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Title: How to edit a games .cfg file
Post by: mortacci on February 02, 2005, 01:34:51 pm

How can you edit an individual cfg file on a game? When you open it in notpad, it's all mubo jumbo. I want to be able to edit for example hattrick.cfg or mspacman.cfg. I wanted to know if anyone has done this before.

Title: Re: How to edit a games .cfg file
Post by: Thenasty on February 02, 2005, 09:34:42 pm

you can't edit CFG files. The only way you can change the values in them are running the GAME then change it in TAB menu (for this game).

Title: Re: How to edit a games .cfg file
Post by: u_rebelscum on February 03, 2005, 01:42:04 pm

Quote from: Thenasty on February 02, 2005, 09:34:42 pm

you can't edit CFG files.

Actually, you CAN edit cfg files, IF you use mame 0.85 or after.  So get a current mame and take a look.  It's in an xml file format, pretty easy to understand.  EasyEmu (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/) just added some info (direct link (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/mameguide/mamecontrolini.htm) to the best, ATM, page).  MameFAQ has a little info (http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#h04), too, but not much.


Of course, you can't hand edit on pre 0.84 mames, like it looks you're using.