For a whole system, .retroarch.cfg is sufficient. This is the recommended method to change core inputs without affecting GUI control or controls for other cores. I just installed RetroArch-aarch64.apk and want to transfer all my settings to this 64bit one. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Already on GitHub? .core.cfg Of course, editing metadata via EmulationStation still works. Onelast thing, you may want to go ahead and move all of those existing configs out of the configs folder before you start. Mythic-Beasts. You can go back into the game to check and tweak if you want. Pasted as rich text. I actually had to delete my Batman rom for the NES, since when I tried to enable fps view again it would cause the Pi to restart. RetroArch's PCSX2 core is an alpha release. [M7] .folder.picture.png Step 2. Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. From now on, all the games in the MAME2003Plus directory will launch with the mame2003_plus-libretro core, and those in the MAME2010 directory with the mame2010-libretro core. Also, the Start and Select buttons (button 9 & 10) of the SNES controller is not listed under the remapping option. Load the same game with the same core. And if you remember from earlier, per game settings override per core settings which override the Retroarch.cfg. Change RetroArch directories (backup for example). how can i do that? EDIT added info on Shaders and controller binding. When I use the fightstick (XInput index 0), the buttons don't work on RetroArch as it should be. to your account, If a core override configuration is being used, Retroarch will not save changes made in "Input" in the global settings. You can automatically create an Override config that will save and load your changes. You can use the file attribute in source control team development scenarios, such as when a user wants to override the project settings that are specified in an application . Rocketlauncher allowed you to automatically launch a config that was named after the system and placed in the /config folder. have been trying to add more and they do not boot from launchbox , if i boot retroarch load the config/core then the game itself it works fine , so im thinking theres an issue with launchbox or maybe launchbox has changed the way it operates with custom configs? It even happens when I play MegaMan X3 as well. this worked like a charm, thanks. Don't worry: it's simpler than it looks. So the first thing I notice is that ALL of the cores have a status of missing. Step 1. Press J to jump to the feed. Once that's done, just go to overrides and select "Save per core override". share Debug fps_show = "true" : show in-game FPS. Your browser does not seem to support JavaScript. The emulator is no longer in automatic mode and the risk of it choosing the wrong system or a default system disappears. Newlander, I wish retroarch had a better UI. Step 1, open retroarch navigate to the options tab (second tab) go to "Configurations" and turn "Save on Exit" off, then before exiting Retroarch, navigate to the first tab, go to "Configuration File" and click "Save current config". Quote Newlander Members 273 Author Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 4:49 PM, Lordmonkus said: Paste as plain text instead, And it completely prevents config autosave. Some N64 games like GoldenEye 007 or Perfect Dark as well as Palm games must have the Analog to Digital option disabled. Some options concerning the inputs: mouse selection, sensitivity, etc. Until now, it was possible to do this via EmulationStation, by modifying the game's metadata. To perfect the possibilities offered by the definition of subsystems, whether by overrideing the Recalbox configuration for MAME for example, or by overriding the Theodore core to take full advantage of the TO and MO machines of the time, we added the possibility to override the image and the description of a directory. Clear editor. privacy statement. See if that missing message disappears. If a core override configuration is being used, Retroarch will not save changes made in "Input" in the global settings. Ill give you a example when I get home. The file should be a simple text file, named .folder.description.txt. The core column passes that command line parameter along to Retroarch. It is completely omitting the changes made even though save configuration on exit is set to "ON". sorry , yep working cores launch with bezels + custom controls , the cores that aren't working doesn't even launch retroarch , it does nothing. It really is that simple. This time, no risk of losing the configuration! Step 4b. sorry one of those photos wasn't very good , hope this helps i'm wrecking my brain trying to figure out why the newer ones won't work. Upload or insert images from URL. You probably have something in the config file telling it to load that bezel then, you would have to check it in notepad and see. My game /recalbox/share/pcengine/1943 Kai (Japan).zip works better with core mednafen_pce_fast_libretro qu'avec le core mednafen_supergrafx_libretro by default (totally arbitrary assumption for the example). I ask because if I run Beetle PSX and set User 1 Device Type to Dualshock and then switch to Genesis Plus GX suddenly User 1 Device Type is an MS Sports Pad. We also protect the roms files by default, and we engage the mechanics of autorun, very practical when we do not know too much about the original machines. launchbox still doesn't want to load my custom cfgs though , really wish retroarch was more straight forward like a regular emulator, when retro arch is open and i try and save a new cfg it doesn't save to the CFG folder any ideas what could be causing that? EDIT I know it's a