JoeViking245

In your mame.ini, for the rompath line, add some more quotes. Especially when you have spaces in the path. rompath "roms;"F:\Retro Games\RCA - Studio II"" Also confirm that you actually do/do-not have spaces before and after the dash ( - ). Though as I think about it, it's showing Studio II as "available". Hmmm.... Just for the heck of it, move your all your Studio II rom files (looks like 10 of them) into your ../Emulators/MAME/roms/ folder, start MAME and try double clicking Studio II.

Looks like it's thinking the "spacewar" file you have is the Arcade Machine (as denote by "1997, Cinematronics"). So when it tries to run it, you get that error. (Assuming the spacewar.zip file you have is actually the RCA version). Double click Studio II, and try Spacewar inside there. (Note the games romset name for RCA Studio II is the exact same as for the Arcade Machine)

If your XP is 64bit, this here will work.

You're welcome! I only use Steam to launch games from BigBox, not the other way around ('cause it seems backwards to me).

Joy12:: If GetKeyState("Joy11") WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}} Joy11:: KeyWait, Joy11, T1 ; 1 = seconds to wait for something else to happen if (ErrorLevel) Send {Shift}{F1} Press F11 and then F12 to close. Press and hold F11 to send {Shift}{F1}. If you find you can't get to F12 fast enough, change "1" to a "2" or more. You can also something like "0.5" for 1/2 second. If you hold F11 long enough, and then press F12, it'll first send {Shift}{F1} and then close the app.

Process Close is not the best method to to close an app. It's kind of like pressing and holding the power button on your PC to shut down Windows. Try this: Joy12:: If GetKeyState("Joy11") WinClose, ahk_exe Spectaculator.exe With this button combo, you need to press [and hold] Joy11 first, then Joy12. Pressing Joy12 and then pressing Joy11 won't work.

Ohhhhh..... doesn't work 'cause you can't import them into LaunchBox. I read it as you couldn't get them to actually run/play with MAME. Well, glad you get 'em working. ?

If you have them all in the same folder for MAME roms, they all should work. The Japanese version (wbml.zip) will work by itself in MAME, as you have found. All the other bootleg versions and the virtual console version require to have their own rom_file.zip and the wbml.zip in the same folder (i.e. they require those 2 files). Also, make sure the folder they are in has been set in MAME's rompath.

Process of elimination says plug things in the way you had it before (without the hub, when it wasn't drifting), shutdown/restart Windows. Then see if it's still drifting in LB.

That's what I figured after I got done writing that. lol Maybe try pulling a Settings.xml from one of the backups dated prior to this starting and using it. Do you have any controllers hooked up? Probably not as you have UseAllControllers=False. I ask because I know my Xbox 360 controller will have a 'drift' until I bump the left joystick. (like what K-foxx just said) (Just a thought. I'm no expert, merely and end-user with.... well.... thoughts. )

Make a backup of the Settings.xml, delete the original, start LaunchBox (it'll make a fresh one) and see if it still does it. Or is that what you did to 'narrow it down'?

When does this error occur? As soon as you start BigBox? When you switch to a different screen (i.e. Enter a Platform the view the games)? What Theme are you using? Try a different BigBox Theme.

"[almost] Anything is possible." But this is beyond me. I'm not familiar with that particular Theme (which doesn't really matter). So the "set of images" you're talking about, is that the different colored 'bezels' or overlays you have between the 2 views? None of the Themes I use have any so again, not familiar. Is it safe to assume your particular Theme has a subfolder of images then the path you manually changed points to a different ../images folder (or there about's)?

v1.02 is out. That should resolve any issues 'I created' when trying to 'fix' things with v1.01.

Well, I did say "If all goes well..." and it sounds like it did. That error is saying the change was already made (in not so few words). lol Glad it appears to be working for ya!

@JaysArcade I think this fixes the Attract Mode dilemma.

