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    Configure Netplay on Retropie. Am I doing this right?

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      xwons @BGallagherLA
      last edited by

      @BGallagherLA When using Netplay from a PC, I usually activate the option to use a Relay server. For some reason, games stutter less and you don't need to open ports. Have you tried that in RetroPie?

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      • saccublendaS
        saccublenda @BGallagherLA
        last edited by

        @BGallagherLA The problem is related to using RetroPie as guest, not as host.

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          BGallagherLA @saccublenda
          last edited by

          @saccublenda Ohh. I see. I guess that would make sense then. My brother usually plays through RetroArch on his PC or his phone. We tried to get my other brother to play through his Pi and it never worked.

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          • strohsephS
            strohseph
            last edited by

            @saccublenda Thank you soooooooo much for that workaround. It worked for me and my brother. Linked up all my configs for the emulators we will be using. Can't express how thankful I am.

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            • saccublendaS
              saccublenda @strohseph
              last edited by

              @strohseph You should thank @mitu since he found out this workaround, I am just reporting it.

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              • strohsephS
                strohseph
                last edited by strohseph

                Well thank you @mitu

                For those wanting to implement this workaround, here is a list of the libretro coresI have on my build so you can copy paste the ones you want or all of them like I did.

                ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-81/81_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-atari800/atari800_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-lynx/mednafen_lynx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-ngp/mednafen_ngp_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-pce-fast/mednafen_pce_fast_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-pcfx/mednafen_pcfx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-psx/mednafen_psx_hw_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-supergrafx/mednafen_supergrafx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-vb/mednafen_vb_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-wswan/mednafen_wswan_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-bluemsx/bluemsx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-caprice32/cap32_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-desmume/desmume_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-dosbox/dosbox_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fbalpha2012/fbalpha2012_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fbneo/fbneo_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/reicast_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fmsx/fmsx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-freechaf/freechaf_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-freeintv/freeintv_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fuse/fuse_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gambatte/gambatte_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-genesis-plus-gx/genesis_plus_gx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gpsp/gpsp_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-gw/gw_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-handy/handy_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-hatari/hatari_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2000/mame2000_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/mame2003_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003_midway/mame2003_midway_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003-plus/mame2003_plus_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2015/mame2015_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2016/mamearcade2016_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mesen-s/mesen-s_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mgba/mgba_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mrboom/mrboom_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus/mupen64plus_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mupen64plus-next/mupen64plus_next_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-neocd/neocd_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-nestopia/nestopia_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-np2kai/np2kai_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-nxengine/nxengine_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-o2em/o2em_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-opera/4do_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-parallel-n64/parallel_n64_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-pcsx-rearmed/pcsx_rearmed_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-picodrive/picodrive_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-pokemini/pokemini_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-ppsspp/ppsspp_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-prboom/prboom_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-prosystem/prosystem_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-puae/puae_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-px68k/px68k_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-quasi88/quasi88_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-quicknes/quicknes_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-scummvm/scummvm_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-snes9x/snes9x_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-snes9x2002/snes9x2002_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-snes9x2005/snes9x2005_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-snes9x2010/snes9x2010_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-stella2014/stella2014_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-tgbdual/tgbdual_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-tyrquake/tyrquake_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-vba-next/vba_next_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-vecx/vecx_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-vice/vice_x64_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-virtualjaguar/virtualjaguar_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-x1/x1_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-yabause/yabause_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores

                (Ignore the random code highlighting)

                Cheers.

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                • mpnuttallM
                  mpnuttall @strohseph
                  last edited by

                  @strohseph strohseph Hello! Sorry to ask such a basic question, but how and where should I paste these shortcuts? I read @saccublenda post, but don't know how to to create them - I'm no good with console stuff and generally only mess around with settings via the Retropie and Retroarch UIs. Is there an idiots step by step of how to add these? Thanks so much, Mark.

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                  • saccublendaS
                    saccublenda @mpnuttall
                    last edited by

                    @mpnuttall As explained in my post, the command ln -s will create the symbolic link. For example
                    ln -s /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores
                    will create a symbolic link to the file /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so in the directory $HOME/.config/retroarch/cores.

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                    • mpnuttallM
                      mpnuttall @saccublenda
                      last edited by

                      @saccublenda Thanks very much for the reply. So do I just paste all of that in to the console (if that's even what it's called!) in, say, Putty? And also do everything in the very first post of this thread of course, I assume? Thanks again.

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                      • saccublendaS
                        saccublenda @mpnuttall
                        last edited by

                        @mpnuttall Yes, you have to paste this command in the terminal. The commands in the OP are essentially the same in my post, with the exception of the relay server, which I think is not needed if you have open ports on your router.

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                        • mpnuttallM
                          mpnuttall @saccublenda
                          last edited by

                          @saccublenda Brilliant, thank you. My friend has been having 'port mapping failed' issues (as well as the 'failed to initilise Netplay' one which seems to be what this thread is trying to address) so will try with the relay I think. This is all very new to me - tried hosting earlier to see what happened (with relay on) and it told me I had connected to Nick!! No idea what I'm doing really 🤣

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                          • AddisonA
                            Addison @strohseph
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                            @strohseph

                            I did the copy and paste from your entire list for the libretro cores.

                            It's kind of making a confusing mess of all things.

                            Is there a simple way to remove all of those symlinks?

                            I can use either PuTTy or WinSCP.

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