Confused on Multi Disc Games
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@AlphaBetaPie What emulator are you using ?
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The method described in psx section doesn’t work in flycast, maybe it’s the same with psx emulator.
I solved renaming with .CHD extension. For example: shenmue is a 4 disc game and I renamed them in
Shenmue Disc 1.CHD
Shenmue Disc 2.CHD
Shenmue Disc 3.CHD
Shenmue Disc 4.CHD
and I made .m3u file.Single discs have .chd extension so I can hide .CHD file just modifying es_system.cfg
This way works fine form me.
For psx multigame I used PBP format. You can create a single PBP from a multidisc game. -
I'm testing the PSX version of this method described in the walkthrough from the link above, just to get some clarity before trying to fix it on Saturn. So far so good getting it to load in the PSX core, except I don't know how to change discs. If I go into the quick menu under disc control, it lets me cycle disc 1, 2 or 3....but then what? How do I get it to swap the disc? None of my commands are working after I change the disc number. If I back out, it just puts me back at my normal game that was already loaded. What am I doing wrong there?
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Depending on your RetroArch version, the disc control menus are different. Which version are you using ?
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
Depending on your RetroArch version, the disc control menus are different. Which version are you using ?
Not 100% sure, which ever one comes default in the retropie-4.5.1-rpi2_rpi3.img file I used. The RetroArch menu says the following (when launching the PSX emulator):
build date feb 4 2019
git version: 9750719
1.7.6 - PCSX-ReARMed r22 cabd885 -
For older versions, I think the documentation is still accurate - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Playstation-1/#m3u-playlist-for-multi-disc-games. Newer version have an easier menu, where it know if you need to insert or eject a disk. I recommend updating the
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@mitu Yeah, I actually found a YouTube video that worked, right after I posted the above update. The issue is, you have to cycle the tray (like your opening it first), then switch discs, then cycle it again to close it. This is all done virtualy, and I have on screen text notices turned off. So it wasn't telling me anything. This video is very help for anyone that needs it. I will play around with Saturn now and see if I can get it to work. Will update soon.
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@AlphaBetaPie said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
This is all done virtualy, and I have on screen text notices turned off. So it wasn't telling me anything.
That's why it's easier in the new version, instead of a single 'Cycle Tray Status' there are explicit 'Eject' or 'Insert' labels so you know the state of the virtual 'cdrom tray'.
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
@AlphaBetaPie said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
This is all done virtualy, and I have on screen text notices turned off. So it wasn't telling me anything.
That's why it's easier in the new version, instead of a single 'Cycle Tray Status' there are explicit 'Eject' or 'Insert' labels so you know the state of the virtual 'cdrom tray'.
Oh, I see. I guess I'm a bit confused on my version status. I thought that was the latest image version you could use. But looks like v4.6 – released April 28, 2020 just came out yesterday. I have a build going and can't do a fresh install, so what would be the easiest way to update everything I currently have without losing all my progress (namely RetroArch and all the emulators)?
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@AlphaBetaPie You can always update your RetroPie version and/or packages - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#using-the-retropie-setup-script - without re-installing a new image.
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Just a hint: I now have several multi disc games. I am using the latest retropie version (updated using the retropie setup script) and using the retroarch menu (settings/input/hotkey binds) i assigned hotkeys to the actions "Disk Eject toggle", "disk next" and "disk prev". This way i can change disks easiliy when i am in a game, without going through the retroach menu's...
I also for you. I see in you gamelist.xml you have art assigned to the m3u entry in emulationstation. How did you scrape this? I have an issue that everytime i run skyscraper, my artwork entries for m3u files are removed from the gamelist.xml ...
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
@AlphaBetaPie You can always update your RetroPie version and/or packages - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#using-the-retropie-setup-script - without re-installing a new image.
After some searching in the menu, I found options to install each section from source indivutaly, and the cores. They are downloading now to my Pie. Hopefully when they are all done, I'll have the latest versions across the board. If not, I'll check back in on that.
