Sega model 3 #segamodel3

Folly

@dteam said in Sega model 3 #segamodel3:

@folly
Is It better to uninstall my old files before using your script or that's okay.

This is the reason I created it in such a way that it should be a complete install on it's own and you should be able to keep using your old install for comparison.
This will make it easier to compare and improve or copy and paste configs or files.

So only for this module-script the emulator files come in :
/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick

It will create symlinks in above directory of NVRAM, Saves, Supermodel.ini and Supermodel.log.
These real directories and files, with normal user permissions, come in :
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/supermodel/model3emu/mechafatnick

These directories are shared with other installs :
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/supermodel
/opt/retropie/configs/supermodel

So it uses the same emulators.cfg file for adding the lines.
(but I gave the lines a specific name btw.)

Red_Trev

@dteam is there for global input to toggle Crosshairs (for light gun games) that i can put in supermodel.ini ? the keyboard command for it is Alt-I

mechafatnick

@folly oh wow good job! I've never actually messed around with Retropue modules so thanks for creating that. We have the make files for Windows and Mac in there too. Would it be difficult to make them compatible with those platforms? I've never seen Retropie installed in Windows.

I would say it's worth including the variants with under locked PPC settings. So far 40hz, 48hz and 45hz seem to get the best results in certain games.

mechafatnick

@red_trev yep - latest build gas the option in. Folly's script should capture it

Folly

@mechafatnick said in Sega model 3 #segamodel3:

@folly oh wow good job!

Thanks.

I've never actually messed around with Retropue modules so thanks for creating that.

I had to learn too, but once you know it, it can be quite simple.

We have the make files for Windows and Mac in there too. Would it be difficult to make them compatible with those platforms? I've never seen Retropie installed in Windows.

Not sure what you ask here.
Btw. I never compiled stuff on mac and windows.
So I can't help with this one, I think.

I would say it's worth including the variants with under locked PPC settings. So far 40hz, 48hz and 45hz seem to get the best results in certain games.

Underclock lines are added in the module-script !

DTEAM

@folly @mechafatnick
I confirm, load state works!!! Thanks @mechafatnick . Folly, with your script, I had to change my rom folder and config folder and my es_systems.cfg by replacing model3 by supermodel. It's not a problem for me, but people must know.

General information, if you go to the Test menu (InputTestA) and then to Game Assignments, you can select your country and more. With the country option you can change the language.

Other suggestion, this

Supermodel-mechafatnick-normal = "XINIT:pushd /opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick;/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick/bin/supermodel -wide-screen -stretch -legacy3d -sound-volume=50 -music-volume=60 -no-vsync -no-throttle -no-dsb -res=800,600 %ROM%"

Should be replace by

Supermodel-mechafatnick-normal = "XINIT:pushd /opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick;/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick/bin/supermodel -legacy3d -sound-volume=50 -music-volume=60 -no-vsync -no-throttle -no-dsb %ROM%"

In my opinion, all videos settings should be in Supermodel.ini and not in the command line. It will be more universal. It should be like below.

XResolution=800  ;    <------------the user must define according to the size of his screen. Default value 496
YResolution=480 ;   <------------the user must define according to the size of his screen. Default value 384
FullScreen=0
WideScreen=1
Stretch=0
WideBackground=0

Folly

@dteam

Good idea.

I will edit that asap.

Btw.
I have the saving also working, just looking at the joy_buttons in the Supermodel.ini.
Perfect.

I also found a neath way of booting roms faster.
Lemans24 has a real slow start up.
We can add -loadstate=%ROM%.st0 to the startline.

If you copy an initial save-state to the same directory as where the rom is, and call it lemans24.zip.st0, it will be directly loaded on boot skipping the "init boot".
If there is nothing, no problem it just boots regulary.

Shall I add that too ?

DTEAM

@folly
Other question. With

Supermodel-mechafatnick-normal = "XINIT:pushd /opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick;/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel-mechafatnick/bin/supermodel -legacy3d -sound-volume=50 -music-volume=60 -no-vsync -no-throttle -no-dsb %ROM%"

Do we lose @mechafatnick game settings in /bin/Config/Games.xml

One of his command lines was

Supermodel-45-hz-PPC-Underclock = "XINIT:/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel/bin/supermodel -game-xml-file=/opt/retropie/emulators/supermodel/bin/Config/Games.xml -ppc-frequency=45 -legacy3d -sound-volume=50 -music-volume=60 -no-vsync -no-throttle -no-dsb -res=496,384 %ROM%"

DTEAM

@folly said in Sega model 3 #segamodel3:

Shall I add that too ?

yes, I think

Folly

@dteam

I use pushd in the line.
It's something like cd.
So the emulator starts from that directory and therefor should find the game-xml also without the need of adding it to the line.

DTEAM

@folly
good to know . Thanks

Folly

@dteam

Done !

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DTEAM

@folly

I added those lines... We never know 😂

mame_autoframeskip = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -c -autoframeskip %BASENAME%"
mame = "/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame %BASENAME%"

Folly

@dteam
😂😂

Red_Trev

@mechafatnick said in Sega model 3 #segamodel3:

@dteam I didn't even think about the possibility of it actually ending up as an experimenal emulator. I just wanted to run some arcade-perfect VF3 :D

I've amended the zips on my guide and also put my amends to the sourcecode up on github for anyone who's interested:
https://github.com/Mechafatnick/SuperModelPi

can you add your work to the libreto GitHub ? (https://github.com/libretro/supermodel) might waken them up to add an official core in RetroPie ;)

mechafatnick

@red_trev I think it would all need to be redone anyway. Aside from needing to take standard libretro inputs, i think the act of turning it into a core might be easier said than done. I remember the abortive lr-Yabasanshiro needed access to things that you can't really access via Retroarch.

DTEAM

@mechafatnick
For libretro it’s doable but it’s a lot of work. You will have to chose for the user a preset setting for controllers. For video options you will have to propose the default size but also some choice and a custum option. In option, the user could choose your settings in your proposed command line. The black menu should be in option, etc. Etc.

It’s a lot of work and a lot of decision to take by you for the user, but doable with supermodel.

Folly

@mechafatnick

Besides, talking about libretro....

I would like to have some hotkeys, that we normally use in libretro, into Supermodel.ini for the standalone supermodel emu like this (adding F2 and F4 for saving and loading states) :

InputUISaveState = "KEY_F2,JOY1_BUTTON9+JOY1_BUTTON7"
InputUILoadState = "KEY_F4,_BUTTON9+JOY1_BUTTON8"

and...
We decided to remove all video options from the run-line.
But the Supermodel.ini lacks these lines.
So it would be nice if the Supermodel.ini contains some standard video options , something like this :

XResolution=800  ;    <------------the user must define according to the size of his screen. Default value 496
YResolution=600 ;   <------------the user must define according to the size of his screen. Default value 384
FullScreen=0
WideScreen=0
Stretch=0
WideBackground=0

So then the user can alter them to wat they want in there without having to look for these lines elsewhere and paste them in.

Can you do that ?
Or will this conflict with other stuff ?

DTEAM

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mechafatnick

@folly I can't do it right now but absolutely - anything you can put in the command line you can out in the ini file!

Name: XResolution
YResolution

Argument:       Integer.

Description:    Resolution of the display in pixels.  The default is
                496x384, the Model 3's native resolution.  Equivalent to
                the '-res' command line option.

In fact, check out section 13 here to see if there's anything else you think we should add:

https://github.com/mirror/model3emu