game config

Since the execution of arcade games consists on the interaction with several files (a main executable, a disc/HDD image and a memory card image). the system2x6 games will be executed via a special per-game settings file

this files provide all the information the emulator needs to setup the enviroment and run that game

the file uses the INI format, and the extension must be .acgame

here's an example of how it should look like in the inside

[game]
name=SoulCalibur II (SC21 vA10 + DVD0D)
gameid=NM00007
[data]
elf=boot.elf 
dongle=NM00007 SC21, Ver.A10 a025781148773a.bin
card=ConquestCard0.bin
mediasrc=dvd0.img
media=DVD

items Breakdown

mandatory entries will have their name in bold

section	entry	value expected	description
game	name	string	cosmetic game title for error messages or game list
game	gameid	string	Sony official gameID, used for artwork and automatic patches if we ever need such thing
data	platform	string	value must be 246 or 256. this is used to indicate the emulator if the game is a SYSTEM256 specific game, and as such, the overclock emulation needs to be applied
data	elf	string	elf filename to be executed (must be at the same location than config file)
data	dongle	string	security dongle filename (must be at the same location than config file)
data	card	string	secondary memory card, only useful for SoulCalibur2 Conquest mode (and maybe to trigger certain dev-enviroment behavior on some games)
data	mediasrc	string	filename of the media file (must be at the same location than config file)
data	media	string	media type of the file from mediasrc, value must be CD, DVD or HDD
data	256Region	string	system256 region override, used by emulator to fake regional signature, saves you from the hassle of having several NVRAM files for the same bios
data	sram	string	filename for the SRAM settings. if not found, defaults to sram.bin