JoeViking245

@thefritz11 Glad to hear it's working for you now! Ya, my instructions on this one weren't the best. In fact I think Jay and threw this plugin together one weekend then just 'threw it out' here. lol If you end up using one of 'them' fancy new fan-dangled Themes, I'd be curious to know which you use and even which one(s) it doesn't work on. Not that we plan any updates. lol But you never know.

I don't think so. I tested it with 11.13 beta 4 (could have been beta 5 from today?) and it worked fine. If you by chance downloaded the old one, that may be the issue. Appears I failed to remove it when putting up v 1.02. (1.02 is what you want) BTW: when you click Tools, "Launch Platform Setup", it'll still say "Launch Platform Setup 1.01". Another oops. I suppose another thing is to make sure you're on one of the Platform Wheel Views. The Games List View (below it) won't matter because you'll never get to that from 'this' Platform. (not supposed to at least) One other thing to check is, look in your "Default - Copy" theme folder, inside the "Views" folder for a sub-folder called "WheelBackup", and check that it has 4 files in it. [ ..\LaunchBox\Themes\Default - Copy\Views\WheelBackup ] If the sub-folder OR the 4 files aren't there, then that Theme hasn't been Setup and wouldn't [shouldn't] appear in the Modified Themes list. (and of course for it to work, it needs to be shown there [as well as the folder and files mentioned above need to exist]) Ahhh... but it is. Daw gone it! lol Seriously though, it does [still] work and the issue's going to be some tiny, little, forehead-slap thing (by either you or me. Or both.). I'm sure.

Wow! I completely forgot about this plugin. lol Try a different Theme. To "see it in action", copy and paste the "Default" theme folder. Then in LaunchBox under Tools, "Launch Platform Setup", setup the "Default - Copy" theme. I assume the Platform's already been added. Now switch to BigBox, set "Default - Copy" as theme you want to use (Options, Manage Themes), then try selecting the "Platform" again and see it Launch. As a side note, it appears we made "Launch Platform Setup" available in BigBox as well. So you don't have to go back to LaunchBox to 'Setup' a different Platform. (Go to Options and it's near the bottom of the menu.) So here's the deal... a lot of advancements have been made over the past year regarding Theme creation and all the cool things you can do with them. Such as the COMMUNITY Theme Creator and more recently Wall Views. This plugin requires the use of the "Platform Wheel View". If you're using a Theme like "The POC", Wheel Views don't even exist. Also, I think Themes that have the Platform Name 'slide off screen' after a second or 2 are not compatible with this plugin. (Actually the theme's fine, this plugin isn't compatible with the Theme ?).

If it's actually showing in-game correctly [17300], MAME has fulfilled their part. So no. Any chance you're actually playing monsterb2.zip?

That's going to be MAME thing. MAME saved the high score as "7301". Though you did get 1st place. D:\hi2txt>hi2txt.exe -r monsterb.hi RANK|SCORE 1|7301 When you view high scores in-game, is it showing 1st place as 17,300?

So I actually connected my controller and did some testing with the Guide button and yup! couldn't get it work "directly" with a long-press. "Indirectly" (maybe not the correct use of the word) I was able to get it to 'work' using a long-press button combo. This example you press and hold the Guide button (vk07) and then tap the "B" (1Joy2) button, while still holding the Guide button for 2 [more] seconds. 1Joy2:: { KeyWait, vk07, T2 If (ErrorLevel) { ........... If you swap the 2 buttons in the script, it doesn't work. In that case, it seems like the Guide button is acting like a momentary switch [which you can't hold down]. Of course, you can use any button combo for the long-press effect, or any single button for a long-press as long as it's not the Guide button. If you decide to use this 'example' remember to set the "B" button at the bottom of the script to be "B" [if not long-pressed]. ........... else ;if held for less that 2 seconds { Joy2::Joy2 ;then the "B" is just "B" } }

