Homebrew Paths for custom game covers in Wiiflow

[Lash]

Hello!

I been wrecking my brain and reading up, trying to figure out where to put my custom made (box) cover pictures for the emulator games in Wiiflow. My main games are Commodore 64 and Amiga

So how can i get Wiiflow to find and read these custom covers? Ive been in the Plugin folder and edit the IINI files, like this for UAE:

[PLUGIN]
arguments={device}:/{path}/{name}
bannersound=
consolecoverid=amiga
covercolor=ffffff

coverfolder=uae/covers/ - i edited this line and put my cover pics there, the pics have the same name as the game files.

displayname=UAE Amiga
dolfile=uae-mod.dol
filetypes=.adf|.dms|.hdf|.zip
magic=414D4947
romdir=uae/floppies/

Im new to this, just got Wiiflow pack by Abz working, amazing work, thanks! =)

-lash

 

[mike1]

wiiflow looks in boxcovers for the folder so put them in wiiflow/boxcovers/uae/covers/ look in the sticky cover collections it has some info that might help

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Yep, look here: http://gbatemp.net/threads/cover-collections-for-emulators-with-cover-support.324714/
Glad you liked the pack
latest one has C64 btw - in my sig

 

[Lash]

Thanks guys!

But one thing; do Wiiflow auto-refresh? Like when i put a new cover art into the cover-folder, will Wiiflow find this or do i have to delete some config file and read the games all over again?

edit

I see if i rename a rom file, the old name shows in Wiiflow, so it seem like its not updating?

-lash

 

[mike1]

Thanks guys!

But one thing; do Wiiflow auto-refresh? Like when i put a new cover art into the cover-folder, will Wiiflow find this or do i have to delete some config file and read the games all over again?

-lash

looks for missing covers not for covers that are already there if you change one you have to go into wiiflow/cache and delete the cache file for that game

 

[Lash]

Thanks again, but i just cant get it to show my covers.. Sorry for noobness,.. but i'v done my fair share of customization (eg. XBMC Advance Launcher)

So can you test c-64(frodo) emulator in Wiiflow and see that you get the covers to show? Give me a step by step list? I feel like ive tried every twist and turn, but i know there is something (simple?) im missing, a overlook of some kind.

Sorry to pest you guys with something you probably just sigh at ehe. Just want this to work so bad! ^^

-lash

 

[mike1]

Thanks again, but i just cant get it to show my covers.. Sorry for noobness,.. but i'v done my fair share of customization (eg. XBMC Advance Launcher)

So can you test c-64(frodo) emulator in Wiiflow and see that you get the covers to show? Give me a step by step list? I feel like ive tried every twist and turn, but i know there is something (simple?) im missing, a overlook of some kind.

Sorry to pest you guys with something you probably just sigh at ehe. Just want this to work so bad! ^^

-lash

Thanks again, but i just cant get it to show my covers.. Sorry for noobness,.. but i'v done my fair share of customization (eg. XBMC Advance Launcher)

So can you test c-64(frodo) emulator in Wiiflow and see that you get the covers to show? Give me a step by step list? I feel like ive tried every twist and turn, but i know there is something (simple?) im missing, a overlook of some kind.

Sorry to pest you guys with something you probably just sigh at ehe. Just want this to work so bad! ^^

-lash

do the games show up with out covers ? if they do check your ini and make sure the folders are named exactly the same if thats ok make sure they are sized correctly i use 1090 x 680 and i use .png for covers make sure the name is exactly the same as the rom with the extension also no space after the file name that gave me trouble with a few example "aero .zip"

 

[Lash]

They have the default covers; CA_C64.jpg

Btw im using the Carbonik Abz theme.

 

[mike1]

Thanks guys!

But one thing; do Wiiflow auto-refresh? Like when i put a new cover art into the cover-folder, will Wiiflow find this or do i have to delete some config file and read the games all over again?

edit

I see if i rename a rom file, the old name shows in Wiiflow, so it seem like its not updating?

-lash

go to the home icon in wiiflow and press refresh cache if you change rom names or add roms

 

[Lash]

go to the home icon in wiiflow and press refresh cache if you change rom names or add roms

Thanks for that helpful tip =)

 

[mike1]

covers show up fine here just loaded araknoid from a cover

 

[Lash]

do the games show up with out covers ? if they do check your ini and make sure the folders are named exactly the same if thats ok make sure they are sized correctly i use 1090 x 680 and i use .png for covers make sure the name is exactly the same as the rom with the extension also no space after the file name that gave me trouble with a few example "aero .zip"

Still no go at my place.. dang!

 

[Lash]

covers show up fine here just loaded araknoid from a cover

oh! could you send me your setup?

 

[mike1]

oh! could you send me your setup?

just used abz ini and dol and made a folder in wiiflow/boxcovers named frodo and put a .png in it

 

[Lash]

hmmm you can have spaces in the names right? i have one called; Bruce Lee.n64(png)

 

[Lash]

just used abz ini and dol and made a folder in wiiflow/boxcovers named frodo and put a .png in it

that ini, is the plugin one? frodo.ini?

 

[mike1]

hmmm you can have spaces in the names right? i have one called; Bruce Lee.n64(png)

yes just not at the end of the name like Bruce Lee .n64
for this file Bruce Lee.n64 the cover should be named Bruce Lee.n64.png

 

[Maxternal]

hmmm you can have spaces in the names right? i have one called; Bruce Lee.n64(png)

Sure can, so yes, it would be "Bruce Lee.n64.png" for for "Bruce Lee.n64" and make sure the cover images aren't too big. That caused a lot of grief for me in the past.

EDIT : Ninda'd

 

[Lash]

Finally! Pheew! Heehehehehe Thanks so much guys! Sorry for the "hand holding" there ^^

Hope others benefit from this discussion =)

You are the best!

-lash

 

[mike1]

I only know from someone holding my hand glad to give back