WHDload and ADF for dummies...

[TheGoose]

FYI -Whdload dose not always work well. I have been doing this:

1. go get beloved .ADFs from internet.
2. use 'adf2disk' (on aminet) to extract to real floppy(s).
3. install game to HD.

4. Be happy cause it will always work and not crash.

This assumes the game / software is not a NODOS type floppy.
Assumes the games /software was HD installable to begin with.
Assumes, manual/copy protection codes, still apply.
Assumes you might need a registration key for some wares ...

And is probably a more legal pursuit of retro gaming. Whdload, you
will find lots of hacks, cracks and cheats built into the install slave.

On this matter, just recently, been there done that.

[TheGoose]

@KatManDEW

I think you are mostly right. It is an investment to get into .slave making. Oh dear that does sound bad. And most don't.

"will it setup the correct environment for your system (WB version, CPU type, etc)?"

No. Those are set at a global level or on the icon for that .slave file. Icon settings will override the global.
Global don't make a lot of sense, as each game (slave) will do better with different settings.

Example - some games are PAL you would use this on the icon, but does make sense for the global config.