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Is there a setting in gdemu.ini to prevent the game from going into BIOS after ABXY+Start when already in attract mode?

I'm almost positive it was having one game in gdemu with reset_goto = N set to 1 that'll prevent BIOS.

I have an arcade cabinet with a dreamcast and trying to prevent reset-to-BIOS when in attract mode.

To be clear, I'm not using gdmenu/frontend game loader. Just need to reset the game without going into BIOS.

I understand correctly, you need the combination A+B+X+Y+START not to reboot the console? but this combination should still work to exit to the game's main menu?

I understand that you only have one game, the easiest way to do what you want is to correct the code of the game itself.

megavolt85 wrote:I understand correctly, you need the combination A+B+X+Y+START not to reboot the console? but this combination should still work to exit to the game's main menu?

I do need it to reboot the image, and without going back into BIOS. I'm looking for confirmation that setting gdemu ini reset_goto = 1 will do just this.

ZTylerDurden wrote:

megavolt85 wrote:I understand correctly, you need the combination A+B+X+Y+START not to reboot the console? but this combination should still work to exit to the game's main menu?

I do need it to reboot the image, and without going back into BIOS. I'm looking for confirmation that setting gdemu ini reset_goto = 1 will do just this.

That should work as long as the game is in Folder [01].

A typical GDEMU.INI stored in the root of the SD CARD.

I have 'reset_goto = 1' because I use GDMENU and openmenu set to the first load slot.

If you have another game in slot 1 or in slot N, with 'reset_goto = N' set, then yes, it will go to the game in slot 1 or N instead of the bios.

I haven't seen the bios for over a month using this method.

Thank you guys, really.

That's what I thought. Will test when I make a trip to my DC cabinet.

@MoeFoh @Wildmage

Can you guys check this out? Here's SC in attract mode and ABXY+Start is going back into bios even with reset_goto = 1 which I thought would load the gdi again instead of going into BIOS?

https://youtube.com/shorts/RiiwhopfzRw

ZTylerDurden wrote:@MoeFoh @Wildmage

Can you guys check this out? Here's SC in attract mode and ABXY+Start is going back into bios even with reset_goto = 1 which I thought would load the gdi again instead of going into BIOS?

https://youtube.com/shorts/RiiwhopfzRw

? Original or clone gdemu and version
? Firmware of gdemu
? Soul Calibur - GDI or CDI
? Contents of GDEMU.INI

MoeFoh wrote:

? Original or clone gdemu and version
? Firmware of gdemu
? Soul Calibur - GDI or CDI
? Contents of GDEMU.INI

Gdemu Clone v5.5 (2018)
Tried Both SC GDI or CDI
Contents of GDEMU.INI in root directory:
open_time = 150
detect_time = 150
reset_goto = 1
image_tests = 0
high_speed = 0

I know a lot of folks use Gdmenu for that 01 folder. I'm not using Gdmenu in this case. SC is in 01.

It's listening to the ini because if I hard reset it'll start on reset_goto = N. Just when soft reset pressing ABXY+Start during "attract" it'll go to BIOS.

ZTylerDurden wrote:Can you guys check this out?

For what? I already told you that the only option is to add a patch to the game code.