Runcommand's launching image: can I freeze it until I press a button to continue the game boot?

[RetroNerdman]

I've been thinking about ways to make the button mapping clear, as other than the Hori Fighting Commander, I can't think of any other controller that gets close enough to the "one size fits all".

So, problem: each controller has a different layout on different systems which makes everything hard to memorize button placement, eg: Sega has controllers with 6 face buttons and Nintendo has controllers with 4 face buttons.

My idea of possible solution: instead of a "loading screen" by using the launch menu art, I thought about explaining the button mapping with a single image. However, I can only set it up to "show for X seconds" - and I'd rather have a "press a button to keep booting the game". Is it possible in any way?

This is an example of what I've been working on, to give a better idea of what I meant:


[johnodon]

I'm working on a similar project right now, however, I am using overlays rather than launch images. See this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26940/start-a-game-in-paused-mode-retroarch?_=1593783550430

I actually have the game pause once the rom is loaded and display the overlay that shows the controls. The overlay_next function is mapped to the same button as pause, so, when that button is pressed, the game is unpaused and the overlay (bezel) changes to the transparent one. Doing it this way the user can press the overlay_next button and the game will pause and display the controls again.

Once I have my solution exactly the way I want it, I plan on posting a how-to.

John

[johnodon]

See here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/27041/my-modified-rom-loading-process-launch-images-bezel-overlays-pause