Post by: Xbox-Scene on April 07, 2007, 12:04:00 PM
360's Guitar Hero II guitar works in Windows, Frets on Fire Posted by XanTium | April 7 13:28 EST | News Category: Xbox360 |
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Post by: mlapaglia on April 07, 2007, 10:50:00 AM
i dont play guitar hero, but this sounds cool.
Post by: sicknasty413 on April 07, 2007, 10:53:00 AM
I have Guitar Hero II...I have Vista...I should try this out!
Guitar Hero II is pretty kick ass. I suck at it..but, it does kick ass.
Guitar Hero must turn people into the biggest "Rocker" posers ever.. lol. ::sees myself becoming one::
Oh, btw, for those who don't know and have this game- There are 2 different models of guitars out in the wild. One guitar, model number: 95055, is commonly known to have a faulty whammy bar. Model number: 95065 is said to have fixed this issue.
How do you differentiate between the 2? Model number: 95055 has the pedal jack on the same side as the power/USB cord. Model number: 95065 has the pedal jack on the same side as the Mic port.
There is no way to differentiate between the retail boxes, AFAIK. The first GHII that I bought had the 95055 model guitar. On the back of the retail box, it had the model number 95055. Then I returned it and failed to find a retail box with the model number 95065 on the back of it. Giving up, I just took my chance and bought a random GHII from Circuit City. Luckily, it has the 95065 guitar...even though it says 95055 on the box...
Thought I'd share that...Not sure if it's pinned somewhere or something.
This post has been edited by sicknasty413: Apr 7 2007, 05:53 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on April 07, 2007, 12:58:00 PM
it comes with 1600 MS points free at CC, plus i had a 15 off 100 so i got a datel headset adapter for the 360 controller, somehow... 89.99 + 9.99 - 15 = 75 bucks after tax :?
Post by: HSDEMONZ on April 07, 2007, 01:46:00 PM
http://pictures.xbox...0.225-win32.zip
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on April 07, 2007, 02:00:00 PM
QUOTE(HSDEMONZ @ Apr 7 2007, 01:53 PM) 
trying it now
thanks HSDwill i need specific drivers?
Post by: HSDEMONZ on April 07, 2007, 02:47:00 PM
QUOTE(ILLusions0fGrander @ Apr 7 2007, 02:07 PM)
trying it now
thanks HSDwill i need specific drivers?
I have Vista Home Premium.. worked without a hitch. It would be nice if someone can confirm it works equally well on XP...
Post by: dannyboyuk on April 07, 2007, 02:57:00 PM
**EDIT**
I was getting no sound from my PC speakers initially, which phased me for a few moments. If you install it with the Live headset plugged in, it automatically changes your PC's main sound output to the headset. All you need to do is go to the control panel and change it to your regular sound card. But yes, once you reconfigure the keys in the Frets On Fire option menu, it works fine in XP!! Confirmed.
This post has been edited by dannyboyuk: Apr 7 2007, 10:04 PM
Post by: foozballz on April 07, 2007, 03:00:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on April 07, 2007, 03:02:00 PM
QUOTE(HSDEMONZ @ Apr 7 2007, 02:54 PM)
I have Vista Home Premium.. worked without a hitch. It would be nice if someone can confirm it works equally well on XP...
yep, plug and pray works perfect on XP pro SP2
Post by: busbeepbeep on April 07, 2007, 05:35:00 PM
QUOTE(sicknasty413 @ Apr 7 2007, 11:00 AM) 
Oh, btw, for those who don't know and have this game- There are 2 different models of guitars out in the wild. One guitar, model number: 95055, is commonly known to have a faulty whammy bar. Model number: 95065 is said to have fixed this issue.
Thanks for the info... I picked up a copy at Sam's Club yesterday and the whammy bar works fine. I was wondering what all the fuss was about, and seeing your post led me to find my guitar says 95065 on the back.
My guitar works on my both my desktop and laptop with Windows XP. I love Frets on Fire and the near limitless song selection.
This post has been edited by busbeepbeep: Apr 8 2007, 12:41 AM
Post by: xbox modder 222 on April 07, 2007, 05:43:00 PM
To clear up the vague intructions go to in Frets on Fire
Main Menu/Settings/Key Settings/ then just go to fret one press Return(default control) then just press the green button on your X-plorer controller and repeat for the rest of the fret buttons and change the return button to the strum button on your controller and your set. Hope this helps
Does anyone know how to get more songs into this game? or how to maybe make them? any help would be apprieciated
This post has been edited by xbox modder 222: Apr 8 2007, 12:44 AM
Post by: sektor1062 on April 07, 2007, 07:03:00 PM
QUOTE(xbox modder 222 @ Apr 8 2007, 12:50 AM) 
Does anyone know how to get more songs into this game? or how to maybe make them? any help would be apprieciated
i havent personally made one yet but song folders go into C:\Program Files\Frets on Fire\data\songs.
