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Daphne Drama
arzoo:
--- Quote from: arzoo on November 21, 2008, 09:05:54 am ---pinballwizard79,
After reading this thread, I'm still not sure if you've gotten an answer to your question :). Anyway, I'm in the process of configuring Daphne for MaLa and I've found it's easier to have the FE launch a batch file with the Daphne commands. And it turns out, creating the batch files is very easy using the DaphneLoader; For each game, click 'Configure' and on the 'Advanced' tab, enable the 'Display Command Line' option. Then start the game and the loader will display the specific command options. Just copy them into a batch file, add the full path to the daphne.exe and the batch file should work. Hope this helps.
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Turns out there's one more thing you need to do (at least I had to do this); It seems that DaphneLoader looks for the ROM files in the same folder as the video and audio, but Daphne.exe always looks in the ROM folder. So for example to get Dragons Lair to work, I copied the vldp_dl\lair\lair.dat to the \rom folder. Same for ace.dat and all the dl2*.dat files.
Edit: It worked and now it doesn't work. Can't find the rom files error. Grrrrrr.
Edit Edit: Ok - if DaphneLoader is running at the same time you launch Daphne.exe (batch file), then the rom files are not found. ::)
ark_ader:
It is really easy, when you have got it working. You experience the paradigm shift when you get no errors and the game starts. Before that its all duh and doh! ;D
But If I was running Daphne from A FE I would use Daphne .97 and make sure I READ all the directions located on the Daphne website.
Simplicity + Daphne is not an easy task.
Your roms must be in their folders, and your frame files must point to the Capture File.
Like this excerp from a framefile called lair.txt
C:\arcade\Daphne\Lair
-254 lair.m2v
I also unzip my roms to the game folder under roms, but I think Daphne can unzip them on start up.
Here is a sample command line to run from the FE:
C:\Arcade\Daphne\daphne.exe lair vldp -framefile "C:\Arcade\Daphne\lair\lair.txt" -fullscreen -x 1024 -y 768
The reason your roms are not being viewed is probably due to the unzipping issue.
You can PM me directly and I will try to help you through the process if you cannot get it to work. :cheers:
Ummon:
Seriously, for any good FE, this should be a non-issue.
pinballwizard79:
Even though my issue wasnt related to the FE & I did finally get everything working I have to ask.........what FE do you run?
I am thinking about going to Hyperspin, if 100 of us communicate & create 6 screenies.......never mind, that will just result in another thread titled "How to make Hyperspin screenies".
ark_ader:
I use MameWah is it is the best FE out there! ;D