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    Netplay?

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @saccublenda
      last edited by mediamogul

      @saccublenda said in Netplay?:

      I suspect the roms on the pie must match those in the list in order to be found during the scan.

      They do need to match, but supposedly the databases account for most common sets such as 'Good' and 'No-Intro'. For example, I use the older and less popular 'Good' sets, but they're always recognized.

      Are these databases stored somewhere on the pie, so I can take a look at them?

      They're located at /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/database/rdb/.

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      • saccublendaS
        saccublenda @mediamogul
        last edited by

        @mediamogul I was able to populate the collection with the games. No luck yet in starting netplay, though.

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @saccublenda
          last edited by

          @saccublenda

          If it's still giving the “Content not found, try manual load or disconnect from host” error, try loading the game manually from the collection list in the RetroArch GUI. Are you using a 'No-Intro' set of ROMs?

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          • saccublendaS
            saccublenda @mediamogul
            last edited by saccublenda

            @mediamogul

            If it's still giving the “Content not found, try manual load or disconnect from host” error, try loading the game manually from the collection list in the RetroArch GUI.

            It still gives the same error.

            Are you using a 'No-Intro' set of ROMs?

            I think the roms are from the Good set, anyway they have the same name and checksum, so they are recognized and added to the collection.

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @saccublenda
              last edited by

              @saccublenda said in Netplay?:

              they have the same name and checksum

              I'm don't think they're supposed to. Have you compared them directly? I use the 'Good' sets myself and have about a 60-70% success rate on the Netplay pairing. Supposedly it "just works" with the 'No-Intro' sets according to the libretro team.

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              • saccublendaS
                saccublenda @mediamogul
                last edited by

                @mediamogul

                they have the same name and checksum

                I'm don't think they're supposed to.

                The database contains both the name and checksum of the roms, I think that’s how roms are recognized and added to the collections.

                Have you compared them directly?

                Yes.

                I use the 'Good' sets myself and have about a 60-70% success rate on the Netplay pairing. Supposedly it "just works" with the 'No-Intro' sets according to the libretro team.

                I will try the No-Intro set and let you know.
                Thank for the suggestions.

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                • saccublendaS
                  saccublenda @mediamogul
                  last edited by

                  @mediamogul I tried Good and No-intro sets, the games are added to the playlist, but I was never able to start a netplay game. It keeps giving the “content not found” error.

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @saccublenda
                    last edited by mediamogul

                    @saccublenda

                    Some day I'd like to take the time to test the feature under ideal staged conditions, but just like yourself, my success has been limited in the wild.

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                    • hansolo77H
                      hansolo77
                      last edited by

                      I'm still in that same boat too. I've got GoodName and No-Intro romsets, zipped and not, all identified in RetroArch with cover art. I still can't join any games "content not found". I can host games, but nobody ever joins. I've just given up until somebody can figure out the reason, and can make a play-by-play set of instructions complete with screenshots.

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        I seem to have had more luck than most people, but still, I've only used the feature successfully about half a dozen times out of the several dozen I've tried.

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                          Vegz78
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                          So the conclusion then, is that Netplay through lobbies really doesn't work or is not a supported feature in RetroPie, @mediamogul?

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