You can get them however you choose...
Post by: juan_2006 on April 07, 2007, 07:18:00 PM
I think im gonna buy this and play it on my pc, when i get a 360 ill play GHII ps: You guys should add that XP works fine on the front page.
Post by: sektor1062 on April 07, 2007, 07:42:00 PM
QUOTE(juan_2006 @ Apr 8 2007, 02:25 AM)
Sweet
I think im gonna buy this and play it on my pcThe pc game (frets on fire) is free. HSDEMONZ posted a DL link. You can use your keyboard dont forget
Post by: troyBORG on April 07, 2007, 10:42:00 PM
(IMG:http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/166/yepitdesko3.png)
I can't wait for some XNA game to use this. Or maybe even a game that you have to use the motion in the guitar and the whammy bar in same game.
Post by: Preamp on April 08, 2007, 03:08:00 AM
But this just takes alot of time....
I just hope that they´ll soon add whammybar function and starpower to Fof (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Btw : i have the 360 GHII Guitar and it works like a charm in Frets On Fire
Cheers!
This post has been edited by Preamp: Apr 8 2007, 10:11 AM
Post by: tiderium on April 08, 2007, 04:41:00 AM
QUOTE(xbox modder 222 @ Apr 8 2007, 12:50 AM)
I am running windows xp home edition with the 95065 model guitar and confirms this definately works:
To clear up the vague intructions go to in Frets on Fire
Main Menu/Settings/Key Settings/ then just go to fret one press Return(default control) then just press the green button on your X-plorer controller and repeat for the rest of the fret buttons and change the return button to the strum button on your controller and your set. Hope this helps
Does anyone know how to get more songs into this game? or how to maybe make them? any help would be apprieciated
yeah ive got a dvd with over 300 songs on it gh1 gh2 and a lot of custom ones as well ranging from supaeasy to hard.
pm me and i'll see about sending you one
Post by: tiderium on April 08, 2007, 09:48:00 AM
the ones with no band names and no spaces in the text are from gh1 & gh2
the others have been collected from various sources.
323 Songs
3 Doors Down - Duck And Run
A Perfect Circle - Judith
AC DC - Back in Black
AC DC - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
AC DC - Hells Bells
AC DC - High Voltage Rock N Roll
AC DC - Highway to Hell
AC DC - Highway To Hell v2
AC DC - T.N.T
AC DC - Thunderstruck
AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
acdc - hell bad
aceofspades
advharmony
Aerosmith - Last Child
Aerosmith - Last Child (Rhythm Guitar)
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Alice Cooper - Poison
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
allofthis
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Audioslave - Cochise
Bad Religion - Infected
Bad Religion - Punk Rock Song
badreputation
bangbang
barkatthemoon
beastandtheharlot
Beatles - Helter Skelter
Beatles - Twist and Shout
behindthemask
Billy Talent - Devil In A Midnight Mass
Billy Talent - This Suffering
Blink 182 - Dammit
Blink 182 - What's My Age Again
Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
Blur - Coffee and TV
Blur - Song 2
Bob Marley - One Love
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Breakdown
Breaking Benjamin - Blow Me Away
Breaking Benjamin - Sooner Or Later
Breaking Benjamin - The Diary Of Jane
breakingwheel
Bryan Adams - Get Off My Back
Bullet For My Valentine - Hand Of Blood
Bullet For My Valentine - Suffering Under Words Of Sorrow
Burning Brides - Heart Full Of Black
callout
cantyouhearme
carrymehome
carryonwayward
Castlevania (First Level NES Edition Melody)
cavemanrejoice
cheatonthechurch
cherrypie
Chris Cornell - You Know My Name
cochise
collide
cowboysfromhell
crazyonyou
Creed - My Own Prison
Creed - One Last Breath
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son v1
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son v2
Creep
crossroads
Cypress Hill - Get Out of My Head
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic
David Hasselhoff - Jump In My Car
decontrol
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water v1
defy
Dire Straits - Darling Pretty
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Disturbed - Land Of Confusion
Disturbed - The Game
Disturbed- Mistress
Disturbed- Stricken
Disturbed- Want
Down With The Sickness
e1m1
elephantbones
eureka
Europe - The Final Countdown
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Evanescence - Going Under
evenrats
fallofpangea
farewellmyth
fatlip
fireitup
flyonthewall
frankenstein
freebird
FretsOnFire
freya
ftk
gemini
getready2rokk
girlfriend
godzilla
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
graveyardshift
guitarhero
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To the Jungle
H.I.M. - Rip Out the Wings Of A Butterfly
HammerFall - Blood Bound
HammerFall - Hearts On Fire v1
HammerFall - Hearts On Fire v2
HammerFall - Renegade
hangar18
heartfullofblack
hearts on fire
heartshapedbox
heyyou
higherground
Hoobastank - The Reason
Icchau
iloverockandroll
In Flames - Come Clarity
In Flames - Only For the Weak
Incubus - Just a Phase
Incubus - Stellar
infected
institutionalized
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden - Ides of March-Wrathchild
Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man
Iron Maiden - Wasting Love
ironman
iwannabesedated
jessica
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
Jimi Hendrix - National Anthem
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic
johnthefisherman
jordan
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
Judas Priest - You Got Another Thing Coming
Just
killerqueen
killinginthenameof
KISS - Detroit Rock City
KISS - Strutter
KISS - Strutter v2 (Rhythm Guitar)
ladylightning
Lagwagon - May 16th
laidtorest
lastchild
laughtrack
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin - Living Loving Maid
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
lesstalkmorerokk
Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff
Linken Park - Papercut
Linkin Park - In The End
Linkin Park - Lying From You v1
Linkin Park - Lying From You v2
Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah
Lordi - Monsterman
madhouse
megaman_-_elecman
messageinabottle
Metal madness
Metallica - Enter Sandman v1
Metallica - Enter Sandman v2
Metallica - Fade To Black
Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls v2
Metallica - For Whom the Bells Tolls v1
Metallica - Fuel v1
Metallica - Fuel v2
Metallica - Kenny Goes to Hell
Metallica - Master of Puppets v1
Metallica - Master of Puppets v2
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters v7
Metallica - One
Metallica - Seek and Destroy v1
Metallica - Seek and Destroy v2
Metallica - Unforgiven
Metallica - Whiskey In the Jar
Millencolin - No Cigar
misirlou
monkeywrench
morethanafeeling
mother
mrfixit
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
My Chemical Romance - Cemetry Drive
My Chemical Romance - Helena
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay
My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
My Chemical Romance - To the End
My Iron Lung
newblack
NickelBack - How You Remind Me
Nickelback - Side of a Bullet
NightWish - Wish I Had An Angel
Nintendo Super Mario Brothers 2 MiniBosses
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
nooneknows
onefortheroad
P.O.D. - Change the World
Papa Roach - Blood Brothers
Papa Roach - Last Resort
parasite
Pink Floyd - Another Brick [CD 1 (track 4&5)]
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh
Ppink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
psychobilly
radiumeyes
Rammstein - Benzin
Rammstein - Links 2-3-4 v1
Rammstein - Links 2-3-4 v2
rawdog
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby v1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby v2
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
redlottery
rem
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword
rockthistown
Rolling Stones - Cant You Hear Me Knocking
Roxette - Sleeping In My Car
S.O.D. - Kill Yourself
sailyourshipby
searchanddestroy
sharpdressedman
shoutatthedevil
six
Slide
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide
smokeonthewater
Sonata Arctica - Full Moon
Sonata Arctica - Still Loving You
Sonata Arctica - Wolf & Raven
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Robotnick Theme)
soybomb
spanishcastlemagic
Status Quo - Whatever You Want
stellar
stop
storyofmylove
strutter
Sum 41 - 88
Sum 41 - Fat Lip
Sum 41 - Hell Song
Sum 41 - Over My Head
Sum 41 - Pain For Pleasure
Sum 41 - We're All To Blame
surrender
sweetchild
symphofdestruction
System Of A Down - ATWA
System Of A Down - Chop Suey
System Of A Down - Highway
System of A Down - Holy Moutains
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
System Of A Down - Legend of Zelda Theme
System Of A Down - Lonely Day
System Of A Down - Roulette
System Of A Down - Sugar
System Of A Down - Toxicity
System Of A Down - Toxicity v2
takeitoff
takemeout
tattooedloveboys
Tenacious D - Fuck Her Gently (Instrumental)
Tenacious D - Tribute v1
Tenacious D - Tribute v2
texasflood
The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
The White Stripes - Blue Orchid
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army v1
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army v2
thelightthatblinds
thembones
thunderhorse
thunderkiss65
tonightimgonna
trippinonahole
trogdor
tutorial
twibmpg
U2 - One
unsung
Video Games - Halo Theme
Vivaldi - Fourth Seasons
vivaldis_four_seasons_-_winter
warpigs
Weezer - Perfect Situation
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
whowasinmyroom
woman
xstream
Yellowcard - Breathing
yeswecan
Yngwie Malmsteen - Demon Driver
You shook me all night long
yougotanotherthingcomin
youreallygotme
yyz
ziggystardust
Post by: 0794 on April 08, 2007, 09:26:00 AM
QUOTE(troyBORG @ Apr 7 2007, 11:13 PM)
I can't wait for some XNA game to use this. Or maybe even a game that you have to use the motion in the guitar and the whammy bar in same game.
now that is some creative thinking - guitar motion control.
nice of ol' MS to make this work so well on the pc, but i wonder why no Mac support....or linux, or BeOS, ha ha ha
Post by: Sniperman on April 08, 2007, 12:46:00 PM
im wondering though, why is there a headset port? i know this isnt a live multilayer game, so whats the point?
i think i did hear that they might add live multiplayer via an auto update, can this be done, would they do this?
