Big Box Auto Play

About This File

https://bigboxautoplay.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

BigBoxAutoPlay
BigBoxAutoPlay is a plug-in for BigBox that can automatically launch into a game when BigBox starts up

Installation

Download the latest version of the plugin
Copy BigBoxAutoPlay.dll and Prism.dll into the LaunchBox\Plugins folder

Settings
A new menu item is added to LaunchBox under Tools > Configure BigBox AutoPlay.

Enable
Check the box to automatically play a game when BigBox starts. Uncheck the box to disable the auto-play plugin.

Select game
Check the box to have launch box select the game in the UI before launching it. This should allow the marquee to display properly for the selected game.

Only favorites
Check the box to filter the randomly selected game to only include favorites

Hidden games
Check the box to include hidden games

Broken games
Check the box to include broken games

Platform
Optional. To filter the randomly selected game to only games in the selected platform.

Playlist
Optional. To filter the randomly selected game to only games in the selected playlist.

Game
Optional. To specify a specific game to auto-play. This list is filtered based on the selected platform and/or playlist.

Delay
Specify the number of seconds to delay before launching the game. When a startup video is used with BigBox, this delay can help the auto played game from launching behind BigBox by giving BigBox a chance to fully initialize before launching the game.

Link to GitHub repo

https://github.com/AtomFry/BigBoxAutoPlay

Edited February 18, 2024 by Fry
I'm big dumb and found problems with the TCP server - rolling back

What's New in Version 1.0.5 See changelog

Released February 18, 2024

Oof - rolling back changes from 1.0.6 - I'll get it fixed and reuploaded when it's ready.

User Feedback

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Inthegetto 1

Posted August 17, 2022

I have a stream deck, is it possible to open certain games if I pass a game name?

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F8less 0

Posted March 22

Can this plugin also be tailored to load into a specific Platform, so that it then scrolls through games in attract mode when left untouched? This would be an amazing addition/option!

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Big Box Auto Play 1.0.5

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