Hotgmck cheat menu

[mahoneyt944]

Doesn't display correctly

@MistyDreams opened an issue for this.

It looks like the string is read in properly just not being formated correctly in the interface.

[mahoneyt944]

Maybe an issue with a newline or return? Seems to jam it all in one line. Or maybe a sizing issue.

[MistyDreams]

the 999 comets length is the issue. The second issue is even if you edit the cheat dat it wont update because the rzip. might want to check the lengths and edit the ones that are too big in the dat. Someone just probably dropped a later mame cheat dat in and expected it to work properly. I never opened any issue just pointed this out to you in the or thread that caused seg faults.

[mahoneyt944]

The rzip file has to be manually deleted, if trying to edit the dat. A new one will be automatically generated. When not found.

The first comment is this below, isn't the limit 255? If not what is the limit?

[ The winning hand cheat must be activated when there are 14 tiles in your hand, then press the RON   ]

[MistyDreams]

the limit its the characters that fit on cheat screen. The zrip is a real issue if the dat gets updated you might want to add a crc check or some kind of update mechanism.

[mahoneyt944]

The full comment is read in though, just not showing correctly on that page? That's what the pic I shared above shows anyhow.

So it's the characters that fit per line? Maybe it needs a new line to handle it?

[MistyDreams]

this is a dual screen game its only showing one screen though just checked in mame078 that shows the two screens. That might increase the columns available.

[mahoneyt944]

And the issue with crc checks with rzip is youd be checking the initial files crc and once edited, the file won't have the same crc anymore, and therefore would rebuild everytime you load a game, you'd have to save/ update this crc to reference on the next load but that seems like a hassle.

[mahoneyt944]

Ah yes the dual screen mode is probably why, it's formating the width wrong.

[arcadez2003]

Sorry to butt in here but it's related to these games, so long story short im about to commit an input change in this
driver which will make Lode Runner The Dig Fight boot to the world English Region by default which is handy for game
modes and types.

This could be done before by switching the region manually but it was a pain to traverse the service mode and this had
to be done each time you booted the game as the settings never stuck, so im adding a new eeprom setting and a new
region dip switch to the inputs.

@mahoneyt944 can you cast your eyes over the commit im going to push to see if you think i've done it correctly
certainly the game is booting to the English region saving those settings to the eeprom and all the other inputs seem fine
it's just there are so many fake inputs and i had to alter the original code from the tagging method...

So here is the change.

In the eeprom
return readinputportbytag("JP4")<<16;

Inputs for taisen and hotgimmick extra input and fake port
PORT_START_TAG("JP4")/* jumper pads 'JP4' on the PCB */
UNUSED_PORT

inputs for Lode Runner new port for the region
PORT_START_TAG("JP4")/* jumper pads 'JP4' on the PCB */
// 1-ON,2-ON,3-ON,4-ON --> Japanese
// 1-ON,2-ON,3-ON,4-OFF --> English
PORT_DIPNAME( 0x03, 0x01, DEF_STR( Region ) )
PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, "Japan (Shows Version Number)" )
PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x01, "World (Does Not Show Version Number)" )

Basically i've counted the input ports for Lode Runner including the faked ones and came up with 9 so the extra one is 10
using the non tagged method i think hence.......

return readinputport(10)<<16;
PORT_START/* jumper pads 'JP4' on the PCB */

/* 1-ON,2-ON,3-ON,4-ON --> Japanese
1-ON,2-ON,3-ON,4-OFF --> English */
PORT_DIPNAME( 0x03, 0x01, "Region" )
PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x00, "Japan (Shows Version Number)" )
PORT_DIPSETTING( 0x01, "World (Does Not Show Version Number)" )
INPUT_PORTS_END

Whatya think correct.??
12b4c90

[arcadez2003]

this is a dual screen game its only showing one screen though just checked in mame078 that shows the two screens. That might increase the columns available.

I turned on the single screen hack some years back so maybe that is affecting things also.

[mahoneyt944]

@arcadez2003 that looks ok to me.

[MistyDreams]

I turned on the single screen hack some years back so maybe that is affecting things also.

I dont think many play mahjong games to be honest its just the best example of the issue. I dont think changing to dual screen would help this issue looking at the code. Its the menu osd code that would need updated or the cheat file needing edited since its probably form a newer mame.

[arcadez2003]

@arcadez2003 that looks ok to me.

Thanks man i know your good at the inputs hence i thought it worth asking ya cheers

[arcadez2003]

I turned on the single screen hack some years back so maybe that is affecting things also.

I dont think many play mahjong games to be honest its just the best example of the issue. I dont think changing to dual screen would help this issue looking at the code. Its the menu osd code that would need updated or the cheat file needing edited since its probably form a newer mame.

Same here the only game in the driver worth bothering about is the Lode Runner update which is far better in single screen
than two smaller ones IMO.

[mahoneyt944]

Does the osd have a dual screen flag or anything? I'm guessing the width needed divided by 2 for dual screen only.