[Trouble updating images]

47 minutes ago, Hyphy said:

I had to leave download metadata checked. Leaving it unchecked made it fail the rest of the process but I was trying to save some time by not having it scrape all over again all the games.

When you select multiple game then go to Tools < Download < Update Metadata and Media for Selected Games..., you want to leave checked Search for game information in the local metadata database (recommended).

On the next screen (and 2 if you have an EmuMovies account) select the image you want to download.  

Then select Yes, but do not replace any existing fields or media (recommended). And Finish.

 

This will only update the games you selected.

[Trouble updating images]

When you multi selected games, did you then try Tools - Download Metadata and Media for selected games?

When you Add a new game (2nd screenshot), to find images, the games need to have an associated LaunchBox Database ID. It would show in the Metadata section of your 3rd screenshot.

[Changing banner image]

5 hours ago, dpc5555 said:

How do you change the banner/marquee image for a game (see screenshot below). It used to be that I could swap it by changing the image type to "Arcade-Marquee", but that no longer appears to be working. Now, it is grabbing screenshots even when I have an image set as Arcade-Marquee. Is there a setting somewhere? Or is it theme dependent?

The Default Theme has "built-in" fallback images that it looks for.

• Steam Screenshot
• Epic Games Screenshot
• GOG Screenshot
• Amazon Screenshot
• Origin Screenshot
• Backgrounds
• Screenshot - Gameplay

You can change (add or remove or re-prioritize) the Background Image Priorities under Tool - Options. (This is where you might add Arcade-Marquees).

 

6 hours ago, dpc5555 said:

Second question, in the default theme, is there a way to remove the frosted effect that covers that marquee/banner image, or is that hard coded in the theme? I know some other themes do not have that, but I really like the default skin.

It's hard coded into the theme.  But has an easy work-around.

• Make a copy of the \LaunchBox\LBThemes\Default\ folder
• In your "copied" folder, open the file \Views\GameDetailsView.xaml with any text editor
• Look for <!-- TOP BORDER OVERLAY -->
  • Delete it and the next line
• Save and close
• Open LaunchBox
• Set the Theme to-use to the "copied" folder Theme Name (which may be "Default - Copy")

Instead of editing that file, you might be able just delete the image file \LaunchBox\LBThemes\Default - Copy\Images\Overlay.png. 

I don't know if simply deleting image file will throw an error or not. But editing the xaml will for sure work.

Regardless, you will need to make a copy of the Themes folder in order to make any changes or file deletions. 

[MAME 278 Sound]

 

[MAME 278 Sound]

I say, fix the games only as you play them. Then wait for 0.279 (when hopefully it'll be fixed).

[What is the current procedure for setting icons for custom playlists?]

10 minutes ago, launchretrogirl2562 said:

I always have 2 directories in the mediapacks directory (legacy and nostalgic)

As I understand it, Legacy is all the migrated images.  And Nostalgic has the LB defaults.  Not knowing if a person is using the Legacy pack, or imported and is using a different one, it's easier to say to put them in the Nostalgic location.  Which also acts as the Fallback location "to look in". 

 

[What is the current procedure for setting icons for custom playlists?]

Just put 'em here \LaunchBox\Images\Media Packs\Platform Icons\Nostalgic Platform Icons\

in the corresponding sub folder:

[What is the current procedure for setting icons for custom playlists?]

It changed.

LaunchBox Media Pack Feature – Version 13.21 - LaunchBox

[My list of games is not sorted correctly by title]

35 minutes ago, emperorgr said:

How about then, storing all manual changes to the cloud and after re-importing the same files...apply those manual changes automatically?

You can essentially do that by enabling backups.

Tools < Options < Data < Backups

Quote

If enabled, LaunchBox will automatically back up the contents of the LaunchBox\Data folder on startup and shutdown of both
LaunchBox and Big Box.

The backup files are located in the LaunchBox\Backups folder, and up to 25 of them may be kept at any one time.

This is useful in case you happen to make a critical mistake while managing your database, or if the LaunchBox data files somehow
become corrupted due to a power outage or a forced shutdown.

To restore a backup filer simply navigate to Tools File Management > Restore Data Backup in the LaunchBox interface.

 

[The Retroach Launchbox is using is missing options.]

1 hour ago, PedgeJameson said:

Online Updater is missing in the version installed in the Launchbox folder.

(I'm guessing you're meaning /LaunchBox/Emulators/RetroArch/)  No. It's not. 

If for some reason it truly is missing on yours, then I'm surprised RA even opens. As in it's probably a corrupt install.  If that's the case, have LaunchBox reinstall it for you in Tools - Manage Emulators. 

Otherwise, right-click a game using RA and follow the red boxes...

[The Retroach Launchbox is using is missing options.]

Unless they changed things, should be able to install them the way they were done before.

In RetroArch:  Main Menu - Online Updater - Update Cheats

[Category - IconsMissing]

7 minutes ago, Simon_BroQuest said:

Same issue here. I'm on version 13.22 and my custom categories icons don't show. I tested deleting the Computers.png icon and replaced it with the NES icon renamed Computers.png, and the standard Computers icon still appears. It's like hard coded or something.

Those default image locations changed in version 13.21 with the added Media Pack Feature.

