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Yes, this is true, you would have to use an older version of the CTC, but they should still work fine with it. At the moment, there's no plans to port it to newer versions of the CTC at the moment, but anyone that wants to is free to do so.

LaunchBox 13.13 beta thread has been opened, and can be followed here:

Hi Everyone, Another beta round has started. Beta 1 has just been released with a number of major changes. The major user facing change of this release is the ability to download Dolphin automatically from LaunchBox from within the auto-import workflow and the older ROM import wizard. A number of systemic framework changes were made in order to facilitate this, so any help in testing our imports would be much appreciated. We also have a handful of other changes, like improvements to the auto-import system, the advanced search, and the fixing a number of bugs. Beta 1: New Feature: LaunchBox can now automatically download and install the Dolphin emulator during the import or auto-import workflows Improvement: The advanced search functionality has been expanded to include the following new filters: Broken, Complete, Favorite, Hide, Installed, PlayMode, Portable, Rating, Region, Series Improvement: Several file extensions have been added to the ROM import blacklist, improving accuracy and reducing the chance of including unwanted files Fixed: Import stability improved for scenarios involving merging new and existing games Fixed: An uncommon issue that could occur during Epic Games imports Beta 2: New Feature: PCSX2 emulator can now be automatically downloaded and installed directly within LaunchBox New Feature: Download, update, and reinstall supported emulators (including RetroArch, Dolphin, and PCSX2) conveniently from within their dedicated Add/Edit Emulator window Improvement: The Manage Emulator window now displays emulator versions and update availability for supported emulators Improvement: The advanced search now includes a filter switch for searching your game's notes Improvement: The default Dolphin command line now automatically includes full screen mode and disables exit confirmation prompts (only when downloaded through our automatic-imports workflow) Improvement: Microsoft Xbox xbe hard drive files now integrate better with our auto-import feature Fixed: An issue where emulators downloaded automatically during ROM import even when choosing the manual install option (introduced in beta 1) Fixed: An issue where the set media limit wasn't enforced during imports or metadata and media downloads Beta 3: Improvement: "View 3D Box Model" option is now available in the game context menu Improvement: Updated the MAME metadata file that's included with LaunchBox Fixed: Big Box memory leaks have been addressed, allowing it to run smoother and for extended periods Fixed: Searching for games with colons (':') should now yield expected results Fixed: Various potential null reference errors that could occur within LaunchBox have been squashed Fixed: The manual scan for added games no longer gets stuck during the initialization process Fixed: Updating MAME now correctly installs the new version to the same folder (introduced in 13.12) Fixed: Fixed an issue that caused an error to sometimes appear when retrieving the version information within the Manage Emulators window Fixed: Improved stability to prevent the app from crashing when canceling an emulator download Beta 4: New Feature: A new "Dependency Files" section is now available for supported emulators within their emulator window allowing you to more easily manage these essential files. Supported emulators include: RetroArch, PCSX2 New Feature: You will now receive a prompt, with potential solutions, when you try to play a game that requires missing dependency files Fixed: The version badge now displays correctly when combining two GOG games Fixed: A bug where images could incorrectly be linked to more than one game with similar names Fixed: The Amazon Games install flag now sets correctly on startup Beta 5: Improvement: The ROM Import Wizard now leverages the new dependency files logic Improvement: All Storefront IDs are now accurately displayed in the combine games drop-down window Improvement: The PCSX2 command line now automatically updates the fullscreen switch when pointed to the QT version Fixed: Wiki/Video URLs correctly update when using "Search for Metadata" from the Edit Game window Fixed: Resolved an issue where GOG games already imported were sometimes re-imported as additional applications Fixed: Auto rom scanning now accurately detects folders in some situations Fixed: The custom field sidebar filter now functions correctly in all circumstances Fixed: Legacy versions of PCSX2 will no longer cause the application to open during version lookups on the Manage Emulator and Edit Emulator windows Thanks to everyone willing to help us test our beta releases.

