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retroachievements_settings [2020/01/28 20:11] genetik57retroachievements_settings [2022/07/16 16:25] (current) – Added clarification about FBNeo and lack of MAME support superchooch
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-~~NOTOC~~ +====== RetroAchievements ======
-===== RetroAchievements =====+
  
 +RetroAchievements allows you to earn achievements on old retro games like Mario, Sonic, etc. on several home gaming systems, as well as some arcade games using FBNeo (RetroAchievements are not supported in MAME).  This is very similar to Xbox 360 or PS3/PS4 achievements or successes and you’re able to keep track of what you’ve unlocked from [[http://retroachievements.org|their website]]. The best thing about this: it’s a free service.
  
-This setting allows you to earn achievements on old retro games like Mario, Sonic, etc. on several home gaming systems, as well as some arcade games (like Neo Geo). This is very similar to Xbox 360 or PS3/PS4 achievements or successes and you’re able to keep track of what you’ve unlocked from [[http://retroachievements.org|RetroAchievements]]. The best in this: it’s a free service.+Configuration is through **GAMES SETTINGS** -> **RETROACHIEVEMENTS SETTINGS**
  
-Once you have configured your correct ''username'' in this menu, a new top-level **RETROACHIEVEMENTS** menu will appear in EmulationStationThis gives you a direct link to your current RetroAchievements scorehow you rank against all RetroAchievements players worldwide, and the number of achievements unlocked in the last 5 Retroachievement-enabled games you played on Batocera.+Batocera **v30** introduced an updated look and feel for the RetroAchievements screenYou can select each game to have more detailsincluding each RetroAchivement for each game, and you can even launch the game from this screen!
  
-//What if the **RetroAchievements** menu tells me that my username is not found?// If you just created your RetroAchievements profile on [[http://retroachievements.org|RetroAchievements]], it might take 24 hours to get your profile up to date, or your first few achievement points correctly updated on the website. Get some RetroAchievements unlocked, and the menu should show up correctly within the next 24 hours.+{{ :retroachievements_v30.png?nolink&720 |}} 
  
-Batocera 5.25 introduces an updated look and feel for the RetroAchievements screenYou can select each game to have more details (how many pointslast time you played this game).+<WRAP center round tip> 
 +For the adventurous, you can enable the **HARDCORE MODE** to <wrap em>disable rewind and loading save states</wrap>Keep this in mind if you do turn it on if you want to utilize save states in the future! 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +===== Custom achievement unlock sound ===== 
 + 
 +Batocera comes with an assortment of custom sounds for achievement unlocks (some you may already be very familiar with), but it is also possible to add your own custom sounds to it. They must be in the OGG format in order to work. 
 + 
 +Place your sound files in ''sounds/retroachievements/'', they will then appear next time you open **GAMES SETTINGS** -> **RETROACHIEVEMENTS SETTINGS** -> **UNLOCK SOUND**. 
 + 
 +===== System-specific information ===== 
 + 
 +RetroAchievements are only available on certain Libretro cores (and from **v31** DuckStation). If you play a system that has both standalone and Libretro cores, make sure you select the compatible emulator/core. Not all Libretro cores are compatible with RetroAchievements. To see whether or not you can use RetroAchievements for a particular game, hold {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} (in **v30** and prior, press {{:wiki:north.png?nolink&20|North button (X SNES)}}) and look at the top of the per-game settings. Batocera tells you what core is currently configured, and which one is compatible with achievements (if there is one). 
 + 
 +{{ :retroachievements_details.png?nolink&720 |}} 
 + 
 +Also, achievements can depend on the ROM format you are using. For example, for [[systems:psx|PlayStation 1]], make sure you are using ''*.cue'' + ''.bin'' or ''*.chd'' format as they are the only formats supported with RetroAchievements, and **not** the ''*.pbp'' format (may change in the future). For [[systems:psp|PlayStation Portable]] only pure ''*.iso'' is supported. 
 + 
 +===== Wanna play with us? ===== 
 + 
 +Finally, if you want to compete with fellow Batocera users, you can find a list of Batocera RetroAchievements players [[https://batocera.org/retroachievements|on this page from the web site]].  
 + 
 +Go to the [[https://discord.gg/ndyUKA5|Discord channel]] and ask moderators to be added to the list! 
 + 
 +===== Add RetroAchievements support for custom systems ===== 
 + 
 +If you add a custom system, for example MSU1, and you know that some games support RetroAchievements, by default the RetroAchievements will NOT be unlockable. This is because your custom system is not referenced by Batocera as available for RetroAchievements. If you have Batocera **v32** or later, you can add a manual ''*.cheevos_force'' option to ''batocera.conf''
 + 
 +For example, setting ''msu1.cheevos_force=true'' in ''batocera.conf'' enables that custom system to have RetroAchievements. 
 + 
 +This can also be used for games on systemss that say they support achievements in EmulationStation but don't actually login when launched. For example, if this is what you can see in EmulationStation when going into a game's achievements: 
 + 
 +{{:achievements_in_es.jpg?direct&600|Screenshot showing the achievements in ES.}} 
 + 
 +but when in game going to the quick menu's achievements section: 
 + 
 +{{:retroarch_not_sign_into_retroachievements.jpg?direct&600|Screenshot showing the achievements menu in RetroArch saying "No achievements to Display."}} 
 + 
 +Then adding ''n64.cheevos_force=true'' to ''batocera.conf'' would fix it. If this is the case, let the devs in the Discord server know, as this is usually an easy fix. 
 + 
 +===== Manually adjusting RetroAchievement settings ===== 
 + 
 +Although most everything related to RetroAchievements can be adjusted from within ES's settings menus, such settings can still be adjusted from ''batocera.conf'': 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +## Enable retroarchievements (0,1) 
 +## Set your www.retroachievements.org username/password 
 +## Escape your special chars (# ; $) with a backslash : $ => \$ 
 +global.retroachievements=0 
 +global.retroachievements.hardcore=0 
 +global.retroachievements.leaderboards=0 
 +global.retroachievements.verbose=0 
 +global.retroachievements.screenshot=0 
 +global.retroachievements.username= 
 +global.retroachievements.password= 
 +## Show badges in Retroarch cheevos list and color them when they're win like on the web site 
 +global.retroarch.cheevos_badges_enable=true 
 +## Show all achievements as if they were already unlocked. 
 +global.retroachievements.encore=true 
 +</code>
  
-{{retroachievements_v2.png?nolink&600 |}}  
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