retrobat.ini

The retrobat.ini file located in the root Retrobat folder can be modified to enable or disable some Retrobat features.

These features can also be modified in the BATGUI tool, refer to the BATGUI section of the wiki.

This is the list of options that can be modified in the "retrobat.ini" file:

Setting	Values	Description
LanguageDetection	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Automatically detect Operating System language
ResetConfigMode	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Reset the default config files options of the emulators at startup.
Autostart	0 (disabled) / 1 (with startup folder) / 2 (with registry start)	Autostart Retrobat at Windows startup
AutoStartDelay	delay in milliseconds	Add a delay between computer startup and launch of RetroBat interface
WiimoteGun	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Run WiimoteGun at RetroBat's startup.
EnableIntro	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Enable intro video.
FileName	name of the video file between " "	Define the video file to play at startup.
FilePath	Path between " " Default = "default"	Sse a custom directory for video files.
RandomVideo	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Play a random video from the path selected.
VideoDelay	delay in milliseconds	Use this to set a delay for displaying RetroBat interface when the setting "WaitForVideoEnd" is disabled
WaitForVideoEnd	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Wait for the video end to run RetroBat interface
KillVideoWhenESReady	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Kill the intro video as soon as EmulationStation interface is loaded
GamepadVideoKill	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Enable possibility to kill video with gamepad (XInput only)
Fullscreen	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Start Retrobat in fullscreen or windowed mode
FullscreenBorderless	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Start Retrobat in borderless fullscreen
ForceFullscreenRes	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Force the fullscreen resolution with the parameters set at WindowXSize and WindowYSize.
FocusDelay	delay in milliseconds	Try again to force RetroBat to foreground after this delay
GameListOnly	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Retrobat will parse only the gamelist.xml files in roms directories to display available games.
InterfaceMode	0 = normal 1 = kiosk mode 2 = kid mode
MonitorIndex	Default = 0	Set to which monitor index the frontend will be displayed.
VSync	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Enable or disable vertical synchronisation for RetroBat interface
NoExitMenu	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Set if the option to quit the frontend is displayed or not when the full menu is enabled.
OpenGL2_1	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Can help in case of artefacts when using an old GPU
WindowXSize WindowYSize		Set the windows width and height of the frontend.
DrawFramerate	0 (disabled) / 1 (enabled)	Display FPS of EmulationStation