Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI

cosmo0 · 3 May 2018, 17:03

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

First off, this tool is great! Thank you for all your work on it!

I'm having an issue with it freezing while copying roms using a .csv file.
I used the app to download a set-noclone-noconsole.csv for a MAME 0.78 set and am trying to use it to copy roms from a full MAME 0.78 set to a different directory. It always freezes on "bmaster (2 MB)". I'm using Windows 10.

I checked in the set-noclone-noconsole.csv I'm using and the next rom after the one it freezes on is "bmcompm2", which happens to not be in my full rom set I'm copying from. I removed that line from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv and ran it again, and it got passed where it was freezing. It then froze again on another rom so I removed the one after that from from the set-noclone-noconsole.csv, which I am also missing, and it got passed that.

It seems it freezes while copying roms using a .csv if the next rom in the .csv is not in the full rom set.

Yeah, sorry, I noticed this bug yesterday evening, too, and didn't had the chance to release a new version. I'll try to release one ASAP.

@lilbud said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

Does this work over network with SSH? Or do the roms have to be on a flash drive?

The roms and config have to be accessible through your file explorer. So, through \\retropie\roms on Windows, /Volumes/romson MacOS, and whatever mount point your flavor of Linux has.

cosmo0 · 3 May 2018, 17:07

New release : v4.2

Fixes the rom copy (sorry...)

https://github.com/cosmo0/arcade-manager/releases

cloudlink · 5 Jul 2018, 18:03

Thanks again @cosmo0!
I tried this again today but it keeps encountering an error:

Error: Uncaught Unable to download file /cosmo0/retropie-overlays-arcade-realistic/master/overlays/configs/msh.cfg

File: C:\arcade-manager\resources\app.asar\src\downloader.js
line: 24 ; column: 17

Although it says it is erroring on msh, I believe it is actually erroring on the next file, mshvsf.

cosmo0 · 8 May 2018, 15:02

@cloudlink woops sorry ! I updated the overlay pack with OrionsAngel's pack 38 yesterday, and I made a mistake. It should be fixed now.

cosmo0 · 8 May 2018, 16:28

New realistic overlays

I integrated pack 38 and 39 of OrionsAngel's overlays : https://forums.libretro.com/t/my-realistic-arcade-bezels/10604/182

New or updated overlays : alcon, archrivl, arknoid2, armorcar, avsp, bootcamp, bsktball, bwidow, centiped, dino, dkong, dkong3, dkongjr, dspirit, elevator, frontlin, hbarrel, hyperspt, indytemp, kram, kurikint, mp_gaxe2, msh/mshu, mspacman, pacman, pbillrd, powerdrv, psychos, skyshark, superbug, tndrcade, zwackery

cloudlink · 8 May 2018, 17:30

Thanks @cosmo0!
I can't believe how great the Realistic overlays look and how awesome your Arcade Manager is!

cosmo0 · 8 May 2018, 21:16

@cloudlink Thanks! ^^
I'm glad if at least one person enjoys it :)

If you like the realistic overlays, I encourage you to go to OrionsAngel's thread at the libretro forums (there is a link just above) and tell him you like them, I'm sure he'll be glad to hear it :)

cloudlink · 9 May 2018, 19:29

@cosmo0
Do you know of a good way to install realistic overlays for consoles?

cosmo0 · 5 Oct 2018, 20:50

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0
Do you know of a good way to install realistic overlays for consoles?

What do you mean, realistic console overlays?
I have made a consoles overlay pack, maybe that's what you're looking for?
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16430/
No automatic install but you can just copy and paste.

If you want a TV screen with scratches and reflection it can easily be done, I can add that to my existing ones.

mitu · 10 May 2018, 19:45

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cloudlink · 10 May 2018, 23:02

@cosmo0
A TV screen with scratches and reflection would be awesome!

markwkidd · 11 May 2018, 18:05

Can your tool be used to create "Full Non-Merged" romsets, where the BIOS is added to the game romset zips?

To do this in ClrMamePro you go to the Advanced button and uncheck "Separate BIOS Sets"

cosmo0 · 11 May 2018, 19:27

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0
A TV screen with scratches and reflection would be awesome!

https://github.com/cosmo0/retropie-overlays/tree/master/_sources/generic pick your TV screen and I'll add the screen :P

@markwkidd said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

Can your tool be used to create "Full Non-Merged" romsets, where the BIOS is added to the game romset zips?

