Help with settings please...

[xisorshadow]

The features list on the main page here says you can run different things inside of the same wheel with different emulators, i need to know how to do this, because some of my roms wont work in my custom compiled mame 0137 but do work in my mame .134u4... help please!:banghead:

[Lashek]

The feature you are referring to isn't for running multiple versions of the "same emulator" (so-to-speak).

It's so you can run multiple systems from one wheel (IE: MAME, SNES, NES) based upon what is in the HS Main Menu.

The format is as follows:
<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>MAME</exe>
</game>

<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>Nintendo Entertainment System</exe>
</game>


This would allow you to run a MAME game and an NES game from the same wheel. If you want to run multiple emulators for the same thing, you would need to create a new Main Menu option (IE: MAME2) and configure it, then specify in the XML for every game you want to run in it with <exe>MAME2</exe>

[xisorshadow]

The feature you are referring to isn't for running multiple versions of the "same emulator" (so-to-speak).

It's so you can run multiple systems from one wheel (IE: MAME, SNES, NES) based upon what is in the HS Main Menu.

The format is as follows:
<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>MAME</exe>
</game>

<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>Nintendo Entertainment System</exe>
</game>


This would allow you to run a MAME game and an NES game from the same wheel. If you want to run multiple emulators for the same thing, you would need to create a new Main Menu option (IE: MAME2) and configure it, then specify in the XML for every game you want to run in it with <exe>MAME2</exe>

Is there some way to do this but have the MAME2 completely hidden and not on my wheels anywhere?

EDIT: I have Neo Geo pointing to my mame 0.134u4 and my Capcom pointing to 0.134u4 as well, separate sections, can i tell it to launch using the exe from that? Only reason im using 0.137u2 is i cant get 0.134u4 to compile properly with the hiscore and nag screen removal patch, otherwise id go straight 0.134u4 all the way.

[BadBoyBill]

You can use the above technique to run mutliple emu's from one wheel , even if the emu is for the same system. Like you can run different versions of mame for different games.

[xisorshadow]

You can use the above technique to run mutliple emu's from one wheel , even if the emu is for the same system. Like you can run different versions of mame for different games.

is it possible to point it to an exe file that isnt associated with any of my other wheels? for example can i do

<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>c:\mame134\mame.exe</exe>
</game>

If this isnt possible then that might be a nice feature for 1.2 or whatever :D if it is possible please let me know.

[Lashek]

if you have Neo-Geo Pointing to the emulator you want, then make it as such:

<game romname="" index="" image="">
<description></description>
... other fields here ...
<exe>Neo Geo</exe>
</game>

It will launch that entry using the settings that your Neo Geo wheel uses.

[SophT]

is it possible to point it to an exe file that isnt associated with any of my other wheels? for example can i do


yes and no. You need to set up the wheel, but then you can open up "main menu.xml" and just remove that wheel from the main menu so that it's not visible- kinda like a "hidden" wheel.