Cannot get MESS to start Cretronic Mega Duck in HyperSpin?

HypermanX · February 5, 2015

Very new to HyperSpin. Tried my hand at it last year and quit, due to frustration with understanding HyperSpin, HyperLaunch, etc. The process was just too confusing at the time. Fast forward a year later (Now) and I was finally able to setup HyperSpin, HyperLaunch properly and actually run some games within a few different emulators (Sega Genesis, Sega CD, NES so far.)

Now I have finally hit a brickwall with MESS running Creatronic Mega Duck roms. I need a module ahk file for creatronic mega duck specifically and can't seem to find it anywhere. I also tried using the newest MESS Module and renaming it to 'Creatronic Mega Duck.ahk' in HyperSpin Module folder (Also making sure to have a folder called Creatronic Mega Duck but I get nothing but line errors within HyperSpin.)

For some reason I am able to launch these roms in HyperLaunchHQ and within MESSUI (Newest version) outside of HyperSpin, just not within HyperSpin. I also already set up Creatronic Mega Duck in HyperHQ as well and pointed it to the rompath, rom extensions (using comma's) and emulator executable (MESSUI.) Obviously I am doing some very wrong. So please somebody with knowledge advise and tell me how to correct this issue. Thanks in advance.

Spelled Creatronic wrong in the thread title if a mod could please edit and correct that thanks.

Heres a log file (Logger set to troubleshooting in HyperLaunchHQ)

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03:48:50 PM |  HyperLaunch v2.25c
03:48:50 PM |  System Specs:
	HyperSpin Dir: N:\HyperSpin
	OS: WIN_7
	OS Language: 0409
	OS Admin Status: No
	Monitor #1 (\\.\DISPLAY1): 1920x1080 (1920x1040 work)
	HyperSpin Res: 1440x760
	AHK Version: 1.1.07.03
03:48:50 PM |  HyperLaunch received "Creatronic Mega Duck" and "Commin 5 in 1 (Europe)"
03:48:50 PM |  INI Keys read
03:48:50 PM |  Checking paths
03:48:50 PM |  Finished injecting functions into module
03:48:50 PM |  Module is built
03:48:50 PM |  Running module:

;-----------------------------------------------------------
;Built in script
;-----------------------------------------------------------
#NoTrayIcon
DetectHiddenWindows, ON
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
SendMode, Event
0 = 2
exitEmulatorKey = Esc
emuPath = N:\HyperSpin\Emulators\MESS\
romPath = N:\HyperSpin\Emulators\Creatronic Mega Duck\
romPathFromIni = N:\HyperSpin\Emulators\Creatronic Mega Duck\
romExtension = .bin
romExtensionOrig = .bin
romExtensions = 7z,zip,bin
executable = messui64.exe
systemName = Creatronic Mega Duck
romName = Commin 5 in 1 (Europe)
daemonToolsPath = 
skipchecks = false
fadeIn = false
fadeOut = false
fadeColor = 0x000000
fadeInDuration = 500
fadeOutDuration = 500
fadeInDelay = 0
fadeInInterruptKeys = {LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LShift}{RShift}{LWin}{RWin}{AppsKey}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}{Del}{Ins}{BS}{Capslock}{Numlock}{PrintScreen}{Pause}
gameStartImgPath = N:\HyperSpin\Media\Creatronic Mega Duck\Images\GameStart\
moduleExtensionPath = N:\HyperSpin\Modules\Module Extensions\
7zEnable = false
7zExtractDir = C:\Users\Home\AppData\Local\Temp\Hyperspin\
7zExtractDirOrig = 
7zDelTemp = true
7zFormats = .zip,.rar,.7z,.gzip,.tar
7zFormatsNoP = zip,rar,7z,gzip,tar
mgEnabled = false
mgKey = NumpadSub
mgSelectKey = Enter
mgExitKey = Esc
multiGameImgPath = N:\HyperSpin\Media\Creatronic Mega Duck\Images\MultiGame\
mgBackgroundColor = FF000000
mgSidePadding = 0.2
mgYOffset = 500
mgImageAdjust = 1
mgFont = Arial
mgText1Options = x10p y30p w80p Centre cBBFFFFFF r4 s100 Bold Italic
mgText1Text = Please select a game
mgText2Options = w96p cFFFFFFFF r4 s50 Center Bold Italic
mgText2Offset = 70
mgUseSound = true
mgSoundfreq = 300
mgExitEffect = none
mgSelectedEffect = rotate
mgUseGameArt = false
mgArtworkDir = Artwork1
Hotkey, Esc, CloseProcess
;-----------------------------------------------------------
;Module script
;-----------------------------------------------------------
MEmu = MESS
MEmuV =  v0.154
MURL = http://www.mess.org/
MAuthor = djvj & faahrev & brolly
MVersion = 2.2.5
MCRC = 1CE95379
iCRC = FAF9D0F2
MID = 635038268905515239
MSystem = "Amstrad GX4000","APF Imagination Machine","Apple IIGS","Atari 8-bit","Atari 2600","Atari 5200","Atari 7800","Atari Jaguar","Atari Lynx","Bally Astrocade","Bandai WonderSwan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","Casio PV-1000","Casio PV-2000","Coleco ADAM","ColecoVision","Creatronic Mega Duck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","Entex Adventure Vision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","Exidy Sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","Funtech Super Acan","GCE Vectrex","Hartung Game Master","Interton VC 4000","JungleTac Sport Vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","Matra & Hachette Alice","Mattel Aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","NEC PC Engine","NEC PC Engine-CD","NEC SuperGrafx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","Nintendo 64","Nintendo Entertainment System","Nintendo Famicom Disk System","Nintendo Game Boy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","Nintendo Game Boy Color","Nintendo Virtual Boy","Philips CD-i","RCA Studio II","Sega 32X","Sega CD","Sega Game Gear","Sega Genesis","Sega Master System","Sega Mega Drive","Sega SG-1000","Sinclair ZX81","SNK Neo Geo AES","SNK Neo Geo CD","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","Sony PlayStation","Sony PocketStation","Sord M5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","Tiger Game.com","Tomy Tutor","VTech CreatiVision","Watara Supervision"
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Notes:
; Exit fade will only work correctly if you don't have Esc, the default MESS exit key,  as your exit key. If you use Esc, turn off the ExitScreen
; This module assumes you have bios zip in your MESS "roms" directory, which might be different than your actual roms directory, for each system you need this module for. All tested systems listed below
; If MESS has a problem reading the bios zips, try archving them with "no compression"
; This site can help a ton with details for the various systems supported: http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/index.html
; You may get a black screen or MESS may close w/o notice if you do not have a bios rom for your system when one is needed.
; If you use bezel, it is recommended to set the module bezel mode to normal, and go to your mess.ini file, on your emulator folder, and choose these options: artwork_crop 1, use_backdrops 1, use_overlays 1, use_bezels 0 
;
; Following systems require a BIOS zip with their roms inside, placed in the "Mess\Roms\" directory:
; Amstrad GX4000 - N/A
; APF Imagination Machine - apfimag (tape games), apfm1000 (cart games)
; Apple IIGS - apple2gs
; Atari 800 - a800
; Atari 5200 - a5200
; Atari 7800 - a7800
; Atari Jaguar - jaguar
; Atari Lynx - lynx
; Bally Astrocade - astrocde
; Bandai WonderSwan - N/A
; Bandai WonderSwan Color - N/A
; Casio PV-2000 - pv2000
; Coleco ADAM - adam, adam_ddp, adam_fdc, adam_kb, adam_prn, adam_spi
; ColecoVision - coleco
; Creatronic Mega Duck - N/A
; Emerson Arcadia 2001 - N/A
; Entex Adventure Vision - advision
; Epoch Game Pocket Computer - gamepock
; Epoch Super Cassette Vision - scv
; Exidy Sorcerer - sorcerer
; Fairchild Channel F - channelf
; Funtech Super ACan - supracan
; GCE Vectrex - vextrex
; Hartung Game Master - gmaster
; Interton VC 4000 - vc4000
; JungleTac Sport Vii - vii
; Magnavox Odyssey 2 - odyssey2
; Matra & Hachette Alice - alice32
; Mattel Aquarius - aquarius
; Mattel Intellivision - intv ("exec.bin" [8,192 bytes] & "grom.bin" [2,048 bytes])
; MGT Sam Coupe - samcoupe
; NEC PC Engine - N/A
; NEC PC Engine-CD - N/A
; NEC SuperGrafx - N/A
; NEC TurboGrafx-16 - N/A
; NEC TurboGrafx-CD - "Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce" [262,144 bytes] (placed in the roms subfolder in the emuPath)
; Nintendo 64 - n64
; Nintendo Entertainment System - N/A
; Nintendo Famicom Disk System - famicom
; Nintendo Game Boy - gameboy
; Nintendo Game Boy Advance - gba
; Nintendo Game Boy Color - gbcolor
; Nintendo Virtual Boy - N/A
; Philips CD-i - the cdimono1
; RCA Studio II - studio2
; Sega 32X - 32x
; Sega CD - segacd, megacd, megacd2j (megacd2j seems to be more compatible over megacdj)
; Sega Game Gear - gamegear
; Sega Genesis - N/A
; Sega Master System - sms
; Sega Mega Drive - N/A
; Sinclair ZX81 - zx81
; SNK Neo Geo AES - aes
; SNK Neo Geo CD - neocd
; SNK Neo Geo Pocket - ngp
; SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color - ngpc
; Sony PlayStation - psa, pse, psj, psu
; Sony PocketStation - pockstat
; Sord M5 - m5
; Super Nintendo Entertainment System - snes
; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer - coco3
; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A - ti99_4a
; Tiger Game.com - gamecom
; Tomy Tutor - tutor
; VTech CreatiVision - crvision
; Watara Supervision - N/A
;
; Custom Configuration Files:
; If you want to use custom configuration files (.cfg files) for some games you will need to store them inside your MESS cfg folder using the following structure:
; cfg\mess_system_name\HS_XML_rom_name\mess_system_name.cfg
; An example of a game that requires specific settings is ICBM Attack for the Bally Astrocade, in this case special cfg file should be:
; cfg\astrocde\I.C.B.M. Attack (USA) (Unl)\astrocde.cfg
;
; Bally Astrocade:
; ICBM requires a soft reset (even on the real hardware) to launch. You can read about it here: http://www.ballyalley.com/ballyalley/articles/Playing_ICBM_Attack_Using_MESS.pdf
; A custom build of MESS is needed to play this game if you don't want to press F3 manually each time you play ICBM. The custom build enables DirectInput so it is possible to script a soft reset in.
; I compiled a mess with this turned on and it can be found in my user dir @ /Upload Here/djvj/Bally Astrocade/
; Also ICBM uses different controls then the rest of the games. Make sure you follow the procedure explained above under "Custom Configuration Files" to create such file.
; Rom extensions should be zip,bin,txt
; Create a txt file in your rom dir called "Gunfight+Checkmate+Calculator+Scribbling (USA).txt" This game is built into the system and no rom is required to play it.
;
; GCE Vectrex:
; Requires a vectrex.lay and a png overlay for each game. These all need to be placed in the mess\artwork\vectrex folder.
; You can download all these pngs and the lay file in my ftp folder. You need to use the HyperList XML to match the pngs.
;
; Magnavox Odyssey 2:
; Euro games should use the videopac bios instead of the odyssey2 one or you'll get some timing issues.
; Use the systemName ini file in the folder with this module for this, example:
; [Moto-Crash (France)]
; Bios=videopac
;
; Texas Instruments TI 99/4A:
; This system requires full keyboard emulation to work properly
; Split cart dumps are not supported since MESS .145 so you'll have to convert them to RPK format or use an earlier version of MESS (and a different module)
; You can check how to convert split cart dumps to RPK here:
; http://www.ninerpedia.org/index.php/MESS_multicart_system
; For floppy games make sure you have a RPK dump of an extended basic rom on your roms folder. It should be named "extended_basic.rpk"