bit complex but it's very flexible dad joke in 321. its comp-flex! Overriding the Recalbox configuration has two immediate advantages: There are other possibilities, and no doubt you will find some . For some reason, the remapping option displays "User #1: Xbox One Controller", under each button, but it's actually responding to my SNES controller. RetroArch is the reference implementation of the libretro API. Just delete the cfg (or the whole core-named directory, if you like) Redbatman 13 June 2017 11:07 #3 Sorry but where is that located on the retropie? In there select Save Core Overrides. You can also append (although the proper term would be stack) config files via the --append command line parameter. You can automatically create an Override config that will save and load your changes. The information is then stored in the gamelist.xml file. These files are the files that are first loaded when you are launching a game: All the configuration files that can be overrided are keys / values type files. When fastforward_ratio is non-0 in the base config, the override value is ignored. Display as a link instead, its only cores which are truly missing a core which actually gives an error message in the dialogue box. Also, Shaders and Control setting have their own overrides mostly independent of what I showed you so don't bother trying to set controller bindings using the above method. share /r/RetroArch is a subreddit dedicated to RetroArch and the libretro API framework. If "they aren't really supposed to be saved in overrides" (which is an odd and limiting thing to begin with), they should be saved in the global settings, then. In this way if you set a bezel and save it per core, but you want a different bezel for just one game, you would just launch the game, set the bezel and save a per game override. A file write error, an unfortunate scrape, and the entire configuration is lost. Retroarch will load the override automatically every time the core is launched. I'll explain. MO6 Override will be loaded whenever the content is loaded with that core), Content directory overrides (file will be named after the parent directory, it will be saved inside a folder named after the core. [FD] Is this the way its supposed to work. Global settings can be overridden on a per core, per content directory, or per game basis using the config override system. You signed in with another tab or window. There are already mechanisms specific to Recalbox and RetroArch to override either the command line which launches the emulator (via recalbox.conf), or directly the RetroArch / Cores configurations (via the RetroArch menus). But need help on finding where exactly I go to find the .dist for retroarch cfg. If you have multiple RA installs, make sure they are in the "cores" folder of the Retroarch install that is designed as the exe in the screen previous to Associated Platforms. Then just add the file /recalbox/share/roms/mame/MAME2003Plus/.recalbox.conf : And the file /recalbox/share/roms/mame/MAME2010/.recalbox.conf. The settings in this file can be overridden on a per game basis. Open a game with the core you want and then goto the video settings and change the resolution to Custom or whatever you DO want for this system. I tried looking in files manager but can't seem to find the folder. #2 TheCrazyCanuck Sep 22, 2021 @ 5:17pm But none of these systems made it possible to apply the overrides to entire directories and / or to keep these specific configurations in the same place as the roms. You can choose between Joypad autoconfiguration or manual binding. and could that be the issue why its not loading my cfgs? Please download a browser that supports JavaScript, or enable it if it's disabled (i.e. Since you never changed that setting when saving the Override it won't get changed by the Override thus remaining however you set it when last saving the main config. You can configure the size and aspect ratio of the window or the full screen viewport. Thank you. Have you tried setting it in a remap? Load the same game with the same core. A good idea is to map these actions on the joypad while setting one of the button to the Hotkey function. And There you go ! RetroArch applies config settings with the logic as explained above. If you do indeed have all the cores in your RA folder, move to the next step, if you don't, download them now. Change it and see if it improves. void retroarch_override_setting_unset(enum rarch_override_setting enum_idx, void *data); bool retroarch_override_setting_is_set(enum rarch_override_setting enum_idx, void *data); . The remaps are meant to serve that role instead. VERY IMPORTANT: When and ONLY when a core is running that has an Override, Retroarch will no longer save ANY changes to the main config. Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. If the controller changes, the configuration overloaded with these lines may no longer work. to your account, When setting a custom fast forward speed in a games override cfg (= adding the [fastforward_ratio = "x"] line, or doing it via the GUI) and loading said game, fast forwarding doesnt work until changing the speed in the menu again (fast forward symbol appears but its not speeding up), only occurs once the "fastforward_ratio" line gets added to a games cfg, You can find this information under Information/System Information. You don't have to use command lines or tell Launchbox anything. Remaps unlike overrides dont mess with settings/saving settings so its a better solution. T07 See the Post setup guides, questions and news here! You will notice that in order to override a directory, the override files must be inside the directory, and start with a period (.). The MOs, which