CD32 compilation organiser

earok · 09 April 2014, 08:40

Not sure if it's any use to anyone, but as a side project to my CD32 compilation I've whipped up a rudimentary utility to generate sub menus on Lennon Lives' CD32 toolkit (similar to the ones that appeared on the 200/350/444/888 game compilations).

Full source is on Github under https://github.com/earok/CD32CompilationOrganiser, Windows binaries can be downloaded here: https://github.com/earok/CD32Compila...iser%20Bin.zip

This is what the output looks like in AMSCD32:

jotd · 10 February 2017, 22:01

thanks earok, I'd be more interested in:

- what's the format to create menus (I currently only know how to create "flat" menus")
- a version where you can go "fast" without the shoulder buttons (with a single joystick or keys, a filter...)

I've created a menu generator on Windows using Python which reads inside the whdload slaves so no manual input at all, and is able to generate launchers for CD32load or Whdload. If you're interested tell me!

Amigajay · 11 February 2017, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

thanks earok, I'd be more interested in:

- what's the format to create menus (I currently only know how to create "flat" menus")
- a version where you can go "fast" without the shoulder buttons (with a single joystick or keys, a filter...)

I've created a menu generator on Windows using Python which reads inside the whdload slaves so no manual input at all, and is able to generate launchers for CD32load or Whdload. If you're interested tell me!

I'm interested in the launcher generator! I want to make a demo cd from the whdload installs, currently on letter c, copying and pasting the names manually as you can imagine it's taking forever, so this would be very welcome!

jotd · 11 February 2017, 10:06

Great. I'll zone my script along with a demo input tree (with 1 or 2 small games) so it's ready to run.

Do you have a good version of the AMSLoader? & instructions because ATM I can only generate flat structure.

Well, I haven't tried, but if you put directories in MenuData: and the .start & .txt games in it does it create the sub-menus? that would be great.

Amigajay · 11 February 2017, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

Great. I'll zone my script along with a demo input tree (with 1 or 2 small games) so it's ready to run.

Do you have a good version of the AMSLoader? & instructions because ATM I can only generate flat structure.

Well, I haven't tried, but if you put directories in MenuData: and the .start & .txt games in it does it create the sub-menus? that would be great.

Cool

Btw I've been using AGS2 since last June ish as it allows freedom of where you put the menu on screen etc

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...2&postcount=93

Retro1234 · 11 February 2017, 15:19

iirc to make the sub menu you do something like

Puzzle.start
Racing.start
Fighting.start
etc

Puzzle.start = Assign Games: Dismount
assign Games: CD0:Your puzzle game folder
assign Pictures: Your Puzzle Pictures folder.
assign text: Your Puzzle Text folder.
Start AGS again

lennonlives did a version I think called A1200 Games Compilation Toolkit where you use Joystick Left,Right to scroll faster.

jotd · 12 February 2017, 09:47

Just what I feared! I downloaded the AGS version, I'll adapt my script to AGS, as AMSCD32 is good for CD32 but sucks for A1200. Thanks. Will keep you posted about the progress.

EDIT: AGS2 is exactly what I'm looking for: it has recursive / folder organization. Is there an IFF game library I can download somewhere?

jotd · 12 February 2017, 17:18

Ok, I have put "AGS_menu_creator.zip" in my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf5430ygsl...eator.zip?dl=0

Basically, it's made of a HDROOT_DEMO directory and a .bat file used to start the .py file

- windows or linux (adapt the super-simple .bat file)
- python 2 or 3 installed

I have included demos of some games (no copyright infringement here

). The python script scans the "category" directories for .slave files. It reads from them and creates the menu entries accordingly.

Of course this is very alpha software but does the job. You can add your .iff files, only the .run/.txt are deleted when generating.

ATM it's not possible to pass options to generate the scripts with "CUSTOM1", ... It would be better to upgrade the whdload slaves so we can click on the whdload splash screen to select them dynamically.

Feedback appreciated

DamienD · 12 February 2017, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

better to upgrade the whdload slaves so we can click on the whdload splash screen to select them dynamically.

Yeah that's a great feature I've seen with later slaves, much better then messing about with the icon or starting from Cli

Amigajay · 12 February 2017, 19:02

Not sure what todo with this, i downloaded python 3.6 and when i click the batch file it says 'modulenotfounderror: no module named 'whdload_slave' ?

jotd · 12 February 2017, 20:06

Oh I forgot that. the missing .py file can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1xwfba12r..._slave.py?dl=0

main archive updated as well. Enjoy and give feedback!