; Bezels:
; Module settings control whether HyperLaunch or MESS bezels are shown
; In the bezel normal mode only HyperLaunch Bezels will be show and the MESS use_bezels option will be forced disbaled
; In the bezel layout mode, HyperLaunch Bezels will be drawn only when you do not have a layout file on your MESS folders for the current game
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
StartModule()
BezelGUI()
FadeInStart()

; This object controls how the module reacts to different systems. MESS can play a lot of systems, but needs to know what system you want to run, so this module has to adapt.
mType := Object("Amstrad GX4000","gx4000","APF Imagination Machine","apfimag","Apple IIGS","apple2gs","Atari 8-bit","a800","Atari 2600","a2600","Atari 5200","a5200","Atari 7800","a7800","Atari Jaguar","jaguar","Atari Lynx","lynx","Bally Astrocade","astrocde","Bandai WonderSwan","wswan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","wscolor","Casio PV-1000","pv1000","Casio PV-2000","pv2000","Coleco ADAM","adam","ColecoVision","coleco","Creatronic Mega Duck","megaduck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","arcadia","Entex Adventure Vision","advision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","gamepock","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","scv","Exidy Sorcerer","sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","channelf","Funtech Super Acan","supracan","GCE Vectrex","vectrex","Hartung Game Master","gmaster","Interton VC 4000","vc4000","JungleTac Sport Vii","vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","odyssey2","Matra & Hachette Alice","alice32","Mattel Aquarius","aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","intv","NEC PC Engine","pce","NEC PC Engine-CD","pce","NEC SuperGrafx","sgx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","tg16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","tg16","Nintendo 64","n64","Nintendo Entertainment System","nes","Nintendo Famicom Disk System","famicom","Nintendo Game Boy","gameboy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","gba","Nintendo Game Boy Color","gbcolor","Nintendo Virtual Boy","vboy","Philips CD-i","cdimono1","RCA Studio II","studio2","Sega 32X","32x","Sega CD","segacd","Sega Game Gear","gamegear","Sega Genesis","genesis","Sega Master System","sms","Sega Mega Drive","megadriv","Sega SG-1000","sg1000","Sinclair ZX81","zx81","SNK Neo Geo AES","aes","SNK Neo Geo CD","neocdz","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","ngp","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","ngpc","Sony PlayStation","psx","Sony PocketStation","pockstat","Sord M5","m5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","snes","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer","coco3","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","ti99_4a","Tiger Game.com","gamecom","Tomy Tutor","tutor","VTech CreatiVision","crvision","Watara Supervision","svision")
ident := mType[systemName]	; search object for the systemName identifier MESS uses
If !ident
ScriptError("Your systemName is: " . systemName . "`nIt is not one of the known supported systems for this MESS module: " . moduleName)

settingsFile := modulePath . "\" . moduleName . ".ini"
Fullscreen := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Fullscreen","true",,1)		; Set fullscreen mode
Videomode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Videomode","d3d",,1)	; Choices are gdi,ddraw,d3d. If left blank, mess uses d3d by default
hlsl := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings|" . systemName, "HLSL","false",,1)
bezelMode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "BezelMode","layout",,1)	; "layout" or "normal"
UseSoftwareList := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "UseSoftwareList","false",,1)
userparams := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "Parameters",A_Space,,1)
Artwork_Crop := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Artwork_Crop", "true",,1)
Use_Bezels := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Bezels", "false",,1)
Use_Overlays := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Overlays", "true",,1)
Use_Backdrops := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Backdrops", "true",,1)

artworkCrop := If (Artwork_Crop = "true") ? " -artwork_crop" : " -noartwork_crop"
useBezels := If (Use_Bezels = "true") ? " -use_bezels" : " -nouse_bezels"
useOverlays := If (Use_Overlays = "true") ? " -use_overlays" : " -nouse_overlays"
useBackdrops := If (Use_Backdrops = "true") ? " -use_backdrops" : " -nouse_backdrops"

hideEmuObj := Object(dialogOpen . " ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass",0,"ahk_class MAME",1)	;Hide_Emu will hide these windows. 0 = will never unhide, 1 = will unhide later

If bezelEnabled = true
{	
ListXMLtable := []
ListXMLtable := ListXMLInfo(romName)
If (bezelMode = "layout"){
	BezelStart("layout",ListXMLtable[1],ListXMLtable[2],romName)
} else { ;bezel mode = normal
	useBezels := " -nouse_bezels"   ; force disabling MESS built-in bezels
	BezelStart(,,ListXMLtable[2])
}
}

7z(romPath, romName, romExtension, 7zExtractPath)

winstate := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? "Hide UseErrorLevel" : "UseErrorLevel"
fullscreen := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? " -nowindow" : " -window"
videomode := If (Videomode != "" )? " -video " . videomode : ""
hlsl := If hlsl = "true" ? " -hlsl_enable" : " -nohlsl_enable"
param1 := " -cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"	; default param1 used for launching most systems.

If romExtension = .txt	; This can be applied to all systems
param1:=

If ident = apfimag	; APF Imagination Machine
If romExtension != .tap
	ident = apfm1000	; cart games for APF Imagination Machine require a different bios to be loaded

If UseSoftwareList != true
{	; Now that we know the system we are loading, determine if we use an ini assocated with that system for custom game configs a user might need. Then load the configs associated to that game.
If ident in ti99_4a,aes,apple2gs,odyssey2	; these systems will use an ini to store game specific settings
{	messSysINI := CheckFileMESS(modulePath . "\" . systemName . ".ini")	; create the ini if it does not exist
	If ident = ti99_4a	; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A
	{	mainCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Main_Cart",A_Space,,1)
		basicCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Basic_Cart","extended_basic.rpk",,1)	; user can specify a rom specific cart instead of the default basic one
		expansionLocation := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Expansion_Location","extended_basic.rpk",,1)
		; Now set the parameters to send to mess
		If romExtension = .dsk	; Expansion Disk
			; If using the mainCart , send expansionLocation to MESS. This will require DirectInput to be enabled on the MESS build! Else we are loading a Disk game
			param1 := " -gromport multi -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . (If mainCart ? (mainCart):(basicCart)) . """", param3:=" -peb:slot2 32kmem -peb:slot3 speech -peb:slot6 tirs232 -peb:slot8 hfdc", param4:=" -flop1", param5:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
		Else If romExtension = .rpk	; Cart Game (RPK Format)
			param1 := " -gromport single -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """", param3:="-peb:slot3 speech" ;-cart will also work here
		param6 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup
	} Else If ident = aes	; SNK Neo Geo AES
	{	biosRegion := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "BIOS_Region","asia",,1)
		param1 := " -bios " . biosRegion	; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games
		param2 := " -rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """"
		param3 := " -cart " . romName
	}Else if ident = apple2gs	; Apple IIGS
	{	externalOS := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "External_OS","false",,1)
		2gsSystemFile := "System6.2mg"	;For games without OS included, always force this name and error out if not found
		multipartTable := CreateRomTable(multipartTable)

		If externalOS = true
		{	CheckFile(romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile)
			param1 := " -flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile . """", param3:=" -flop4", param4:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
		}Else{
			param1 := " -flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
			If (multipartTable.MaxIndex() > 1)
				param3:=" -flop4", param4 := """" . multipartTable[2,1] . """"
		}
		param5 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup
	}Else if ident = odyssey2	; Magnavox Odyssey 2
		param2 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup
	;Use a different bios if needed (This must be done after the above if conditions since the ident will change)
	iniBios := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Bios",ident,,1) ; for all games, we use the default bios. Some games might require different bios like Odyssey2's Jopac games use the videopac bios instead, which should be defined in the ini
	If (iniBios != "")
		ident := iniBios	; need to change the bios name for some games
}

