From 67721c416baa6ea4e1b364f450adb8c5ae6e8466 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sp2xdev <127630192+sp2xdev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:33:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] update UI strings

---
 src/spice2x/games/pc/io.cpp       |  9 +++++-
 src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp |  9 +++++-
 src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp  | 54 ++++++++++++++++---------------
 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/spice2x/games/pc/io.cpp b/src/spice2x/games/pc/io.cpp
index 71d539f..dfab175 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/games/pc/io.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/games/pc/io.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ std::vector<Button> &games::pc::get_buttons() {
 }
 
 std::string games::pc::get_buttons_help() {
-    return "";
+    // keep to max 100 characters wide
+    return
+        "    FADER-L   FADER-R  \n"
+        "\n"
+        " B1 B2 B3  ...  B11 B12\n"
+        "\n"
+        " Most menu interactions are on the touch screen; you can use your mouse.\n"
+        ;
 }
 
 std::vector<Analog> &games::pc::get_analogs() {
diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 306e621..bd8a93f 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -1780,7 +1780,14 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             // usage error
             if (!cfg::CONFIGURATOR_STANDALONE
             && (!CHECK_DLL_IGNORE_ARCH)) {
-                log_fatal("launcher", "module auto detection failed.");
+                log_fatal(
+                    "launcher",
+                    "module auto detection failed!\n\n"
+                    "This usually means one of the following:\n\n"
+                    "  1. You put spice executables in the wrong place, or\n"
+                    "  2. XML files in prop directory are malformed or missing, or\n"
+                    "  3. You passed in invalid options (usually, path overrides like -exec)\n\n"
+                );
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
index 9eef7cb..a9c417e 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const std::vector<std::string> CATEGORY_ORDER_ADVANCED = {
     "NFC Card Readers",
 };
 static const std::vector<std::string> CATEGORY_ORDER_DEV = {
-    "Paths",
+    "Path Overrides",
     "Network (Development)",
     "Audio (Hacks)",
     "I/O Modules",
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ bool launcher::USE_CMD_OVERRIDE = false;
  */
 static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
     {
-        .title = "Game Executable",
+        .title = "Override Game Executable & Disable Hooks",
         .name = "exec",
-        .desc = "Path to the game DLL file",
+        .desc = "Path to the game DLL file.\n\n"
+            "This option is typically not needed; leave it empty to allow spice to auto-detect your game.\n\n"
+            "WARNING: this option also disables all game-specific hooks and turns off most I/O modules!",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
         .setting_name = "*.dll",
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
         .title = "Open Configurator",
@@ -1091,88 +1093,88 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .category = "Game Options (Advanced)",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Modules Folder Path",
+        .title = "Modules Folder Override",
         .name = "modules",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to the modules folder",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Screenshot Folder Path",
+        .title = "Screenshot Folder Override",
         .name = "screenshotpath",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to the screenshots folder",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Configuration Path",
+        .title = "Configuration Path Override",
         .name = "cfgpath",
         .desc = "Sets a custom file path for config file. Must be passed via the command line. "
             "If left empty, %appdata%\\spicetools.xml will be used",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
         .setting_name = "(default)",
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
         .disabled = true,
     },
     {
         // ScreenResizeConfigPath
-        .title = "Screen Resize Config Path",
+        .title = "Screen Resize Config Path Override",
         .name = "resizecfgpath",
         .desc = "Sets a custom file path for screen resize config file. "
             "If left empty, %appdata%\\spice2x\\spicetools_screen_resize.json will be used",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
         // PatchManagerConfigPath
-        .title = "Patch Manager Config Path",
+        .title = "Patch Manager Config Path Override",
         .name = "patchcfgpath",
         .desc = "Sets a custom file path for patch manager config file. Can be used to manage 'profiles' for auto-patches. "
             "If left empty, %appdata%\\spice2x\\spicetools_patch_manager.json will be used",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Intel SDE Folder Path",
+        .title = "Intel SDE Folder Override",
         .name = "sde",
         .desc = "Path to Intel SDE kit path for automatic attaching",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Path to ea3-config.xml",
+        .title = "ea3-config.xml Override",
         .name = "e",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to ea3-config.xml",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Path to app-config.xml",
+        .title = "app-config.xml Override",
         .name = "a",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to app-config.xml",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Path to avs-config.xml",
+        .title = "avs-config.xml Override",
         .name = "v",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to avs-config.xml",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Path to bootstrap.xml",
+        .title = "bootstrap.xml Override",
         .name = "b",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to bootstrap.xml",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Path to log.txt",
+        .title = "log.txt Override",
         .name = "y",
         .desc = "Sets a custom path to log.txt",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Paths",
+        .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
         .title = "API TCP Port",