Amigajay · 12 February 2017, 22:39

It's coming up 'warning blah blah is not a slave' on every file.

jotd · 13 February 2017, 07:51

you mean on my test directory? can you post the output? very weird.

Amigajay · 14 February 2017, 18:51

Here ya go JOTD;

C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>create_launcher_data_whd.py HDROOT_DEMO
3 categories found
6 games in category BitmapBros
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo2\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo3\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\ChaosEngineDemo\ChaosEngineDemo.Slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\GodsDemo\GodsDemo.Slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\MagicPocketsDemo\MagicPocketsDemo.Slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\Xenon2Demo\XenonIIDemo.Slave: not a slave
3 games in category Factor5
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican2Demo\Turrican2Demo.Slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican3Demo\Turrican3Demo.Slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\TurricanDemo\TurricanDemo.Slave: not a slave
2 games in category Misc
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\VirtualKartingDemo\VirtualKartingDemo.slave: not a slave
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\YoJoeDemo\YoJoeDemo.Slave: not a slave

C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

jotd · 14 February 2017, 21:22

Just tested and works fine with the dropbox archive!... Added more detail to the error. Can you grab https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1xwfba12r..._slave.py?dl=0 and replace the whdload_slave.py file by that one? (and post your more detailed errors). Are you using python 2.x? 3.x?

Amigajay · 14 February 2017, 23:06

C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>create_launcher_data_whd.py HDROOT_DEMO
3 categories found
6 games in category BitmapBros
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo2\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo3\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\ChaosEngineDemo\ChaosEngineDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\GodsDemo\GodsDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\MagicPocketsDemo\MagicPocketsDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\Xenon2Demo\XenonIIDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
3 games in category Factor5
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican2Demo\Turrican2Demo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican3Demo\Turrican3Demo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\TurricanDemo\TurricanDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
2 games in category Misc
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\VirtualKartingDemo\VirtualKartingDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header
warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\YoJoeDemo\YoJoeDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header

C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Using Python 3.6

jotd · 14 February 2017, 23:46

great! I found the issue

It's not running on Python 3, only Python 2.

now running on python 3 (not anymore on python 2, too much effort maintaining both)

get full archive again here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf5430ygsl...eator.zip?dl=0

Amigajay · 15 February 2017, 00:04

Ah glad you found the issue! Will try again when you fix the prob.

jotd · 15 February 2017, 10:05

actually I did. Download the full archive again it works with python 3 now.

Amigajay · 15 February 2017, 19:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

actually I did. Download the full archive again it works with python 3 now.

Just tested, works a treat now! thanks very much for this!

Edit: got through A-Z with not too many issues! the main one is the stag 1-6 and extra, even though they are named differently (folder and slave) it still creates them all as stag_series.run so i'll have to do those manually, but in comparison to what i was doing i can live with that!

One thing, would it possible so it adds PRELOAD to the line? Edit: scrap that it already does! i dont know why i thought it didnt...doh!

09 April 2014, 08:40	#1
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,547	CD32 compilation organiser Not sure if it's any use to anyone, but as a side project to my CD32 compilation I've whipped up a rudimentary utility to generate sub menus on Lennon Lives' CD32 toolkit (similar to the ones that appeared on the 200/350/444/888 game compilations). Full source is on Github under https://github.com/earok/CD32CompilationOrganiser, Windows binaries can be downloaded here: https://github.com/earok/CD32Compila...iser%20Bin.zip This is what the output looks like in AMSCD32:

11 February 2017, 15:19	#6
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,808	iirc to make the sub menu you do something like Puzzle.start Racing.start Fighting.start etc Puzzle.start = Assign Games: Dismount assign Games: CD0:Your puzzle game folder assign Pictures: Your Puzzle Pictures folder. assign text: Your Puzzle Text folder. Start AGS again lennonlives did a version I think called A1200 Games Compilation Toolkit where you use Joystick Left,Right to scroll faster. Last edited by Retro1234; 11 February 2017 at 15:33.

12 February 2017, 09:47	#7
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	Just what I feared! I downloaded the AGS version, I'll adapt my script to AGS, as AMSCD32 is good for CD32 but sucks for A1200. Thanks. Will keep you posted about the progress. EDIT: AGS2 is exactly what I'm looking for: it has recursive / folder organization. Is there an IFF game library I can download somewhere? Last edited by jotd; 12 February 2017 at 10:11.

12 February 2017, 20:06	#11
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	Oh I forgot that. the missing .py file can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1xwfba12r..._slave.py?dl=0 main archive updated as well. Enjoy and give feedback! Last edited by jotd; 12 February 2017 at 21:03.

