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7 minutes ago, alec100_94 said:@tycho1974 The 1.5.0 dev builds generally work fine, not sure what your issue is, but we are also quite close to a stable 1.6.0 pcsx2 release (probably within the next few months)
That's good to hear. I'll try that release when it's fully baked.
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10 hours ago, mitchhawks said:
Looks like that's probably an issue with your config, I've been unable to reproduce that on my machine with the latest dev build
Yeah, I'm going to hold off on working on this any more. I'm not happy with the 1.5.0 dev build, there's some behavior I'm not crazy about, like the program not closing when I quit from the game pause menu. I'd rather stick with 1.4.0, and that means not being able to use this configurator plugin. Them's the breaks...
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36 minutes ago, mitchhawks said:
Looks like you've downloaded the src files instead of just the dll. The src zip I attached is just for the developer and/or people who want to compile the plugin themselves, and includes several files that Launchbox will recognize as plugins and try to load them, causing the above error, to fix, remove everything from the plugin folder except for the 'assets' folder and settings.ini, then download the single dll. your PCSX2 Configurator Next folder should look like this:
You were absolutely right. Fixed everything, and now the plugin works. That being said, I am seeing some odd behavior that I am hoping is not standard:
- Upon first launching a game after downloading a configuration, PCSX2 (latest 1.5.0 developer build) gives me an error, telling me it can't find the PCSX2 plugins folder. All I do is open the config and click OKAY, since the correct plugin folder is already there in the settings. Then I exit PCSX2.
- Upon launching the same game a second time, I get another error message, saying I have to choose a BIOS. I only have one BIOS file, and I've already established its location and selection, so I click OK, then exit once more.
- Upon a third launch, the game launches successfully.
- This three-step behavior repeats itself with every game for which I download a configuration. (Tested with four games so far.)
After that, I have some nitpicky issues with PCSX2, but those are not for this thread.
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1 hour ago, jayjay said:
@tycho1974 right click the dll, go to properties and select unblock.
EDIT: the previous error I can replicate by putting the contents of the zip in my plugin folder. Not sure what else would be going on for you.
Unblocking the DLLs resulted in the single exception error (the same one you replicated above). My .NET installation is up to date, so yeah, I'm at a dead end. But I'm not going to stress about it too much given the developer's recent statement about a new iteration of this plugin coming at some point.
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50 minutes ago, jayjay said:
@tycho1974 did you by any chance download the zip and extract it into the plugin folder? That error is LB trying to load the system drawing dll found in the zip. Im guessing you want to remove the contents of that zip from plugin folder and use the .dll instead.
EDIT: just the pcsx2 plugin dll that mitchhawks posted.
I'll try this as soon as I finish putting the kids to bed. Thanks!
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No joy. Same error as before, now with an additional:
I should also note, given previous comments in this thread, that I also have the Playtime Tracker plugin installed.
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10 minutes ago, neil9000 said:
wow, you have many issues according to that error. You ever tried fixing your Windows before blaming Launchbox Plugins?
Well, seeing as how LaunchBox worked perfectly on my computer until I installed this hotfix, I don't think sharing my results in this thread is jumping the gun. Sharing results is not the same thing as "blaming" a plugin, last time I checked.
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11 hours ago, mitchhawks said:
Looks like that was the issue, only needed to change one line of code to get it working again with the new paths. I've fixed the issue using the dev's github source code. compiled plugin and src attached
PCSX2 Configurator Next-fixed.zip 3.95 MB · 9 downloads PCSX2 Configurator Next.dll 80 kB · 7 downloads
I downloaded this plugin and got this error in return:
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Same here. Just found this plugin, and am having the same issues shown in the logs above. Using LB v10.13.
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2 hours ago, Thornback said:
Love the way each video starts by showing the game logo, if only it wasn't for the low resolution. Any chance we can do the same in HD, preferably 720p or higher?
Thanks! But like the logo in the beginning of each video, the resolution was a conscientious choice; HD formats would make the files too large, and my LB/BB setup doesn't show the snaps anything close to fullscreen sizes. I won't be making an HD set anytime, either - that would require me to capture new footage and re-edit all new videos, unless someone wants to send me their own HD footage. Sorry!
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So I used to play this weird game when I was a kid that had Star Wars droids, and there was some kind of factory where you had to make sure they were assembled correctly, or something like that. I've been searching for the name of that game for years, and nobody knew what I was talking about; no one had ever heard of a game like that from the early 90s. I started to think that I was going crazy, that I had never played such a game, but I held out hope. We're talking fifteen, twenty years I've been trying to crack this.
