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Software Support => GroovyMAME => Topic started by: Jack on February 13, 2018, 12:16:53 pm

Title: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: Jack on February 13, 2018, 12:16:53 pm: I've activated the option in plugins for the hiscore support but it doesn't save the score after i exit the game by pressing (ESC) i'm using the last version of GM on Windows 10. How can i fix it? Thanks.
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: PL1 on February 13, 2018, 12:36:13 pm: Quote from: Jack on February 13, 2018, 12:16:53 pm
I've activated the option in plugins for the hiscore support but it doesn't save the score after i exit the game by pressing (ESC) i'm using the last version of GM on Windows 10. How can i fix it? Thanks.
Did you configure "highscore.ini" and put "highscore.dat" in the right folder?
Quote from: ozfalcon on May 30, 2017, 06:24:31 am
Quote from: Rattus on May 29, 2017, 01:44:46 am
Quote from: RobertJ on May 28, 2017, 08:20:47 am
There is no high score patch now, it's all in the LUA plugin. You do need the hiscore.dat still though.

Try running MAME with the verbose switch and see if it is launching the plugin and if it is finding the hiscore.dat file.

Thanks RobertJ it was good to have it confirmed that the high score patch was no longer needed, I did some more research and found that I had my folder hierarchy incorrect, all fixed now old and new high score working :)

You can also set the location the hi scores are saved by using the "hiscore.ini" file.

example "hiscore.ini"
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hi_path $HOME/.mame/hi dat_path $HOME/my/hiscore/data/path
Only hi_path is currently used (Hi Score save location).

The dat_path (dat file) is looked for in the current directory and then in the hiscore plugin directory.
You could enable the dat_path by uncommenting line #51 in the hiscore lua script (init.lua).

Scott
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: Jack on February 13, 2018, 01:12:49 pm: Quote from: PL1 on February 13, 2018, 12:36:13 pm
Quote from: Jack on February 13, 2018, 12:16:53 pm
I've activated the option in plugins for the hiscore support but it doesn't save the score after i exit the game by pressing (ESC) i'm using the last version of GM on Windows 10. How can i fix it? Thanks.
Did you configure "highscore.ini" and put "highscore.dat" in the right folder?

I don't have hiscore.ini, the hiscore.dat is located in \plugins\hiscore\hiscore.dat .. i'm really confused about what i have to do other than activate the plugin.. i did some research and is more confusing because people talk about differents methods with differents versions of mame etc.. sorry..
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: funkycochise on February 13, 2018, 01:19:57 pm: what’s your game ?
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: Jack on February 13, 2018, 01:22:45 pm: Quote from: funkycochise on February 13, 2018, 01:19:57 pm
what’s your game ?

I tried Puzzle bobble 1 and 2, and i see that in the directory "hi" now there are pbobble.hi and pbobble2.hi files, but i guess they are not loading?

I did everything i had to do

in mame.ini

Quote
#
# SCRIPTING OPTIONS
#
autoboot_command
autoboot_delay 0
autoboot_script
console 0
plugins 1
plugin hiscore
noplugin

and in plugin.ini

Quote
#
# PLUGINS OPTIONS
#
cheat 0
cheatfind 0
console 0
data 1
dummy 0
gdbstub 0
hiscore 1
layout 0
portname 0
timer 0

Still nothing..
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: Jack on February 14, 2018, 01:55:00 pm: I tried to make a log file but the txt i get is empty.. any suggestion? thanks
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: RobeeJ on February 15, 2018, 04:58:01 am: Are you using savestates?
Title: Re: Problem with hiscore plugin
Post by: Jack on February 15, 2018, 05:24:35 am: Quote from: RobertJ on February 15, 2018, 04:58:01 am
Are you using savestates?

Nope, i realized that some roms work with nvram and it takes time before it saves scores.. like the puzzle bobble games, too bad.. bubble bobble scores work fine, so i guess the plugin is working fine.