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    Force specific game to automatically enable a cheat from a cheat file

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      Folly @fedekrum
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      @fedekrum

      I tested your cheat with lr-mame and it works oob.
      Make sure you have the cheat option enabled in the RetroArch-gui under core options.
      I placed your cheat here :
      /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/cheat/cheat/frogger.xml

      I installed lr-mame2003 and did some investigation.
      Seems you can enable cheats in the RetroArch core options/mame2003-gui.
      However the cheats where different than yours.
      Looking further I found that lr-mame2003 probably uses an older cheat format, as expected.
      Looks like that cheat-file comes with the install and can be found here :
      /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/metadata/cheat.dat
      So if you want to use it on lr-mame2003 you probably have to convert yours to an older format and place it in the cheat.dat file.

      As explained earlier your cheat will also work with mame standalone, as I have tested this now, see post 2 on how to enable this :
      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/33657/force-specific-game-to-automatically-enable-a-cheat-from-a-cheat-file/2

      If you can you should post your cheat here :
      http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/
      So It can be included in the new mamecheat cheat file.

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        barbudreadmon @fedekrum
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        @fedekrum In case you intend to use FBNeo again, i just converted that cheat and added it to our cheat pack.

        Follow the instructions at https://docs.libretro.com/library/fbneo/#cheats, make sure you read those instructions properly since i keep getting reports because people are using the wrong folder and/or looking in the wrong menu.

        Afterward the cheat will be available through the core options, you just need to enable it there and it should be reapplied every time you boot the game.

        It might be important to make sure your version of FBNeo is not outdated, meaning updating it from sources is recommended.

        FBNeo developer - github - forum

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          Folly @barbudreadmon
          last edited by Folly

          @barbudreadmon

          Your conversion can probably also be used by lr-mame2003, right ?

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            barbudreadmon @Folly
            last edited by

            @Folly said in Force specific game to automatically enable a cheat from a cheat file:

            Your conversion can probably also be used by lr-mame2003, right ?

            I'm not gonna be able to help with questions regarding mame

            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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              Folly @barbudreadmon
              last edited by Folly

              @barbudreadmon

              No problem.

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                fedekrum @barbudreadmon
                last edited by

                @barbudreadmon, thanks for including this. So can you answer my first post to use it on FBNeo ?

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                  mitu Global Moderator @fedekrum
                  last edited by

                  @fedekrum said in Force specific game to automatically enable a cheat from a cheat file:

                  So can you answer my first post to use it on FBNeo ?

                  They just did, in the previous post:

                  Follow the instructions at https://docs.libretro.com/library/fbneo/#cheats, make sure you read those instructions properly ...
                  Afterward the cheat will be available through the core options, you just need to enable it there and it should be reapplied every time you boot the game.

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                    fedekrum
                    last edited by fedekrum

                    upppsss !!! You are right !!

                    I have submitted it to http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13295 today too.

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                      Folly @fedekrum
                      last edited by

                      @fedekrum

                      Thanks

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                        fedekrum
                        last edited by fedekrum

                        I have isolated the cheat (is not combined with other cheats anymore) and changed the format to proper temp variables and added a "run" status. This is probably the correct way to do it rather than my last version of the XML.

                        I updated the link on my first post.

                        @barbudreadmon, does it makes a difference to you?

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                          fedekrum
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                          Here is a video of a valid move with and without the cheat.

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                            barbudreadmon @fedekrum
                            last edited by

                            @fedekrum said in Force specific game to automatically enable a cheat from a cheat file:

                            @barbudreadmon, does it makes a difference to you?

                            I'm not sure i understand what you are asking

                            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                              fedekrum @barbudreadmon
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                              @barbudreadmon
                              The fact that I have isolated just philmurr's cheat to fixes separated from other cheats

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