You may have to 'pay' to get it to work. Try putting a "$" in front of vk07 (just the 1st one) $vk07:: { KeyWait, vk07, T2 ;wait to see if the Guide buttom is held for 2 ("T2") seconds If (ErrorLevel) ;if held for 2 seconds, then... { ........... I've only ever tested this ("long-press") with 'regular' buttons (i.e. 1Joy1). Hopefully the money helps.

vk07:: { KeyWait, vk07, T2 ;wait to see if the Guide buttom is held for 2 ("T2") seconds If (ErrorLevel) ;if held for 2 seconds, then... { if !WinExist("ahk_exe BigBox.exe") Run C:\Users\Jack\LaunchBox\Core\BigBox.exe else WinActivate, ahk_exe BigBox.exe Run %A_ScriptDir%\nircmd.exe setdefaultsounddevice "32W_LCD_TV" ; send {esc} WinClose, ahk_exe retroarch.exe ..... ..... Sleep 1000 ;should eliminate 'repeat presses' } else ;if held for less that 2 seconds { vk07::vk07 ;then the Guide button is just the Guide button } }

Probably because not enough people voted for it. (if it was even on BitBucket or in a poll, to begin with). To a degree, the logic is there in LaunchBox. However the datum is only retrieved OnSelected(IGame). So when a game is selected, it's only then that LB looks to see if Achievements exist for that game. If it caches any of that, no idea. But it wouldn't be enough to populate a complete 'list' of badges. As you've already seen, there is the plugin for RetroAchievement Badges. (Personally I don't even use it.) But the Boolean doesn't take place until after data is gathered, sorted and stored and other logic is considered. Actually getting the "list of games" and the respective Platforms that have achievements without spamming RetroAchievements API was kind of a P.I.T.A. Regardless, it is 'just a plug' and is not supported by the LaunchBox Team. Though I think the desired end result is the same. ? That all said, this is where BitBucket and "popular demand" come into play. Or the other option of creating a plugin yourself.

I don't think Steam Achievements are accessible through the LaunchBox API. So someone would need to create a plugin for that, or you put in a BitBucket feature request and hope a lot of others would like to see that as well.

Are you talking about when you click "Badges"? That list? [Enable Favorites. Enable Unplayed...] If so, that's done that way on purpose to give you a 'fresh look' each time which also allows you to 'see' badges you may have missed before. Just kidding. That's a LaunchBox thing, not a plugin issue. If that's not the "list" you're talking about, could you elaborate?

That's probably is why you need to have cart1, but that's not why the plugin fails to do that for you. ? Details aside, glad it's working now! For the Coleco Adam, both the adam_cass.xml and adam_flop.xml sets have Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Not sure if one is better than the other. For the most part, it's just as easy for either. The a800 just happens to be one of the few that MAME's hash file leads you astray. The good thing about MAME (current) is that it works exactly the same regarding command lines and even the UI, as ol' MESS. Most, if not all of the more popular Consoles are covered here on the forums in regards to getting them to run via MAME through LaunchBox. For me, the easiest way to search for a specific one is to use Google and search something like: LaunchBox MAME Atari 800 And when you've exhausted that avenue, just post a question on the forums. Welcome back to emulation and remember to have fun and play games.

Remember that part about 'finessing'? This is one of them. Change the Default Command Line Parameter to: a800 -cart1 As for the Coleco Adam, did you use 'this' Importer for the Coleco? Did you change the Default Command Line at all? I ask because the Coleco Adam cartridges [adam_cart.xml] has 12 roms, none of which are games. Now if you're wanting to emulate that Console for say historical nostalgia purposes, we can look into it further. However I'm going to guess you want games. For those, you probably want to try "Coleco Adam Digital Data Packs" [adam_cass.xml] which has a handful of games, or "Coleco ADAM diskettes" [adam_flop.xml] which looks like it has a few more. But unless your heart is die-hard set on the Adam, you may want to look at "Coleco ColecoVision cartridges" [coleco.xml]. But before you mess around with Coleco, get the Atari 800 working first. Does it run after putting the "1" and then end of "-cart"?

