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MAME cheat button?
DJMattB241:
Hey all,
Is there any way to bind a key to just bring up the cheat menu? I know you can bring up the menu and go to cheats, but I'd rather not expose all the control remapping options and video options and stuff, but allow for the cheats.
Alternatively, is there any way to make all of that read-only except the cheats? Or have it not save once you leave the game?
Basically I have a cheat button, but I don't want people to be able to jack up the controls and stuff.
DeLuSioNal29:
I don't think there's a hotkey specifically programmed to do this right out of the box with MAME. However, there are other software solutions that you could look into to do what you want in the background while MAME is running. Autohotkey is such a utility that can be set to execute keypresses. For example: You could write a script that when tab is pressed, Autohotkey will automatically send keyboard commands to go to the cheat menu with that single keypress. (Down 3 or 4 times and the enter key to get to the cheat menu). If you have Hyperspin as your frontend, you can integrate this by using Hyperlaunch which has Autohotkey support - not sure which Front end you are using).
Read more here: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm
In the meantime, you could always back up your CFG folder so that if the controls get jacked up, you can just restore the folder from your back-up.
DeLuSioNaL29
Howard_Casto:
Simulated keypresses don't work on mame, remember?
You'd have to use v-joy or similar joystick trickery.
Probably your most realistic bet is to try to get the feature added to HBMAME or a similar build.
jelwell:
Make your config files not writeable.
I use an IceBox to do this.
http://www.gizmag.com/usb-windows-icebox-freezes-hard-disk/12880/
Then users can do whatever they want, but a reboot restores everything back the way it was.
Joseph Elwell.
SGT:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 27, 2014, 01:44:45 pm ---Simulated keypresses don't work on mame, remember?
You'd have to use v-joy or similar joystick trickery.
Probably your most realistic bet is to try to get the feature added to HBMAME or a similar build.
--- End quote ---
Am I correct in assuming simulated keypresses do work if Mame is compiled with Force_DirectInput enabled?
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