; These systems don't use an ini, but do require parameters to be changed from the default method of launching Mess
If (ident = "neocdz" || ident = "cdimono1" || ident = "segacd" || ident = "psx" || (ident = "tg16" && systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") || (ident = "pce" && systemName = "NEC PC Engine-CD"))	; SNK Neo Geo CD, Philips CD-i, Sega CD, Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine-CD or NEC TurboGrafx-CD
{	If romExtension not in .chd,.cue
		ScriptError("MESS only supports " . systemName . " games in chd and cue format. It does not support:`n" . romExtension)
	If (systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") {		; NEC TurboGrafx-CD needs an additional bios mounted as a cart to run
		; tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\CD-ROM System V2.01 (U).pce")	; older bios that doesn't seem to work with many games
		tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce")
		param2 := " -cart " . """" . tgcdBios . """"
	} Else If (systemName = "NEC PC Engine-CD") {		; NEC PC Engine-CD needs an additional bios mounted as a cart to run
		pcecdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.0 (J).pce")
		param2 := " -cart " . """" . pcecdBios . """"
	} Else If (ident = "psx") {		; Sony PlayStation
		ident = psu	; changing ident sent to Mess to use the USA bios
		; SelectMemCard()	; future function to swap around memcards
		; Usage: mc1 "J:\MESS\software\psu\card1.mc" 
	} If (systemName = "Sega CD") {	; 
		If InStr(romName,"(Jap")	; Mega CD Japanese v2
			ident = megacd2j
		Else If InStr(romName,"(Euro")	; Mega CD European (PAL)
			ident = megacd
	}
	param1 := " -cdrm " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = gamecom	; Tiger Game.com
{	If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := " -cart1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = genesis	; Sega Genesis
{	If (InStr(romName, "(Europe") || InStr(romName, "(PAL"))	; if rom is from europe, tell MESS to boot a Mega Drive instead
		ident = megadriv
}Else If ident = megadriv	; Sega Mega Drive
{	If (InStr(romName, "(USA") || InStr(romName, "(NTSC"))	; if rom is from America, tell MESS to boot a Genesis instead
		ident = genesis
}Else If ident = vii ; JungleTac Sport Vii
{   If romName = Built-In Games (China)	;  Has some built-in games, gotta launch just BIOS for it.
		param1:=
}Else If ident = alice32 ; Matra & Hachette Alice
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := " -cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = pockstat	; Sony PocketStation
{	If romExtension != .gme
		param1 := " -cart1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"	
}Else If ident = coco3 ; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := " -cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = zx81 ; Sinclair ZX81
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := " -cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = sorcerer	; Exidy Sorcerer
{	If romExtension = .snp   ; Snapshot file
		param1 := " -dump " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
	Else If romExtension = .bin
		param1 := " -quik " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If (ident = "a800" || ident = "famicom" || ident = "samcoupe")	; Atari 8-bit, Nintendo Famicom Disk System, and MGT Sam Coupe
{	If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := " -flop1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = vectrex	; GCE Vectrex
{	If romName = Mine Storm (World)	; Mess dumps an error if you try to launch Mine Storm using a rom instead of just booting vectrex w/o a game in it (Mine Storm is built into vectrex)
		param1:=
}Else If ident = apfm1000	; APF Imagination Machine/APF M1000
{	If romName = Rocket Patrol (USA)	; Rocket Patrol is built into the APF M1000 ROM.
		param1:=
}Else If ident = adam		; Coleco ADAM
	param1 := (If romExtension = ".ddp" ? " -cass1" : " -floppydisk") . " """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"	;  Decide if disk or ddp game
}Else{	; Use Software List
hashname := ident
param1 := " -rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """" . A_Space . romName	; param1 used for launching from software lists

If ident = aes	; SNK Neo Geo AES
{	hashname := "neogeo"
	param2 := " -bios asia"	; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games
}
CheckFile(emuPath . "\hash\" . hashname . ".xml","Could not find a software list for the system " . ident) ;Check if software list for selected system exists
}

If ident = vectrex	; GCE Vectrex
param2 := " -view "  . (If (FileExist(emuPath . "\artwork\Vectrex\" . romName . ".png"))?("""" . romName . """"):"standard")	; need overlays extracted in the artwork\vectres folder. PNGs must match romName

If userparams
userparams := " " . userparams	; tacking on a space in case user forgot to add one

; use a custom cfg file if it exists and append it to param1
IfExist, % emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName
param1 := " -cfg_directory " . """" . emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName . """" . param1

HideEmuStart()

errLvl := Run(executable . A_Space . ident . param1 . param2 . param3 . param4 . param5 . param6 . userparams . fullscreen . hlsl . videomode . artworkCrop . useBezels . useOverlays . useBackdrops . " -skip_gameinfo", emuPath, winstate)

If errLvl {
If (errLvl = 1)
	Error = Failed Validity
Else If(errLvl = 2)
	Error = Missing Files
Else If(errLvl = 3)
	Error = Fatal Error
Else If(errLvl = 4)
	Error = Device Error
Else If(errLvl = 5)
	Error = Game Does Not Exist
Else If(errLvl = 6)
	Error = Invalid Config
Else If errLvl in 7,8,9
	Error = Identification Error
Else
	Error = MESS Error
Log("MESS Error - " . Error,3)
}

WinWait("ahk_class MAME")
WinWaitActive("ahk_class MAME")

BezelDraw()

If romName = ICBMromName	; for Bally Astrocade only
{	Sleep, 2000 ; increase if you don't see the title screen
SetKeyDelay(50)
Send, {F3 down}{F3 up}	; sends a reset to MESS, needed for ICBM to boot
}

HideEmuEnd()
FadeInExit()
Process("WaitClose", executable)
7zCleanUp()
BezelExit()
FadeOutExit()
ExitModule()


; This will simply create a new blank ini if one does not exist
CheckFileMESS(file){
IfNotExist, %file%
	FileAppend,, %file%
Return file
}

ListXMLInfo(rom){ ; returns MAME/MESS info about parent rom, orientation angle, resolution
Global emuFullPath, emuPath
ListXMLtable := []
Log("Module - RunWait`, " .  comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt`, " . emuPath . "`, Hide")
RunWait, % comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt", %emuPath%, Hide
Fileread, ListxmlContents, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<game.*name=" . """" . rom . """" . ".*" . "cloneof=" . """" . "[^""""]*", parent)
RegExMatch(parent,"cloneof=" . """" . ".*", parent)
RegExMatch(parent,"""" . ".*", parent)
StringTrimLeft, parent, parent, 1
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*rotate=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", angle)
RegExMatch(angle,"[0-9]+", angle, "-6")
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*width=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", width)
RegExMatch(width,"[0-9]+", width, "-6")
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*height=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", Height)
RegExMatch(Height,"[0-9]+", Height, "-6")
ListXMLtable[1] := parent
ListXMLtable[2] := angle
ListXMLtable[3] := height
ListXMLtable[4] := width
If (ListXMLtable[3] > ListXMLtable[4])
	ListXMLtable[2] := true
FileDelete, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt
Return ListXMLtable	
}

BezelLabel:
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass
Return

CloseProcess:
FadeOutStart()
WinClose("ahk_class MAME")
Return

hideDesktop(){
}

FadeInStart(){
}

FadeInExit(){
}

FadeOutStart(){
Suspend, On
}

FadeOutExit(){
}

7z(7zP, 7zN, 7zE, 7zExtractDir){
}

7zCleanUp() {
}

CheckFile(file,msg="",timeout=6){
IfNotExist, %file%
{
If msg
ScriptError(msg, timeout)
Else
ScriptError("Cannot find " . file, timeout) 
}
Return %file%
}

ScriptError(error,timeout=6){
MsgBox,48,Error,%error%,%timeout%
ExitApp
}
03:48:59 PM |  Module ended, exiting HyperLaunch normally

[/code]

rexryan · February 5, 2015

MEmu = MESS

MEmuV = v0.154

MURL = http://www.mess.org/

MAuthor = djvj & faahrev & brolly

MVersion = 2.2.5

MCRC = 1CE95379

iCRC = FAF9D0F2

MID = 635038268905515239

MSystem = "Amstrad GX4000","APF Imagination Machine","Apple IIGS","Atari 8-bit","Atari 2600","Atari 5200","Atari 7800","Atari Jaguar","Atari Lynx","Bally Astrocade","Bandai Super Vision 8000","Bandai WonderSwan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","Casio PV-1000","Casio PV-2000","Coleco ADAM","ColecoVision","Creatronic Mega Duck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","Entex Adventure Vision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","Exidy Sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","Funtech Super Acan","GCE Vectrex","Hartung Game Master","Interton VC 4000","JungleTac Sport Vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","Matra & Hachette Alice","Mattel Aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","NEC PC Engine","NEC PC Engine-CD","NEC SuperGrafx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","Nintendo 64","Nintendo Entertainment System","Nintendo Famicom Disk System","Nintendo Game Boy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","Nintendo Game Boy Color","Nintendo Virtual Boy","Philips CD-i","RCA Studio II","Sega 32X","Sega CD","Sega Game Gear","Sega Genesis","Sega Master System","Sega Mega Drive","Sega SG-1000","Sinclair ZX81","SNK Neo Geo AES","SNK Neo Geo CD","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","Sony PlayStation","Sony PocketStation","Sord M5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","Tiger Game.com","Tomy Tutor","VTech CreatiVision","Watara Supervision"

;----------------------------------------------------------------------------

; Notes:

; Exit fade will only work correctly if you don't have Esc, the default MESS exit key, as your exit key. If you use Esc, turn off the ExitScreen

; This module assumes you have bios zip in your MESS "roms" directory, which might be different than your actual roms directory, for each system you need this module for. All tested systems listed below

; If MESS has a problem reading the bios zips, try archving them with "no compression"

; This site can help a ton with details for the various systems supported: http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/index.html

; You may get a black screen or MESS may close w/o notice if you do not have a bios rom for your system when one is needed.

