[I bid you all farewell.... for now]

Thanks for all your work and efforts. Best wishes.

[Bezels not showing I’ve tried everything!]

18 hours ago, Orrmighty said:

Unfortunately this pic tells me nothing about your configuration. Without the key pic, the panel from LaunchBox showing the retroarch associated platforms and the options (see example), we can't really help

[Bezels not showing I’ve tried everything!]

I am saying the required command line parameters in the LB emulator settings area may not be what retroarch requires to show the bezels you installed. Post up a pick that shows the retroarch emulators and associated settings along with what your retroarch root directory look like, especially the different retroarch*.cfg files look like.

[Bezels not showing I’ve tried everything!]

Are you using the same command line arguments for retroarch as before? Assuming the roms were working before, and the names haven't changed, the most likely cause is retroarch startup isn't the same as before.

[Help Us Expand the LaunchBox Games Database!]

9 hours ago, Freestate said:

I'm fed up with proposing modifications with detailed explanations of why something is being promoted, only to be met with responses that simply say, "No, don't insist, I'm not going to do it, pal." Since people committed to accuracy have had enough of so much arbitrariness and garbage, the moderation team has been filled with capricious parachutists. As soon as I logged back in, I saw:
1: Tons of fan media with no common elements or quality criteria, all regionalized. Downloading media is now a minefield where, in addition to the original media, an even greater volume of fan material is downloaded, with no way to skip it. Tons of fan boxes, logos, or cartridges are placed in non-fan categories, burying all the original material. 2: Names removed on a whim when they were added to avoid scraping errors. 3: 4K resolution screenshots when it was stated some time ago that it was unnecessary because a native PNG scales correctly. 4: Insistence on labeling everything as "world," including fan media and US or European art, exacerbating the unpredictability of downloads. 5: Names in regionalized non-Western alphabets, which completely disrupts the order; if Launchbox assigns a name in kanji, it makes the order untraceable for a non-native speaker.

 

I personally find it hard not to use strong language because they don't pay attention to this. If there's one thing that sets Launchbox apart from other frontends, it's its integrated database, and the developers show very little respect by neglecting those who work hard to make it stand out.

Take it from me, I stopped moderating years ago because of no rules, docs, or guidance from the responsible person(s) for the DB. Just stop moderating until someone in control either fixes things, or just do what I do. I manually download from other sources and update my metadata with my own tools/editors. The LB DB has never been close as authoritative like some other sources are, or are closer than what is hosted here. Don't get me wrong. LB/BB has a great dev team and support staff, but the DB has never had that type of effort put into it. Just my opinion, of course.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

@totoro, I've updated the 7z file that contains the mask files and pdf instructions. Access it again and see if you are fixed up.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

1 hour ago, totoro said:

Aaaaand the next bezel set that gets too much cropping by the mask_hor.png file (NES-mask still leaves too much of the TV surrrounding): PCE-CD.

 

I'm knee deep in another platform, but I'll add this to the update list.

[Maps and text passwords - What do i do with them?]

7 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

For the images, put them into a pdf.  Text files can stay as is.

• Alien Syndrome (stage maps).pdf
• Alien Syndrome (Walkthrough).txt
• Alien Syndrome (Walkthru - FAQ).txt

Then add these as Additional Apps to the game(s) to show up as documents.

Another great idea.

[Maps and text passwords - What do i do with them?]

Have you tried using those assets with the LaunchBox pause screen functionality? It seems like the perfect way of using them.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

All, the game list required for LaunchBox has been updated with support for the latest repo updates.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

I had a play after I knocked off this evening. See if this fits your NES needs. Let me know if it does so I can update the archive and instruction set.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

12 minutes ago, totoro said:

Thanks for the reply! I think there may have been a small misunderstanding about the issue I'm seeing.

I'm already using RetroArch's scaling options, but the problem isn't the scaling itself — it's the bezel tv surrounding removing mask.

The bezel tv surrounding removinAg mask cuts off a few pixels from the actual bezel image on the left and right sides.

So the goal isn't to resize the emulator output — it's simply to slightly shorten the transparent area of the overlay mask so it matches the NES bezel image width more accurately.

 

That is indeed the missing piece of the puzzle. I'll put this on my to-do list. Not sure when I can get to it.

[Bezel Project! A custom bezel for every ROM!]

7 hours ago, totoro said:

Thanks! Can you do another one for NES? The standard bezel overlay cuts off too many pixels at the edges (more than the "E" in Entertainment System is cut off for example)

The NES is problematic. Different people seem to want different sizing, depending on which emulator you use and even what rom written for different countries do with the output. Your best bet is to use the scaling/sizing options of retroarch to give you close to what you want, then save a custom config for the emulator you use.

[Bezels?]

Assuming overlays are turned on like mentioned above, the most common issue is naming between the rom and the bezel. Just looking at the name of the rom in your picture, I can tell you there is no bezel with that rom name.

[Bezels?]

Have you verified the Retroarch setting to enable the Onscreen Overlay to On?

 

[Vic 20 with vice]

4 hours ago, MaineBear said:

Do I need a bios?

Yes, you need a number of files for each different emulation that vice supports. Those files should be included with the vice archive you download. Make sure you are grabbing the correct vice archive and binary type for the hardware you are using.

[Missing images on forum]

13 minutes ago, JoeViking245 said:

Can you share a link (or 2 or 3) to a game(s) on the Games Database that you're seeing this happen?  This way the developers can try to reproduce it and possibly find a fix.

That is the thing. I can't necessarily replicate missing items between different machines. It is so random, and not even the number of page refreshes are consistent. It is almost like a caching or load issue on the server, but I'm not seeing a lag in page loading like in the past. If I find something repeatable, I'll post it here.

[Missing images on forum]

Yes, two different sites.

Clicking on any missing image always gives me an error. After multiple refreshes and if a graphic shows, you can click on it to expand it like expected. Just for completeness, I have tried on multiple browsers/browser restarts and multiple machines and all give me the same observations. 

[Missing images on forum]

More info: If I keep refreshing pages with missing graphics, eventually the items show up. This generally refers to something on the server side of things.

[Vic 20 with vice]

Those should work. Are you using Retroarch and the vice_xvic_libretro core for Vic-20 or the native Vice with the xvic.exe?

[Missing images on forum]

Either something was 'fixed', or the universe has smiled on me. Everything seems to be back to normal. If a human was involved, thanks!

EDIT: I spoke too soon. The userid icons seem to be showing on forum posts, but I still see random images not showing when I select certain games in the DB.

[Missing images on forum]

It's me again with another strange forum issue. I am seeing random images not showing under various circumstances. Some user pictures do not appear, and some images do not appear when browsing the database. Anyone else?

[Commodore 64 Mixed Case PRG files]

From your example, it appears you are doing this already, but you are in what Commodore calls "mixed case" mode before entering the load command, right?

[Forum problem?]

I wonder if anyone else is having issues with my usual way of navigating to the forum here. I hit the main URL, then click on the 'Unread Content' link. For the last 2 or 3 days, I get a sorted list of posts like before, but I also usually have a large number of posts in the response that should not be there; old posts with old dates that have already been marked read.

[MAME Bezels - Ultrawide 21:9]

Very sorry for the delay in posting these default MAME bezels for a 21:9 monitor (real life hit me). These are setup to use the default horizontal and vertical settings. Put the ini files into your MAME ini subdirectory and the zip files in your MAME artwork subdirectory. I hope these help some of you. Examples below.

genhorizontal.zip genvertical.zip horizont.ini vertical.ini