libretro / libretro/RetroArch

mame2003_plus and fbalpha2012 do not support network play.

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Description

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Description

[Description of the bug]
Please, due to core_info_current_supports_netplay function, core mame2003_plus and fbalpha2012 lost network game support, so we can no longer play network hack roms like street fighter 2 mix and Street Fighter Alpha 3 mix.

Expected behavior

[What you expected to happen]
To be able to play the cores mame2003_plus and fbalpha2012 online.

Actual behavior

[What is actually happening]
Cres that worked perfectly on the network game, such as mame2003_plus and fbalpha2012, work again on the network.

Version/Commit

You can find this information under Information/System Information

if (!core_info_current_supports_netplay() ||
serialization_quirks & (RETRO_SERIALIZATION_QUIRK_INCOMPLETE |
RETRO_SERIALIZATION_QUIRK_SINGLE_SESSION))
{
RARCH_ERR("[Netplay] %s\n", msg_hash_to_str(MSG_NETPLAY_UNSUPPORTED));
runloop_msg_queue_push(
msg_hash_to_str(MSG_NETPLAY_UNSUPPORTED), 0, 180, false, NULL,
MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
goto failure;
}

  • RetroArch: [version/commit] master
Environment information
  • OS: [The operating system you're running]
  • Compiler: [In case you are running local builds]
    linux and windowns

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at core_info_current_supports_netplay and trace how the serialization-quirk check rejects mame2003_plus and fbalpha2012. Reproduce the failure with the named cores and network hack ROMs on Linux or Windows; done means both cores can enter network play without the unsupported message.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
game-dev, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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