produced the first MO5, then later the MO6 with its mechanical keyboard and integrated cassette player, The TO, which gave the first TO7 and TO7-70, then later the TO8 and TO8D, with floppy drives, and the TO9 and TO9 + series, computers with more professional looks. Let's take an example, if we run the game /recalbox/share/roms/snes/platform/Aladdin (France).zip, the configgen will try to override the RetroArch configuration, loading in order: Of course, it is not really advisable to override the configuration before reaching at least the directory of a system. MAME2003Plus .folder.picture.png After the update/installation, it will create the file, In order to get the "factory settings" for NES emulators, replace the content of. TO8,T08D,T09,T09+. page for more information. I don't use this controller on RetroArch at all and it has been set to not use them (shown in the first screenshot). That's the problem. None of the controllers I use on RetroArch are on XInput (SNES controllers, DualShock 4, etc.). Keeping my answer, anyway :-). Save a configuration for each system. There are no plans to add these overrides, as they require special code and tests. When I use the iBuffalo controller, the remapping works fine. You just need to add the file /recalbox/share/roms/n64/.retroarch.cfg : For a game, name the file like this: .gamename.ext.retroarch.cfg. RetroArch configurations concern RetroArch itself (and the configuration options are very numerous!) Changes are gone. The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: I can verify this, and indeed opened a duplicate issue at #12280 that I've now closed. February 10, 2020 in Troubleshooting, hey guys! Step Two: Configure Your Controllers The RetroArch user interface can be overwhelming at first, throwing you directly into a menu of configuration options. File /recalbox/share/roms/thomson/MO5/.core.cfg, File /recalbox/share/thomson/MO6/.core.cfg, File /recalbox/share/thomson/TO7/.core.cfg, File /recalbox/share/thomson/TO8,TO8D,TO9,TO9+.core.cfg. theres some examples below, i've made sure naming of files ect is all correct every new system i add has the same issue, the "Core" section is blank for each platform both working and not working and "Default emulator" is enabled for each platform, -L "cores/nintendo NES.dll" -c "config\nintendo NES.cfg", -L "cores/turbografx16.dll" -c "config\turbografx16.cfg", -L "cores/gameboy color.dll" -c "config\gameboy color" We will therefore be able to modify the value of a key of the basic configuration, or define a non-existent key. That value is saved when you save a remap, it makes more sense to svae it right there in the menu you change it. It will therefore start by loading the basic configuration, then successively apply all the override files that it finds in the directories, starting at the root. Are there any foreseeable changes incoming to the settings subsystem that can help fixing this bug? It is also not necessarily feasible for all emulators, but in all cases, it will require more or less time. Remaps can save dpad analogue mode, libretro device. From that point on, all of those settings will apply to all games that use that core. menu_driver = "ozone" : choose the RetroArch menu, usually ozone, excepted on GPi Case, where rgui is used. You'll need to restart RetroArch for changes to take effect. I'll repeat it again, you don't need to do the manual custom config loading anymore, you can set it all up in Retroarch and it will autoload, you can do it per game, per core or even per content directory so you can have multiple configs for the same core depending on the folder the roms are located. . Directory override: /path/to/your/roms/.recalbox.conf thomson Have a question about this project? Simply apply the changes made in the settings to the global setting. im loading my cfgs through command line so i don't understand why they aren't loading. .core.cfg Set your resolution to Core Provided or whatever you DON'T want for your core and save your main config or restart Retroarch to save the main config. You can post now and register later. How to create core override file manually and where to get a list of possible options? Advanced users can tweak the audio synchronization. @RedBatman I've re-read your OP. RetroArch applies config settings with the logic as explained above. Well that worked but how can I remove the configuration override completely? Overrides cant save parameters that arent part of the settings struct, like soft filters, input_dpad_analog settings, input_libretro_device. Step 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/comments/8brcsb/release_new_hakchi_retroarch_neo_172a_loads_of/dx9jstt/, Save Input settings to the core specific config [Preferred and expected behavior], or. I loved Rocketlauncher, but you're wasting your time trying to keep those configs aliveat this point. I understand RetroPad with Analogue probably covers most games/cores but whats the harm in letting it be set for one or two games/cores automatically in an override? This means that by adding specific files in your roms directories, you will be able to modify the behavior of Recalbox, RetroArch or the emulator for a particular game or for all the games in a directory. In Video Settings, you can adjust how the games will be displayed. This is useful if you plug an HDMI screen to your laptop. [SAP]. I can map the buttons perfectly fine with Input binds because you basically click on the button after selection a target button, but the remaps simply work differently. Cause I can't seem to find it. When I run this game, my TV switches to 240p, and I can fully enjoy Blazing Stars. Retroarch stores its per core configs in the \config\core name