a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
i noticed that every time i load mame if i load it with cheats it takes forever to start up but if i load it without cheats it bring me to the list of games in a few seconds. is there a way to have mame only load the cheats for the game u select so we can remove this wait? its just an idea and idk if this is the right place to put it but i just thought id try 2 help.
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Re: a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
Why don't you use a front end like M+GUI?
Aww yeah. AMD A10-7850K givin' MAME and MESS systems what for.
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Re: a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
I'm guessing you are are using an old version of MAME that uses the .dat format. This delay is therefore unavoidable unless you get a newer version that supports XML format cheats.
I must admit I never noticed the delay myself, but then I never load MAME without cheats.
I must admit I never noticed the delay myself, but then I never load MAME without cheats.
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Grab the latest cheat collection:
MAME 0.264 XML cheat collection (3 APRIL 2024) from http://www.mamecheat.co.uk or direct from:-
https://mega.nz/file/SxsQUJoT#jBdz6GLm_ ... QzFGSMms2c (ZIP Archive 3.8 MB)
Servicing your cheating needs since 1985
Grab the latest cheat collection:
MAME 0.264 XML cheat collection (3 APRIL 2024) from http://www.mamecheat.co.uk or direct from:-
https://mega.nz/file/SxsQUJoT#jBdz6GLm_ ... QzFGSMms2c (ZIP Archive 3.8 MB)
Re: a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
it happens on both newer is worse than the old tbh i think it depends on how many roms u have but it shouldnt need 2 load them all before a game is chosen you know?
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Re: a way to have mame load cheats after loading a rom?
The reason for the long load time is the "massive" zip file containing the xml files.
Unpacking the few files you need into ./cheat makes mame load a lot faster.
Unpacking the few files you need into ./cheat makes mame load a lot faster.