Beta 2 is out with the following: Added navigation sounds, which supports startup, move, select, and back actions. Each action can play multiple sound files randomly or sequentially. Custom sound packs are supported, including full compatibility with Big Box sound packs. Place sound packs in the LaunchBox\Sounds folder. Configure options in the Options menu You can now set a global view for all sections (Root Filter, Secondary Filter, Game views) from the Manage Theme menu (top-right corner). Global views override section-specific views without affecting individual section configurations Improved controller navigation throughout the app

It's quite possible I could be missing something, since it's been a while, but from what I see, the current version is 2.03, and the resource files are also labeled 2.03. Let me know if I'm wrong and I can dig around.

Sorry to hear. All data files are stored under the LaunchBox folder on your internal storage (by default). Use any files app to navigate into that folder, enter into your Data folder and delete the Settings.xml file. Next time you load up the app it shouldn't display that error.

if you can't find it there, then yes, you can add it. However, we did take a look at the bug I mentioned, and I believe we managed to fix it. Where in the release track it is, I'm not entirely sure right now.

The first thing you did would be very hard to get right, so I can see that instantly crashing. The second thing you did is more the way to go, but I would take it in steps. Copy and paste the entire Discovery page view, then load it up and make sure it works. Then make one change and see how it affects the view. Keep going like that, so you know the change that is crashing your theme so you can learn from it. If you want to get into any code specifics send me a PM.

Version 13.12 - Released March 11, 2024 Full Changelog: https://www.launchbox-app.com/about/changelog New Feature: LaunchBox can now automatically import ROM files that are placed inside of a platform folder located in LaunchBox\Games. To enable it for existing LaunchBox installations, go to Tools > Options > General > Automated Imports New Feature: LaunchBox will now actively monitor your platform Game folder (found in the Edit Platform window) and import any new ROM files it finds automatically while the program is open and during startup. To enable it for existing LaunchBox installations, go to Tools > Options > General > Automated Imports New Feature: LaunchBox and Big Box's search has now been upgraded. It will now search by title (and alternate title) by default, with advanced options to search for other types of metadata. Improvement: A dynamic list for Games with Achievements has been added to the Games Discovery Center Improvement: The MAME Arcade Full Set Wizard file requirement has been reduced to accommodate HBMAME full sets Improvement: Support for PICO-8 game files has been added into our import processes Improvement: Clear Logos and Icons have been added for the following platforms: PICO-8, Microsoft Series X/S, VTech V.Smile Improvement: RAHasher has been updated to version 1.7 Improvement: The Scan for Added ROMs tool will now import new versions of games you already have in your library Improvement: Added logic to improve the ability to import SNES MSU-1 ROMs Improvement: The included version of CefSharp/Chromium has been updated to version 119.4.30.0 Fixed: Issue where Image Types weren't downloaded when removed from all Image Groups and the Media Limit option was enabled. Fixed: Java error encountered by some users during Epic Games login.

In order to stop the counter you will need to exit the emulator and return to LaunchBox. Because of how each app on Android is sandboxed, if you simply close the emulator, LaunchBox has no way of telling when you went from playing the game to not playing the game. The prompt is a way for us to tell users that it's been a very long time since you told the app that you went to go play the game, so we are guessing that you probably stopped playing without returning into LaunchBox. If you like the play time feature, you'll need to return to LaunchBox after you are done playing the game, and before you shut down or put your device to sleep. You can simply click on the play time notification, which will return you to LaunchBox and stop the counter. Although, returning to the app in any way, will stop the counter from ticking.

Thanks. Pretty sure the Commodore Amiga platform encompasses all models of the Amiga, so you can import your games to that platform.

Thanks, the video helps explain a bit of what's going on, so we should be able to track it down and fix it for a future deploy.

Thanks guys. The database should be back online.

Can you be more specific about the games you've tried? I'm guessing this is more game specific than anything.

I do believe it's because you are using an old version of LaunchBox. You may need to update to a later version to solve this.