Launch Platforms View File This is a Big Box plugin that allows you to launch a game/application directly from the Platform Wheel View level. For use with platforms that only have one game/application. New in v2.0, now works in Hybrid views (if available). Hybrid Views are available in the Default theme in LaunchBox v13.22-beta-1 and newer. Example Use Case: You have a platform called "Music Box Alpha" which contains only one "game", the Music Box Alpha application. To launch it: Select the platform Select the [only] "game" Select "Play". Using this plugin (once you've setup the Theme and added the platform via Launch Platform Setup in the Tools menu), to launch the application: Select the platform (That's it) Installing: Open the zip file and copy the contents into your ../LaunchBox/Plugins/ folder e.g. D:\LaunchBox\Plugins\LaunchPlatform\LaunchPlatform.dll If updating from a previous version, remove any existing .dll files first from the /LaunchPlatform/ subfolder. Setup: Click Tools and select Launch Platform Setup (You may first want to create a backup of the themes' folder you will be using for Big Box. You shouldn't need it, but never a bad idea.) Note: The Default theme is excluded. To use it, make a copy of the Default folder. e.g. /LaunchBox/Themes/Default - Copy/ In the Themes Not Setup list will be all your Big Box themes. (Excluding Default) Click on the one you will be using use then click Setup Theme. This will now be listed in Themes Setup. At any time you can undo the changes made by selecting the setup Theme and click Restore Theme. Select the Platform (Music Box Alpha) in the Platforms with one game List and click Add Platform (or you can just double-click it). This will move it to the list on the right. When you are done, close the plugin. Using: Start Big Box. If you just finished setting it up in LaunchBox, you can press Ctrl+B to switch to Big Box. Set the theme to the one you setup earlier (if it's not the current theme already). Scroll through your Platforms wheel until you find a platform you've added (Music Box Alpha) and select it. What's actually happening when you "Setup" a theme: (a behind the scenes look) @jayjay is the brains behind getting this to work, and I'm the one that threw it all together. So credit goes to where credit is due. (you decide ) If something's not working right, go ahead and post here and it'll get looked at. And possibly even get resolved. Submitter JoeViking245 Submitted 07/07/2020 Category Third-party Apps and Plugins

Chiming in... BitBucket is your absolute best place for feature requests (such as this).

That's just plain odd. Well, that and the fact Alt+Tabbing to MAME doesn't work. I don't know with which MAME release it changed, but check under Manage Emulators - MAME and see if LB-11 added-in/removed the custom command line "-keyboardprovider dinput". "added-in" vs "removed" depending if 0.206 is 'OK with it'. Next process-of-elimination I'd suggest is to install version 10 of LaunchBox (from inside the ../Updates/ folder) and see if it truly is a LB-11 thing. Though I suspect that it is Not.

Sounds like the MAME window isn't getting focus after being launched. Launch a game from LB, if the controls aren't working, instead of Ctrl+Alt+Del, hold Alt and then press Tab. Still holding Alt down, press Tab until you get to the MAME window, then let go of Alt. Do the controls now work? If so, Exit MAME (Esc) and try a different Arcade game and see if it works without having to do all that. Do you have MAME set to Window Mode? Start Out Maximized (not sure if this one matters)?

Sounds like you're using the Supermodel UI. The solution is to set-it-and-forget-it. And since you're using LaunchBox, you won't need the Supermodel ui. Get things setup through the ui so that everything works. Then don't ever run it again. Now make a backup (or two) of "Supermodel.ini" for future just-in-case. If you feel the need to change the resolution, edit the ini file with a text editor and search for XResolution = 1920 YResolution = 1080 and change the numbers to your liking. If later you need to make changes to the controller settings, use the command line option (as is Strongly recommended by the SuperModel3 team). [-config-inputs] The ui will make changes [to the ini] the instant you click something. No questions asked. Though I don't know why simply changing the resolution would screw the controllers up. Anyway, ditch the ui and let LaunchBox 'be your guide'.

Welcome to the forums. There's a bit going on in this thread, but when you get towards the end, I think you'll find what you're looking for.

Sounds like maybe LB/BB wasn't shut down properly. Simplest remedy is go to the Updates folder under LaunchBox and (re)run "LaunchBox-11.0-Setup.exe". They say all your game imports (etc) data will not be lost. But if you're concerned, make a backup of the Data folder first.