HyperSpin won't run launch games after HyperSync Cloud Update

[tfkennady]

I used this guide to set up MAME. 

https://gameroomsolutions.com/setup-hyperspin-mame-hyperlaunch-full-guide/

After I ran HyperSync Cloud for artwork etc, my MAME wheel was full of games that I didn't have the roms for.

So I tried the Cleaning Up Our Game List again (below) after the Sync was complete, my MAME Wheel is cleaned up but will not launch any games

The games run fine from RL - I'm a noob so I'm not sure what's wrong. ini file???

Cleaning Up Our Game List

As you saw in Hyperlaunch there were a ton of games in red where HyperSpin expects them to be there based on the MAME.xml file located at C:\HyperSpin\Databases\MAME.  We can generate a new MAME file that will only list games in which we have the rom files.

We need to make a couple configuration changes in HyperHQ which is the program designed to control HyperSpin.  It is a green icon in your C:\HyperSpin folder.

By default HyperSpin will not launch in full screen.  Go to Main Settings – Screen tab and select full screen.

Now we need to put in some MAME settings.  Not to launch MAME games as HyperLaunch takes care of that, but so that we can clean up our game list to only show which games in which we actually have rom files.

• • • Go to Wheel Setting tab and select MAME from the drop down
    • Hit the folder next to executable and locate your MAME64.exe file
    • Now put in the rom path to your MAME roms
    • Add the extensions of your rom files and put a comma in between, example “zip,7z” without the quotes
    • Close the program

Go ahead and get the full MAME.xml file from the HyperList website located here as we will need it.

Create a folder in your HyperSpin folder called HyperList and put the downloaded MAME.xml file in there.

There is a program to help us fix HyperSpin to only show games we have rom files for called Don’s HyperSpin Tools.  It is essentially an audit tool.  You can locate them here.

I extracted the downloaded zip file into a folder into my C:\HyperSpin folder

In side the newly created folder you will see a few tools.  Open the “Dons HyperSpin List Generator” tool.

• • 1. You will want to select the MAME wheel
    2. For the “HyperSpin Source XML” select the MAME.xml file you downloaded and put in the HyperList folder C:\HyperSpin\HyperList
    3. Click the “Generate” button and put the file  in C:\HyperSpin\Emulators\MAME  (This will take a couple min)
    4. Finally Press scan

Once the audit completes you will see what information you are missing for games along with what games you do not have rom files.  Again, it is okay in my opinion to be missing all the clone files as i feel they junk up your HyperSpin wheel anyhow.

Example scan

We are going to create a new MAME database file so HyperSpin only shows games where we have the rom files.  On the filter section on the left under the games header select “yes”

Click on of the games and then press Ctrl  and the letter a on your keyboard to select all games listed.

Right mouse click on one of the games and select “add selected to output list”.  It will un-select everything for a second then add all these games to the output list.  You should see this…

Click the “Export Output List” button and put a file called MAME.XML in your C:\HyperSpin\Databases\MAME.  It will want you to replace the current one which you can or rename the current to MAME-old.xml first and save the new file as MAME.xml.  Note the file sizes as the new file should be much smaller than the original just as a double check that it did actually replace it.

[tfkennady]

20 minutes ago, agent47 said:

If they run in RL but not HS chances are you don't have them connected properly, especially if you used that outdated tutorial. Make sure you're using HS 1.4 or above, the "Hyperlaunch_Path" in the HyperSpin/Settings/Settings.ini is pointing to your RocketLauncher.exe. Also make sure in RocketLauncherUI on the General Settings -> RocketLauncher tab the "Default Frontend Path" is pointing to your HyperSpin.exe and the "Default Plugin" is set to HyperSpin.

Thank you.