As you found it is recommended that a LaunchBox install be within at least 1 folder to not run into the issue you are seeing (ala C:\LaunchBox\). We have it marked on a long list of items to take a look at, but it's fairly low priority due to the easy way to circumvent this problem.

We just tested this internally have haven't seen any issues with logging into Microsoft/Xbox. The problem listed in this post was resolved, but if you are still experiencing a different issue with the login, open up a new thread with more detailed steps of what you are doing and the error you are receiving.

Couple ways you could try (create a backup of your data files before trying any of these, just in case): The offline method: Use the ROM Import wizard to import all your new files Edit the PlayStation platform and make sure the Games folder is correct, under the Folders tab Run the Removed ROMs tool under Tools > Scan > For Removed ROMs for Sony PlayStation The online method: Sign into (or register for) the Games DB in LaunchBox (if you haven't already) under Tools > Cloud Once you are logged in, make sure Game Statistics Syncing is enabled (This will sync all of your game stats for games that are linked to a LB Games ID) At this point, it doesn't matter if you delete the entire platform and re-import, your game statistics will get downloaded from the cloud and re-associated with your games

Before, the platforms were using Sort Title by default. Have you used the platform sort menu to switch back to Sort Title and see if that fixes your issue?

Beta 4 is out with the following fixes: Fixed: The auto-import feature unintentionally being used for games that fall under one of the Arcade platforms Fixed: Epic Games Store login will now work with SSO services like Google Thanks for all the help with beta testing this release. Unless something major gets uncovered, we are looking at a tentative release later this week, or early next week.

Based on what I've gathered, it looks like Dolphin for Handheld is essentially just MMJR2 repackaged. Maybe similar to this one: https://github.com/Medard22/Dolphin-MMJR2-VBI/ We'll look into it and see if we can add it as a separate emulator entry for a future update.

I've never seen that error unfortunately. It's something to do with the Emblem - Launch theme, but what it's referencing doesn't make too much sense. Does the same error happen when you launch other platforms? What version of LaunchBox for Android are you running? I assume you don't get this error if you switch to another Launch view from a different theme?

Please update to the latest beta and see if that solves the issue for you.

The LaunchBox for Android 1.13 beta thread has been opened, and can be followed here:

Hi Everyone, This post is reserved for anyone willing to help us with LaunchBox for Android 1.13 beta releases. You can opt into the beta releases in the app by going into Options and enabling the Update to Beta Releases option. Then restart the app and follow the steps. Full Changelog: https://www.launchbox-app.com/android-about/change-log Beta 1 contains the following changes: You can now quickly sort your platforms by a number of different options Max Players is now available from the Filter's menu Search has been revamped to deliver more precise results. By default, it will now search by title (and alternate title), with advanced options to filter through more metadata (available filter switches: All, Dev/Developer, Genre, Plat/Platform, Pub/Publisher, Source, Status, Title) The follow emulator is now fully supported: Saturn.emu Fixed the hamburger menu and back button not working on some pages while using a controller Fixed the File Extension feature not working in some situations Users are now warned when the application tries to save a file on a device with not enough space The Background Fade progress bar under View Settings is once again visible Fixed 13 potential crashes throughout the app Beta 2: Added navigation sounds, which supports startup, move, select, and back actions. Each action can play multiple sound files randomly or sequentially. Custom sound packs are supported, including full compatibility with Big Box sound packs. Place sound packs in the LaunchBox\Sounds folder. Configure options in the Options menu You can now set a global view for all sections (Root Filter, Secondary Filter, Game views) from the Manage Theme menu (top-right corner). Global views override section-specific views without affecting individual section configurations Improved controller navigation throughout the app Beta 3: Videos can now be streamed directly from YouTube using the video URL metadata point found under a game's Edit Metadata page. These streamed videos will appear in the same places as local videos would normally be displayed. You can enable this feature via the options menu An option to download and save streamed videos directly from a game's Edit Media page has been added You can now track your Play Time and Play Count on a game's Edit Metadata page, with the option to reset those counts for a fresh start Thanks to all who are willing to help us test our betas.