Setting up with RL?

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JoeBlow42069

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I'm not sure exactly what I need to enter in the .cfg's to use RL to launch games. This is my Global settings.cfg:

##############################################################################
#
# For support, visit www.retrofe.com
# or visit irc.foreverchat.net (channel #retrofe)
#
# For Documentation, visit www.retrofe.com/documentation
#
##############################################################################


#######################################
# Display
#######################################
fullscreen = yes
horizontal = 1920 # or enter in the screen pixel width (i.e 1024)
vertical = 1080 # or enter in the screen pixel width (i.e 768)
layout = Default 16x9
hideMouse = yes
showParenthesis = yes
showSquareBrackets = yes

# specify the name of the first collection to load on start
firstCollection = Nintendo Entertainment System

#######################################
# Video playback settings
#######################################

# set to "no" for very old/slow systems
videoEnable = yes

# Number of times to loop video playback (enter 0 to continuously loop)
videoLoop = 0

#######################################
# General
#######################################
# exit the frontend when the back button is pressed on the first page
exitOnFirstPageBack = yes

# enter 0 attract mode, otherwise enter the number of seconds to wait before enabling attract mode
attractModeTime = 45

#######################################
# Base folders of media and ROM files
#######################################
# Override if you choose to have your media stored outside of RetroFE.
# If this is commented out your artwork will be searched in collections/<collectionname>/<imagetype>
# baseMediaPath=C:\HyperSpin\Media

# Override if you choose to have your ROMs stored outside of RetroFE.
# If this is commented out your roms will be searched in collections/<collectionname>/roms
# baseItemPath=C:\HyperSpin\Roms



Here is my NES settings.cfg:

# Uncomment and edit the following line to use a different ROM path.
#list.path = C:\HyperSpin\Roms\Cart Systems\Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System
list.includeMissingItems = false
list.extensions = zip
launcher = C:\RocketLauncher\RocketLauncher.exe "<Nintendo Entertainment System>" "<ROM_NAME>"
metadata.type = MAME

#media.screenshot = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\screenshot
#media.screentitle = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\screentitle
#media.artwork_back = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\artwork_back
#media.artwork_front = C:\HyperSpin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Images\Artwork2
#media.logo = C:\HyperSpin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Images\Wheel
#media.medium_back = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\medium_back
#media.medium_front = C:\HyperSpin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Images\Artwork2
#media.screenshot = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\screenshot
#media.screentitle = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\medium_artwork\screentitle
#media.video = C:\HyperSpin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Video


Atm NES isn't showing anything when I launch RetroFE. Also, can I keep all my media in HS using the same folder structure, and still have it be compatible with RetroFE?
 
djvj

djvj

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You have some major differences between my setup.

This is what my NES settings are in D:\RetroFE\collections\Nintendo Entertainment System\settings.conf

Code: 
###############################################################################
# The location of where your ROM items exist. Examples:
# list.path = D:/ROMs/MAME                (absolute path)
# list.path = ../ROMs/MAME                (relative path to root of FE dir)
#
# If BASE_ITEM_PATH=D:/ROMs and the name of this collection is named "Nintendo
# Entertainment System" then the configuration below will search in 
# "D:/ROMs/Nintendo Entertainment System"
###############################################################################
list.path = %BASE_ITEM_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%


###############################################################################
# Extensions are comma separated without spaces
###############################################################################
list.extensions = 7z,zip,nes


###############################################################################
# The executable to run when an item in a collection item is selected
###############################################################################
launcher = rocketlauncher


###############################################################################
# Default media paths to scan for artwork. Uncomment and edit to override
# the default values.
#
# media.screenshot    = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/screenshot
# media.screentitle   = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/screentitle
# media.artwork_back  = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/artwork_back
media.artwork_front = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/images/artwork2
media.logo          = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/images/wheel
# media.medium_back   = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/medium_back
media.medium_front  = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/images/artwork3
# media.screenshot    = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/screenshot
# media.screentitle   = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/medium_artwork/screentitle
media.video         = %BASE_MEDIA_PATH%/%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%/video
###############################################################################

Notice my filename is not a cfg, it's a conf and not named after the system, the folder is named after the system...

That tells RetroFE to use the launcher defined in D:\RetroFE\launchers\rocketlauncher.conf

That file comes default and looks like this:
Code: 
executable = ../RocketLauncher/RocketLauncher.exe
arguments = -s "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%" -r "%ITEM_FILEPATH%" -p RetroFE -f "%RETROFE_EXEC_PATH%"


# For v3.0.1.1 compliant version, comment out the above arguments
# and uncomment the following line:
#arguments = "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%" "%ITEM_NAME%"

So just change the path to match yours.
 
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JoeBlow42069

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RL Member
Oops on .cfg vs .conf. I have RetroFE 0.5.162 installed, but it has a hyperlaunch.conf instead of rocketlauncher.conf. Should I rename HL to RL, and copy/paste your .conf into the new rocketlauncher.conf? I did do this + made sure my paths are correct w/ the changes you made, but RetroFE is showing up blank when I run it. I've also added media to the collections folder, named it correctly, and still nothing is showing up.
 
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djvj

djvj

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Yes rename it. I'll check with emb to make sure he updated his source files for the rename.
 
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JoeBlow42069

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RL Member
I've double checked all my paths w/ the RetroFE wiki and I'm stumped on why nothing is showing up. Any other suggestions? I'm also trying to sign up a forum account at retrofe.com, but I'm not receiving any verification emails. Can emb help me with that?
 
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hundergrn07

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This may be silly but did you have your emulators setup under the default before adding retrofe to rocketlauncher and setting the plugins to match? I dont know if it makes a difference.

It could also be the whole retrofe.lnk playing with your paths as well... try just throwing a copy of the retrofe.exe from the core folder into the root of the retrofe folder.

Besides that, can you launch the games from rocketlauncher from their new home in the retrofe collection roms folder?
 
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