ips forder in mame?

[KHAN]

PLZ..Dont tell me to write only about front-ends.
i am posting to know about an [ips] folder in (mame.exe) directory.
This is the very particular folder which contain other sub-folders.
these ips folders names having a duplicate name of their respective roms.
for eg: {"kof97" zip in roms dir}{"kof97" folder in ips dir}.  
games folders inside ips dir also cantains some files which consits of
*.ips & *.DAT file name and extensions.
 
what about them?how they can be include in roms ?
are these another form of cheats ?
can we add the ips files into the roms whether they are directly associated with roms ?
does any frontend load roms sets with ips?
mame32 gives an oppertunity to play games with more fun.

i wrote a post at onother forum about this.Someone told me that there
is a way to PATCH roms,But doesn't describe how to do this.
i just want to load such type of roms which does not require any ips.

If you don't like to give answer PLZ..Dont tell me to write only about front-ends.

right click on kof97 in mame32plus with a game preview.
 
                                   

[KHAN]

  no reply yet!
hey gamers come forward.
share ur ideas.
i am waiting for..................

[KHAN]

  Am i asking some thing wrong......
common.......

[Soulcon]

I believe the IPS Folder holds your individual settings per ROM. For example....

You have KOF95 or what ever rom you want to play. You have set it up to use different Button presses to better suit your personnal tastes. When you set the controls in the menu system it saves that into the games folder in IPS. Instead of the main Config file for Mame.  That way when ever you load that rom it loads your personnal settings each time.

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Now I am not to sure what you are trying to do with the editing of the roms but there is a Cheat file you can utilize. Just download the latest Cheat file from http://cheat.retrogames.com/pugsy.htm pugsy's site. Then copy that into your C:\Mame directory. The next step you have to do is open up the Mame config file in Notepad. Scroll down till you see.....

Cheat 0

Change that to ....

Cheat 1

Then save

Now you will have in your menu a thing called cheats in every game enjoy. If you meant something else I am not to sure what you meant because it was a little rough working through your post. Maybe if you could be more descriptive Take care and enjoy!

-Soul

[visciouslymamed]

The ips folder is for rom hacks. These are rom files that have been hacked from the original game, usually to change colors, enable cheats, or alter gameplay. Mame32plus sees these files as clones of the original and loads these changed roms instead of the roms from the original game.

That said, since these deface the original game, hacks are not looked upon in a good light. It's like chopping up a Centipede to make a Mame cab!

[KHAN]

hello !  
 ips is good when u want to play games like kof97plus.
which is a non-mame game....
what is plus in this game?
only play with evil and other hidden charecters.
ips can also run in an kof97 set1.
any comment....