JoeViking245

Is the Technical Forums Support not an option when you click Help & Support? Then once in the Technical Support Forums, you profile should be in the upper right. Not sure what's there if not logged in. I imagine 'Sign in or Create an Account'.?. Once here, you might think about adding it to your favorites bar.

By homepage, I presume you mean https://www.launchbox-app.com/. If so, at the top right is Help & Support - Technical Support Forums. I know on my old, wonky laptop, sometimes the top menus don't show everything. But there'll be 3 vertical dots (I think that's what it was) that will 'pull down' the remaining menu items.

The default Back keyboard binding is Escape. From the main view it starts into, you should be able to press Escape, and it'll take you into the System Menu. From there, go to Options, press Enter (the default Select key) and go to Keyboard Mappings and assign the keys to your liking.

Thanks for the update! And solution. Well... workaround. I you haven't already, at the top of this page click Help & Support then click Report a Bug and report for findings. This way it'll for sure get recorded and tracked (and hopefully, even resolved). Where-as [only posted] here on the forums it could inadvertently get lost in the abyss.

Yes. Easiest way is to right-click the Arcade platform and click Delete. When it asks to delete Images (2nd popup), click no. Move all (the rest of..) the files (and chd folders) into /Games/Arcade/. Then run the Arcade Full Set Import Wizard (and it won't ask if you want to move the files. ).

Yes. What I meant was, for the games that got imported and their ROM path (as shown in LaunchBox when you edit the game) is pointing to the Downloads folder. On your last screen shot for Dragon's Lair, if you go to the Launching section, is that path pointing to the Downloads folder? Or /Games/Arcade/dlair.zip? Going back to "what I meant was"... in either of those 2 folders, do the files dlaird.zip, dlaire.zip, dlairf.zip exist (aka the 3 other Additional Apps)? This question is rhetorical because in a merged set, they won't. You'll note in your Downloads, the folder "dlair" is there. Which of course contains the chd which "dlair.zip" will be looking for when you go to launch the game. LaunchBox won't copy the games' associated files. Just the actual ROM file. Notes on the other files I see in Downloads... (1on1gov.zip) did get copied (twice?) Note: this game also requires the BIOS file coh1002m.zip, which would not have been copied. But does exist in your Downloads folder (2mindril.zip) 2 Minute Drill is a screenless game that shouldn't have been imported (3b1.zip) UNIX PC Model 3B1 is a computer as are 3b2xxx (3bagfull.zip) 3 Bag Full is a slot machine (3c505.zip) 3Com EtherLink Plus is an ethernet card for a computer (3cdpoker.zip) 3 Cards Poker 96 Another slot machine Bottom line is, to have LaunchBox be able to successfully copy your MAME ROM files to a different folder when importing, you need to have a non-merged set. And because you can with a non-merged set is the only reason (I'm guessing) the developers left the copy feature enabled [when using the Arcade full set import wizard]. There isn't really a reasonable way to determine what set-type the user has. So toggling the copy feature isn't an option. Completely removing copying when using the full set import wizard would probably make for a lot of angry users. EDIT: The copy feature isn't in the Arcade Full Set Import Wizard. My mistake/confusion. But the feature is available in the regular Import ROMs. The reasoning why some ROMs don't get copied/moved stands.

LaunchBox features are generally community driven. "Generally", in that the developers come up with some pretty good ideas in their own. I believe there's a feature request on the Feedback page for this. So if it's something you really think should be added, be sure to upvote it. If I had a nickel for every plugin I created that its intended "feature/use" subsequently got implemented into the official LaunchBox, I'd have 10¢ over the course of 6 years. lol

For clarity, is your MAME ROM set a merged, non-merged or split set? If it's a merged, the files that didn't get moved most likely don't physically exist.

Just tested. No luck. Force updated the local database, then all 4 were found.

I'm not at my main PC the test. You might try force updating your local database file under Tools < Download < Force Update.. Is the platform you have these in named Windows? If not, doesn't really matter. Just make sure that the platforms' Scrape-As is set to Windows.

