CycloDS Config.xml Options

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^{Created by APlus on 13 Sep 2009 11:40}
^{Updated by leiger on 24 Mar 2018 07:25}

Introduction

The config.xml file contains the configuration settings for your CycloDS Evolution. The file can be found at \CycloDS\config.xml on your microSD(HC) card.

Frequently Backup

It is highly recommended that you backup your config.xml file regularly as the microSD card is known to become corrupted! If you encounter any problems, you can just delete the file and your CycloDS Evolution will recreate it again next power up. Your next step will be to just put your backup back on there instead! :)

Parameters

This is a list of all of the parameters you can use in the configuration file. Parameters should be used as follows:

<parameterName>value</parameterName>

firmwareVersion

Description	Changes the firmware version shown at the bottom of the main menu. Used by some third-party applications for checking for firmware updates. This value is updated automatically by the CycloDS and should not be altered manually.
Allowed values	any firmware version
Example	<firmwareVersion>1.55</firmwareVersion>

brightnessLevel

Description	Changes the brightness of the CycloDS GUI and in-game. Can also be changed with the settings menu.
Allowed values	0 - Lowest Luminosity: 15-19 hours 1 - Low Luminosity: 10-15 hours 2 - High Luminosity: 7-11 hours 3 - Highest Luminosity: 5-8 hours
Example	<brightnessLevel>2</brightnessLevel>

cheatCodesEnabled

Description	Enables or disables cheats. Note that you must always have a default.evoCheats file (comes with firmware), and that user.evoCheats is a separate file that can be downloaded from our Cheat Database.
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<cheatCodesEnabled>1</cheatCodesEnabled>

viewMode

Description	The X button toggles between the three file view modes: ROM view where the game name stored inside the ROM file is displayed, file view where the file name of the ROM is displayed and list view which is similar to file view mode except 10 items are displayed per page rather than just 4.
Allowed values	0 - ROM view 1 - File view 2 - List view
Example	<viewMode>0</viewMode>

lastFileExecuted

Description	If you hold L+R while CycloDS boots, it will load the last ROM that was executed. This value is updated automatically by the CycloDS.
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<lastFileExecuted>1</lastFileExecuted>

skin

Description	Sets the current skin upon boot
Allowed values	Default, random, cycle, or the name of a custom skin directory
Example	<skin>Default</skin>

lastRandomSkin

Description	If `skin` is set to random, this is the last skin to have appeared
Allowed values	the name of a custom skin directory
Example	<lastRandomSkin>MySkin</lastRandomSkin>

lastCycleSkin

Description	If `skin` is set to cycle, this is the last skin to have appeared
Allowed values	the name of a custom skin directory
Example	<lastCycleSkin>MySkin</lastCycleSkin>

rumbleSetting

Description	Sets the current rumble setting for the "EZ Flash 3-in-1" slot-2 device
Allowed values	0 - Off 1 - Low 2 - Medium 3 - High
Example	<rumbleSetting>1</rumbleSetting>

rtsEnabled

Description	RealTime Save is a feature that allows you to suspend and resume game play at any time. This can be useful if you wish to take a break from your NDS and are not anywhere near a save point in your game, or if you wish to make the game easier by loading an old state of game play when you make an error. To create a RTS file for a particular game, hold the SELECT button as you launch it from the game list.
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<rtsEnabled>1</rtsEnabled>

useAlternativeSavePath

Description	Sets whether or not the folder named "Saves" is used for storing .sav files (true) or the files are stored in the same folder as the .nds file (false)
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<useAlternativeSavePath>1</useAlternativeSavePath>

altSavePath

Description	You can customize where the .sav files are stored.
Allowed values	the name of any directory in the root of the microSD
Example	<altSavePath>/SAVES</altSavePath>

batterySaveEnabled

Description	Sets whether or not the battery save mode is enabled. It is recommended that you do enable it, however it may cause compatibility issues with some games and you should try disabling it before filing a bug report to see if doing so solves your problem.
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<batterySaveEnabled>1</batterySaveEnabled>

ingameTextPath

Description	The in-game text reader feature allows you to read text files during a game. The text reader only becomes available when you have setup a text file. The .txt has to have the same name as the rom you are using, like: 1234game.nds and 1234game.txt. You can customize the directory where the .txt files are.
Allowed values	the name of any directory in the root of the microSD
Example	<ingameTextPath>/TEXT</ingameTextPath>

