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executable = emulators\DOS\DOSBox.exe
arguments = -conf "%ITEM_FILEPATH%" -noconsole -exit

[2019-12-03 13:47:10] [INFO] [Menu] Found: "R:\collections\MS-DOS\menu.txt"
[2019-12-03 13:47:11] [ERROR] [Launcher] Failed to find launcher executable (launcher: DOS executable: )
[2019-12-03 13:47:11] [DEBUG] [Page] Allocating graphics memory
[2019-12-03 13:47:12] [DEBUG] [Page] Allocate graphics memory complete

After selecting my game, which is Warcraft, the screen goes black as if it's trying to launch but immediately goes back to RetroFE.

I should note that I created a SymLink to WAR.EXE to use for the game selection, as I've done in the past for the ps3 emulator in a previous post when helping someone else out getting rpcs3 working.

exitOnFirstPageBack = no


I am an idiot for not noticing this first.
From now on, you have my word that I will absolutely scan the crap out of everything before coming back to ask such a moronic question. I know you have more important things to deal with than my ignorance, Peter.

One of the biggest concerns I've got is that the command to go back to the previous menu is the same command that exits the program if used on the main menu. While fine on a pc, this would be a problem in an arcade machine that would not ordinarily have a keyboard and mouse to restart the program.

It also doesn't make too much sense since there's already a command to quit lol

I'm at a bit of a loss here. I know I'm half asleep and all but even so I haven't been this confused in a while.
I'm setting up the metadata for a psx emulator and all of these files:

collections\Sony Playstation\settings.conf
launchers.windows\Sony Playstation.conf
meta\hyperlist\Sony Playstation.xml

All the names match, and all the settings for the pathing also match perfectly, but the metadata isn't showing up at all. It's driving me nuts.

UPDATE!

There IS a way to get it to work but it's very complex!

After having spent hours with some of the RPCS3 team, we were able to come up with a method to not only make the emulator launch, but to launch into the game directly!

Read carefully because this is some complicated stuff.


First, make sure your launcher config is as such:

executable = emulators\PS3\rpcs3.exe
arguments = "%ITEM_FILEPATH%"

Next, you must place your ps3 game dump wherever it is you're going to be storing them. For me, I stored them in the roms folder themselves for portability reasons.

Next, and this is the absolute most important part. Go to the settings file in the ps3 folder in collections and change the file type  to BIN, not bin. It must be capitalized.

Next, you need to launch your command prompt as an administrator and type

mklink "1" "2"

replace 1 with the path to the folder where you wish to place the shortcut. This is like an advanced shortcut, because it has to be. You cannot right click the EBOOT.BIN file and create a shortcut that way. RetroFE won't read the directories correctly that way. Doing it this way creates what's called a SymLink. It's an advanced type of shortcut that uses the same file extension as the file it's being directed to, allowing you to open that file using pathing, like in this case. Replace 2 with the path to the bin file you're creating a shortcut for.

So for me I typed in this:

mklink  "R:\collections\Sony Playstation 3\roms\Ratchet and Clank Trilogy.BIN" "R:\collections\Sony Playstation 3\roms\Ratchet and Clank Trilogy\PS3_GAME\USRDIR\EBOOT.BIN"

Remember, the first set of quotations is the name and location of the shortcut you want to make, and the second set of quotations is the path to the binary file you're making the shortcut of.


Following all of these directions carefully will allow you to launch the game from RetroFE directly through RPCS3 and into the game!

Sorry about the wait. Give me some more time. Had to wait for a buddy to get off work to bring me his copy of ratchet and clank trilogy to test it with. I'll be with you as soon as I can.

Nevermind. It was the file extensions in the N64 settings. Apparently they ARE case sensitive

So for anyone that wants to know the right file extensions for Project64, it is n64, v64, and z64. Not N64, V64, and Z64. 

executable = emulators\N64\Project64.exe
arguments = "%ITEM_FILEPATH%"


Your executable path may have different folder names, but this is what I use. It's just the default commands.