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« on: 12 April 2022, 16:35 »
Hello! I'm not EXACTLY a noob, but I am really struggling with ClrMamePro. I have watched countless YouTube videos and web-based tutorials and still don't quite understand how to use this program.. I have two goals. Maintain a full MAME ROM/CHD set with updates (non-merged) and.. generate custom ROM sets for various uses from the full set. I've seen many different variations on ROM sets made by others but none are exactly what I want and I want to know how to do it myself. I have spent a lot of time on Progetto Snaps and really can't make heads or tails about how to use a lot of what's there.
Here's my problem. I have wrecked my full ROM set so many times trying to figure this out. None of the tutorials are quite right, and make assumptions based on their own needs, or the knowledge level of the listening/watcher. Every time I have to restore my backup ROM set to try again its a 1.5 hour ordeal, only to wreck it again in a matter of minutes.
Are there any good tutorials that you can recommend to finally get some level of competency with this? I really appreciate any help!
Here's my current scenario. I have ROM set 0.241 and update ROMs for 0.242. Am I supposed to have a profile for my 0.241 ROMS? I create one from the .exe file for 0.242 and try to apply the update pack and it keeps on fouling my full set to the point where I don't know how to recover and end uo deleting it and restoring my backup. It's a grueling process. Please help!