; If you use bezel, it is recommended to set the module bezel mode to normal, and go to your mess.ini file, on your emulator folder, and choose these options: artwork_crop 1, use_backdrops 1, use_overlays 1, use_bezels 0

;

; Following systems require a BIOS zip with their roms inside, placed in the "Mess\Roms\" directory:

; Amstrad GX4000 - N/A

; APF Imagination Machine - apfimag (tape games), apfm1000 (cart games)

; Apple IIGS - apple2gs

; Atari 800 - a800

; Atari 5200 - a5200

; Atari 7800 - a7800

; Atari Jaguar - jaguar

; Atari Lynx - lynx

; Bally Astrocade - astrocde

; Bandai WonderSwan - N/A

; Bandai WonderSwan Color - N/A

; Casio PV-2000 - pv2000

; Coleco ADAM - adam, adam_ddp, adam_fdc, adam_kb, adam_prn, adam_spi

; ColecoVision - coleco

; Creatronic Mega Duck - N/A

; Emerson Arcadia 2001 - N/A

; Entex Adventure Vision - advision

; Epoch Game Pocket Computer - gamepock

; Epoch Super Cassette Vision - scv

; Exidy Sorcerer - sorcerer

; Fairchild Channel F - channelf

; Funtech Super ACan - supracan

; GCE Vectrex - vextrex

; Hartung Game Master - gmaster

; Interton VC 4000 - vc4000

; JungleTac Sport Vii - vii

; Magnavox Odyssey 2 - odyssey2

; Matra & Hachette Alice - alice32

; Mattel Aquarius - aquarius

; Mattel Intellivision - intv ("exec.bin" [8,192 bytes] & "grom.bin" [2,048 bytes])

; MGT Sam Coupe - samcoupe

; NEC PC Engine - N/A

; NEC PC Engine-CD - N/A

; NEC SuperGrafx - N/A

; NEC TurboGrafx-16 - N/A

; NEC TurboGrafx-CD - "Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce" [262,144 bytes] (placed in the roms subfolder in the emuPath)

; Nintendo 64 - n64

; Nintendo Entertainment System - N/A

; Nintendo Famicom Disk System - famicom

; Nintendo Game Boy - gameboy

; Nintendo Game Boy Advance - gba

; Nintendo Game Boy Color - gbcolor

; Nintendo Virtual Boy - N/A

; Philips CD-i - the cdimono1

; RCA Studio II - studio2

; Sega 32X - 32x

; Sega CD - segacd, megacd, megacd2j (megacd2j seems to be more compatible over megacdj)

; Sega Game Gear - gamegear

; Sega Genesis - N/A

; Sega Master System - sms

; Sega Mega Drive - N/A

; Sinclair ZX81 - zx81

; SNK Neo Geo AES - aes

; SNK Neo Geo CD - neocd

; SNK Neo Geo Pocket - ngp

; SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color - ngpc

; Sony PlayStation - psa, pse, psj, psu

; Sony PocketStation - pockstat

; Sord M5 - m5

; Super Nintendo Entertainment System - snes

; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer - coco3

; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A - ti99_4a

; Tiger Game.com - gamecom

; Tomy Tutor - tutor

; VTech CreatiVision - crvision

; Watara Supervision - N/A

;

; Custom Configuration Files:

; If you want to use custom configuration files (.cfg files) for some games you will need to store them inside your MESS cfg folder using the following structure:

; cfg\mess_system_name\HS_XML_rom_name\mess_system_name.cfg

; An example of a game that requires specific settings is ICBM Attack for the Bally Astrocade, in this case special cfg file should be:

; cfg\astrocde\I.C.B.M. Attack (USA) (Unl)\astrocde.cfg

;

; Bally Astrocade:

; ICBM requires a soft reset (even on the real hardware) to launch. You can read about it here: http://www.ballyalley.com/ballyalley/articles/Playing_ICBM_Attack_Using_MESS.pdf

; A custom build of MESS is needed to play this game if you don't want to press F3 manually each time you play ICBM. The custom build enables DirectInput so it is possible to script a soft reset in.

; I compiled a mess with this turned on and it can be found in my user dir @ /Upload Here/djvj/Bally Astrocade/

; Also ICBM uses different controls then the rest of the games. Make sure you follow the procedure explained above under "Custom Configuration Files" to create such file.

; Rom extensions should be zip,bin,txt

; Create a txt file in your rom dir called "Gunfight+Checkmate+Calculator+Scribbling (USA).txt" This game is built into the system and no rom is required to play it.

;

; GCE Vectrex:

; Requires a vectrex.lay and a png overlay for each game. These all need to be placed in the mess\artwork\vectrex folder.

; You can download all these pngs and the lay file in my ftp folder. You need to use the HyperList XML to match the pngs.

;

; Magnavox Odyssey 2:

; Euro games should use the videopac bios instead of the odyssey2 one or you'll get some timing issues.

; Use the systemName ini file in the folder with this module for this, example:

; [Moto-Crash (France)]

; Bios=videopac

;

; Texas Instruments TI 99/4A:

; This system requires full keyboard emulation to work properly

; Split cart dumps are not supported since MESS .145 so you'll have to convert them to RPK format or use an earlier version of MESS (and a different module)

; You can check how to convert split cart dumps to RPK here:

; http://www.ninerpedia.org/index.php/MESS_multicart_system

; For floppy games make sure you have a RPK dump of an extended basic rom on your roms folder. It should be named "extended_basic.rpk"

; Bezels:

; Module settings control whether HyperLaunch or MESS bezels are shown

; In the bezel normal mode only HyperLaunch Bezels will be show and the MESS use_bezels option will be forced disbaled

; In the bezel layout mode, HyperLaunch Bezels will be drawn only when you do not have a layout file on your MESS folders for the current game

;----------------------------------------------------------------------------

StartModule()

BezelGUI()

FadeInStart()

; This object controls how the module reacts to different systems. MESS can play a lot of systems, but needs to know what system you want to run, so this module has to adapt.

mType := Object("Amstrad GX4000","gx4000","APF Imagination Machine","apfimag","Apple IIGS","apple2gs","Atari 8-bit","a800","Atari 2600","a2600","Atari 5200","a5200","Atari 7800","a7800","Atari Jaguar","jaguar","Atari Lynx","lynx","Bally Astrocade","astrocde","Bandai Super Vision 8000","sv8000","Bandai WonderSwan","wswan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","wscolor","Casio PV-1000","pv1000","Casio PV-2000","pv2000","Coleco ADAM","adam","ColecoVision","coleco","Creatronic Mega Duck","megaduck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","arcadia","Entex Adventure Vision","advision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","gamepock","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","scv","Exidy Sorcerer","sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","channelf","Funtech Super Acan","supracan","GCE Vectrex","vectrex","Hartung Game Master","gmaster","Interton VC 4000","vc4000","JungleTac Sport Vii","vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","odyssey2","Matra & Hachette Alice","alice32","Mattel Aquarius","aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","intv","NEC PC Engine","pce","NEC PC Engine-CD","pce","NEC SuperGrafx","sgx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","tg16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","tg16","Nintendo 64","n64","Nintendo Entertainment System","nes","Nintendo Famicom Disk System","famicom","Nintendo Game Boy","gameboy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","gba","Nintendo Game Boy Color","gbcolor","Nintendo Virtual Boy","vboy","Philips CD-i","cdimono1","RCA Studio II","studio2","Sega 32X","32x","Sega CD","segacd","Sega Game Gear","gamegear","Sega Genesis","genesis","Sega Master System","sms","Sega Mega Drive","megadriv","Sega SG-1000","sg1000","Sinclair ZX81","zx81","SNK Neo Geo AES","aes","SNK Neo Geo CD","neocdz","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","ngp","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","ngpc","Sony PlayStation","psx","Sony PocketStation","pockstat","Sord M5","m5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","snes","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer","coco3","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","ti99_4a","Tiger Game.com","gamecom","Tomy Tutor","tutor","VTech CreatiVision","crvision","Watara Supervision","svision")

ident := mType[systemName] ; search object for the systemName identifier MESS uses

If !ident

ScriptError("Your systemName is: " . systemName . "`nIt is not one of the known supported systems for this MESS module: " . moduleName)

settingsFile := modulePath . "\" . moduleName . ".ini"

Fullscreen := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Fullscreen","true",,1) ; Set fullscreen mode

Videomode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Videomode","d3d",,1) ; Choices are gdi,ddraw,d3d. If left blank, mess uses d3d by default

hlsl := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings|" . systemName, "HLSL","false",,1)

bezelMode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "BezelMode","layout",,1) ; "layout" or "normal"

UseSoftwareList := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "UseSoftwareList","false",,1)

userparams := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "Parameters",A_Space,,1)

Artwork_Crop := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Artwork_Crop", "true",,1)

Use_Bezels := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Bezels", "false",,1)

Use_Overlays := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Overlays", "true",,1)

Use_Backdrops := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Backdrops", "true",,1)

artworkCrop := If (Artwork_Crop = "true") ? " -artwork_crop" : " -noartwork_crop"

useBezels := If (Use_Bezels = "true") ? " -use_bezels" : " -nouse_bezels"

useOverlays := If (Use_Overlays = "true") ? " -use_overlays" : " -nouse_overlays"

useBackdrops := If (Use_Backdrops = "true") ? " -use_backdrops" : " -nouse_backdrops"

hideEmuObj := Object(dialogOpen . " ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass",0,"ahk_class MAME",1) ;Hide_Emu will hide these windows. 0 = will never unhide, 1 = will unhide later

If bezelEnabled = true

{

ListXMLtable := []

ListXMLtable := ListXMLInfo(romName)

If (bezelMode = "layout"){

BezelStart("layout",ListXMLtable[1],ListXMLtable[2],romName)

} else { ;bezel mode = normal

useBezels := " -nouse_bezels" ; force disabling MESS built-in bezels

BezelStart(,,ListXMLtable[2])

}

7z(romPath, romName, romExtension, 7zExtractPath)

winstate := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? "Hide UseErrorLevel" : "UseErrorLevel"

fullscreen := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? " -nowindow" : " -window"

videomode := If (Videomode != "" )? " -video " . videomode : ""

hlsl := If hlsl = "true" ? " -hlsl_enable" : " -nohlsl_enable"

param1 := " -cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """" ; default param1 used for launching most systems.

