XRoar Defender launcher (Solved)

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wayland
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XRoar Defender launcher (Solved)

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I wanted a desktop icon to launch Glen Hewlett's Defender in XRoar.
The command line I used in the Linux Launcher is;

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 xroar -default-machine coco3p -load-fd0 /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/DISK1.DSK -load-fd1 /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/DISK2.DSK -run /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/
I probably want to add 'no joystick' to this because I'm using my Defender controller with the Pico. Also Full Screen would be good.

Here is what is in the basic program;

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10 RUN "CONFIG.BAS"
Perhaps I could have just done RUN "DEFENDER.BAS" ?
8-)
wayland
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Re: XRoar Defender launcher (Solved)

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New improve command line;

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xroar -default-machine coco3p -fs -joy-right null -load-fd0 /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/DISK1.DSK -load-fd1 /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/DISK2.DSK -run /home/wayland/dragon/Defender_V1.0/AUTO.BAS
Now opens in full screen and turns off my detected right joystick.
Oh and the AUTO.BAS now contains;

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10 RUN "DEFENDER.BAS"
for faster loading.

I turn the rate limit off during loading. It would be neat if I could do that from within AUTO.BAS or somewhere. It must be turned back on again when the game has decompressed.
wayland
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Re: XRoar Defender launcher (Solved)

Post by wayland »

PS, this would allow icon launching of any Dragon/CoCo program from your PC desktop. :D
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