gbe_fork/tools/generate_emu_config/README.md

What is this ?

This is a command line tool to generate the steam_settings folder for the emu,
you need a Steam account to grab most info, but you can use an anonymous account with limited access to Steam data.

Usage

generate_emu_config [options] <app id 1> [app id 2] [app id 3] ...

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Available [options]

To get all available options, run the tool without any arguments.

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Login:

You'll be asked each time to enter your username and password, but you can automate this prompt.

• You can create a file called my_login.txt beside this tool with the following data:

  • Your username on the first line
  • Your password on the second line

  But beware though of accidentally distributing your login data when using this file.

• You can define these environment variables, note that these environment variables will override the file my_login.txt:

  • GSE_CFG_USERNAME
  • GSE_CFG_PASSWORD

  When defining these environment variables in a script, take care of special characters.

  Example for Windows:

  set GSE_CFG_USERNAME=my_username
  set GSE_CFG_PASSWORD=123 abc
  generate_emu_config.exe 480
  

  Example for Linux:

  export GSE_CFG_USERNAME=my_username
  export GSE_CFG_PASSWORD=123 abc
  ./generate_emu_config 480
  

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Downloading data for new apps/games and defining extra account IDs:

The script uses public Steam IDs (in Steam64 format) of apps/games owners in order to query the required info, such as achievement data.
By default, it has a built-in list of public users IDs, and you can extend this list by creating a file called top_owners_ids.txt beside the script, then add each new ID in Steam64 format on a separate line.

When you login with a non-anonymous account, its ID will be added to the top of the list.

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Attributions and credits

• Windows icon by: FroyoShark
  license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
  Source: icon archive: Steam Icon