If romExtension = .txt ; This can be applied to all systems

param1:=

If ident = apfimag ; APF Imagination Machine

If romExtension != .tap

ident = apfm1000 ; cart games for APF Imagination Machine require a different bios to be loaded

If UseSoftwareList != true

{ ; Now that we know the system we are loading, determine if we use an ini assocated with that system for custom game configs a user might need. Then load the configs associated to that game.

If ident in ti99_4a,aes,apple2gs,odyssey2 ; these systems will use an ini to store game specific settings

{ messSysINI := CheckFileMESS(modulePath . "\" . systemName . ".ini") ; create the ini if it does not exist

If ident = ti99_4a ; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A

{ mainCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Main_Cart",A_Space,,1)

basicCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Basic_Cart","extended_basic.rpk",,1) ; user can specify a rom specific cart instead of the default basic one

expansionLocation := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Expansion_Location","extended_basic.rpk",,1)

; Now set the parameters to send to mess

If romExtension = .dsk ; Expansion Disk

; If using the mainCart , send expansionLocation to MESS. This will require DirectInput to be enabled on the MESS build! Else we are loading a Disk game

param1 := " -gromport multi -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . (If mainCart ? (mainCart):(basicCart)) . """", param3:=" -peb:slot2 32kmem -peb:slot3 speech -peb:slot6 tirs232 -peb:slot8 hfdc", param4:=" -flop1", param5:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

Else If romExtension = .rpk ; Cart Game (RPK Format)

param1 := " -gromport single -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """", param3:="-peb:slot3 speech" ;-cart will also work here

param6 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup

} Else If ident = aes ; SNK Neo Geo AES

{ biosRegion := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "BIOS_Region","asia",,1)

param1 := " -bios " . biosRegion ; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games

param2 := " -rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """"

param3 := " -cart " . romName

}Else if ident = apple2gs ; Apple IIGS

{ externalOS := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "External_OS","false",,1)

2gsSystemFile := "System6.2mg" ;For games without OS included, always force this name and error out if not found

multipartTable := CreateRomTable(multipartTable)

If externalOS = true

{ CheckFile(romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile)

param1 := " -flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile . """", param3:=" -flop4", param4:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else{

param1 := " -flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

If (multipartTable.MaxIndex() > 1)

param3:=" -flop4", param4 := """" . multipartTable[2,1] . """"

}

param5 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup

}Else if ident = odyssey2 ; Magnavox Odyssey 2

param2 := " -ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup

;Use a different bios if needed (This must be done after the above if conditions since the ident will change)

iniBios := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Bios",ident,,1) ; for all games, we use the default bios. Some games might require different bios like Odyssey2's Jopac games use the videopac bios instead, which should be defined in the ini

If (iniBios != "")

ident := iniBios ; need to change the bios name for some games

}

; These systems don't use an ini, but do require parameters to be changed from the default method of launching Mess

If (ident = "neocdz" || ident = "cdimono1" || ident = "segacd" || ident = "psx" || (ident = "tg16" && systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") || (ident = "pce" && systemName = "NEC PC Engine-CD")) ; SNK Neo Geo CD, Philips CD-i, Sega CD, Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine-CD or NEC TurboGrafx-CD

{ If romExtension not in .chd,.cue

ScriptError("MESS only supports " . systemName . " games in chd and cue format. It does not support:`n" . romExtension)

If (systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") { ; NEC TurboGrafx-CD needs an additional bios mounted as a cart to run

; tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\CD-ROM System V2.01 (U).pce") ; older bios that doesn't seem to work with many games

tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce")

param2 := " -cart " . """" . tgcdBios . """"

} Else If (systemName = "NEC PC Engine-CD") { ; NEC PC Engine-CD needs an additional bios mounted as a cart to run

pcecdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.0 (J).pce")

param2 := " -cart " . """" . pcecdBios . """"

} Else If (ident = "psx") { ; Sony PlayStation

ident = psu ; changing ident sent to Mess to use the USA bios

; SelectMemCard() ; future function to swap around memcards

; Usage: mc1 "J:\MESS\software\psu\card1.mc"

} If (systemName = "Sega CD") { ;

If InStr(romName,"(Jap") ; Mega CD Japanese v2

ident = megacd2j

Else If InStr(romName,"(Euro") ; Mega CD European (PAL)

ident = megacd

}

param1 := " -cdrm " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = gamecom ; Tiger Game.com

{ If romExtension != .txt

param1 := " -cart1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = genesis ; Sega Genesis

{ If (InStr(romName, "(Europe") || InStr(romName, "(PAL")) ; if rom is from europe, tell MESS to boot a Mega Drive instead

ident = megadriv

}Else If ident = megadriv ; Sega Mega Drive

{ If (InStr(romName, "(USA") || InStr(romName, "(NTSC")) ; if rom is from America, tell MESS to boot a Genesis instead

ident = genesis

}Else If ident = vii ; JungleTac Sport Vii

{ If romName = Built-In Games (China) ; Has some built-in games, gotta launch just BIOS for it.

param1:=

}Else If ident = alice32 ; Matra & Hachette Alice

{ If romExtension != .txt

param1 := " -cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = pockstat ; Sony PocketStation

{ If romExtension != .gme

param1 := " -cart1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = coco3 ; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer

{ If romExtension != .txt

param1 := " -cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = zx81 ; Sinclair ZX81

{ If romExtension != .txt

param1 := " -cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = sorcerer ; Exidy Sorcerer

{ If romExtension = .snp ; Snapshot file

param1 := " -dump " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

Else If romExtension = .bin

param1 := " -quik " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If (ident = "a800" || ident = "famicom" || ident = "samcoupe") ; Atari 8-bit, Nintendo Famicom Disk System, and MGT Sam Coupe

{ If romExtension != .txt

param1 := " -flop1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"

}Else If ident = vectrex ; GCE Vectrex

{ If romName = Mine Storm (World) ; Mess dumps an error if you try to launch Mine Storm using a rom instead of just booting vectrex w/o a game in it (Mine Storm is built into vectrex)

param1:=

}Else If ident = apfm1000 ; APF Imagination Machine/APF M1000

{ If romName = Rocket Patrol (USA) ; Rocket Patrol is built into the APF M1000 ROM.

param1:=

}Else If ident = adam ; Coleco ADAM

param1 := (If romExtension = ".ddp" ? " -cass1" : " -floppydisk") . " """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """" ; Decide if disk or ddp game

}Else{ ; Use Software List

hashname := ident

param1 := " -rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """" . A_Space . romName ; param1 used for launching from software lists

If ident = aes ; SNK Neo Geo AES

{ hashname := "neogeo"

param2 := " -bios asia" ; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games

}

CheckFile(emuPath . "\hash\" . hashname . ".xml","Could not find a software list for the system " . ident) ;Check if software list for selected system exists

}

If ident = vectrex ; GCE Vectrex

param2 := " -view " . (If (FileExist(emuPath . "\artwork\Vectrex\" . romName . ".png"))?("""" . romName . """"):"standard") ; need overlays extracted in the artwork\vectres folder. PNGs must match romName

If userparams

userparams := " " . userparams ; tacking on a space in case user forgot to add one

; use a custom cfg file if it exists and append it to param1

IfExist, % emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName

param1 := " -cfg_directory " . """" . emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName . """" . param1

HideEmuStart()

errLvl := Run(executable . A_Space . ident . param1 . param2 . param3 . param4 . param5 . param6 . userparams . fullscreen . hlsl . videomode . artworkCrop . useBezels . useOverlays . useBackdrops . " -skip_gameinfo", emuPath, winstate)

If errLvl {

If (errLvl = 1)

Error = Failed Validity

Else If(errLvl = 2)

Error = Missing Files

Else If(errLvl = 3)

Error = Fatal Error

Else If(errLvl = 4)

Error = Device Error

Else If(errLvl = 5)

Error = Game Does Not Exist

Else If(errLvl = 6)

Error = Invalid Config

Else If errLvl in 7,8,9

Error = Identification Error

Else

Error = MESS Error

Log("MESS Error - " . Error,3)

}

WinWait("ahk_class MAME")

WinWaitActive("ahk_class MAME")

BezelDraw()

If romName = ICBMromName ; for Bally Astrocade only

{ Sleep, 2000 ; increase if you don't see the title screen

SetKeyDelay(50)

Send, {F3 down}{F3 up} ; sends a reset to MESS, needed for ICBM to boot

}

HideEmuEnd()

FadeInExit()

Process("WaitClose", executable)

7zCleanUp()

BezelExit()

FadeOutExit()

ExitModule()

; This will simply create a new blank ini if one does not exist

CheckFileMESS(file){

IfNotExist, %file%

FileAppend,, %file%

Return file

}

ListXMLInfo(rom){ ; returns MAME/MESS info about parent rom, orientation angle, resolution

Global emuFullPath, emuPath

ListXMLtable := []

Log("Module - RunWait`, " . comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt`, " . emuPath . "`, Hide")

RunWait, % comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt", %emuPath%, Hide

Fileread, ListxmlContents, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt

RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<game.*name=" . """" . rom . """" . ".*" . "cloneof=" . """" . "[^""""]*", parent)

RegExMatch(parent,"cloneof=" . """" . ".*", parent)

RegExMatch(parent,"""" . ".*", parent)

StringTrimLeft, parent, parent, 1

RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*rotate=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", angle)

RegExMatch(angle,"[0-9]+", angle, "-6")

RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*width=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", width)

RegExMatch(width,"[0-9]+", width, "-6")

RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*height=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", Height)

RegExMatch(Height,"[0-9]+", Height, "-6")

ListXMLtable[1] := parent

ListXMLtable[2] := angle

ListXMLtable[3] := height

ListXMLtable[4] := width

If (ListXMLtable[3] > ListXMLtable[4])

ListXMLtable[2] := true

FileDelete, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt

Return ListXMLtable

}

BezelLabel:

WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass

Return

CloseProcess:

FadeOutStart()

WinClose("ahk_class MAME")

Return

HypermanX · February 5, 2015

rexryan I am not sure if you posted your MESS Module AHK that works with Creative Mega Duck but I copied and pasted everything in the existing ahk file I had for MESS in Notepad++ saved it, tried to load Creatronic Mega Duck and got this error message

rexryan · February 6, 2015

just tested my is working fine. Make sure your updated.

craiganderson · February 6, 2015

Mine works

Here is my setup

i have not updated my hyperlaunch to the newest version

i am using mess module version 2.2.2

here are my settings

i hope this helps

.

floatingyeti · February 7, 2015

update mess first before messing with the module

HypermanX · February 7, 2015

I have every MESS Bios up to version .158 along with MESSUI64. I get

this error when I point HyperSpin to this directory (R:\HyperSpin\Modules\Creatronic Mega Duck)

I get this message when I do not rename MESS.ahk to Creatronic Mega Duck.ahk and place in directory specified below (This error, to my very limited knowledge of HyperSpin is why, I am not able to get Mega Duck to work within MESS, it's obviously something with the module or where I am pointing it.)

