Looking for a little upgrade advice, from HS1.3 & RL

[radiofrog]

After messing up my (previously) working installs of HS 1.3 and HL 3, I've decided to just go with new installs of HS 1.4 and RL rather than trying to fix my Hyperlaunch mess.

So, before I dive in, is there anything I can salvage from all that time and effort I put in before? Any ini or settings files or such that will translate across? I had a lot of different emulators and Pinball Arcade all running well, and I'm kind of dreading tackling all this again.

Note: previous post about my mess:

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/10281-i-broke-hyperspin-with-git-bash-messing-w-hl-ahk-file-please-help/

[gigapig]

Keep all your old stuff for starters. Install HyperSpin 1.3.3 then put the 1.4 exe in. Put RocketLauncher where ever, but keep it in it's own folder, if it was in the HS root it may be best to put it in the same place.

 

Once that is done you can probably move database files across, the important one will be the main menu xml. Next move the "Settings" folder from HyperSpin and that may be all except media.

 

Now RocketLauncher. Which is a bit tricky because that's what you messed up previously. 

The settings folder should be OK to move, the modules folder however may not be. You may whoever need to move certain INI files from individual modules, but as long as you have the originals you should be fine.

Some of those INI files will have changed quite a bit since RL, so it may not be worth moving them and just start over.

 

Just remember to back up first and test after each transfer. 

 

When you first run RLUI it should do quite a big update but that shouldn't mess with your INI files.

 

Good luck.

[radiofrog]

Thanks, gigapig.

I think you're right about being easier to start over. As I'm moving along, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I thought I had forgotten everything, but it's coming back to me. And I have all the emulators properly set up still. I'm having difficulty getting Daphne to launch... I remember there was a guide I used for that one; need to dig for it. (Edit: I did a quick Google, and Daphne now working. Wow, that was easy... http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/1612-whats-the-easiest-way-to-run-daphne-with-hyperspin-roms-or-iso/)

On the problem I had on the old setup exiting mid-game with an x-arcade multi-button press, i was told it should be an easy fix; where should I be looking for that fix? Would it be in some global RL settings?

FROM MY OLD POST: "I ran into a problem with games exiting while we were attempting to play 2-player. After browsing the net, I found that HyperLaunch had a key combo set to "exit" (q & s I believe). These two keys are mapped to buttons on the Tankstick player-2 side. So I went into the Hyperlauch ahk file and tried to change those."