This is a tech refresh article describing any changes since the original article 'Running the Mac version of F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 with MAME' was published. It will cover upgrading MAME and any changes resulting from it.
Upgrading MAME
The original article was published when the current version of MAME was v0.259. The current version of MAME is v0.272, available at the MAME download page. The download is a self extracting exe file, open the self extracting exe and choose a folder.
Once installed the following files/folders should be copied from your original MAME installation folder into your new MAME folder:
cfg folder
diff folder
nvram folder
roms folder
If you are using the MacFlight plugin, it should be copied from your original MAME plugins folder to your new MAME plugins folder.
Any batch (.bat) files created.
Any hard disk images in a .chd (compressed hunks of data) format.
The Mac Quadra 800 ini file (macqd800.ini).
Run the MAME executable once to recreate any other necessary .ini files. You should then be able to start the an emulated Mac using the new version of MAME with the batch files in the new MAME folder.
The advice to create a new virtual Mac with MAME and installing F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 remains unchanged.
The ScrLk key will continue to enable/disable the MAME UI and the Tab key will open/close the MAME config menu.
Using the MacFlight plugin
The original advice covering 'Joystick controls' and 'Joystick workarounds; was superseded with the creation of the MacFlight plugin. The MacFlight plugin continues to work with MAME v0.272. The advice in the article 'MacFlight: A MAME plugin for retro Mac flight sims' should continue to be followed.
It's worth noting that the role of MacFlight plugin was to convert joystick input into an appropriate mouse input for Mac flight sims. It does not control any button mappings, only the joystick x and y axes. Rather than duplicate functionality, the comprehensive facilities provided by your HOTAS profile software, Joystick Gremlin or the MAME control settings should be used to map HOTAS buttons.
SheepShaver
The latest version of SheepShaver is SheepShaver-Windows-20-10-2024. Compatibility with F-117A has improved drastically with the sim remaining stable for both internal and external views (a common cause of crashes). It is almost playable... almost. Unfortunately on successfully striking a target the digital speech causes the emulator to freeze. So for now MAME remains the recommended (and only) way to play.
And that covers the tech refresh of F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 (Mac version). Good hunting!
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