Hacking The Great Quest for Wiiflow Plugins™ - A call for adventurers!

[Muliro]

I think I was using 1.10.3. Changed to 1.10.2 and now at least I see the .chd files but it won't open. Maybe I need the BIOS ?

 

[SaulFabre]

I think I was using 1.10.3. Changed to 1.10.2 and now at least I see the .chd files but it won't open. Maybe I need the BIOS ?

What system are you trying to emulate?

 

[Muliro]

What system are you trying to emulate?

I want to run .chd files for PC Engine CD with the Retroarch Wii core

 

[SaulFabre]

I want to run .chd files for PC Engine CD with the Retroarch Wii core

You need to use the PC Engine Super System Card v3.0 (J) BIOS named as syscard3.pce and put into the folder on sd:/retroarch/system/ for run PCE CD games, otherwise these just don't work.

EDIT: Look for "RetroArch BIOS Pack" on Google or Internet Archive, i won't put links for that due to GBAtemp's rules...

 

[Muliro]

You need to use the PC Engine Super System Card v3.0 (J) BIOS named as syscard3.pce and put into the folder on sd:/retroarch/system/ for run PCE CD games, otherwise these just don't work.

EDIT: Look for "RetroArch BIOS Pack" on Google or Internet Archive, i won't put links for that due to GBAtemp's rules...

That's what I tought. I was not considering it before because Hexaeco play them just fine without the BIOS. (the .cue ones of course)
I'm gonna do it, Thank you all

 

[SaulFabre]

That's what I tought. I was not considering it before because Hexaeco play them just fine without the BIOS.
I'm gonna do it, Thank you all

RA-HEXAeco still needs the BIOS for play PCE CD games, i've tried this before and i didn't had luck so i had to use the BIOS

 

[Muliro]

RA-HEXAeco still needs the BIOS for play PCE CD games, i've tried this before and i didn't had luck so i had to use the BIOS

My bad, just checked the folder of Hexaeco and the BIOS are all there.

 

[RunningSnakes]

Both RA PCE/TG16 cores included in the plugins pack (SGFX & Fast) play chd files 100%.
Yes, WiiMednafen does not support chd format. Ive posted before and will endorse again the SGFX core to use for all NEC 16 bit games. It is IMO superior to anything else in every way.

 

[RunningSnakes]

Planning on updating the Plugins Pack soon with many updated emulators recently, I request some feedback on the direction of what we Really want/need going forward.

With Official RA getting a major upgrade to what we use as plugins, i personally feel most of the Hexaeco cores/emulators are baggage nobody wants to claim.

I am very sure most of us end users want to use emulators that play at full speed first foremost. There are many Hexaeco cores included in the Alternative folder that simply are not good, compared to RA or Stand-Alone. Wether it be a speed issue or not being able to save game progress.

I believe the Plugin Pack should only include the BEST experience emulators possible. I also believe that is @Tetsuo Shima intentions when he first began this, and not become an archive of what emulators work or boot.

With that being said, i have moved a few Alternative emulators to Main (ZX Spectrum Hexaeco) comes to mind and Hexaeco PicoDrive completely removed. There will be many more emulators removed in the next release mostly if not all of the Hexaeco cores that simply do not perform well or not used.
Atari Lynx
WonderSwan

Please post if you are using an Alternative core you would like to keep!!!

@chrondelta and @matto21 help me out with testing and other Wii related stuff and if you want to help test or have any recommendations, please PM me.

Ill be very honest here, i love what WiiMednafen has been for Wii emulation, but other than VB, WonderSwan, NeoPocket, PCE, I dont use or would not recommend using to anyone. The rest of WiiMednafen will not be included.

 

[matto21]

Both RA PCE/TG16 cores included in the plugins pack (SGFX & Fast) play chd files 100%.
Yes, WiiMednafen does not support chd format. Ive posted before and will endorse again the SGFX core to use for all NEC 16 bit games. It is IMO superior to anything else in every way.

tried mednafen_supergrafx_libretro_wii.dol
and start the PCE_CD roms in .chd format correctly

 

[ukigh4ie]

With Official RA getting a major upgrade to what we use as plugins, i personally feel most of the Hexaeco cores/emulators are baggage nobody wants to claim.

Since RA allows saving configuration by core and game, there's no need for RA-Hexaeco anymore. Just my opinion.
Move them to the alternative package would be an option.