Can you attach a log file created when running PCSX2? They're found in the plugins folder. (just drag and drop the file into your reply here)

In some form, on the Database site, I think that's a good idea. "Some form" being like a sidebar note(s), popup tooltip or sub heading in that section (as appropriate). Or somewhere consolidated to less than 30 forum pages. If it's not already there, add a suggestion/feedback/feature request, then create a post to let people know to upvote it. If there is already something there, upvote and [still] create a post to let people know to upvote it. Feedback - LaunchBox Games Database

Well, despite what I said earlier about running fullscreen, I found in my settings that I had Start Fullscreen checked. If I un-check that, I get what you're showing. One other setting (that may be the key) is to set Fullscreen Mode to Borderless Fullscreen. Hopefully the latter (in conjunction with the prior) is "the fix".

Correct. Fullscreen must be disabled. PCSX2 is one of the ones that just works. Just tested with the most recent version and had no issues. Is you emulator setup with just -batch as the Command-line Parameters?

I know nothing about eXoDOS. I've only ever seen them in the LaunchBox folder structure. Also note, starting with LaunchBox release 13.21, that's changed. You can read about it in The LaunchBox Strategy Guide here: LaunchBox Media Pack Feature – Version 13.21 - LaunchBox

You would be doing just the reinstall over you existing installation part. No uninstalling. Doing it this way you wouldn't lose any of your existing settings, imported games, downloaded etc. But... manually downloading and installing K-Lite works too.

If you didn't install the codecs before, you should be able to just reinstall LaunchBox and it'll ask again. Click yes this time. Instructions here: https://feedback.launchbox.gg/help/articles/8637029-installing-updating-and-managing-launchbox#owlpb0sqz6q Make sure to select the correct directory to re-install to as described here: https://feedback.launchbox.gg/help/articles/8637029-installing-updating-and-managing-launchbox#rcilxi12sqr

Progress Badges: "last ditch effort" I like the colored Progress Badges found in Nostalgic Platform Badges (\Nostalgic Platform Badges\Progress\) (beta-3). "Issue": When using the Legacy Conversion Badge Pack, the "last ditch effort" isn't kicking in show the Progress badges from Nostalgic Platform Badges. Result: No progress badges are shown. (They do show when Nostalgic Platform Badges is selected.) Some Testing: Attempted copying the images directly into \Nostalgic Platform Badges\ (from the Progress subfolder) to no avail. Copying the \Progress\ folder into \Legacy Conversion Badge Pack\ does work.

Did they work for in LaunchBox version 13.21? When you initially updated to 13.21, did you install the K-Lite Codec Pack? Or by-pass/skip that part of the update?

Look under Default Rules and Values in the link provided.

-silent was only for Steam. Use the shortcut method for all others. Maybe I'm missing something, but why start up an NVidia app? Unless when shelling direct into BB, it's necessary. If you actually actively use stuff in the "GeForce Experience", then maybe. Otherwise, (like myself) I removed that from the driver updater/installer. A form of bloatware as I see it. But that's just me. And also Afterburner. If when using it, you see physical improvements during gameplay, then sure. If you only see "improvements" in the number display, graph thingys, but don't really notice in actual game-play, may not be worth it. That was my personal experience at least. But then again, I'm not really a hard-core hardware guy. So may not know any better in that regards.

I'm guessing you have it on auto-hide? It might be one of the extra startup apps taking focus. Maybe not actually "taking focus", but going to the taskbar, making it popup. If that's the case, the shortcut method might resolve that. But once BB is "in play", you should never see it.

No idea what "SW and MC" and "SW,ESB" are. If they're arcade machines, check if there's a "SW and MC".ini file or "SW,ESB".ini file. Of course, replace you acronyms with the ROMs' name. Or look for an ini file named after those machines BIOS name or parent system. If the machines use the same monitor type atypical to most games, look for their monitor type .ini file (vector, raster, lcd...) Whatever may be in those would override what's in mame.ini.

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For Steam, last I read you can add the parameter -silent. Whether it's still valid in 2025, not sure. For apps that just hang out in the background waiting to be used/triggered, you should be able to: Create a shortcut to the app Right-click the shortcut and select Properties Next to Run: change it to Minimized Click OK to save Then point your Startup to the Shortcut No. Not really. If you do see a performance boost by running it shelled, you're probably running your system near it's limits already. The main benefit I see is that it's just plain cool to turn on your cab and have Big Box do its thing. I personally don't use the shell feature because I'm OK with clicking an icon on the task bar. Also, I'm periodically making changes (emulator or game or writing a new plugin) and need direct access back to LaunchBox or Windows. Hopefully someone else will chime in on this one. I've never used the Big Box shell feature.