From e21ae90073eb102b4a42ebf6d959dc73d762526e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dentomologist <dentomologist@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:21:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] MainWindow: Show hardcore mode error for recording playback

Show an error message when attempting to play an input recording while
RetroAchievements hardcore mode is active, instead of silently doing
nothing.
---
 Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
index c26c6a3f6f..891d11c094 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1849,6 +1849,14 @@ void MainWindow::OnImportNANDBackup()
 
 void MainWindow::OnPlayRecording()
 {
+  if (AchievementManager::GetInstance().IsHardcoreModeActive())
+  {
+    ModalMessageBox::critical(
+        this, tr("Error"),
+        tr("Playback of input recordings is disabled in RetroAchievements hardcore mode."));
+    return;
+  }
+
   QString dtm_file = DolphinFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
       this, tr("Select the Recording File to Play"), QString(), tr("Dolphin TAS Movies (*.dtm)"));