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    • WeirdHW
      WeirdH @barbudreadmon
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      @barbudreadmon Alright, that's good to know. Thanks for replying and all the work is still very much appreciated! Also, I don't know who Barry Harris is.

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        mitu Global Moderator @WeirdH
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        @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

        Also, I don't know who Barry Harris is.

        It's the former FBAlpha project member that decided to - illegally - license the emulator to Koch Media for the Capcom Home Arcade and caused all the other developers to fork the project as FBNeo.

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        • WeirdHW
          WeirdH
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          Ah, thanks for that! Google only turned up a 90 year old jazz pianist. :D

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            barbudreadmon @WeirdH
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            @WeirdH we finally figured out the issue with the toutrun hiscores : for some reason, the second memory zone for this game (@:maincpu,program,60909,1,09,09) must be removed/commented from hiscore.dat. The hiscore i provide at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretro/FBNeo/master/metadata/hiscore.dat has been updated & patched

            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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            • WeirdHW
              WeirdH @barbudreadmon
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              @barbudreadmon Hey, I only just had the time to check it out. It works flawlessly, thanks a lot! Now if I could only improve my Outrunning skills to match...

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              • WeirdHW
                WeirdH @barbudreadmon
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                @barbudreadmon said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                The hiscore i provide at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretro/FBNeo/master/metadata/hiscore.dat has been updated & patched

                Just noticed this for the first time, but am I correct in stating FBneo doesn't save hiscores for Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man?

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                  barbudreadmon @WeirdH
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                  @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                  am I correct in stating FBneo doesn't save hiscores for Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man?

                  No, those games should support hiscores.

                  FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                  • WeirdHW
                    WeirdH @barbudreadmon
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                    @barbudreadmon Well, crap. Something is off then. Any idea what might be the cause? I only just copied over the .dat from your earlier post...

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                      barbudreadmon @WeirdH
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                      @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                      Any idea what might be the cause?

                      No, i just tested, it works for me. One thing that can throw off hiscores is readahead, maybe you enabled it for those games ?

                      NB : those games don't save name, only highest score to show it at the top

                      FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                      • WeirdHW
                        WeirdH @barbudreadmon
                        last edited by

                        @barbudreadmon said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                        NB : those games don't save name, only highest score to show it at the top

                        I know, but even those aren't saved.

                        Afaik I don't have runahead enabled. Is there anything in Retroarch or core options that could affect the functionality?

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                          barbudreadmon @WeirdH
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                          @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                          Is there anything in Retroarch or core options that could affect the functionality?

                          I don't think so

                          FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                          • WeirdHW
                            WeirdH @barbudreadmon
                            last edited by WeirdH

                            @barbudreadmon

                            It appears I fixed it by using @grant2258's solution here.

                            It's honestly the third time this command has solved an FBneo issue for me, so I'm curious to what it actually removes (I know, I know, kudos on me for blindly following internet suggestions). Maybe there is some issue with my core-options file either way...

                            He states 'remove the fbneo entries from your core options and see if it helps'. The issues it already solved for me are:

                            • AB Cop glitching out after launch
                            • Turbo Outrun black screening after launch
                            • Pac-Man hiscore saving again

                            So what could the file contain that causes this unreliability in my system? Is FBneo going rogue with settings so that it needs periodical removal?

                            EDIT: just thought of this: I use this script with a generic button on GPIO pins, but it should be a safe shutdown. Could it be of influence on my settings?

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                              grant2258 Banned @WeirdH
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                              @WeirdH did you keep the file backed up that caused the issues would help try debug this random issue.

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                              • WeirdHW
                                WeirdH @grant2258
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                                @grant2258 I think this is the only backup of an earlier file I have. It should be the one that has hiscores not saving for both Pac-Mans.

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                                  grant2258 Banned
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                                  ill apply them settings and see if pacman works for me.

