Per core config/override setup confusion

RetroArch Android devices
#1

Hi All,

I have been struggling to figure out the best and easiest way to configure retroarch 1.3.2 stable on my Nvidia Shield TV. I guess the basics are global across most platforms.

How do you organise and save your different settings for each core? (i.e. Content directory/ Shader/overlay/aspect ratio)

I know overrides are designed to append settings in the main retroarch.cfg but for this to work properly I think you have to manually edit the .cfg text with only the settings you want different to the retroarch.cfg file. This may be a bit hard for a beginner like me to start off with so I will leave that one.

Per core configs So if I load a game and change some settings like just the overlay.

  1. What do I do next to save it only for that core and what is the saved file called?
  2. How do I stop it from changing my retroarch.cfg file? (Turn off save on exit maybe?)
  3. Where should the amended core config file be placed to auto load when I next open the a game in that core
  4. What name should the .cfg file be called?

Any help please my configs are a mess right now!!

#2

So I think I have figured this out now!

But anyone’s opinion on how they do it is welcome.

I turned off load overrides Turned on per core Left save on exit on Loaded a game Went to menus and changed overlays/shaders Resumed content to check Quit retroarch Per core config files saved to config directory Loaded content again and my settings stuck.

#3

Yep, that’s how it’s supposed to work.

#4

simple, not to sure why it took me so long!!!

Messed around with overrides for a while, per core is simplier for now