3 Plug'n play modules updated

[youki]

Hi All,

I updated 3 plug'n play modules.

Arcade
Arcade Enhanced
Amiga

I recommend to test the Arcade Enhanced! I have now translated default category name to English. And this module is very good and sort your roms in lot of category as well genre, date, mame version, number of player , letters...

WARNING: If you already use a Arcade or Arcade Enhanced module , uninstall it before installing the new ones.

If you try the arcade Enhanced module , do that in that ORDER!!:

- Install the module
- Copy ALL your roms in the <atomicfe>\plugnplay\arcade\roms folder
- Run "MAME generator.exe" which is in the <atomicfe>\plugnplay\arcade\conf_generator folder.
- then run AtomicFE and enjoy!!

Here a view of what you get with the Arcade Enhanced Plug'n play module.  All your games are sorted and ready to run in multiple categories. 

http://www.AtomicFe.com/divers/arcadeenh.jpg

[gonzobrian]

Cool I'll give it a go this weekend.   Should work out well with my swapable control panels.  Man you must have come back from vacation rejuvenated, you've been very busy.  Thanks for the hard work.   

[papaschtroumpf]

is it possible to choose which categories are offereded? for example, I don't want a "sorted by Mame version" option.

[youki]

Yes, i think you can.  this module is very powerfull and can be very customized.

There is lot of paremeter you can change in the file Generator.ini  (in the <atomicfe>\plugnplay\arcades\conf_generator folder).  In that some folder there is a detailed Readme file that explain how it works.

Anyway, if you just want to remove "Sorted bu Mame version" option , you just have to rename the file Version.cfg by for instanse version.bak  in the folder <atomicfe>\plugnplay\arcades\selection , and the category won't appear.

[gonzobrian]

Is there a way to sort by controller type?  With my swapable CP it would be nice to sort by 4 way, 8 way, spinner, TB, steering wheel, etc.?

[youki]

Not by default. But it is may be doable by modifying some parementer in the Generator. ini.

I'm going to ask Angelscry if i can find him!

[gonzobrian]

Not by default. But it is may be doable by modifying some parementer in the Generator. ini.

I'm going to ask Angelscry if i can find him!

Cool thanks that would be great.  Is Angelscry missing?

[youki]

Is Angelscry missing?

I think he is very busy and i don't see him often on the french forums since a while.

[gonzobrian]

Well it certainly sounds possible.  In the read me it says

Edit: ODD half my post got cut off.  What I said is that I think I can use control.ini for the data.  Also wondering if that info is in mame.xml.  Any way to use this data to automatically generate list?

[youki]

Yes, the info is in Mame.xml too.  Don't know how it is accurate but it is.

No answer from angel yet.

[gonzobrian]

Any word from angelscry or any idea how to add this to the game list?

[youki]

Hi Brian,

No , no news from Angelscry.

I tried to play with the module to do what you want.  I don't think you can do that Automatically with the current generator.exe

The easiest way to do what you want now, i think is to use the MulticonfWizard.

- First find a control.ini file (there is one in my metadata folder but it is not up to date i think).
- Open it with the notepad and replace all "/" charactere by "_"  , and change the [] section by [Unknow] .
(you need to do that because there are invalid char for file name  my Wizard don't like (i have to correct that)).
- Open the multiconfwizard
-Select "From Atomic Metadata" and select your modified control.ini file
-on the next panel , choose all category you want
-on the next panel , select a Template configuration file  (i suggest , if you use pnp module, to select arcades.cfg that is in the plugnplay\arcades folder)
-on the next panel  , right click on the item you see in the list , select "Add conf selector"
-Enter something like :   Sorted by Control
-Expand the item and select "Sorted by control"
-right click on it and select "Add a wizard generated conf'
-Select all the categories  (it is a multiselect listbox , you can use SHIFT or CTRL to multi-select) and click "select"
-On the next tab , you can adjust displayed name if you want (last column)
-on the next tab  , give a name like "Multiconf_sortbycontrol"  (don't check "use relative folder")
-click finish.

then Add your multiconf to plugnplay module list :
-open plugnplaymanager.exe
-click on Add Existing config
-select <Atomicfe>\Multiconf_sortbycontrol\main.cfg
-exit

Now, you can run Atomic.exe

I guess it is not exactly what you want.  But it is the most automatic way.  All other solution i see to integrate that in the module require more a less "hand" work.

I tested a solution, starting from that multiconf and using the Personal List feature of  Angelscry's generator, it worked too (with some hand work) , but your "personal list" are not a the level you wish in the hierarchy , i think. But using the generator ,  each game in each "control" category are sorted by other categories too. it means that for example you will have that kind of menu :

Standart List
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     
..
2way control
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     
..

8 way cojtrol
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     
..


etc...

[gonzobrian]

I tested a solution, starting from that multiconf and using the Personal List feature of  Angelscry's generator, it worked too (with some hand work) , but your "personal list" are not a the level you wish in the hierarchy , i think. But using the generator ,  each game in each "control" category are sorted by other categories too. it means that for example you will have that kind of menu :

Standart List
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     
..
2way control
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     
..

8 way cojtrol
-     Full List     
-     Sorted by genre
-     Sorted by Date     

Hey youki,
Thanks for the reply.  Yes this is how I would like my list to look with each control broken down into individual categories.  I follow what you are saying up up until you describe the personal List feature of  Angelscry's generator.  You were able to use the personal list feature after you used the MulticonfWizard?  If so how did you do that?

As alway thanks for the help.

[youki]

Yes, but that's tricky.

I created a folder named   personal_lists    in the conf_generator folder.

In that folder, i copied all   .GAMELIST file that have been generated by the confwizard. (xxxx.cfg.GAMELIST file)

I renamed all that file to  .ini   
(you can use a dos command like :

Code: [Select]

  ren *.gamelist *.ini  from a command prompt)

Then i opened each ini files with the notepad and replace all .ZIP  by nothing (blank) . Just to remove the extension.

then i opened the generator.ini file with notepad  and edited the personal list section like :

[personal_list]
standard=Standard List
Joystick 4-way _ 1-btn.cfg=joy 4 way
Joystick 8-way _ 3-btns.cfg=joy 4 way
...

Don't remove Standard=     , but you can change the text after the equal.
And add for each ini file a row like

FirstIniFile= The name you want display
2ndInitFile= The name you want desplay
etc..

Example , if you have in your personal_lists folder

2way.cfg.ini  and 4way.cfg.ini

the section will be :

[personal_list]
standard=Standard List
2way.cfg=joy 2 way
4way.cfg=joy 4 way

(NOTE : the .INI has been removed in the section)


Then save and run the generator.Exe ,   and it should work.

[gonzobrian]

Youki you are a true genius

Will give it a go tonight.  Big thanks to you.