Jason Carr

I have yet to be able to replicate this. I've tested it on several occasions, and it seems to be working fine, so I'm lost on it currently. Has anyone else seen any issues with background music randomization?

It's probably somehow related to how the additional app is configured. If someone can screenshot me an additional app that is being duplicated, I'll dive in deeper.

I am aware of this issue, but it's defeated me a couple times in trying to fix it. It's still high up on my list though, so I'll bang my head against it again soon. Is there a reason why you're quoting this here?

Playing ROMs from the cloud would be on very shaky legal grounds, so unfortunately I don't think we'll ever go in that direction. Also, I was headed that way back when we originally build the LaunchBox Games Database, but I learned that most people were not very interested in a cloud-based solution (which surprised me at the time). Noted, though I did make an attempt to get these on the poll, and they didn't get much excitement in the live stream. We'll get them in there eventually though. The first Android beta will be out in the next few days; I'm just waiting on Google to approve it, so all these questions will be answered. For the moment, though, forgive me, but I'd rather focus on dev than provide elaborate answers here.

The scan tool was built to acknowledge additional apps from the beginning. It's possible that there's a bug, but I'm not currently aware of one there.

@viking I think that FTP problem should be fixed now. Videos are looking great.

Sorry for the delay on that guys; I've just enabled the new version.

That feature hasn't been changed in a long time, so I'm doubting that this is a new issue, but I could always be wrong. It sounds like maybe it's an issue because of bin/cue games? Maybe it's picking up the bin or the cue as a new file.

That doesn't sound normal; if you would, please zip up and PM me your LaunchBox\Data folder, and I'll see what's going on.

@xevidroid One more thought that @Retro808 brought to my attention. Google Drive has the potential to mess everything up, if it's syncing files incorrectly. It's been years since I tested Google Drive, but back when I did it had some major, major problems with things not syncing properly. If I had to guess, it likely has to do with Google Drive. It's worth moving LaunchBox out of Google Drive to see if you are running into the same issues.

@xevidroid It is hard to say at this point where the problems lie, but I will say that you're running into a bunch of issues that I haven't heard of anywhere else, which still makes me think they're somehow related to system instability. I have well over 10 years of programming and troubleshooting expertise, and I know better than to try and track down bugs on a system that is just obviously unstable. You have to track down one bug at a time, or else you'll just end up spinning your wheels. Even if there are legitimate bugs in LaunchBox related to your setup, I can't really do much to track them down or trust any results until you're working with a stable system. My apologies, but it really would just be wasting my time if I dove in deep when there's obviously more serious issues at play.

@xevidroid LaunchBox does not and has never randomly deleted video files (or image files, or anything else, for that matter). That has literally never once been an issue in the past and it never will be; it doesn't happen. What this means is that there's something else on your system that is causing serious issues like this. It could be anything from drive failure, to a corrupted file system, to a virus or malware, or even something strange like an app conflict. I'm sorry you're running into these issues, but stuff like this is not caused by LaunchBox. Let us know if there's anything further we can do to help identify the root problem here.

It's hard to know what could be causing it, but it's most likely either a driver issue, or an issue with a corrupt installation of the .NET Framework. Probably the next thing to try is reinstalling the .NET Framework 4.7.2. Are you running Windows 7 or Windows 10?

There are many more reasons for parental filters with games than hiding porn games. I don't keep porn games in my collection at all, but I would prefer if rated M games with videos weren't displayed for them. You're a bit off in thinking that it's just a matter of trusting your kids; it doesn't really matter if that's an issue or not if a kid can stumble on content they shouldn't see. My kids don't want violent content because they don't like it, and so they don't want to see it. I don't really understand why you're so passionate about this, but I just wanted to clarify this because there seems to be a lot of confusion. Filters are not a replacement for parenting, and they should never be, but they're also very useful. You wouldn't put a bunch of porn ads in front of your kids and expect them not to look. That just doesn't make sense.

Both LaunchBox and Big Box have separate settings to show or hide "hidden" and/or "broken" games. So you can hide both categories independently throughout all of LaunchBox and/or Big Box. You can't hide things *just* from attract mode though, currently.

Gotcha. Yes, we have had good luck re-routing traffic through VPNs on occasion, so that is definitely worth a try. Sometimes traffic gets routed differently, which can help, and it also gets around any ISP filtering/slowdowns. I have observed that some ISPs are unfortunately slowing down our traffic, so VPNs can solve a number of issues.

Unfortunately I don't really have a tried and true test, no. The best test I can do is to just verify that everything is up and running and that I can connect to it properly from where I'm at (and use a VPN to test locations around the world). Unfortunately the Internet can occasionally be a fickle beast connecting various locations around the world. Where are you located and who is your ISP?

I just tested everything and all appears to be well, so it must just be some kind of connection error, or a weird hiccup in the interwebs between your machine and the server, I guess.

Sadly I don't think PS3 runs Android. At this point, it's only for Android-based devices.

The Google Play store is actually pretty amazing in that regard. Most of the time it's practically instant. No actual humans are involved in the process, which has its positives and negatives, for sure, but it does mean that it's pretty much instant after I release it. Apple on the other hand...

You're reading my mind. This is part of the current plans for the export process, though it's not currently color-coded. I will let everyone in this thread know when a beta version of the app is available on the Play store. Music Box Alpha's progress is not nonexistent. In the last year, we've added metadata editing (a big job), CD ripping (a big job), three different music playback engines (a big job), Fanart.tv support (a big job), and a whole bunch of other, smaller things. You're barking up a nonexistent tree with useless negativity. It's not a matter of being rude, or how "nicely" you complain. You're complaining about things that are beyond your understanding, and just spreading toxic negativity here. Nothing you've said is helpful, and again I would ask that you stop. I could explain to you many things in more detail, but I have a feeling it would just fall on deaf ears. The first version will be more like LaunchBox than Big Box, but we'll definitely be adding Big Box-like views and features soon after. On Android it will all be contained in one app. Early on, it will be available for $5. All licenses will be forever-updates licenses on Android, no subscription model. Later on, once it's more fully-featured, we may up the price to $10.

For anyone who hasn't seen the posts on Facebook/Twitter, here's a sneak peak of LaunchBox running on the nVidia Shield TV: And one of my Galaxy Tab S2:

Please keep in mind that nothing would ever come out if we tried to do everything under the sun all at once. Version 1 for Android is shaping up well and you'll be able to export your desktop collection, as it is, to Android. A sync may be possible eventually, but to call it a useless waste just because it's still in development is pretty far beyond ignorant. Please stop spewing useless negativity.

Yes, themes are available for free, and Big Box is definitely what you're looking for there. Do keep in mind though that not all themes will work well on your CRT, but there are some that will. However, you can't configure everything in Big Box. Big Box is mainly just for displaying and running your games on your cab or in your home theater. So you'll still need to configure stuff in LaunchBox with a more usable screen.

Unfortunately no, not currently. Big Box should work decently well (or at least it will with an appropriate theme), but LaunchBox is not designed for such a small resolution. What you can do though, is set everything up on another computer with a normal monitor, and then just copy the LaunchBox folder over to the other machine to use with Big Box.