browseRootPath

Description	The directory that should be opened when touching the left-most menu icon with the stylus
Allowed values	the filepath to any directory on the microSD
Example	<browseRootPath>/</browseRootPath> or <browseRootPath>/Games</browseRootPath> or <browseRootPath>/NDS/Games</browseRootPath>

moonshellPath

Description	The media icon will launch the Moonshell media player application. You can customise the executable launched when "Media" is selected from the main menu.
Allowed values	the name of any directory in the root of the microSD
Example	<moonshellPath>/moonshl/moonshell.nds</moonshellPath> or <moonshellPath>/moonshl2/moonshl2.nds</moonshellPath>

sortIgnoreRomNumber

Description	Sort using ROM Name instead of ROM Number
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<sortIgnoreRomNumber>1</sortIgnoreRomNumber>

listModeDisplayRomName

Description	Show internal ROM Name instead of ROM Filename in LIST view
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<listModeDisplayRomName>0</listModeDisplayRomName>

gbaSupportEnabled

Description	CycloDS Evolution allows you to launch GBA games directly from the CycloDS Evolution game list.
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<gbaSupportEnabled>1</gbaSupportEnabled>

gbaSavePath

Description	GBA games saves are stored in a directory called “GBA_SAVE” in the root directory of your MicroSD card and are automatically backed up from your slot 2 device when necessary.
Allowed values	the name of any directory in the root of the microSD
Example	<gbaSavePath>/GBA_SAVE</gbaSavePath>

enhancedMenuButtons

Description	Enhanced mode offers additional features during game play, which are not available with standard game cards. If Enhanced mode has been enabled, during game play press A + B + X + Y + L + R simultaneously to bring up the in-game menu.
Allowed values	use combinations of the following buttons, separated by ',': A, B, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, Y, X, L, R, START, SELECT
Example	<enhancedMenuButtons>A,B,R,L,X,Y</enhancedMenuButtons>

use24HourClock

Description	Enables 24-hour clock. This feature was added in firmware v1.57
Allowed values	0 - False 1 - True
Example	<use24HourClock>1</use24HourClock>

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leiger

10 Jun 2010 00:23

A few of the newer Config.XML options need to be added to this list (the new GUI beta ones). I'm going to do this later, but if anyone's got free time and is willing to do it first… ;-)

Would be a good idea to add this to the description though:

##red|Only works with the GUI beta range, on the temporary {{config.xml}} file.##

Which renders as:

Only works with the GUI beta range, on the temporary config.xml file.

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leiger 14 Sep 2009 10:24

Wow, great idea! I'll have a look at this later and try to think up ways of making it look more "professional" :) I'm thinking, put everything into a table… ?

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leiger 14 Sep 2009 13:14

What do you think of the changes? :)

The following code is used for each of the parameters:
Replace the @@@@ with the information you want to display.

[[include include:config-param
| parameter=@@@@
| description=@@@@
| allowed-values=@@@@
| example=@@@@
]]

Click on "view source" to see what I'm talking about… each parameter uses that format.

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Wow! Nice! That would have taken a while! :P

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APlus 15 Sep 2009 10:45

Thanks leiger, for the changes and format update.

It really looks professional now!

I definitly like the Table of Contents option!

A+

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leiger 15 Sep 2009 14:01

Thanks leiger, for the changes and format update.
It really looks professional now!
I definitely like the Table of Contents option!
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Thanks :) Turned out better than I expected it to, actually ;) However it was your idea so the credit goes to you for starting the page in the first place.

I filled in a few of the missing info's, but there are some that I haven't done yet because I don't fully understand them myself. e.g. sortIgnoreRomNumber .. if you have any ideas go ahead and fix it up.

Have a splitting headache so although I was planning to check the TC forums now and do some searches for this, I think I'll pass that onto tomorrow instead ;)

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CycloDS Revolution

Introduction

Frequently Backup

Parameters

firmwareVersion

brightnessLevel

cheatCodesEnabled

viewMode

lastFileExecuted

skin

lastRandomSkin

lastCycleSkin

rumbleSetting

rtsEnabled

useAlternativeSavePath

altSavePath

batterySaveEnabled

ingameTextPath

browseRootPath

moonshellPath

sortIgnoreRomNumber

listModeDisplayRomName

gbaSupportEnabled

gbaSavePath

enhancedMenuButtons

use24HourClock

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