Stu1983 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I couldn't find any loader for the latest NullDC so I thought I'd make my ownThe loader works perfect for me on 2 computers if I run it via a batch file but anytime I run it via GameEx NullDC crashes instantly.I really can't understand it, after it crashes and returns to GameEx I can minimize GameEx and run the RunLastGame.bat and everything will work perfect but for some reason when GameEx tries to run it by itself it fails miserablyI've included the ahk script and compiled exeJust pass the name of the image and it will set a few settings in nullDC.cfg and start "nullDC_Win32_Release-NoTrace.exe"StartNullDC.exe "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"Advanced Config: [Mapping Off] Exit (ALT+F4)StuStartNullDC.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakerman Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Nice! I just actually stated to try NullDC recently and it works great by itself, but I will give your script a try out and see what it does on my system UPDATE: Your script doesn't work at all ... starts nulldc then exits back to GameEx then my screen went black. My dreamcast games are in .gdi format if that matters at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1983 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Can you try running it outside of GameEx, use the RunLastGame.bat that GameEx creates. It's in your GameEx\DATA\ folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Infinity Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Why a loader? Null DC works without one. Just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1983 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Why a loader? Null DC works without one. Just curious How?I don't see any command line options for the latest version.It would certainly save me a lot of bother if it does.Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollywest Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Yea DJ Infinity is right ... you don't need a loader. You just need to have certain options enabled in nullDC configuration file and have the right command line in Adv Config.I've attached the nullDC .ini file I use and the nullDC .cfg file which resides in the nullDC working directory.nullDC ini & cfg.rar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1983 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Yea DJ Infinity is right ... you don't need a loader. You just need to have certain options enabled in nullDC configuration file and have the right command line in Adv Config.I've attached the nullDC .ini file I use and the nullDC .cfg file which resides in the nullDC working directory.nullDC_Win32_Release-NoTrace.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"Well I'll be damned, I coulda swore I tried that command last night and it didn't work for me so I assumed it had been done away with in the latest version but I just tried it again it works perfect Now I wish I hadn't wasted the last 1.5hrs getting my own loader working turns out I was using AutoHotKeys RUN command instead of RUNWAITOh well at least I got that feeling of achievement before releasing it was a waste of time ThanksStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 LOL. Never a waste of time when learning things. Just wish you would have posted before starting it. I haven't written a wrapper for NullDC in a long time but how were you having problems in needing to use the RUNWAIT command instead of RUN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1983 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 LOL. Never a waste of time when learning things. Just wish you would have posted before starting it. I haven't written a wrapper for NullDC in a long time but how were you having problems in needing to use the RUNWAIT command instead of RUN?When I started NullDC using RUN then the script started NullDC ok but then the script closes and GameEx tries to return to fullscreen which caused NullDC to crap itself and crash.By using RUNWAIT to launch NullDC then the script remains open until NullDC closes and GameEx and NullDC get along merrily Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 When I started NullDC using RUN then the script started NullDC ok but then the script closes and GameEx tries to return to fullscreen which caused NullDC to crap itself and crash.By using RUNWAIT to launch NullDC then the script remains open until NullDC closes and GameEx and NullDC get along merrily StuAhhh ok. I tend to use ProcessWaitClose in AutoIt, don't know the syntax for AutoHotKey off hand. The reason I use that instead of RunWait is because there might need to be more steps to be done after running the emulator (e.g. setting fullscreen, inputting the rom name, etc.). If you use RunWait then the script will pause till the emulator is closed and then won't run anything needed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakerman Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I learned something new as well. Works great!! Thanks for the info Now I have Dreamcast up and running perfectly (Sweet!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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