RetroHumanoid

@Jason Carr Hey...So I would first like to say that I did not experience this issue in 8.7,or any version previous to that...this only just started happening in 8.8,and has continued in 8.9. I have a bit of lag when switching through Platform Categories (Arcade,Consoles,Handhelds,etc.),but,I do not get this lag while browsing Platforms (Atari 2600,Atari 5200,etc.). The amount of lag seems to have something to do with the amount of Platforms that are in that category. This is only a guess,but,looking at the behavior,it looks to be the most probable reason for it. When I go to Arcade (which I have roughly 30 Platforms/Playlists),it loads up in about 2 seconds...when I go to Collections (which I have about 270 Playlists),it loads up in about 8 seconds....when I go to Pinball (which has only 5 Platforms),it loads up almost instantly. I have tried multiple themes,and they all show the same lag in the Platform Category View,but not in the Platform View. I did reinstall 8.7,and it did not have the problem anymore,but,I switched back to 8.9 because my platforms were all messed up when I rolled back,I assume due to all of the changes made between the two versions. I also updated windows,and my graphics drivers are up to date.I have not tried the latest beta. It is run off a cabinet.No Firewall,No AntiVirus,No Adware Blocker....I don't even use the web browser on that PC. If you need more info,I will be happy to provide it,Thanks. PC Specs: Intel i3 4350 / 16gb ram / GeForce 1050GT / Windows 7 Pro

Finished the videos for all 155 currently supported systems....here are Computers,Handhelds,and Pinball

@goofersseems like all I have are the 2 default bezels below.I did see the couple threads you posted under,and that you were working on making some,and I also grabbed the pack of 18 bezels for mame that are available...but,I still have to implement them into rocketlauncher myself. Here is a link to the google drive,but,you probably already have these ,as you posted in that same thread... https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z-XWMVh4IsW_uAOklrwSa3idPFe9zJug

Finished 50 console videos...now onto handhelds.

I am actually looking really forward to the Cabinet set you guys are making...glad someone is taking on that task. Thanks for that

I don't think I do,but,I can check tommorrow morning.Taking a break today,out with the family,celebrating my 40th birthday.

Arcade videos finished. Also,a screenshot of the Main Platform view I threw together.

A few examples from the Refried video set...I should be finished with 62 arcade platform/playlist videos by the end of the day,then I will move onto consoles...

While waiting for testers to finish up,I started working on the Videos....here is a pic of one...

Just to be clear with anyone who prefers the wheel fading...there are four views for every platform.. 1.Character Art View 2.Box/Cart/Disc View with fading wheel 3.Box/Cart/Disc View without fading wheel 4.Text Games View So both options are intact. For systems with only carts,views 2 and 3 will not rotate the carts...for systems with only discs,views 2 and 3 will rotate the discs

Done. Examples:

The wheel does fade when box/cart art is displayed. The main theme uses 3 wheel views,and the addon themes only use 2...so there is room to add another view in. I suppose I can have a look at adding that as an option,but,the box and cart would require a drop shadow or glow to at least set it apart from the wheel,or it will overlap and look messy.

Ok..so testing is going well,and some issues were found,yet they have been fixed...I will give testers some more time to check out the updated files,and if I receive the OK from them,then I will release the theme,as well as the add-on themes,officially. On another note,I will release a platform wheel set that matches the logos I am using in the theme,thanks to @RetroNi for his hard work,and permission on using his wheel set as the base. I also plan to make platform videos for each platform using the artwork from the theme to match,and they will resemble the unified video themes that are currently in circulation already.I do not have a time frame as to when I will make them,but,I can say that they will actually be easier to make then the actual theme was,and having the art already cut and cleaned should streamline the whole thing. I have some patreon work to get done after I finish this theme,before I follow up with any more projects.

Any changes to the default theme code will revert back the next time you start launchbox. You could make a copy of the default theme folder,call it something else,and use that theme. Then your changes will stick. Take note,that unless you change all references to the default theme,so that they point to your copy,it will still look in the default theme folder for assets,but,you can alter the views and stuff.

Excellent....I will message all three of you guys with a link,as well as a few instructions,shortly. That should cover testers.

Uploading what I hope is the final version of the theme,as well as all the addon themes,to my private server. After it is tested,I will have the official release in the download section. So who wants to test the whole thing out? I need a couple brave souls.

Thanks...While I still don't have an exact release date yet,I can definitely say everything is very close to being done.

There are now 221 Backgrounds made for the theme...they have a more uniform look then the traditional ones that came with Unified originally. There are 3 styles...Arcade,Pinball,and Other,with multiple color mixes for all.Some examples below..

So specifically the "View Genres" menu...I see...that wasn't made clear at the start. I do not believe there is a way to display them,unless it is built into the themes specific view xaml...which I also don't believe most theme makers bother with because it's not really a priority. Even if they did,there doesn't exist the proper media for that many genres,and it would still look barren. I just scrolled down my genre list,and there are at least 150 genres listed...and most media creators only cover the main 25-30 genres.

Genres ARE playlists...they use the same paths

Yes... Logos go in "Launchbox/Images/Playlists/{Name of Playlist}/Clear Logo/{Name of Playlist}.png" and videos go in "Launchbox/Videos/Playlists/{Name of Playlist}.mp4"

Some sample screens of the various views with the New arcade borders and backgrounds....

64 Default Borders Done....total of 217 borders with the Default theme. Now onto the Background images...

So the platforms are finished...and there are a total of 92. The next step is to make defaults for the systems I have not covered,to be used in the parent theme,and then rework/recreate some of the background images.