Post by: tonloc79 on April 08, 2007, 12:48:00 PM
QUOTE(Sniperman @ Apr 8 2007, 07:17 PM)
nice thread.
im wondering though, why is there a headset port? i know this isnt a live multilayer game, so whats the point?
i think i did hear that they might add live multiplayer via an auto update, can this be done, would they do this?
Well if it didnt have a headset port then there wouldnt be room for upgrades in future release like GH3. It would be pretty sh!tty if you had to buy a new guitar because this one didnt support chat. Or maybe youll be able to hear your guitar through a headset, kinda like a monitor? I dunno..................
Post by: HSDEMONZ on April 08, 2007, 03:08:00 PM
QUOTE(tonloc79 @ Apr 8 2007, 12:55 PM)
Well if it didnt have a headset port then there wouldnt be room for upgrades in future release like GH3. It would be pretty sh!tty if you had to buy a new guitar because this one didnt support chat. Or maybe youll be able to hear your guitar through a headset, kinda like a monitor? I dunno..................
The reason for the headset.. is the same in just about every other peripheral made for the 360. While yes, GHII is not LIVE multiplayer, there is nothing stopping you from playing your single player or co-op game on your side, and talking in private chat on LIVE.
I know.. I did this the other night with No Remorse. Neither of us wanted to drop outta GHII to sit in a lobby in Gears or Graw2 to talk (we normally have 2-6 man conversations going in game lobbies with the crew)
Headset works fine btw.
The future holds some interesting news.. Rock Band, from Harmonix. 4 Man Ban, featuring a classic and bass guitar, drum, and a mic (a la singstar style)
not sure what they are gonna feed us GHII owners though. just more content I imagine.
Post by: juan_2006 on April 08, 2007, 04:38:00 PM
PS: Frets On Fire is a really awesome game.
Post by: JGBtypeR on April 08, 2007, 06:25:00 PM
Post by: Norkusa on April 08, 2007, 09:46:00 PM
QUOTE(sicknasty413 @ Apr 7 2007, 12:00 PM)
Oh, btw, for those who don't know and have this game- There are 2 different models of guitars out in the wild. One guitar, model number: 95055, is commonly known to have a faulty whammy bar. Model number: 95065 is said to have fixed this issue.
This actually isn't true. BOTH models have whammy bar problems. I know because I've got one of the 95065's and the bar only works about half the time. A lot of other people with 95065's are reporting the same problem as well.
I think the confusion about it started on release day when someone with both models noticed his 95056 worked fine while his 95055 was having problems. So he assumed that there was nothing wrong with the 56's and posted this info with pics and the news spread like wildfire, so now everyone assumes the 55's are the only ones with problems.
The good news is that if you have a guitar with a bad whammy bar, it can be fixed fairly easily. Someone on the official GH forums posted this fix with pics. Just tried it out on my guitar controller and my whammy bar has been working flawlessly ever since:
http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.as...sts&t=17898
Post by: magic0200 on April 09, 2007, 09:07:00 PM
I plugged in my guitar tonight and drivers were detected immediately. I have tested this with windows XP and Vista home and I have found the same issue and wonder if anyone else has it.
The D-pad is not recognized at all on either machine thus the Strum bar does not work. When I plug in both wireless 360 controller (with usb adaptor) or wired 360 controller, I find that even those D-pads are not not being recognized as well.
Last night I played ultimate alliance and the D-pad worked just fine along with emulators and so on.....
I am wondering why this is and does anyone else have this issue???
( I have not tried to just reinstall the controller drivers again from MS)
Post by: urdoomed on April 12, 2007, 04:52:00 PM
Post by: Avengedfuries on April 12, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
I went to pick it up to play it and
BAM! Static shocked me.
Went to go play and guess what? Strummer is completely fried.
So I go to find my receipt to bring it back, and I can't find it, searching for hours.
Finally look in my dryer, and its in my pants pocket, all stuck together from the wash and dryer.
Words are completely gone and can barley read anything.
So I go to try my luck and I bring it to Best Buy to exchange it and guess what?
GUITAR HERO 2, OUT OF STOCK come back in a few weeks.
SO LAME!
Post by: FCTE on September 09, 2007, 10:59:00 PM
EDIT: Nevermind I got it.
This post has been edited by FCTE: Sep 10 2007, 06:08 AM