                                  fbneo-allow-depth-32 = "enabled"
fbneo-analog-speed = "100%"
fbneo-cpu-speed-adjust = "100%"
fbneo-cyclone = "disabled"
fbneo-diagnostic-input = "Hold Select + L + R"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Allow_Continue = "Yes"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Bonus_Life_(1,2,3)_/_(5) = "10K & Every 40K / 20K & Every 60K"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Demo_Sounds = "On"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Difficulty = "Easy"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Freeze = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-digdug-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-dkong-Bonus_Life = "7000"
fbneo-dipswitch-dkong-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-dkong-Coinage = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-dkong-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Difficulty = "1 (Beginner)"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Difficulty_of_EXTRA = "Easy"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Freeze = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Rack_Test = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-dowild-Special = "Given"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Bonus_Life = "20K, every 50K"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credits"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Difficulty = "Easy"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-High_Score_Names = "3 Letters"
fbneo-dipswitch-guzzler-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-jojoba-Region = "Euro"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Autofire = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-BIOS = "MVS Asia/Europe ver. 6 (1 slot)"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Coin_chutes = "1"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Coin_chutes_2 = "2"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Commmunicaton = "Disabled"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Free_play = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Memory_card = "Writable"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-New_card_type = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Setting_mode = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-lastblad-Stop_mode = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-0 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-1 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-2 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-3 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-6 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-2-7 = "No"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Bonus_Life = "20k/50k/100k"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Demo_Sounds = "On"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Difficulty = "A"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Flip_Screen = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Level_Select = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-metlfrzr-Service_Mode = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Bonus_Life = "10000"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Coinage = "1C 1C"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Difficulty = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-mspacman-Rack_Test_(Cheat) = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Autofire = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-BIOS = "MVS Asia/Europe ver. 6 (1 slot)"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Coin_chutes = "1"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Coin_chutes_2 = "2"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Commmunicaton = "Disabled"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Free_play = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Memory_card = "Writable"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-New_card_type = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Setting_mode = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-nitd-Stop_mode = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Bonus_Life = "10000"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Cabinet = "Upright"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Coinage = "1C 1C"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Difficulty = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Ghost_Names = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Lives = "3"
fbneo-dipswitch-pacman-Rack_Test_(Cheat) = "Off"
fbneo-dipswitch-quartet2-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-quartet2-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-quartet2-Credit_Power = "1000"
fbneo-dipswitch-quartet2-Demo_Sounds = "On"
fbneo-dipswitch-quartet2-Difficulty = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Cabinet = "Mini Up"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Coin_A = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Coin_B = "1 Coin  1 Credit"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Credits = "1 to start/1 to continue"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Demo_Sounds = "On"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Difficulty = "Normal"
fbneo-dipswitch-toutrun-Turbo = "Use turbo shifter"
fbneo-fm-interpolation = "4-point 3rd order"
fbneo-frameskip = "0"
fbneo-hiscores = "enabled"
fbneo-load-subsystem-from-parent = "enabled"
fbneo-neogeo-mode = "DIPSWITCH"
fbneo-sample-interpolation = "4-point 3rd order"
fbneo-samplerate = "48000"
fbneo-vertical-mode = "disabled"
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                                    grant2258 Banned
                                    last edited by grant2258

                                    hi score isint saving for me i quit after a game and nothing saves regardless of using these settings or not do i need a hiscore file or something put it running it on windows.

                                    edit O copied the hiscore date from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libretro/FBNeo/master/metadata/hiscore.dat and it works fine now that was the issue for me anyway.

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                                    • WeirdHW
                                      WeirdH @barbudreadmon
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                                      @barbudreadmon said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                                      @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                                      am I correct in stating FBneo doesn't save hiscores for Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man?

                                      No, those games should support hiscores.

                                      How about the Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings and the Strikers 1945 series?

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                                        barbudreadmon @WeirdH
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                                        @WeirdH said in FBNeo high score saving trouble:

                                        How about the Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings and the Strikers 1945 series?

                                        Why ? They aren't working for you ?

                                        FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                                        • WeirdHW
                                          WeirdH @barbudreadmon
                                          last edited by WeirdH

                                          @barbudreadmon Strikers 1, 2 and 3 aren't, but Plus is. Aero Fighters 1 isn't as well, but tbh I haven't tested 2 and 3 there.

                                          Getting settings from the test mode to stick in Strikers was also a hassle: had to enable 'test mode' in RGUI options, restart game to actually enter test mode, change settings and save, change test mode back to off in RGUI, exit test mode.

                                          Is that the way it should work? In Mame2003-plus it's just a matter of pressing F2. But Strikers (2 and 3 in particular) get choppy in Mame sometimes, so I'd prefer FBneo.

                                          EDIT: just did some more testing, and Aero Fighters 1 suddenly works... This is the second time something like that happens to me, it's so weird. (Sonic Wings 2 and 3 are also fine, so scratch those too...)

                                          EDIT2: more testing: I swear to god this Pi is actively trying to discredit me! All Strikers now save scores fine too! I'm gonna go lie down.

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                                            barbudreadmon @WeirdH
                                            last edited by barbudreadmon

                                            @WeirdH ok, well, i would suggest you do lots more test before reporting hiscore issues in the future, that problem seems to happen a lot on your setup

                                            Yes, that's how service mode works for those strikers games, not sure why tbh.

                                            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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