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u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: Gaston77 on July 31, 2006, 08:33:10 am ---
--- Quote from: Minwah on July 31, 2006, 05:23:53 am ---Highscore support has now been removed...you didn't mention what version of MAME you're using tho...

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I am using v 1.03. I noticed that some games do indeed create .hi files but most games which I play don't support the feature. Bummer...

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Hiscore was removed in 0.107u1.  However:

If the original game saved the high score between boots, it will be saved in the nvram (and wouldn't have a .hi anyway). 
If the game driver supports "save state" and you use it, high score will be saved.

About 11 to 15% of the games in mame list with the support save state flag in the listxml: 11% if you count all games, 15% if you only count games with "good" driver status listed in listxml.
brophog:
The real problem is most of the older games, the ones you really care if they have a high score, are the ones that needed the hiscore.dat compatibility.

I also still use .99 and it would take one heck of an update for me to use anything newer. There are several little changes like this that make some of the newer updates less cab friendly. Even then, I'd likely to use an updated version simply for those few games added in the update and not as the main.
NIVO:
its time to install that 5" lcd now for a hiscore list    :applaud:
jelwell:
I probably won't upgrade to 107 anytime soon. But I thought i'd pass on this advice since I've already seen talk of people adding the code back to custom builds of MAME 107 to bring back hi score support.

Rather than having to re-add hi score support to every future version. Maybe add it once, run your games with .hi files and then use save states to save your scores out, then you can wipe out the .hi file. I think an automated tool could even be released. Basically mame hard coded to load the .hi file then write out the new save state file for each game that has a .hi file. I'm not even sure what the save files look like, presumably their files. ;)

Joseph Elwell.
MKChamp:

--- Quote from: jelwell on August 07, 2006, 06:44:51 pm ---Rather than having to re-add hi score support to every future version. Maybe add it once, run your games with .hi files and then use save states to save your scores out, then you can wipe out the .hi file. I think an automated tool could even be released. Basically mame hard coded to load the .hi file then write out the new save state file for each game that has a .hi file. I'm not even sure what the save files look like, presumably their files. ;)

Joseph Elwell.

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You're still doing a custom build :-) Also, the main issue I have is that I believe save state formats may change from version to version(more frequently than anything that could kill a .hi file) and thus you may lose that galaga hiscore you're so proud of. I have no problem with the save state route...once is sturdy and in-place. As of now, it's not *quite* there for me to lose the .hi files route.
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