I download this image set, and there are a lot of images for games here that I don't have in my library; naturally, I start going through it, image by image, deleting the files I don't need. And then I see it."Night Shift", by LucasArts, 1990.
Holy. Shit.
I'm not lying when I say that my heart literally skipped a beat. I sat there, slackjawed, staring at this box for this game I've been searching for, for a good ten seconds, without taking a breath. I took it all in - my eyes going over every inch, thinking to myself, "Is this real?" And it is. It really exists.
So thank you for this pack, for that image alone.
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On 11/5/2019 at 11:21 PM, damageinc86 said:Very nice. Do you think someday you could do one with more platformers? Like more Keen, cosmo's cosmic adventure, bio menace, jill of the jungle, ninja, etc. ? That would be badass.
Oh, for sure. I have almost all of the classic ID games, and by extension the video snaps for those. I'll put an intro for "MS-DOS Platformer Classics" in my queue.
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On 11/5/2019 at 11:09 PM, Gamer said:
@tycho1974All your Startup videos are top notch!! Any chance you can do CPS 1, CPS 2, CPS 3, NeoGeo, Sega Naomi, Sega Naomi 2, Sega Naomi GD-Rom, Sega Naomi 2 GD-Rom, Mario Kart Collection. Any system videos would be epic with the touch of your wand.
Aw, thanks! Yeah, I could always do some of those. I make intros using video snaps of the games I have in my collection; I'm sure I don't have a lot of the games from the systems you mention here, so the only way I could make intros focusing on those games is if someone sent me (or pointed me towards) a collection of video snaps for those games...
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2 hours ago, Dunago said:That would be amazing! Arcade Version B with a MAME logo ?. I'm a sucker for that 80's style ending logo.
I'll be keeping a lookout for anything you post here
Et: Voilà
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41 minutes ago, Dunago said:
Yeah that's likely more then I'm willing to do ?. Im using your Arcade #2 intro right now and I just swapped out the music. I was gonna try and make something similar with a more agnostic logo at the end. Maybe just "Arcade" or something since my build is strictly MAME and arcade games.
Oh well. Great job and all your intro's regardless!
Let me see if I can make a version with a MAME logo instead of the BigBox logo today. Shouldn't take too long...
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38 minutes ago, Dunago said:
I'm way into getting my own BigBox setup perfected right now. What do you use to make these? All your intro's are great quality wise with the transitions and ending logo's. Want to take a shot at making something myself but not sure what to use.
Thanks!
I'm afraid I may have an unfair advantage — I'm a professional graphic designer using Adobe After Effects. I typically get my gameplay videos from emumovies, but I made my own for these DOS games. Then I simply make a "slideshow" of the gameplay videos, and make a separate logo animation. Finally, I combine the slideshow and logo animation and render out the final video.
The secret, however, is that I have a source for "template" After Effect projects. I'll open up a slideshow template of my choice, drop in my assets (gameplay videos, logo files), tweak the project to my liking, add in some extras of my own, and add an audio track of my choice; I'll do the same for the logo animations. This workflow allows me to make these kinds of videos in about thirty minutes (not including render time, which can take up to an hour or more, depending on the complexity of the animation).
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Awesome, I love it! Obviously, I use a specific music track that I feel fits with the vibe and flow of each video, but I fully encourage everyone to substitute their own preferred music for their own purposes.
I don't mind at all putting it here - I can't upload your version of the video without it becoming the "primary" version, so it's as good a solution as any.
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2 minutes ago, nijo213 said:some of the coolest start up vids on the site, thx for the work.
Aw, thanks! Glad you like my vibe.
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8 minutes ago, Kondorito said:From those two, I like the second one better.
If you have ideas for other taglines, please share! I'm open to suggestions.
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51 minutes ago, Kondorito said:
Loved it! Thank you for your hard work
One small recommendation for a change if you are up to; the final sentence says "Emulator" instead of "Frontend".
Hope to see more stuff from you!
Thanks! I went back and forth on the tagline. My intent was to make a tagline not for BigBox per se, but for the overall experience; this is because the user never actually directly interacts with each emulator. What are your thoughts on these:
Multi-Platform Video Game Emulation
Multi-Platform Emulation System
Lambda beta
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Thanks for this - I love minimal themes. Since this is a beta release, may I offer some suggestions? I've attached a screenshot of my setup, and there a couple of things I'd like to note.
Again, great theme, I love the clean style. Thanks!