Jason Carr

10.14-beta-2 is out now as well: The plan is to hopefully put out the official 10.14 release tomorrow, assuming we don't find any new issues. After the 10.14 release comes out, the 10.12 and 10.13 versions will no longer be able to upload high scores, just to make sure no one stays on those versions in order to try and cheat. I would really appreciate if everyone here could test out beta 2, and let me know if you run into any issues, so that we don't run into anything major upon release tomorrow.

Beta 2 is out now with the following: Improvement: Several games with high scores issues were fixed thanks to GreatStone and the hi2txt project Improvement: Several other changes were made to the MAME high scores system to improve security and stability. After the 10.14 release, unfortunately 10.12 and 10.13 will no longer be able to upload high scores. This is to make sure that no one stays on 10.12 or 10.13 in order to attempt to cheat. Fixed: Sorting columns in the "Associated Platforms" tab of the Edit Emulator screen would sometimes throw an error Fixed: Rare error with the Download Media context menu option on the Audit screen Fixed: Rare but random error related to music tracks Assuming we don't run into any new issues with this beta, I'm planning on putting out the 10.14 official release tomorrow in order to get the improved MAME high scores stuff live. Any testing you guys can do would be appreciated, because the last thing we want is to push out a release with an undiscovered issue.

Yes, unfortunately we added some additional anti-cheat measures, and they probably affect Arcade64 compatibility. Sorry about that Neil. Unfortunately we're going to have to be more strict going forward about using official versions of MAME.

Er, rather, in the troubleshooting high scores thread.

I see. Come to think of it, it might not be set up that way for playlists. Sorry I lead you astray. There's probably not currently a way to do that in LaunchBox.

Is 10.14-beta-1 working well for everyone?

Yes, though I'm not sure if we'll do that or not. We might take a vote in this thread.

When the official version 10.14 comes out, we can disable 10.13 high scores uploads.

I believe that's the first I've heard that request. Not possible currently, unfortunately. Can you add a Bitbucket ticket for it?

Hi all, I just put out 10.14-beta-1, which adds some anti-cheat methods for changing dip switches, and a few other minor fixes: If you can, please update to 10.14-beta-1 and let me know if you run into any issues. The plan is to give this a good test in the betas, and then we'll put out 10.14.

Hey all, the first 10.14 beta is out here: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/54647-1014-beta-1-released/

Hey all, the first 10.14 beta out now with the following: Improvement: Handling of multiple instances of LaunchBox and Big Box has been improved with a proper message instead of just ending the second process or focusing the window Improvement: The MAME high scores system now checks MAME .cfg files to help prevent cheating by changing dip switches, and several other stability improvements were made as well Improvement: Adjusted thread priorities in a few spots in order to speed up some common user interface operations Fixed: Several issues with LaunchBox and Big Box not closing properly under certain situations Fixed: Blank image priority entries were showing up when upgrading from previous versions with no priorities checked The current goal is to fix a few more bugs, and then put out 10.14 relatively quickly. 10.13 is working well for the high scores, but since this adds new anti-cheat methods, we'd like to get 10.14 out soon.

I see. I think you can do the same in LaunchBox, but the background will only change to the platform fanart when a game is selected.

Gotcha, can you create a BitBucket ticket for that? Help & Support > Request a Feature in the header.

Unfortunately Retroarch does not work for MAME high scores, because we're missing some anti-cheat functions for it. There's a check box for Installed already. Origin and Uplay are coming soon.

We can look into SVG soon here, but unfortunately we do still need to support Windows 7 for the moment. We're not quite ready to get rid of Windows 7 support. Custom theme-specific settings are possible, but you'll have to build your own interface to manage them with a plugin, currently. However, theme-specific settings were an item on the poll, so they are planned (but I that was mainly for changing Big Box settings for each theme rather than custom settings).

Unfortunately not currently, @bbweiners.

I assume you mean for Big Box? You can currently set a background image for a playlist, yes, when editing a playlist (set the category to Fanart). But then that background image will only show up in Big Box while navigating those games if you disable all game background image priorities.

We'll consider going back to Android if the market share changes significantly, but I really doubt that it will. Emulation is haphazard on Android partially because developers are still focusing on Windows, as they should be. It may seem like it's good, but compared to Windows it's honestly a train wreck. I had major issues with everything from horrible latency to even just simply closing emulators so that a new game can be started. It has come a very long way, but it's still got a long way to go, and Google seems to be choosing to get in the way of it instead of helping it out.

Yes, as it should be. I guess they're just making false assumptions.

By the way, we've had a couple users saying that it's still available for purchase on the Play Store, which is just not true at all. It's been gone since the day we posted this topic on April 10th. No purchases have come in since then either, so we know 100% that this is the case.

Google Play should allow you to re-download the app. I've tested this and it does for us. If Google isn't, then I don't really know why and you'll probably have to contact Google in order to ask. Things like this are out of our control, which is just another reason why the platform is a problem. If you'd like a refund, please email us at support@unbrokensoftware.com with your order ID.

Much agreed, the theme creator is incredible and we're so grateful to @y2guru for it, and all his work. We have actually been collaborating with him quite a bit lately.

It doesn't really matter whether dip switches are cheating or not. What matters is a level playing field, which unfortunately isn't really possible while allowing dip switch changes.

This topic was originally designed for that, though it's been a bit all over the place. Please read the first post of this topic though, if you haven't already.