I also just installed HyperLaunch, Hyperspin and the rest of the programs (Latest versions.) about a week or so ago and did everything from scratch. Also just did a pull from git today, right clicking hyperlaunch-3 folder (Have no Idea if that helps in the slightest with this particular problem, just throwing info out there of things I have done.)

Craiganderson, thank you for all your help privately and within this thread, as well as everyone else so far. I am going to look at your settings and implement them and see if it makes a difference. I notice you're using Jumpstiles modified mess executable. I was not able to even get it to start, due to the no system found rom error, even though I pointed the rompath to all the system roms in the mess.ini I created from cmd (I am on PD so I have them all up to date.) Let me soak in the information you posted craig, i'll update this thread and hopefully this will help others in the future. I only care, because MESS is responsible to run so many systems (Obscure and otherwise) and I intent to set them up (Mostly for my son's first arcade build.) Thanks again guys.

Edit 1: Craig, I tried all your suggestions and was not able to get Creatronic Mega duck roms to work in HS, I get the same errors that I posted in the screenshot above (AutoHotKey.dll), I even noticed you didn't set an executable in your HyperHQ screenshot, but when I followed that, HyperSpin didn't load anything at all. I am still getting the same exact errors in the screenshot I posted above. I tried using Jumpstiles modified MESS executable but get 'No system found rompath not specified mess.ini error message' but once again, I can load MESSUI64 fine outside of HS and can also load it in HyperLaunchHQ after auditing the games and launching from the rocket icon. I am at a complete standstill. I thought I would have more trouble configuring Daphne or OpenBOR (Both are configured fine with all roms and paks for the most part.)

craiganderson · February 7, 2015

just a guess

it looks like you are using MESS module 2.2.5 which I THINK only works with updated HLHQ??

if you are not updated HLHQ to the beta version then try using MESS.ahk 2.2.2

craiganderson · February 7, 2015

MEmu = MESS
MEmuV =  v0.151
MURL = http://www.mess.org/
MAuthor = djvj & faahrev
MVersion = 2.2.2
MCRC = 464C9400
iCRC = AA949FDC
MID = 635038268905515239
MSystem = "Amstrad GX4000","APF Imagination Machine","Apple IIGS","Atari 8-bit","Atari 2600","Atari 5200","Atari 7800","Atari Jaguar","Atari Lynx","Bally Astrocade","Bandai Super Vision 8000","Bandai WonderSwan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","Casio PV-1000","Casio PV-2000","Coleco ADAM","ColecoVision","Creatronic Mega Duck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","Entex Adventure Vision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","Exidy Sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","Funtech Super Acan","GCE Vectrex","Hartung Game Master","Interton VC 4000","KenSingTon Sport Vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","Matra & Hachette Alice","Mattel Aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","MGT Sam Coupe","NEC PC Engine","NEC PC Engine-CD","NEC SuperGrafx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","Nintendo 64","Nintendo Entertainment System","Nintendo Game Boy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","Nintendo Game Boy Color","Nintendo Virtual Boy","Philips CD-i","RCA Studio II","Sega 32X","Sega CD","SC-3000","Sega Game Gear","Sega Genesis","Sega Master System","Sega Mega Drive","Sinclair ZX81","SNK Neo Geo AES","SNK Neo Geo CD","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","Sony PlayStation","Sony Pocketstation","Sord M5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","Tiger Game.com","Tomy Tutor","VTech CreatiVision","Watara Supervision","Super Control Station SF-7000","Thomson MO5"
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Notes:
; Exit fade will only work correctly if you don't have Esc, the default MESS exit key,  as your exit key. If you use Esc, turn off the ExitScreen
; This module assumes you have bios zip in your MESS "roms" directory, which might be different than your actual roms directory, for each system you need this module for. All tested systems listed below
; If MESS has a problem reading the bios zips, try archving them with "no compression"
; This site can help a ton with details for the various systems supported: http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/index.html
; You may get a black screen or MESS may close w/o notice if you do not have a bios rom for your system when one is needed.
; If you use bezel, it is recommended to set the module bezel mode to normal, and go to your mess.ini file, on your emulator folder, and choose these options: artwork_crop 1, use_backdrops 1, use_overlays 1, use_bezels 0 
;
; Following systems require a BIOS zip with their roms inside, placed in the "Mess\Roms\" directory:
; Amstrad GX4000 - N/A
; APF Imagination Machine - apfimag (tape games), apfm1000 (cart games)
; Apple IIGS - apple2gs
; Atari 800 - a800
; Atari 5200 - a5200
; Atari 7800 - a7800
; Atari Jaguar - jaguar
; Atari Lynx - lynx
; Bally Astrocade - astrocde
; Bandai WonderSwan - N/A
; Bandai WonderSwan Color - N/A
; Casio PV-2000 - pv2000
; Coleco ADAM - adam, adam_ddp, adam_fdc, adam_kb, adam_prn, adam_spi
; ColecoVision - coleco
; Creatronic Mega Duck - N/A
; Emerson Arcadia 2001 - N/A
; Entex Adventure Vision - advision
; Epoch Game Pocket Computer - gamepock
; Epoch Super Cassette Vision - scv
; Exidy Sorcerer - sorcerer
; Fairchild Channel F - channelf
; Funtech Super ACan - supracan
; GCE Vectrex - vextrex
; Hartung Game Master - gmaster
; Interton VC 4000 - vc4000
; KenSingTon Sport Vii - vii
; Magnavox Odyssey 2 - odyssey2
; Matra & Hachette Alice - alice32
; Mattel Aquarius - aquarius
; Mattel Intellivision - intv ("exec.bin" [8,192 bytes] & "grom.bin" [2,048 bytes])
; MGT Sam Coupe - samcoupe
; NEC PC Engine - N/A
; NEC PC Engine-CD - N/A
; NEC SuperGrafx - N/A
; NEC TurboGrafx-16 - N/A
; NEC TurboGrafx-CD - "Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce" [262,144 bytes] (placed in the roms subfolder in the emuPath)
; Nintendo 64 - n64
; Nintendo Entertainment System - N/A
; Nintendo Game Boy - gameboy
; Nintendo Game Boy Advance - gba
; Nintendo Game Boy Color - gbcolor
; Nintendo Virtual Boy - N/A
; Philips CD-i - the cdimono1
; RCA Studio II - studio2
; Sega 32X - 32x
; Sega CD - segacd, megacd, megacd2j (megacd2j seems to be more compatible over megacdj)
; Sega Game Gear - gamegear
; Sega Genesis - N/A
; Sega Master System - sms
; Sinclair ZX81 - zx81
; SNK Neo Geo AES - aes
; SNK Neo Geo CD - neocd
; SNK Neo Geo Pocket - ngp
; SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color - ngpc
; Sony PlayStation - psa, pse, psj, psu
; Sord M5 - m5
; Super Nintendo Entertainment System - snes
; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3 - coco3
; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A - ti99_4a
; Tiger Game.com - gamecom
; Tomy Tutor - tutor
; VTech CreatiVision - crvision
; Watara Supervision - N/A
;
; Custom Configuration Files:
; If you want to use custom configuration files (.cfg files) for some games you will need to store them inside your MESS cfg folder using the following structure:
; cfg\mess_system_name\HS_XML_rom_name\mess_system_name.cfg
; An example of a game that requires specific settings is ICBM Attack for the Bally Astrocade, in this case special cfg file should be:
; cfg\astrocde\I.C.B.M. Attack (USA) (Unl)\astrocde.cfg
;
; Bally Astrocade:
; ICBM requires a soft reset (even on the real hardware) to launch. You can read about it here: http://www.ballyalley.com/ballyalley/articles/Playing_ICBM_Attack_Using_MESS.pdf
; A custom build of MESS is needed to play this game if you don't want to press F3 manually each time you play ICBM. The custom build enables DirectInput so it is possible to script a soft reset in.
; I compiled a mess with this turned on and it can be found in my user dir @ /Upload Here/djvj/Bally Astrocade/
; Also ICBM uses different controls then the rest of the games. Make sure you follow the procedure explained above under "Custom Configuration Files" to create such file.
; Rom extensions should be zip,bin,txt
; Create a txt file in your rom dir called "Gunfight+Checkmate+Calculator+Scribbling (USA).txt" This game is built into the system and no rom is required to play it.
;
; GCE Vectrex:
; Requires a vectrex.lay and a png overlay for each game. These all need to be placed in the mess\artwork\vectrex folder.
; You can download all these pngs and the lay file in my ftp folder. You need to use the HyperList XML to match the pngs.
;
; Magnavox Odyssey 2:
; Euro games should use the videopac bios instead of the odyssey2 one or you'll get some timing issues.
; Use the systemName ini file in the folder with this module for this, example:
; [Moto-Crash (France)]
; Bios=videopac
;
; Texas Instruments TI 99/4A:
; This system requires full keyboard emulation to work properly
; Split cart dumps are not supported since MESS .145 so you'll have to convert them to RPK format or use an earlier version of MESS (and a different module)
; You can check how to convert split cart dumps to RPK here:
; http://www.ninerpedia.org/index.php/MESS_multicart_system
; For floppy games make sure you have a RPK dump of an extended basic rom on your roms folder. It should be named "extended_basic.rpk"
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
StartModule()
BezelGUI()
FadeInStart()

