Chankast Launch v1.3 - By Headkaze
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-: DESCRIPTION :-

This is a wrapper for the Dreamcast emulator Chankast (http://www.chanka.org). It works with all versions of Chankast, even those that are not designed for full screen mode. It is also written in C++ and is only 72k in size.

The purpose of this program is to launch a game in full screen mode so you can play it like an ordinary game without worrying about manually mounting images.

It now has an exit key option so you can quit Chankast easily.

-: INSTRUCTIONS :-

Drop chankcast_launch.exe into the same dir as chankast. Create a shortcut to it for each game. Right click on the shortcut and select properties. Edit the properties so it will launch the game as desired.

Eg. "C:\chankast\chankast_launch.exe" -fullscreen -cpu 108 -showstats -daemon "C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe" 0 "D:\Dreamcast\image.cdi"

NOTE: I use DAEMON Tools 4.0 (http://www.daemon-tools.cc)

* To remove "Secure mode confirmation" dialog, go to Daemon Tools->Options->Secure mode to turn it off
* To remove "Unable to mount image. Device x has outstanding open handles." use the new -unmount option.

-: VERSION HISTORY :-

Version 1.3 Added exit key, no auto start, unmount image
Version 1.2 Added bin loading, -forcefull can now be used with -screen option to change resolution, forced delay to give Daemon Tools more time to mount the image, added region change
Version 1.1 Added -forcefull for versions < 0.25
Version 1.0 First Release

-: COMMAND LINE OPTIONS :-

USAGE: chankcast_launch.exe -options

options:
  -chankast exe             Chankast exe (Chankast_alpha_25.exe default)
  -file bin                 Filename of iso/bin to load
  -drive letter             Set default drive letter
  -screen 640x480|800x600|1024x768|1280x1024    Video Mode
  -fullscreen               Full Screen Mode
  -forcefull                Force Full Screen Mode (for versions < 0.25)
                            Can be used with the -screen switch to change resolution
  -cpu value                CPU Speed (100% default)
  -priority normal|high     Priority
  -zwrite                   ZWrite
  -zwritealpha              AplhaTest ZWrite
  -capcomhack               Capcom Hack
  -vga                      Cable Type to VGA
  -ntsc                     Cable Type to NTSC
  -showstats                Show Stats
  -daemon exe device iso    Deamon Tools exe (full path "in quotes"),
                            device number, and ISO (full path "in quotes")
  -unmount                  Unmount image on exit
  -region jap|usa|euro      Set region of DC flash file
  -delay secs               Delay in seconds for Deamon Tools to mount image (default 5 secs)
  -exit ascii               Define ascii key for exit (Default 27, ESC key)
  -nostart                  No auto start
  -help                     Displays this Message Box

headkaze [at] gmail [dot] com