 

[SaulFabre]

With Official RA getting a major upgrade to what we use as plugins, i personally feel most of the Hexaeco cores/emulators are baggage nobody wants to claim.

Since RA allows saving configuration by core and game, there's no need for RA-Hexaeco anymore. Just my opinion.
Move them to the alternative package would be an option.

@RunningSnakes @ukigh4ie

But the per-core and per-game config is enabled by the same way as HEXAeco?:

All cores will write to /private/other/ paths are still configurable but to change the path of the main.cfg file you need to use one argument pointing to the file and the core needs to be launched on its own (as seen in the video). For example:

You take the core you want to make standalone, name it boot.dol and give it a meta.xml and add this:

  <arguments>
    <arg>sd:/private/wii/title/SonicTT</arg>
    <arg>Sonic Triple Trouble.gg</arg>
    <arg>sd:/path/to/config/config.cfg</arg>
  </arguments>

Or if you just want the core without a specific game:

  <arguments>
    <arg>sd:/path/to/config/name_of_cfg.cfg</arg>
  </arguments>

If it's from a usb device change sd to usb1

You need to switch cores, but the supergrafx core can still play regular pce and cd games though they might not be identical, I don't know.

Or i must follow another way for enable per-game config saving? And from what version of vanilla RA-Wii this is applied?

I'm interested in that by the way.

Thanks

 

[ukigh4ie]

But the per-core and per-game config is enabled by the same way as HEXAeco?

RA loads from
SD:/retroarch/config/<core name>/<core name>.opt
or/and
SD:/retroarch/config/<core name>/<game>.cfg
automatically. No command line arguments necessary.

 

[SaulFabre]

RA loads from
SD:/retroarch/config/<emulator name>/<emulator name>.opt
or/and
SD:/retroarch/config/<emulator name>/<game>.cfg

Well, but what settings need to modify on RetroArch settings for get this for save config per-game? Thanks

 

[fandango]

Sorry posted by mistake, please ignore.

 

[ukigh4ie]

Well, but what settings need to modify on RetroArch settings for get this for save config per-game? Thanks

Saving emulator settings ("core options") per game - use the "Create game-options file" option after you change something in "quick menu" > "options".

 

[SaulFabre]

Saving emulator settings ("core options") per game - use the "Create game-options file" option after you change something in "quick menu" > "options".

thanks!
Can be this used for games loaded on WiiFlow and on SRLs?

 

[RunningSnakes]

Ok. On second thought i will not be removing any emulators except Hexaeco Pico Drive. About a half dozen Hexaeco cores do not support save and load so all will be moved to Alternative folder if they aren't there already as @ukigh4ie suggested.

I have found the latest RA Fuse (ZX Spectrum) and RA Cap32 (Amstrad) work great if using Classic Controller but it is a requirement since the Wiimote cannot be configured to access the virtual keyboard. It is a shame because now Cap32 supports autoboot with CPC games and both virtual keyboards work outstanding.

Do we want the newer cores to be in the Main folder and the 1.8.8 cores moved to Alternative, or keep the 1.8.8 cores in the Main folder with the newer cores in the Alt folder.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[RunningSnakes]

thanks!
Can be this used for games loaded on WiiFlow and on SRLs?

Also in Quick Menu/Controls/Port 1 Controls...
You can set Input for any game the way you like, when you are satisfied, back up one screen and click Manage Remap Files/Save Game Remap File/Load Remap File. This should work for SRL and what i use for many individual games through WFL, it certainly is a great feature many users are not aware of that makes RA very competetive with any standalone emulators.

 

[fandango]

I have found the latest RA Fuse (ZX Spectrum) and RA Cap32 (Amstrad) work great if using Classic Controller but it is a requirement since the Wiimote cannot be configured to access the virtual keyboard. It is a shame because now Cap32 supports autoboot with CPC games and both virtual keyboards work outstanding.

I use FBZX rather than Fuse. It works well with a Wiimote and has a virtual keyboard. It supports a classic controller too, although you have to map the keys. But I get why people want to use Fuse as it is part of RA.
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/FBZX_Wii

I use Wiituka for Amstrad CPC games, and RA Cap32 for Amstrad GX4000 games. It's the only way I've managed to get both to auto-boot!