winuae woes....

[mcb]

Maybe I can copy the folder from the 2012 install to my older xp install?

After installation the WHDLoad ROMs are inside Amiga Files/Shared/dir/System/Devs/kickstarts. You can select Open Amiga Files from the Tools menu to access Amiga Files, which is inside your Documents on Windows.

As there are big differences in general usability and for power users between the 2012 version and any previous version, I'd encourage you to try and upgrade the existing installation (now that you have the links to the stand-alone SP3 and DirectX downloads). Just make a backup of the existing Amiga Files, in case you modified the default configurations.

I have to admit that I too started using Amiga Forever much more with the 2012 version. Before, complex configurations could only managed by using .uae files. But now I find it better with the Editor, which writes the changes as XML data into the RP9 manifest. It is easier, highly editable, and it takes into account portability and long-term stability.

Also are there some usb joysticks that work well with aforever out of the box besides the competition pro usb?

Any Windows-compatible joystick should work. What is the second button supposed to do (it's not autofire, is it?), and can you tell me one game where it doesn't work (and what it should do)?

Mike

[mcb]

I'm very impressed, stuck some photos in my gallery on here :-)

Thanks for the gallery and the feedback there.

If you run Amiga Forever and select Check for Updates from the Help menu, and then install the update that was released today, does it automatically close the Amiga Forever player window?

The general rule is that if the update was invoked from inside the player, it should close the player.

The following is now unrelated, but I thought that it could be helpful to share with such an expert audience, as it involves the preservation of original Amiga configurations, which are often still stored on aging hard disks. Isn't this something that our friends sometimes ask us to help with? I too have all my former A3000 and other configurations imaged and accessible in Amiga Forever, inclusive of a recognizable preview screenshot. These articles link to free tools and step-by-step instructions for creating images from original disks, and using them in Amiga Forever:

Amiga SCSI and IDE Devices: Disk Image Files and Direct Access
http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/15-113

Referencing External Content in RP9 Files
http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/19-112

System Configuration Import Checklist
http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-132

[Ral-Clan]

I agree that the changes to Amiga Forever 2011-2012 were a game changer for me.

I use it a lot more now, with improvements and added ability to easily edit RP9 files.

The other great thing about the improved RP9 editing options is the ability to configure the emulation screen position and size.  Before, I always would use UAE instead of RP9 when setting up games, because older versions of Amiga Forever would not size the game screen properly in fullscreen mode on my monitor.

The newer versions of Amiga Forever do this very well now, and I can tweak different screensize settings and save them in the RP9 - so all games look good now on my monitor.

[Ami_GFX]

I got the PM with the link, downloaded it and gave it a brief run. I'm impressed. It is very well done and easy to use. It did mess with my existing Winuae installation a bit--changed the default paths to the Amiga Forever paths. I changed them back and now they seem to co-exist without affecting each other. It has no problems running on an older Centrino laptop with XP SP3. Runs fine in user mode with no issues so far. I'm not likely to use it exensively. I use real Amigas whenever I can and use Winuae when I want the convenience of a laptop or for doing CPU intensive image processing that would take forever on an 030 or 040 Amiga. Still, it's a nice gift and I'm happy to say that it is a class piece of software for anyone who wants the Amiga experience and doesn't want to mess with real Amiga hardware or take the time to put a Winuae system together from all the different pieces it requires.

[mcb]

It is very well done and easy to use. It did mess with my existing Winuae installation a bit--changed the default paths to the Amiga Forever paths. I changed them back and now they seem to co-exist without affecting each other.

Thanks for the post. Amiga Forever does not write to the WinUAE registry or other settings files. Perhaps what happened in your case is the opposite: WinUAE, not being configured otherwise, autodetected "Amiga Files", so it started looking there? Then, as soon as you set WinUAE to a specific path, it followed your preference.

Mike

[Lurch]

If you run Amiga Forever and select Check for Updates from the Help menu, and then install the update that was released today, does it automatically close the Amiga Forever player window?

Yep that works fine, just had that issue during the install :-) Really enjoying the product :-)