14 February 2017, 23:46	#17
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	great! I found the issue It's not running on Python 3, only Python 2. now running on python 3 (not anymore on python 2, too much effort maintaining both) get full archive again here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf5430ygsl...eator.zip?dl=0 Last edited by jotd; 15 February 2017 at 00:06.

10 February 2017, 22:01	#2
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	thanks earok, I'd be more interested in: - what's the format to create menus (I currently only know how to create "flat" menus") - a version where you can go "fast" without the shoulder buttons (with a single joystick or keys, a filter...) I've created a menu generator on Windows using Python which reads inside the whdload slaves so no manual input at all, and is able to generate launchers for CD32load or Whdload. If you're interested tell me!

11 February 2017, 10:06	#4
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	Great. I'll zone my script along with a demo input tree (with 1 or 2 small games) so it's ready to run. Do you have a good version of the AMSLoader? & instructions because ATM I can only generate flat structure. Well, I haven't tried, but if you put directories in MenuData: and the .start & .txt games in it does it create the sub-menus? that would be great.

12 February 2017, 17:18	#8
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	Ok, I have put "AGS_menu_creator.zip" in my dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf5430ygsl...eator.zip?dl=0 Basically, it's made of a HDROOT_DEMO directory and a .bat file used to start the .py file - windows or linux (adapt the super-simple .bat file) - python 2 or 3 installed I have included demos of some games (no copyright infringement here ). The python script scans the "category" directories for .slave files. It reads from them and creates the menu entries accordingly. Of course this is very alpha software but does the job. You can add your .iff files, only the .run/.txt are deleted when generating. ATM it's not possible to pass options to generate the scripts with "CUSTOM1", ... It would be better to upgrade the whdload slaves so we can click on the whdload splash screen to select them dynamically. Feedback appreciated

12 February 2017, 19:02	#10
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,940	Not sure what todo with this, i downloaded python 3.6 and when i click the batch file it says 'modulenotfounderror: no module named 'whdload_slave' ?

12 February 2017, 22:39	#12
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,940	It's coming up 'warning blah blah is not a slave' on every file.

13 February 2017, 07:51	#13
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	you mean on my test directory? can you post the output? very weird.

14 February 2017, 18:51	#14
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,940	Here ya go JOTD; C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>create_launcher_data_whd.py HDROOT_DEMO 3 categories found 6 games in category BitmapBros warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo2\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo3\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\ChaosEngineDemo\ChaosEngineDemo.Slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\GodsDemo\GodsDemo.Slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\MagicPocketsDemo\MagicPocketsDemo.Slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\Xenon2Demo\XenonIIDemo.Slave: not a slave 3 games in category Factor5 warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican2Demo\Turrican2Demo.Slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican3Demo\Turrican3Demo.Slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\TurricanDemo\TurricanDemo.Slave: not a slave 2 games in category Misc warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\VirtualKartingDemo\VirtualKartingDemo.slave: not a slave warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\YoJoeDemo\YoJoeDemo.Slave: not a slave C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>pause Press any key to continue . . .

14 February 2017, 21:22	#15
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	Just tested and works fine with the dropbox archive!... Added more detail to the error. Can you grab https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1xwfba12r..._slave.py?dl=0 and replace the whdload_slave.py file by that one? (and post your more detailed errors). Are you using python 2.x? 3.x?

14 February 2017, 23:06	#16
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,940	C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>create_launcher_data_whd.py HDROOT_DEMO 3 categories found 6 games in category BitmapBros warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo2\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\CadaverDemo3\CadaverDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\ChaosEngineDemo\ChaosEngineDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\GodsDemo\GodsDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\MagicPocketsDemo\MagicPocketsDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\BitmapBros\Xenon2Demo\XenonIIDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header 3 games in category Factor5 warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican2Demo\Turrican2Demo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\Turrican3Demo\Turrican3Demo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Factor5\TurricanDemo\TurricanDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header 2 games in category Misc warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\VirtualKartingDemo\VirtualKartingDemo.slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header warning: HDROOT_DEMO\GAMES\Misc\YoJoeDemo\YoJoeDemo.Slave: not a slave, found b'WHDLOADS' header C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\Downloads\CD32\Make CD32 Bits\AGS_menu_creator>pause Press any key to continue . . . Using Python 3.6

15 February 2017, 00:04	#18
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,940	Ah glad you found the issue! Will try again when you fix the prob.

15 February 2017, 10:05	#19
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,360	actually I did. Download the full archive again it works with python 3 now.

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