You're welcome and Welcome to LaunchBox! That's a pretty loaded question. lol Most softlist Consoles should work 'out of the box' after using this plugin. However several of them will take some 'finessing'. And each finesse tactic is slightly (or drastically) different from one another. But none of that will help if your MAME emulator isn't setup 'correctly' in LB. Edit you MAME emulator (in LB) and verify you have these 2 boxes checked [Details tab]. This will be for just 'regular' roms. For chd's... that's where some 'finessing' comes into play. Double check that in the Associated Platforms tab you see your Platforms, Custom Command Line Parameters and Default Emulator check-box(s) checked. If that doesn't fix it, show me a pict of your MAME emulator Settings Details tab and the Associated Platforms tab.

Srry. Didn't read back to the original post. What this is saying is that "mame64.exe" is not in the folder you're currently in (at the command prompt). The easiest way (for me at least) to get there is to... in Windows Explorer, get to the directory your mame64.exe (mame.exe in my case) and click once on the address bar (so it will highlight blue) and then type "cmd" (without quotes) and hit Enter. This will open the Command Prompt at that location. Now type mame64.exe sf2 and you should be good to go. Provided the rompath in the mame.ini file was set up. If this: C:\Users\username\Desktop\Mameui64\Roms is actually where your roms are at (more than likely), that's what you put for the rompath. And to be safe, put in quotes like Lordmonkus shows. I know you said you were about done with regular MAME, but here it is anyway. As for Alt-Tab(bing) in and out of MAME, if you set it Windowed Mode (via the MAME UI.. Configure Options, Video Options, Window Mode = ON) it should work fine.

The 'problem' is your "Desktop" is on your C drive. Regardless, the path to your Desktop is C:\Users\your_user_name\Desktop

@zeznic For a temporary fix, try moving the program into a folder/subfolder(s) without spaces. i.e. D:\LaunchBoxCustomBagdes\

Did you select 2 or more games then right click one of them? It should show and the bottom of the menu that pops up.

I have no idea which version of LaunchBox I originally designed this under. Based on when I released it, it "should" work in LB 11.8 and newer. If it's now loading (Not showing up in the Tools Menu? Not popping up when you click it in the Tools Menu?) please check your Debug log (located in the "Logs" folder under LaunchBox). You can turn on debugging under Tools, Options if it's not already on. If it looks like gibberish to you, drag-and-drop your most recent Debug file into a Reply message here (v.s. copy and pasting the text inside) and I'll attempt to decipher it. Another thought... 11.8 was several versions ago. If you've [just] updated manually, make sure you're in the correct LaunchBox folder. (A common, easy mistake to do [look for a "LaunchBox" folder under your regular "LaunchBox" folder]). Also verify the plugin file is still in the Plugins folder. (or ../Plugins/ImportMAMExml/ folder) I have uploaded a new version beta-0.02 (bottom of above the original post) which is now supported in LaunchBox version 11.3 and higher (so now I know for sure. lol). Tested in LaunchBox version 11.13-beta-1. Though there shouldn't be any reason the previous beta doesn't work for you. Let me know what you find or if you need any more assistance.

I should probably remove those old ones. ? I really don't recall how I had it in the 1st release, but you can (now?) browse to where you 'actually' have your MAME /hash/ folder located. Also, next time you run the plugin it'll remember that folder location. Well, it's supposed to at least. lol Glad it's working now!

Having that 2nd emulator is probably a lot cleaner and also easier to make adjustments (if needed) than each game having additional apps. But (in the future) if ever you need...

This rom was last update in MAME release 0.188 and has (had) been replaced with wwfsstaru7.zip

Yes, it works on the latest release. I'm not really sure what the "advanced import wizard" is. If all was set up correctly, you should see "Import MAME Software Lists" at the bottom of the Tools menu. Is that not showing there? If it is showing, you click it and nothing happens, can you attach your debug log?

That, or edit the individual games and just type in the 'short name' [only]. Regardless, glad it's working now!!