CD32 & CDTV Help with PUAE Core Retroarch

[mccorkled]

I have two different configs setup named Commodore Amiga CD32.cfg, and Commodore CDTV.cfg. I like to use different configs per system to I can specify directories such as /saves/Commodore CDTV, /states/Commodore CDTV, and even system/Commodore CDTV. This make it much easier when looking for my save games across 70+ systems or fiddling with various bios files. Over the years I've had no problems with this method.

I have my CD32 games and CDTV games launching fine outside of RA, but when I launch via RLauncher only CD32 works. When I try to launch a CDTV game RA thinks it's a regular Amiga game. If I go into the options under quick menu> options > system and change the system from automatic to CDTV then my CDTV games work via RLauncher, but when launching a CD32 game it then thinks it's the wrong system. Rightfully so.

Is there something I am missing here? The automatic option seems to be working properly through RA, but not when launching through RLauncher.

CD32 Successful Launch

CDTV Failed Launch

Thank you

 

[agent47]

If they both launch fine from RA then the module is to blame. That shouldn't be a surprise considering how outdated that module is.

 

[mccorkled]

If they both launch fine from RA then the module is to blame. That shouldn't be a surprise considering how outdated that module is.

Unfortunately since nothing is updated anymore, and I don't know how to write AHK, I have to make do with what I can. I added the ability to use PUAE in RA by just copying the Commodore line and changing it to Commodore Amiga CD32 and Commodore CDTV.

 

[mccorkled]

Turning on attach system name under the 7z setting in RLUI seems to have fixed the issue.

 

[Flostingyeti]

I can offer an easier solution to this issue.

Sometimes cores that support multiple systems will have a good autodetect option but in this case PUAE needs some extra help.

I assume you have CD32 and CDTV games in separate folders

Launch a CD32 game from RetroArch

If you go to Quick Menu -> Options -> Manage Core Options->Content Directory Options

This will create a configuration file to manage only the games in your CD32 folder

Now you are not limited to selecting autodetect options and can select CD32 in the system model option

Launch a CDTV game from RetroArch and repeat the process

Beyond having a separate configuration for any folder, you can also Manage Core Options-> Save Game Option

This allows you to save separate configurations at a per-game level.

This method can be applied to any core and give you the ability to fine-tune the options per system/folder/individual game.

 

[therealdealadam]

so who has a working module lol ?

 

[Flostingyeti]

so who has a working module lol ?

Add to module sections:

MSystem := ["Commodore Amiga CD32","Commodore Amiga CDTV"

mTypeVar:="

Commodore Amiga CD32|LibRetro_PUAE|puae_libretro
Commodore Amiga CDTV|LibRetro_PUAE|puae_libretro

The PUAE core has very good automatic detection options, but you can specify the CD32 or CDTV model settings.

Quick Menu -> Options -> Manage Core Options->Content Directory Options (save separate RA core option settings)

CD32 and CDTV roms must be in separate directories.