folder, there is also a setting you need to enable in Retroarch for it to load custom overrides if you aren't using the command line to load them. I made a few overrides before I realized I could adjust the settings in the Batocera Menu itself ( verynice coming from RetroPie!) The first thing you need to know is your mouse is not useful here. .folder.picture.png I do have another wireless 8bitdo pad, but that thing works fine. You can also choose a DSP plugin to add effects like echo or reverb to the game audio. The resolution does not matter, but keep in mind that the same or similar resolution to your scrape images is still recommended. https://forums.libretro.com/t/config-overrides-remaps-and-presets/16236, "overrides don't save input binds and a few other things due to limitations on the settings subsystem". If your controller does not have a home button, and the hotkey is on Select, natural game saving will be impossible. I tried that myself earlier not sure what it does but it seems to force download a version of that core (no new core in the cores folder ) because when it opens for the first time it says it saved a new config but no new config is added to the configs folder , seems to be ignoring all my parameters. Here you just have to add the file /recalbox/share/roms/pcengine/1943 Kai (Japan).zip.recalbox.conf. If it does not, stop here and report back. There is no need to dwell on the question, the best is to look directly in the RetroArch file, which is particularly well documented. This is "input" from the global menu, and not from Quick Menu. hi, I saw this option on shield tv on the last nighties. Same with Shaders except you can set a little bit like enabling or disabling if a core uses any Shaders or not but the individual Shaders are saved with their own Overrides in the Shaders menu. Sign in Conversely, the override of a game, must be named exactly like the game, including the file extension, followed by the override suffix, .retroarch.cfg in the example above. The whole RetroPie setup is pretty modular with separate elements. When an override is active, changes to the config will not be saved automatically. privacy statement. Guarantee some poor sap is going to stumble upon this thread in the future after hours of searching. Changes are gone. No, it's not normal. To have the numerical value for each key of your controller, look in the file /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg for the value of the desired key according to this table: The modifications to be made to the following values must be made in the override file. Map controls by controller, core, or game RetroArch allows users to configure a controller once for many cores instead of having to configure each core individually. [SAP] roms MAME2010. media MO6 This can be useful when some cores or games work better with different settings than you generally use. If RetroArch creates a default config file, it will have config_save_on_exit set Windows will look in retroarch.cfg in same folder where retroarch.exe resides. Thanks Ill have a look there when I have some time. Within the same series, there is backward compatibility: An MO6 will (in general) run the games of the MO5. All RetroArch based emulators can be configured in the following way: Global settings - that are settings which should apply to all systems - are done in the file: /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg ( example) System-specific settings are done in the files: /opt/retropie/configs/SYSTEMNAME/retroarch.cfg ( example) Finally a few things to note. Well occasionally send you account related emails. Remove the -L "core etc from your extra command line, that is messing things up in a big way. [K7] You can override the configuration of a game or of an entire directory. There are three types of overrides implemented at the moment: Say we save overrides for: c:\games\genesis\sonic.md using the picodrive core. There is "Auto: Start = Start", but that Start button that Retroarch thinks it is, is not the start button nor any button for that matter. On the other hand, an override file will have priority over what is stored in the gamelist.xml. For example, I have an official SNES controller connected to PC via an adapter. However, under the Quick Menu's remapping feature: it says it's an XInput controller (I have an XInput fight stick connected and recognized as Xinput index 0, but it is not being used). Input settings are handled separately with the input core and game Remap system. Putting the input_enable_hotkey_btn key on the R key of your controller for this game only can be done. If you don't set any default core, RetroArch will ask you which core you want to use on a playlist entry basis. I can't believe this information isn't easily accessible. When fastforward_ratio is non-0 in the base config, the override value is ignored. All rights reserved. @meleu said in How to disable configuration override? Likewise, Shader Preset settings are also their own entity for per core and game settings. Indeed, the system makes it possible to define an override per directory level. Most of the input stuff belongs in there rather than overrides. I don't use it on XInput mode since I'd like to keep those 4 indexes cleared for MAME (not RetroARch) and Steam games. input_dpad_analog, input_libretro_device and video_shader are blacklisted on purpose. .core.cfg videos Now, though, Retroarch supports custom configs on a per core, per game, and per directory level, so that RL system of managing configsis honestly obsolete. I load the core, set the custom resolution, save the config file, but the custom resolution applies to all the cores rather than that specific core leaving me with a nice looking N64 game, but a blown up blurry GBA game. @AlexMurphy Could just reinstall Retroarch to fix permanently, would that be safe? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The menu didn't change, the input setting didn't change, and the core override setting didn't change. Also from that pic you posted that is completely the wrong syntax, the core name should not have a space in it, no cores have any spaces in their naming. Overrides are never autosaved. They are the default config file for each individual system, you just need to replace each retroarch.cfg file with the *.rp-dist content. Now I am trying to remove the overrides from a few systems that I edited but I cant figure out how to clear them. You also do not need to do extra command line parameters anymore since Retroarch added in per core, per game and even content directory config saving. If you're using the newest version of LB, you should be able to click a drop down menu under "Core"for say gameboy, and renavigate to the VBA gameboy core. Look if you have retroarch.cfg.rp-dist files in your /opt/retropie/configs/SYSTEM_NAME/ directories. Audio sync is very important in RetroArch because the games speed is computed based on the audio code. To dissociate / associate the Directional Pad to one of the joysticks: The settings for changing the hotkeys depend on the joystick mapping in Recalbox. Override will be loaded whenever content is loaded from the dir with the core that was used before), Mapping keyboard keys from more than one gamepad (works with dosbox), Mapping more than one button to the same action, Mapping a button to trigger an analog response (tested with mupen, can run on SM64 with the d-pad now, triggers a full analog tilt), Mapping an analog to another analog (having more than one analog mapped to the same output causes issues), Mapping an analog to produce a button response. @meleu Like I said do I type that in on command line? Thanks. If Launchbox is saying you are missing cores when you actually do have them then you may want to first restart Launchbox and if that doesn't fix it try rebooting your system. and our Even though those cant be saved from the GUI they may still load fine if added directly via a text editor. i'm trying to move away from rocketlauncher but RL seems so much more straight forward. I'll take iBuffalo as an example. @meleu Well I did uninstall nestopia then reinstalled it yesterday so I'll give this a go again. I may need some hand holding but how can i check these files within command line and what are the proper procedures to do this safe? i tried retroarch gui but i find it very unintuitive and alot harder then it needs to be, these custom config files make things alot easier as this is on a cab, retroarch is just a real pain to use from my experience. There aren't that many settings like that, but Save on Exit (off) is definitely one of them.). The possibilities offered by local overrides are enormous, among which we can count: Like the Recalbox configuration overrides, we will be able to create .retroarch.cfg files for the directories and for the roms. The .folder.picture.png file in the / recalbox / share / roms / thomson directory contains an image of the machine: and the file /recalbox/share/roms/thomson/MO5/.folder.description.txt contains: And here is the result in EmulationStation: In the same way, on the first example which shows how to have several versions of MAME in the MAME directory, we could imagine having a nice logo MAME 2003 Plus and MAME 2010, followed by a small text which gives the number of games, and the corresponding MAME romset version. Is there a way I can just reset my retroarch configurations back to default since after uninstalling and reinstalling it seems to have kept my configs. This is particularly interesting for multi-machine cores, like: You can find a list of available options for each core in the core page in the Emulators section of this wiki. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you have been placed in read-only mode. So where does Retroarch keep these menu/input/override settings Cheers, In the Settings > Input settings, For user #1, I set iBuffalo as 1 seen here: https://i.imgur.com/ukrqZQp.png. Saving will compare main config and current config only. MO5 I found the retroarch-core-options.cfg file (system->configs->retroarch->cores). This is the place to configure your mouse, keyboard and/or joypads. i assume i can do custom controls bezels shaders ect on a per platform/directory basis? so that should work? By default, RetroArch will try to use the available space of your screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the emulated system. Overrideing the options of the cores offers enormous possibilities, among which a feature eagerly awaited by computer fans: the possibility of defining a directory per subsystem! OS: windows 10; Compiler: [In case you are running local builds] The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: . Of course, we will try to emulate each game with the machine closest to the machine for which it was originally designed, in order to avoid any problems and maximize the chances of having a perfect emulation. Then in each sub-directory, we will add an override on the key theodore_rom which determines the machine. good luck to you sir. This isn't the final solution, but I need to see if the games are launching with just the bare minimum correct setup. You can also append (although the proper term would be stack) config files via the --append command line parameter. gamelist.xml TO8,TO8D,TO9,TO9+ And my SNES controller (listed as User #3) has no option to change (All buttons just showing "---") down the list.