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MAWLER: A MAWS Recreation
BobA:
Looks like you have come a long way in a short time. Tried to use the download link in the first message but it keeps bringing me back to this thread. :dunno
My mistake works fine new. Just downloaded so fast that I missed it.
ids:
BobA - the download link (http://www.ids.ca/mame/maws2.zip) does not have a web page to show, it's a direct link to the file. If clicking is not triggering a download, maybe a right-click is needed or something to suggest to your browser you'd like to save the file at that link? It is coming along - much slower than I'd like, but I'm quite swamped at the moment. I need to update those screen shots above as well.
SGT: seems I assume the "launch game" works then (I've not really tested it). The idea of flagging and custom lists has been on my TO-DO list for a good while, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet, sorry. Been busy, and trying to think of good visuals and interaction mechanisms for it. On a related note, I'm also trying to visualize building more complex search filters - e.g. some of those, not that, etc (ie arbitrary combinations of AND, OR, NOT). Perhaps these can be combined in some way, as well, and then saved with a user selectable name ("favourites", "shooters", etc.) - would be nice to have small icons to go with each list, but that might be a stretch. The favourites/ini list-file thing sounds like a great way for the app to store these things, as the current "properties" file is being pushed beyond it's typical usage and is becoming a bit fragile (ie. please don't edit, or at least be careful). I could easily use it both as the apps way to track user lists, and also provide access via the Export, so you can save these things anywhere you'd like. Hopefully I'll find time for this soon.
Thx
SGT:
ids,
Quick question. When I use Mawler to list only those games that require a CHD, it lists 383 games. I am using mame.xml from mame 0.151. When I use mameui.151, it lists 619 games with CHDs. An example of a specific game is cndypuzl. Mameui32 lists it as requiring a chd while mawler does not. If I try to run it, mame confirms the chd is missing.
Thanks!
ids:
Took a quick look at a mame.xml I have lying around, seems like there is no simple means to determine if a CHD is required. Some ROMS have a <disk...> entry, some have a <device..> that specifies a "chd", etc. Not sure why there is not a single, simple flag (or maybe there is and I'm missing it). I'll try to get an updated build out soon. Thanks for pointing this out.
BadMouth:
Wasn't going to comment since I'm still on an old build, but since SGT mentioned CHDs.....
Someone in the main forum requested a list of games requiring CHDs, so off to Mawler to generate a list!
I tried to run a list of working or imperfect games requiring CHDs, but noticed a lot of ommisions.
So yeah, whatever it is using as criteria for CHDs is missing a lot.
Off the top of my head:
Killer Instinct 1 & 2, Area 51, Maximum Force.....
Most of what was listed were the rhythm games.