; This object controls how the module reacts to different systems. MESS can play a lot of systems, but needs to know what system you want to run, so this module has to adapt.
mType := Object("Amstrad GX4000","gx4000","APF Imagination Machine","apfimag","Apple IIGS","apple2gs","Atari 8-bit","a800","Atari 2600","a2600","Atari 5200","a5200","Atari 7800","a7800","Atari Jaguar","jaguar","Atari Lynx","lynx","Bally Astrocade","astrocde","Bandai WonderSwan","wswan","Bandai WonderSwan Color","wscolor","Bandai Super Vision 8000","sv8000","Casio PV-1000","pv1000","Casio PV-2000","pv2000","Coleco ADAM","adam","ColecoVision","coleco","Creatronic Mega Duck","megaduck","Emerson Arcadia 2001","arcadia","Entex Adventure Vision","advision","Epoch Game Pocket Computer","gamepock","Epoch Super Cassette Vision","scv","Exidy Sorcerer","sorcerer","Fairchild Channel F","channelf","Funtech Super Acan","supracan","GCE Vectrex","vectrex","Hartung Game Master","gmaster","Interton VC 4000","vc4000","KenSingTon Sport Vii","vii","Magnavox Odyssey 2","odyssey2","Matra & Hachette Alice","alice32","Mattel Aquarius","aquarius","Mattel Intellivision","intv","MGT Sam Coupe","samcoupe","NEC PC Engine","pce","NEC PC Engine-CD","pce","NEC SuperGrafx","sgx","NEC TurboGrafx-16","tg16","NEC TurboGrafx-CD","tg16","Nintendo 64","n64","Nintendo Entertainment System","nes","Nintendo Game Boy","gameboy","Nintendo Game Boy Advance","gba","Nintendo Game Boy Color","gbcolor","Nintendo Virtual Boy","vboy","Philips CD-i","cdimono1","RCA Studio II","studio2","Sega 32X","32x","Sega CD","segacd","Sega Game Gear","gamegear","Sega Genesis","genesis","Sega Master System","sms","Sega Mega Drive","genesis","SC-3000","sc3000","Sinclair ZX81","zx81","SNK Neo Geo AES","aes","SNK Neo Geo CD","neocdz","SNK Neo Geo Pocket","ngp","Super Control Station SF-7000","sf7000","SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color","ngpc","Sony PlayStation","psx","Sony Pocketstation","pockstat","Sord M5","m5","Super Nintendo Entertainment System","snes","Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3","coco3","Texas Instruments TI 99-4A","ti99_4a","Tiger Game.com","gamecom","Tomy Tutor","tutor","VTech CreatiVision","crvision","Watara Supervision","svision","Thomson MO5","mo5")

ident := mType[systemName]	; search object for the systemName identifier MESS uses
If !ident
ScriptError("Your systemName is: " . systemName . "`nIt is not one of the known supported systems for this MESS module: " . moduleName)

settingsFile := modulePath . "\" . moduleName . ".ini"
Fullscreen := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Fullscreen","true",,1)		; Set fullscreen mode
Videomode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "Videomode","d3d",,1)	; Choices are gdi,ddraw,d3d. If left blank, mess uses d3d by default
hlsl := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings|" . systemName, "HLSL","false",,1)
bezelMode := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, "Settings", "BezelMode","layout",,1)	; "layout" or "normal"
UseSoftwareList := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "UseSoftwareList","false",,1)
userparams := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, SystemName, "Parameters",A_Space,,1)
Artwork_Crop := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Artwork_Crop", "true",,1)
Use_Bezels := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Bezels", "true",,1)
Use_Overlays := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Overlays", "true",,1)
Use_Backdrops := IniReadCheck(settingsFile, systemName . "|" . romName, "Use_Backdrops", "true",,1)

7z(romPath, romName, romExtension, 7zExtractPath)

If (bezelEnabled = "true") {
artworkCrop := If (Artwork_Crop = "true") ? "-artwork_crop" : "-noartwork_crop"
useBezels := If (Use_Bezels = "true") ? "-use_bezels" : "-nouse_bezels"
useOverlays := If (Use_Overlays = "true") ? "-use_overlays" : "-nouse_overlays"
useBackdrops := If (Use_Backdrops = "true") ? "-use_backdrops" : "-nouse_backdrops"
ListXMLtable := []
ListXMLtable := ListXMLInfo(ident)
If bezelMode = layout
	BezelStart(ident,ListXMLtable[1],ListXMLtable[2],ListXMLtable[3],ListXMLtable[4])
Else if !(Use_Bezels = "true")
	BezelStart(,,ListXMLtable[2])
} Else {
artworkCrop := "-artwork_crop"
useBezels := "-nouse_bezels"
useOverlays := "-nouse_overlays"
useBackdrops := "-nouse_backdrops"
}

winstate := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? "Hide UseErrorLevel" : "UseErrorLevel"
fullscreen := If (Fullscreen = "true") ? "-nowindow" : "-window"
videomode := If (Videomode != "" )? "-video " . videomode : ""
hlsl := If hlsl = "true" ? "-hlsl_enable" : "-nohlsl_enable"
param1 := "-cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"	; default param1 used for launching most systems.

If romExtension = .txt	; This can be applied to all systems
param1:=

If ident = apfimag	; APF Imagination Machine
If romExtension != .tap
	ident = apfm1000	; cart games for APF Imagination Machine require a different bios to be loaded

If UseSoftwareList != true
{	; Now that we know the system we are loading, determine if we use an ini assocated with that system for custom game configs a user might need. Then load the configs associated to that game.
If ident in apple2gs,odyssey2,ti99_4a	; these systems will use an ini to store game specific settings
{	messSysINI := CheckFileMESS(modulePath . "\" . systemName . ".ini")	; create the ini if it does not exist
	If ident = ti99_4a	; Texas Instruments TI 99-4A
	{	mainCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Main_Cart",A_Space,,1)
		basicCart := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Basic_Cart","extended_basic.rpk",,1)	; user can specify a rom specific cart instead of the default basic one
		expansionLocation := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Expansion_Location","extended_basic.rpk",,1)
		; Now set the parameters to send to mess
		If romExtension = .dsk	; Expansion Disk
			; If using the mainCart , send expansionLocation to MESS. This will require DirectInput to be enabled on the MESS build! Else we are loading a Disk game
			param1:="-gromport multi -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . (If mainCart ? (mainCart):(basicCart)) . """", param3:="-peb:slot2 32kmem -peb:slot3 speech -peb:slot6 tirs232 -peb:slot8 hfdc", param4:="-flop1", param5:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
		Else If romExtension = .rpk	; Cart Game (RPK Format)
			param1:="-gromport multi -cart1", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """", param3:="-peb:slot3 speech"
		param6 := "-ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup
	}Else if ident = apple2gs	; Apple IIGS
	{	externalOS := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "External_OS","false",,1)
		2gsSystemFile:="System6.2mg"	;For games without OS included, always force this name and error out if not found
		multipartTable:=CreateRomTable(multipartTable)

		If externalOS = true
		{	CheckFile(romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile)
			param1:="-flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . 2gsSystemFile . """", param3:="-flop4", param4:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
		}Else{
			param1:="-flop3", param2:="""" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
			If (multipartTable.MaxIndex() > 1)
				param3:="-flop4", param4:="""" . multipartTable[2,1] . """"
		}
		param5 := "-ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup
	}Else if ident = odyssey2	; Magnavox Odyssey 2
		param2 := "-ui_active" ;Enable partial keyboard mode at startup

	;Use a different bios if needed (This must be done after the above if conditions since the ident will change)
	iniBios := IniReadCheck(messSysINI, romName, "Bios",ident,,1) ; for all games, we use the default bios. Some games might require different bios like Odyssey2's Jopac games use the videopac bios instead, which should be defined in the ini
	If (iniBios != "")
		ident := iniBios	; need to change the bios name for some games
}

