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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: cyclair on April 06, 2020, 11:02:42 AM

Title: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: cyclair on April 06, 2020, 11:02:42 AM

Good morning all,

Is it possible to put several games in a sub wheel with a different emulator? If yes, how?

In fact I want to put the 2 mario gp and fzero AX in the same wheel but with a different emulator for each game.

thank you in advance

Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: progets on April 06, 2020, 12:23:21 PM

Yes, using the "@" symbol in the "Emulator" field of the "romlist.txt" tells AttractMode to load another submenu/romlist with the name defined in the "Name" field.

To use a different emulator for a game just modify the "Emulator" field of the "romlist.txt" to be the emulator you want to use. This can be done manually or in the GUI by using the edit game feature.

Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: cyclair on April 06, 2020, 12:43:37 PM

I have this in my romlist:

#Name; Title; Emulator; CloneOf; Year; Manufacturer; Category; Players; Rotation; Control; Status; DisplayCount; DisplayType; AltRomname; AltTitle; Extra; Buttons
Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Mario Kart GP2; Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP2 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

how to indicate that i want to use another emulator for mario gp 2? thank you in advance

Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: progets on April 06, 2020, 01:05:40 PM

Quote from: cyclair on April 06, 2020, 12:43:37 PM

I have this in my romlist:

#Name; Title; Emulator; CloneOf; Year; Manufacturer; Category; Players; Rotation; Control; Status; DisplayCount; DisplayType; AltRomname; AltTitle; Extra; Buttons
Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Mario Kart GP2; Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP2 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

how to indicate that i want to use another emulator for mario gp 2? thank you in advance

#Name; Title; Emulator; CloneOf; Year; Manufacturer; Category; Players; Rotation; Control; Status; DisplayCount; DisplayType; AltRomname; AltTitle; Extra; Buttons
Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Mario Kart GP2; Mario Kart GP2; <name_of_other_emulator> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: cyclair on April 06, 2020, 01:11:31 PM

sorry but i don't see how adding just the name of the emulator, it can open in a folder or is the emulator, there is a path to put right?

I don't really understand ...

Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: progets on April 06, 2020, 02:35:51 PM

The emulator name has to match one of the emulators you setup in AttractMode.


Examples:

Emulator files /attract/emulators/<your_emulator_name>.cfg (Configure-->Emulators--><your_emulator_name>)

MAME.cfg (this file is for the regular MAME emulator)

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.1
#
executable           \Emulators\MAME\mame64.exe
args                 [name]
rompath              \Roms\MAME
romext               .zip


MAME_RetroArch.cfg (this file is for the RetroArch MAME emulator)

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.1
#
executable           \Emulators\RetroArch\retroarch.exe
args                 -f -L cores\mame_libretro.dll "[romfilename]"
rompath              \Roms\MAME
romext               .zip


Romlist files /attract/romlists/<your_romlist_name>.txt

MAME.txt

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#Name; Title; Emulator; CloneOf; Year; Manufacturer; Category; Players; Rotation; Control; Status; DisplayCount; DisplayType; AltRomname; AltTitle; Extra; Buttons
Mario Kart GP; Mario Kart GP; MAME;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Mario Kart GP2; Mario Kart GP2; MAME_RetroArch;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;


Title: Re: Sub Wheel, different emulator!!!
Post by: cyclair on April 07, 2020, 02:25:56 AM

Great, thanks for the explanation, it works perfectly
Great thanks a lot

 ;D