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Hi, I have a couple of questions. One AEL specific and one more generic.
1 - I've tried to set up a launcher for my SCUMMVM games. The problem I'm having is that for each rom I need to put the file path but then also need to put the name of the game. (eg scummvm "c:/lure_of_the_temptress/lure.exe" lure). Is there a way to get that extra argument in or is it best to create a stand alone launcher for each game inside a ScummVM category?
2 - Bit of a long and possibly confusing one - I have a massive collection of C64 roms all zipped up. The zip files contain the full game name which is good for scraping but my emulator (vice c64) isn't able to launch the zip files. It can do gzips but not ordinary zips. So I need to extract the files. The rom files inside the zip unfortunately don't have the full name which means they don't scrape too good. I've noticed in each of the zip files there is a .nfo with all the details of the game however they are all named something like info.nfo .Sooo my question is, is there any way I could use the rom file inside the zip in ael and have it match to the correct nfo file without me having to manually go through each file (I have over 1000 just in the #-A roms so manually will take too long). I have lots of image files to use too but they match the name inside the nfo file which is another reason why I'm eager to find a way to use both files.
Questions out the way I also have an observation about the latest release (though may have been in a previous release too) - When importing roms it doesn't seem to tell you that it's trying to scrape the metadata and images anymore. I thought importing had become very slow but then when i was in the settings I realized I had scraping turned on.
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Hi, I have been trying to get Retroarch to work for launching PSX games through AEL and I'm having no luck whatsoever. I also had no luck trying to get them to work in Rom Collection Browser, but they work when lauched from Retroarch. Should I give up on it and just use another emulator for PSX. If so can you recommend one.
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OK I've made some progress.
For Scummvm rather than use the method you suggested, I noticed there was an alternative command option on the rom settings. I'm using this to add the launch command. I import the games manually and add all the meta data an d images at the same time so this is a good way to do it for me.
The C64 roms I'm still struggling with. I know what the issue is it just takes a while to get around it. I have used Bulk Rename Utility to rename the game and nfo files to the same as the folder. I have been trying to import but some of the nfo files contain foreign characters that causes the import to stop. It's a slow process changing them so I may just use the metadata scrapers instead.
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Is there any guides on what arguments to use with different emulators for AEL so they get passed along? I've setup EPSXE and PCSX2 and when I click on the rom file name it doesn't pass along the iso filename, all is does is boot the bios of the the emulator. I've tried the default "$rom$" then "%rom%" and also "%ROM%". Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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I'm interested in trying Retroplayer to compare with other emulators I use but I can't find any information on how to set it up and use it with AEL.
I tried launching a SNES game using the Retroplayer option last night and it just said "Please Wait" for a while and then nothing happened.
Can anybody explain what I need to do or point me to a quick guide?
Apart from the games launching directly in Kodi what are the benefits of using Retroplayer over normal windows emulators and the benefits of using the windows emulators over Retroplayer?