Thanks a lot @pixelcade-admin for you reactivity and the works you done here.
Hope that we can get some user feedback soon 😉
@pixelcade-admin Ill see if I can figure out where the files go lol. If not I can wait until the installer is updated. This is great news!
Thanks a lot @pixelcade-admin for you reactivity and the works you done here.
Hope that we can get some user feedback soon 😉
Thank you for your quick help on RetroBat! much appreciated
@pixelcade-admin Ill see if I can figure out where the files go lol. If not I can wait until the installer is updated. This is great news!
@RetroWolfe
I'm actually away from my hardware right now so haven't had a chance to test on actual hardware but if you don't mind beta testing, that would be very much appreciated. Here's what to do:
1. Install the Pixelcade Software for Windows on your machine https://pixelcade.org/download-pc/
2. grab the Pixelcade for RetroBat .EXEs from here (this step will eventually be automated in #1)
https://github.com/alinke/pixelcade-retrobat/tree/main/scripts
and copy to and ensure to keep this exact folder structure
C:\RetroBat\emulationstation\.emulationstation\scripts\game-start\pixelcade-game-start.exe
C:\RetroBat\emulationstation\.emulationstation\scripts\game-selected\pixelcade-game-selected.exe
If you are on RetroBat V4, Pixelcade should update when you launch a game. If you can get your hands on RetroBat V5 Alpha, then Pixelcade will also update when scrolling through games. Note it will eventually update when scrolling through consoles/systems but haven't added that script yet. Still working on the code so will have another update shortly.
@pixelcade-admin Ok I just tested it. Im on V4 and when I select
a game the system displays but not the game name.
@retrowolfe gotcha, so possibly it's missing artwork as Pixelcade does not have artwork for every game so first try testing some MAME games and then Atari 2600 and NES, there is pretty good coverage there. Let me know how that goes and if not working right, then attach here the file pixelweb.log which you'll find in your Pixelcade folder.
@pixelcade-admin Tried a few games I know used to work. Just defaults to the system art. Heres my log.
@retrowolfe new version here https://github.com/alinke/pixelcade-retrobat
Note there are a few things you can customize in this new version , see the readme doc
@pixelcade-admin hmm same issue. I get the your are now playing text with the right game name but still goes back to the system logo instead of game name. new log says - 20220706020300: Successful API Call: http://127.0.0.1:8080/arcade/stream/nes/(Unl).nes?loop=99999&event=GameStart
attached another
log.
@retrowolfe
ok thanks, i think I know what is happening. Pixelcade not handling games with spaces, weird as it works on my machine so will need to spend some time here. Can you though test on some MAME games, those rom names do not have spaces so I'm curious if it works there.
also one more log file I need to see:
go here c:\users<your windows username>\RetroBatPixelcade\pixelcade-settings.ini and turn on logging in that .ini file
then select a game, say an NES game that has spaces
exit out of ES
and then post this file here
c:\users<your windows username>\RetroBatPixelcade\pixelcade-log.log
@retrowolfe also noticed this in the log
INFO:Pixelcade Listener (pixelweb) Version 3.5.8
INFO:PIXEL resolution found in settings.ini: resolution=128x32C2
INFO:Pixelcade HOME DIRECTORY: C:\Pixelcade\
INFO:PIXEL port found in settings.ini: port=COM5
INFO:No Items in the Queue at Startup...
INFO:Found PIXEL: ioio.lib.impl.RgbLedMatrixImpl@1bfb86c
You may now interact with PIXEL!
LED matrix type is: 27
unless you have a P2.5 DMD, it's the wrong matrix type, go into Pixelcade Settings and choose 128x32 and not 128x32C2
Otherwise your color channels will be swapped
LED matrix type in the log should say 15 (going from memory there)
@pixelcade-admin Ok literally nothing happens with mame or neo geo. Maybe I need v5? No clue what im doing wrong...Heres the logs. I changed the 128x32 settings as well. Its a atgames bitpixel marquee.
thanks @retrowolfe, that helps, I think I know what is going on and it may be related to V4. I'll test on V4 today to confirm that and let you know. Your LED matrix settings are correct now.
@getupor do you know roughly when V5 will be released? regardless, I will try and get things working on V4, just curious
@retrowolfe ok, confirmed it's V4 vs. V5 , I am seeing the same thing you are on V4, working on a fix