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

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    Folly @fedekrum
    last edited by Folly 19 Dec 2022, 15:50

    @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
      last edited by 19 Dec 2022, 15:56

      @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      It might be important to make sure your version of FBNeo is not outdated, meaning updating it from sources is recommended.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 19 Dec 2022, 16:25

        @barbudreadmon

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

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          barbudreadmon @Folly
          last edited by 19 Dec 2022, 16:28

          @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 19 Dec 2022, 16:29

            @barbudreadmon

            No problem.

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              fedekrum @barbudreadmon
              last edited by 19 Dec 2022, 20:43

              @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 19 Dec 2022, 20:54

                @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 20 Dec 2022, 00:05

                  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 20 Dec 2022, 07:25

                    @fedekrum

                    Thanks

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                      fedekrum
                      last edited by fedekrum 20 Dec 2022, 15:52

                      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
                        last edited by 21 Dec 2022, 02:10

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

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                          barbudreadmon @fedekrum
                          last edited by 26 Dec 2022, 11:33

                          @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
                            last edited by 20 May 2023, 20:54

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

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