@akamming said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
Just a hint: I now have several multi disc games. I am using the latest retropie version (updated using the retropie setup script) and using the retroarch menu (settings/input/hotkey binds) i assigned hotkeys to the actions "Disk Eject toggle", "disk next" and "disk prev". This way i can change disks easiliy when i am in a game, without going through the retroach menu's...
I also for you. I see in you gamelist.xml you have art assigned to the m3u entry in emulationstation. How did you scrape this? I have an issue that everytime i run skyscraper, my artwork entries for m3u files are removed from the gamelist.xml ...
The gamelist.xml I'm using was a custom. I can tell you my normal procedure was to just have a folder of .zip files, and run them through SkraperUI_Beta8, telling it what I wanted (2d cover, screenshot, video, marquee, etc). Then I have to sometimes go back and fill in the gaps of things it missed by just Googling images. Can be a paint, but once you do it once, you will always have it. But renaming to .m3u will be something I probably have to do after this is all sorted it. The XML didn't come that way by default (but maybe it could be setup to, not sure).
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
@AlphaBetaPie said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
This is all done virtualy, and I have on screen text notices turned off. So it wasn't telling me anything.
That's why it's easier in the new version, instead of a single 'Cycle Tray Status' there are explicit 'Eject' or 'Insert' labels so you know the state of the virtual 'cdrom tray'.
After updating all my emulator packages in the setup script (including all of RetroArch, EmulationStation and RetroPie menus themselves), I ended up with PCSX-ReARMed r22 f542ede. I assume this is the latest PSX emulator for Pie (updating from source, not binary). However, when I go into the disc cycle menu, I'm still not seeing those "disc eject" labels you mention. Or did you mean that the onscreen text would display that (which I wouldn't see, since I have those turned off). Just wanting to make sure I'm clear on what you're talking about there.
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@AlphaBetaPie said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
Or did you mean that the onscreen text would display that (which I wouldn't see, since I have those turned off). Just wanting to make sure I'm clear on what you're talking about there.
No, if you go into Disk Control menu and have a
.m3uit would look like this:
If you eject the disk, then you're positioned to the Disk index sub-menu so you can easily switch the disk and the previous menu turns into Insert Disk:
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@mitu Strange, mine seems different than yours on my Pie. As you can see, it looks like this (except I set the color text to yellow, just so I can read it easier). But this is my default, before and after any updates. Wonder why it's different than yours? We're using similar retropie and retroarch versions yes?
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@AlphaBetaPie This doesn't look like an updated RetroArch.
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
@AlphaBetaPie This doesn't look like an updated RetroArch.
I thought it was. I went in through the Retropie Setup menu and had the option to update the different packages. Retroarch was an option, as well as Emulation Station and some other menus. I updated from source. Perhaps binary is the needed area? How can I source my current Retroarch version to compare to yours? And what is your version?
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Did you update your RetroPie-Setup script first, before updating the packages ? The latest version of RetroArch in RetroPie is 1.8.5.
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@mitu said in Confused on Multi Disc Games:
Did you update your RetroPie-Setup script first, before updating the packages ? The latest version of RetroArch in RetroPie is 1.8.5.
I did not. Good tip. Didn't realize that would block all the others from updating to their most current. I did that, then re-updated everything again. Now I have the labels you're talking about (and the handy on-screen prompt that tell me what disc is loading for each game). Much appreciated. Now, getting back to the other issue below...
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Saturn Update
So, I was able to experiment using the PSX to make sure I knew exactly how to load multi disc games using the .m3u method. Everything works great, I even use the same Final Fantasy discs that were used in the tutorial. Here are screenshots of my successful PlayStation setup (problems with Saturn further down...)
Now, I'm back to my original problem. When I try this EXACT same setup with Saturn (using lr-yabause), it won't work. The best I can get is it will load the Saturn dashboard (because of the bios I have installed), but says NO DISC. I should also mention, that when in the quick menu of lr-yabause, there is no "disc controller" option located where you'd find is for PSX. So I'm wondering if lr-yabause is either incomplete or broken on the Pie? Here is my Saturn setup, maybe someone can see somewhere I've went wrong. Also including a shot of my es_system file, showing the addition of the .m3u to Saturn (to mirror the PSX setup), which should work, but doesn't for some reason.
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