 

1 minute ago, Simon_BroQuest said:

Ok I just realized you have to place the icons in Launchbox\LBThemes\*YourTheme*\Images\Platform Icons\Platform Categories. The icons now display just fine.

That may be Theme dependent or an available override (either just for 'that' theme or for themes in general).

 

Here's more information regarding the Media Pack Feature from The LaunchBox Strategy Guide. 

LaunchBox Media Pack Feature – Version 13.21 - LaunchBox

[Help emulatore super model 3]

Sounds like a settings issue somewhere.  Can you share some screenshots of how you have things setup in LaunchBox.  Specifically:

Edit your Supermodel emulator (in LaunchBox) and show:

• The main Details section
• The Associated Platforms section

Edit a game (in LaunchBox) that's failing and show:

• The Launching section
• The Emulation section

[Mesen 2 x Plugin x LaunchBox (Automatic Updates)]

If it's of any consequence, and in the spirit of staying away from using technical terms as requested in your other post;  Unless you've told Mesen to not check for updates (by default, it does check), when you go to launch a game and there is an update available, the emulator will notify you and can install it for you.

Granted, it does "get in the way" when you just want to play a game.  But in a way, it does beat having to periodically go into Manage -Emulators to check and if there is an update.  

[WII U Games Crash on Launch (CEMU)]

16 hours ago, BenSchinkel said:

I am trying to get Wii U games to launch through Launchbox via CEMU. However, when I launch the game it looks like it's launching but then I get a black screen and it goes back to Launchbox.

Sounds like a settings issue somewhere.  Can you share some screenshots of how you have things setup in LaunchBox.  Specifically:

Edit your Cemu emulator (in LaunchBox) and show:

• The main Details section
• The Associated Platforms section

Edit a Wii U game (in LaunchBox) that's failing and show

• The Launching section
• The Emulation section

[Need help with launching NeoGeo games from Launchbox/Bigbox]

38 minutes ago, Levelmeister said:

I have checked that the checkbox for extracting the zip file is unchecked.

Double check that in the Associated Platforms section, for that platform, that it's un-checked there as well.

[about "Box Full" images]

5 minutes ago, PaulStranger said:

That is, in other words, it is impossible to upload a full image from a game box or disk to the database.

Then the question is - why is the "full box" image category added to the selection list when importing a game to the Launchbox library?

EmuMovies has them.  In which they could be uploaded there.

 

7 minutes ago, PaulStranger said:

In addition, I periodically upload high-quality media content to the gamesdb.launchbox-app.com database, and there, when choosing the type of imported image, the "full box" category is missing.

You can put in a feature request to add Box - Full to the list of available upload image types for the LaunchBox Games Database.

 

Example of a Box -Full image:

[Installed MAME again, still cannot find the mame.ini in the INI folder under LaunchBox\Emulators\MAME 0.278\ini]

1 hour ago, PedgeJameson said:

Is there anyway to add a MAME shortcut to the Launchbox for lazy peeps such as myself?

In LaunchBox, just Right-Click a Game in your Arcade platform and select Open MAME.

[Installed MAME again, still cannot find the mame.ini in the INI folder under LaunchBox\Emulators\MAME 0.278\ini]

3 minutes ago, PedgeJameson said:

I don't understand, it's obviously running some ini because it has automatically saved changes to the things like the controls and video settings. Where could this be?

Game specific settings such as those mentioned are saved in the /cfg/ folder.

[Installed MAME again, still cannot find the mame.ini in the INI folder under LaunchBox\Emulators\MAME 0.278\ini]

From the Windows Command Prompt

mame.exe -createconfig

 

[Screen goes black then crashes after loading game on LaunchBox (Mame)]

5 hours ago, Aero said:

Hello, I am using a mame emulator with LaunchBox, a lot of the games (Romset .278) I have work just fine but certain games that are larger just don't launch when I open them.  The screen goes black for a second then it just goes back to my main screen.  How do I fix this?  

Do you have the corresponding .chd file for the game?  Is the folder holding the CHD file in the same location as the ROM?

/Games/Arcade/sf2049.zip
/Games/Arcade/sf2049/sf2049.chd

[3D Box Dosen't works !!!]

9 minutes ago, Kurunglu said:

Majority of my games don't have 3D Boxes. Nearly 95 %...

Then you have several options.  A few are...

• Change the Image Group to something else. Suggestion: Boxes
  • View < Image Group < Boxes
• Add the Image Type(s) those games do have to 3D Box Priorities as I suggested above
  • Go to Tools < Options < Media < 3D Box Priorities
• Create your own 3D Box images
  • This option involves a bit of work on your part. But is an option, none-the-less.

 

[game "hide" button not hiding game?]

Via the menu.. double check this is checked:  View < Hide Games < Marked Hidden

If it's not, the cat walked across the keyboard or you may have accidentally pressed Ctrl+Alt+H.

[Choosing the right rom to play]

26 minutes ago, jardine said:

Otherwise where am I with this? As there's quite a few roms I need to fix

I suggest using the MAME troubleshooter plugin to help resolve MAME launching issues. But only do so after figuring out your [potential] MAME versioning issue.

[platform icon location?]

They moved to Media Packs.

LaunchBox Media Pack Feature – Version 13.21 - LaunchBox