firing Needs Completing
Generally Speaking, What's New in This 0.8.7.5 Update?
Two major new features are included in this version: "Joystick Axis Toggling" and "Advanced Macro Looping". The general idea here is that the Joystick Axis Toggling is used for making huge improvements to our anti-recoil macros. The Advanced Macro Looping will allow much better 'burst round firing' in FPS (first-person shooter) games, as well as 'point farming' in RPG (role-playing game) games. In fact I have no doubt customers will find uses for these two features beyond what I originally envisioned.
How Do I Install This Update?
First, let's talk about how to upgrade to the new version of the software and the firmware. First off, you'll need to manually download all of these files:
http://viking360.com/downloads/thevikin ... _setup.exe
http://viking360.com/downloads/thevikin ... .8.7.3.bin
http://www.viking360.com/downloads/thev ... dater2.exe
BE SURE TO BEGIN THE UPDATE PROCESS WITH THE MACRO SOFTWARE *CLOSED* AND THE BATTERIES *REMOVED* FROM YOUR CONTROLLER. Then follow this tutorial video EXACTLY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5oVuclvuoM
How Do I Use the New Features Once Installed?
Joystick Axis Toggling
Look at the grey joystick icon for each joystick track in the timeline editor. You will now notice little green dots on the joysticks. If the dot is green, then the macro will take full control of that axis during macro playback. If the dot is greyed out, then you have full manual control over that axis during macro playback. Therefore, you can tell the macro controller to only control the x-axis, the y-axis, both axes, or neither axis. You can hover your mouse over the grey joystick icon on the track to see more information. This is especially useful for anti-recoil, where you want the macro modchip only to help control the y-axis when your gun recoils. Check out the attached example "M14 Rapidfire with Anti-recoil.vkm" (this macro is designed to be assigned to your right trigger).
Advanced Macro Loop Options
In the timeline editor, click on the top-right grey gears icon. This will bring up the macro properties box. Look for the "Loop settings". Notice the new drop-down menu that says "On button press, macro will....". These dropdown menus will change how the macro will playback, depending on whether you are tapping, holding, or releasing the playback button. These macros are especially useful if you'd like to create an 'infinite' macro that will play forever. You can also use the Loop Settings to help create a better 3-round burst rapidfire macro. Check out the attached example "Rapidfire 3-round burst.vkm".
Great, Can I Start Uploading Macros?
No. This is a beta. Do not add any macros to our on-line permanent library just yet. Feel free to share within this thread if you'd like to test with other customers. But let's wait until the official release to start sharing macros via the on-line macro library at the viking360.com website.
Help, I'm Totally Confused?
Then this beta test is not for you. Just hang tight until the official release on the Viking360.com website. Then let us know what kind of macros you are hoping to create. We'll see if we can make the macros and upload them to the library.
After extensive, extensive testing, we are proud to release this update. It took a lot longer than we thought it would, but here it is.
There is always a chance for bugs so please report these to us so we can fix them.
THE MACRO SOFTWARE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYR'S HAND, THOR'S HAMMER, OR ODIN'S RAVEN (also known as Legacy controllers).
Beta Testing Revision History
Attention Beta testers. Be sure to check the revision history times below, to make sure you've got the latest and greatest version of the beta firmware and software. I will be trying to fix bugs immediately as they are reported. If a new firmware was needed to fix a bug, I will change the download link in this post with a link to the the latest version of the firmware.
4/3/2011 - Version 0.8.7.1 software and firmware released.
4/4/2011 8:08PM PST - Released firmware 0.8.7.1C. Fixes a bug that caused controller to lockup when playing macros with certain joystick or trigger presses.
4/6/2011 9:46PM PST - Released firmware and software 0.8.7.2. Firmware fixes a bug where a just-recorded macro wouldn't playback when the playback button was pressed. Software adds a sixth and final option to the macro looping options dropdown box.
4/18/2011 8:45PM PST - Release firmware and software 0.8.7.3. Firmware fixes some bugs associated with using the record macro button. Software fixes three bugs: page LED color would get corrupted when deleting a page. Double-clicking a .VKM file on your desktop to load up the .VKM then clicking the green check box would crash the software. And lastly, some users were reporting issues where the axis toggle "green dots" weren't saving properly.
4/23/2011 10:45AM PST - Released software 0.8.7.4. Fixed the bug (again) where deleting a page would mess up the page color.
5/10/2011 7:58PM PST - Released software 0.8.7.5. There was something wrong with this build which prevented users from opening a lot of macros (crash on .VKS loading).
Macro Testing
Find All of These Throughout the Entire Thread
-Turbo Button's confirmed working; please request if you need a Button-Turboing macro Working
-Humanized Rapid-fire Working
-Requested Three-Round Burst-fire macro that when you hold RT will keep just Burst-Firing Needs Completing
Generally Speaking, What's New in This 0.8.7.5 Update?
Two major new features are included in this version: "Joystick Axis Toggling" and "Advanced Macro Looping". The general idea here is that the Joystick Axis Toggling is used for making huge improvements to our anti-recoil macros. The Advanced Macro Looping will allow much better 'burst round firing' in FPS (first-person shooter) games, as well as 'point farming' in RPG (role-playing game) games. In fact I have no doubt customers will find uses for these two features beyond what I originally envisioned.
How Do I Install This Update?
First, let's talk about how to upgrade to the new version of the software and the firmware. First off, you'll need to manually download all of these files:
http://viking360.com/downloads/thevikin ... _setup.exe
http://viking360.com/downloads/thevikin ... .8.7.3.bin
http://www.viking360.com/downloads/thev ... dater2.exe
BE SURE TO BEGIN THE UPDATE PROCESS WITH THE MACRO SOFTWARE *CLOSED* AND THE BATTERIES *REMOVED* FROM YOUR CONTROLLER. Then follow this tutorial video EXACTLY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5oVuclvuoM
How Do I Use the New Features Once Installed?
Joystick Axis Toggling
Look at the grey joystick icon for each joystick track in the timeline editor. You will now notice little green dots on the joysticks. If the dot is green, then the macro will take full control of that axis during macro playback. If the dot is greyed out, then you have full manual control over that axis during macro playback. Therefore, you can tell the macro controller to only control the x-axis, the y-axis, both axes, or neither axis. You can hover your mouse over the grey joystick icon on the track to see more information. This is especially useful for anti-recoil, where you want the macro modchip only to help control the y-axis when your gun recoils. Check out the attached example "M14 Rapidfire with Anti-recoil.vkm" (this macro is designed to be assigned to your right trigger).
Advanced Macro Loop Options
In the timeline editor, click on the top-right grey gears icon. This will bring up the macro properties box. Look for the "Loop settings". Notice the new drop-down menu that says "On button press, macro will....". These dropdown menus will change how the macro will playback, depending on whether you are tapping, holding, or releasing the playback button. These macros are especially useful if you'd like to create an 'infinite' macro that will play forever. You can also use the Loop Settings to help create a better 3-round burst rapidfire macro. Check out the attached example "Rapidfire 3-round burst.vkm".
Great, Can I Start Uploading Macros?
No. This is a beta. Do not add any macros to our on-line permanent library just yet. Feel free to share within this thread if you'd like to test with other customers. But let's wait until the official release to start sharing macros via the on-line macro library at the viking360.com website.
Help, I'm Totally Confused?
Then this beta test is not for you. Just hang tight until the official release on the Viking360.com website. Then let us know what kind of macros you are hoping to create. We'll see if we can make the macros and upload them to the library.
.. thanks a lot odingalt, will test and report back any bugs 