; These systems don't use an ini, but do require parameters to be changed from the default method of launching Mess
If ident = aes	; SNK Neo Geo AES
{	param1 := "-bios asia"	; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games
	param2 := "-rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """"
	param3 := "-cart " . romName
}Else If (ident = "neocdz" || ident = "cdimono1" || ident = "segacd" || ident = "psx" || (ident = "tg16" && systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") || (ident = "pce" && systemName = "NEC PC Engine-CD"))	; SNK Neo Geo CD, Philips CD-i, Sega CD, Sony PlayStation, NEC PC Engine-CD or NEC TurboGrafx-CD
{	If romExtension not in .chd,.cue
		ScriptError("MESS only supports " . systemName . " games in chd and cue format. It does not support:`n" . romExtension)
	If (systemName = "NEC TurboGrafx-CD") {		; NEC TurboGrafx-CD needs an additional bios mounted as a cart to run
		; tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\CD-ROM System V2.01 (U).pce")	; older bios that doesn't seem to work with many games
		tgcdBios := CheckFile(emuPath . "\roms\Super CD-ROM2 System V3.01 (U).pce")
		param2 := "-cart " . """" . tgcdBios . """"
	} Else If (ident = "psx") {		; Sony PlayStation
		ident = psu	; changing ident sent to Mess to use the USA bios
		; SelectMemCard()	; future function to swap around memcards
		; Usage: mc1 "J:\MESS\software\psu\card1.mc" 
	} If (systemName = "Sega CD") {	; 
		If InStr(romName,"(Jap")	; Mega CD Japanese v2
			ident = megacd2j
		Else If InStr(romName,"(Euro")	; Mega CD European (PAL)
			ident = megacd
	}
	param1 := "-cdrm " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = gamecom	; Tiger Game.com
{	If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-cart1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = vii ; KenSingTon Sport Vii
{   If romName = Built-In Games (China)	;  Has some built-in games, gotta launch just BIOS for it.
		param1:=
}Else If ident = alice32 ; Matra & Hachette Alice
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = coco3 ; Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 3
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-cart " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = zx81 ; Sinclair ZX81
{   If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-cass1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = sorcerer	; Exidy Sorcerer
{	If romExtension = .snp   ; Snapshot file
	{
		param1 := "-dump " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
	} Else If romExtension = .bin
	{
		param1 := "-quik " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
	}
}Else If ident = a800	; Atari 8-bit
{	If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-flop1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = samcoupe	; MGT Sam Coupe
{	If romExtension != .txt
		param1 := "-flop1 " . """" . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"
}Else If ident = vectrex	; GCE Vectrex
{	If romName = Mine Storm (World)	; Mess dumps an error if you try to launch Mine Storm using a rom instead of just booting vectrex w/o a game in it (Mine Storm is built into vectrex)
		param1:=
}Else If ident = adam		; Coleco ADAM
	param1 := (If romExtension = ".ddp" ? "-cass1" : "-floppydisk") . " """ . romPath . "\" . romName . romExtension . """"	;  Decide if disk or ddp game
}Else{	; Use Software List
hashname := ident
param1 := "-rompath " . """" . "roms;" . romPath . """" . A_Space . romName	; param1 used for launching from software lists

If ident = aes	; SNK Neo Geo AES
{	hashname := "neogeo"
	param2 := "-bios asia"	; can also be japan, but the asian one has english menus for most games
}


CheckFile(emuPath . "\hash\" . hashname . ".xml","Could not find a software list for the system " . ident) ;Check if software list for selected system exists
}

If ident = vectrex	; GCE Vectrex
param2 := "-view "  . (If (FileExist(emuPath . "\artwork\Vectrex\" . romName . ".png"))?("""" . romName . """"):"standard")	; need overlays extracted in the artwork\vectres folder. PNGs must match romName

; use a custom cfg file if it exists and append it to param1
IfExist, % emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName
param1 := "-cfg_directory " . """" . emuPath . "\cfg\" . ident . "\" . dbName . """" . A_Space . param1

Run(executable . A_Space . ident . A_Space . param1 . A_Space . param2 . A_Space . param3 . A_Space . param4 . A_Space . param5 . A_Space . param6 . A_Space . userparams . A_Space . fullscreen . A_Space . hlsl . A_Space . videomode . A_Space . artworkCrop . A_Space . useBezels . A_Space . useOverlays . A_Space . useBackdrops . " -skip_gameinfo", emuPath, winstate)

If(ErrorLevel != 0){
If (ErrorLevel = 1)
	Error = Failed Validity
Else If(ErrorLevel = 2)
	Error = Missing Files
Else If(ErrorLevel = 3)
	Error = Fatal Error
Else If(ErrorLevel = 4)
	Error = Device Error
Else If(ErrorLevel = 5)
	Error = Game Does Not Exist
Else If(ErrorLevel = 6)
	Error = Invalid Config
Else If ErrorLevel in 7,8,9
	Error = Identification Error
Else
	Error = MESS Error
ScriptError("MESS Error - " . Error)
}

WinWait("ahk_class MAME")
WinWaitActive("ahk_class MAME")

BezelDraw()

If romName = ICBMromName	; for Bally Astrocade only
{	Sleep, 2000 ; increase if you don't see the title screen
SetKeyDelay, 50
Send, {F3 down}{F3 up}	; sends a reset to MESS, needed for ICBM to boot
}

FadeInExit()
Process("WaitClose", executable)
7zCleanUp()
BezelExit()
FadeOutExit()
ExitModule()


; This will simply create a new blank ini if one does not exist
CheckFileMESS(file){
IfNotExist, %file%
	FileAppend,, %file%
Return file
}

ListXMLInfo(rom){ ; returns MAME/MESS info about parent rom, orientation angle, resolution
Global emuFullPath, emuPath
ListXMLtable := []
Log("Module - RunWait`, " .  comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt`, " . emuPath . "`, Hide")
RunWait, % comspec . " /c " . """" . emuFullPath . """" . " -listxml " . rom . " > tempBezel.txt", %emuPath%, Hide
Fileread, ListxmlContents, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<game.*name=" . """" . rom . """" . ".*" . "cloneof=" . """" . "[^""""]*", parent)
RegExMatch(parent,"cloneof=" . """" . ".*", parent)
RegExMatch(parent,"""" . ".*", parent)
StringTrimLeft, parent, parent, 1
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*rotate=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", angle)
RegExMatch(angle,"[0-9]+", angle, "-6")
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*width=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", width)
RegExMatch(width,"[0-9]+", width, "-6")
RegExMatch(ListxmlContents, "s)<display.*height=" . """" . "[0-9]+" . """", Height)
RegExMatch(Height,"[0-9]+", Height, "-6")
ListXMLtable[1] := parent
ListXMLtable[2] := angle
If (ListXMLtable[2]<>0)
	ListXMLtable[3] := height
Else
	ListXMLtable[3] := width
If (ListXMLtable[2]<>0)
	ListXMLtable[4] := width
Else
	ListXMLtable[4] := height
FileDelete, %emuPath%\tempBezel.txt
Return ListXMLtable	
}

BezelLabel:
WinSet, Transparent, 0, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass
Return

CloseProcess:
FadeOutStart()
WinClose("ahk_class MAME")
Return

HypermanX · February 7, 2015

Heres the information with the version of HyperLaunchHQ I am using (As far as I know I am using the updated version, if not please advise on how to remedy that, thanks.)

Heres the MESS.ahk version you keep pasting in the thread (I am thankful by the way) but I get the same error and posted it below earlier.

Heres the error message as of 3:14am Eastern Time.

Edit 1: This is insane. Same thing is happening with MAME using both Mameui64 and Mame64 (CLI). Everything loads up fine and launches in HyperLaunchHQ fine but HyperSpin (Nope!) I get this error

Yet I have the entire set from PD (MAME 0.158 ROMs Torrentzipped-split) and they all run fine outside of HyperSpin. Same with MESS and Creatronic Mega Duck issue I have (Just different errors.) Would love some other people to chime in if you happen to view this thread in the forums. Thanks for all the help, advice, suggestions, etc so far. Been up for literally 12 hours trying my hand at this and no go..........

floatingyeti · February 7, 2015

I know this is a long shot but could it be the order in which you listed file extensions? I once had an issue like this and once I moved 7z,zip to the front of the list it worked. Also list upper and lower case in hyperhq 7z,7Z,zip,ZIP,bin,BIN.

look at the extension order in hyperlaunch then match that in hyperhq and add uppercase.

just something I've tried with success when nothing else made sense.

HypermanX · February 7, 2015

I know this is a long shot but could it be the order in which you listed file extensions? I once had an issue like this and once I moved 7z,zip to the front of the list it worked. Also list upper and lower case in hyperhq 7z,7Z,zip,ZIP,bin,BIN.
look at the extension order in hyperlaunch then match that in hyperhq and add uppercase.

just something I've tried with success when nothing else made sense.

floatingyeti, I will try anything at this point, so no suggestion is a long shot in my book. And it always seems to be the little things when it comes to HyperSpin (It's worth for sure, but man....) I'll update you in a bit, let me go try your suggestion out right now!

craiganderson · February 7, 2015

maybe try setting up another MESS system, get it working, and then retrace your steps with mega duck and then u might be able to see what went wrong.

just a thought

HypermanX · February 7, 2015

floatingyeti, I will try anything at this point, so no suggestion is a long shot in my book. And it always seems

to be the little things when it comes to HyperSpin (It's worth for sure, but man....) I'll update you in a bit,

let me go try your suggestion out right now!

Edit: Finally!!!! It was the order that the extensions were in. In HyperHQ I only had zip and in HyperLaunch I

had the extensions out of order just like you stated above. Thanks man I appreciate it. Told you your idea wasn't

a long shot and it's always the small thing. Just like building CSS websites and getting one line wrong in large

code!

Got MAME out of the way. I did the same thing for MESS and Creatronic Mega Duck but now I get the error below. I think I am going to try jumpstiles modified MESS executable cause I am now you using that for MAME.

Ok I followed this guide to update HyperLaunch to make sure I was completely up to date using method 1.

https://sites.google.com/site/hyperlaunch2/home/downloads

Now my HyperlaunchHQ settings are wiped and no emulators are showing in the left hand corner anymore, no systems are showing in global anymore so I can't set anything. If someone knows how I can remedy this that would be great. Everything I setup in HyperSpin stills works though.

Edit 1: Solved my issue of 0 Systems found error showing. I found out and realized I had to set the frontend tab in HyperLaunchHQ back to HyperSpin and set it as the active and default frontend. Whewww... My above problem is still not solved regarding MESS which is a mess (Pun Intended.) Pic is above this text.

Edit 2: Another issue I am having is when I launch a game from HyerlaunchHQ after doing an audit I have to go to my task manager every time and kill the process before loading a new game. Googling around, trying to figure out how to remedy this issue as well. HyperSpin is extremely complexed and complicated to set up. I can't image the average user being able to set this up.

Edit 3: Finally got everything working in HyperSpin (Thanks to craiganderson, potts43 and showstopper). HyperHQ settings were inadequate due to my mess.ini settings being wrong at the time. I had execution set to 'Normal' and not Hyperlaunch, now everything works fine. Thanks for all the replies and help.

HyperManX

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