To do this in ClrMamePro you go to the Advanced button and uncheck "Separate BIOS Sets"

No it doesn't rebuild romsets, it just copies. This is what makes it fast :) It's just in case you have downloaded a matching romset and just want to copy a subset, or remove unwanted stuff.
But I have noted the idea, and I'll see what I can do with bioses.

markwkidd · 5 Nov 2018, 20:55

@cosmo0 Ah ok. It really quite similar to my multifilter tool then I guess, except for the CSVs.

If the user has Full Non-Merged romsets, it's ok to just copy the romset by itself.

If it's plain Non-Merged, the romset needs to be copied along with its corresponding BIOS, device, and machine zips.

If it's Split, you need the romset, the parent romset, the BIOS, device, and machine zips.

Note that mame2003 didn't have devices and machines yet, just BIOS. Those other types came along later. You'll definitely run into them with MAME 2016, and I can't remember for sure what MAME 2010 and MAME 2014 include. That gets parsed from the DAT.

Apologies if you know this. Just trying to establish what we're talking about! :)

Edit: Actually I have never built a Full Non-Merged romset for later than MAME 2003. I wonder if turning off "Split BIOS Sets" will in fact merge in the device and mechanical files to the romset for something like MAME 2016.

Edit #2: I see that you don't support Split romsets at all. I don't blame you. Because my tool gets used by devotees of more modern MAME versions, SAM support Split sets and has logic that keeps the parents with the clones even if someone only selects a clone.

cloudlink · 11 May 2018, 20:27

@cosmo0 said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

https://github.com/cosmo0/retropie-overlays/tree/master/_sources/generic pick your TV screen and I'll add the screen :P

exodus_OLDCRT_DAY.png would be awesome!! :)

Evert · 12 May 2018, 05:04

@cosmo0 , this is a brilliant bit of software. Love how easy it is to load overlays now. I used to do this the manual way and did not get past about 10 or so overlays until I was fed up. This is great.

Evert · 5 Dec 2018, 07:56

@cosmo0 , would it be possible to include the neo-geo folder as well in this software package? I noticed that there are overlays made for some of the neo-geo games, but as I have split them out of the FBA folder and put them in the neo-geo folder, the program doesn't load the overlays.

I also noticed that the overlay for Bionic Commando and Red Earth is the wrong size, the overlay stretches over the game image.

tekn0 · 12 May 2018, 17:30

I just wanted to say thank you for making this wonderful tool! I have used it to create a mame2003 rom list I am very happy with.

Excellent work!

cosmo0 · 12 May 2018, 21:55

@cloudlink said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0 said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

https://github.com/cosmo0/retropie-overlays/tree/master/_sources/generic pick your TV screen and I'll add the screen :P

exodus_OLDCRT_DAY.png would be awesome!! :)

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16430/overlays-compilation-repository-for-consoles-and-handhelds-1080p/3

Let me know what you think :) I'm not much of a designer, I just used what was available to me...

cosmo0 · 12 May 2018, 22:04

@evert said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0 , this is a brilliant bit of software. Love how easy it is to load overlays now. I used to do this the manual way and did not get past about 10 or so overlays until I was fed up. This is great.

Thanks! :)

@evert said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

@cosmo0 , would it be possible to include the neo-geo folder as well in this software package? I noticed that there are overlays made for some of the neo-geo games, but as I have split them out of the FBA folder and put them in the neo-geo folder, the program doesn't load the overlays.

I also noticed that the overlay for Bionic Commando and Red Earth is the wrong size, the overlay stretches over the game image.

I have noted the Neogeo request, I will do it for next version.

I'll check the overlays, thanks for the report. Is it the artwork or realistic pack?

@tekn0 said in Arcade Manager: install overlays and manage roms in a user-friendly, fast and cross-platform GUI:

I just wanted to say thank you for making this wonderful tool! I have used it to create a mame2003 rom list I am very happy with.

Excellent work!

Thank you very much! :) I'm very glad to know at least one person uses this tool to manage their game collection, I spent a lot of time tuning it :)