[RPCS3 ISO support with PowerShell]

On my end and for some reason I can't figure out, 3D Dot Game doesn't work at all when you mount the iso and launch it from there ( iso created with PS3 iso Rebuilder with all files matching CRC). Doesn't matter if I use Launchbox with this script or launch it manually from rpcs3. Same with other popular games like Persona 5 and The Last of Us.

[Startup / loading theme]

Looks like it's this one:

You can find that and other startup themes here.

[PVSX2 : Batch to generate all the gz.pindex.tmp]

Gz is trash, convert your isos to chd.

[Clear Logo Requests]

32 minutes ago, _Besli_ said:

A highres version of this would be nice:

 

From Steamgriddb:

[Considering Dropping RocketLauncher]

I mostly use RocketLauncher for adding bezels to Gamecube games running on Dolphin (Resident Evil 2 and 3 with HD textures and other 4:3 only games) and also for old pc games that have very poor or no gamepad support (Manhunt, Prince of Persia trilogy, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Assassin's Creed, etc).

Since I have RL running just fine and don't even mess with it that much I don't feel to need to eliminate it.

[Can I create sub-genres?]

You can add more genres to your games if you want (IE, adding "Boxing" or "Shoot' em up").

The only caveat is that they'll go away if you update the games' metadata using LaunchBox's Metadata.

[Start Windows Game in Fullscreeen?]

I just got this on my LaunchBox a few days ago and also noticed that it doesn't have a fullscreen option other than Alt+Enter.

You can make a script that sends those keys right after launch though, I did that and it works like a charm. this is the script I use:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
obj = WshShell.Run("""cotton_reboot.exe""", 3, False) 
WScript.sleep 3000
WshShell.AppActivate ("Cotton Reboot! ver1.00") 'Focuses game window just in case
WScript.sleep 200
WshShell.SendKeys "%{ENTER}" 'Sends ALT+ENTER to enter in fulscreen mode (720p)

Paste the above code into a text editor, save as cotton_reboot.vbs, put it next to the game's exe, then make LaunchBox launch that vbs file instead of the game's exe (or Steam URL).

[Launchbox + Steam overlay using the Guide button is driving me insane]

Try going to controller settings on Steam, select the detected controller you're using, then click on the Define Layout button, press the reset button, then re-define every button but the guide button. Now the guide button won't work on Steam.

[RPCS3 ISO support with PowerShell]

One issue I've found is that unlike the old exe method, it's not portable; the script path you send to the Powershell app can't be relative,

[RPCS3 ISO support with PowerShell]

Looking forward for the updated script.

I've just managed to make the current rpcs3-launcher.exe work, note that you need a couple of extra tweaks for it to close properly like rpcs3 would.

In case someone is curious, this is what you need to change:

Spoiler

Go to Manage Emulators on LaunchBox and select the rpcs3-iso emulator.

On the Running Script tab of the emulator add the following (this closes the emulator when you press Escape on your keyboard)

$Esc::
{
    Process, Close, rpcs3.exe
}

On the Exit Script tab, add the following:

Process, Close, rpcs3.exe

Also, don't forget to check attempt to hide console window on startup/shutdown. On the Details tab of the Edit Emulator window.

 

[11.18 Beta Testing]

The dark theme is one of those things I didn't know I wanted and now can't live without it! Thanks for adding it!

[Anyone got Neo Geo to work?]

Make sure LaunchBox doesn't unzip the arcade roms before it sends them to Retroarch.

[chd compression support PCSX2 (PlayStation 2)]

I've compared with a couple of discs and I'm getting about 50MB difference per disc between cso and chd. It's a small difference but I think it's worth it, I'm definitely switching to chd.

Now I'd hope for the Ps3 emu devs to start supporting chd or at least any disc image format, dumping and storing games in folders having thousands of files it's a royal pain in the ass.

[Tutorial - Xemu Configuration]

5 hours ago, gaialily said:

Has anyone manage to launch "Star wars Knights of the old republic" ? I can't make it working, though my others redump work.

That game is not listed as playable on their compatibility website. You might have to wait a little longer to be able to play it on Xemu.
Source: https://xemu.app/titles/4c410003/#Star-Wars-Knights-of-the-Old-Republic 

[Moderator Guidelines and Contributor Rules]

5 hours ago, retroNUC said:

Hey folks, happy to be contributing to the database and helping to work through the mod queue. Could I get Mod/Admin clarification on a few issues that seem to currently be on the queue?

• Currently a fight between two people across Fanart entries for all the games in the Need for Speed series - Person #1 is deleting all Fanart that contains logos/texts because they want to use it as a background to combine with Clear Logos, while Person #2 is getting a bit heated in the comments and adding them all back in. I assume Person #1 is in the wrong with the deletions? No rules for Fanart regarding text/logos, and if Person#1 wants to have clear logos for a particular Clear Logo / Theme combo they're using, they should just manually remove/audit any fanart on their local machine.
  

Fanart - Backgrounds are used as backgrounds for several Launchbox, Bigbox, startup and pause screen themes, having text or logos in the background plus the text and logos in the foreground of the themes makes it hard to read the foreground text and makes for an overall (and in my opinion) "bootlegged" feeling experience.

[If Retroarch is a frontend and LaunchBox is a frontend, why do I need to use Retroarch within LaunchBox?]

39 minutes ago, MrHwang said:

If Retroarch is free and has something that Launchbox needs, why doesn't Launchbox (or Bigbox) build it into their frontend?

Because Launchbox is only focusing on being a frontend, not an all-in-one emulator. LB gives you the freedom to use any emulator or program you want, not just the limited built in cores like Retroarch does.

[11.13 Beta Testing]

1 hour ago, faeran said:

11.14 is now live with the following fixes:

• Fixed: Potential errors on Windows 7 with the new system tray icon features (introduced in 11.13)
• Fixed: The platform category view in Big Box wasn't transitioning as smoothly between platform categories, platforms, and playlists (introduced in 11.13)
• Fixed: Random game videos were playing for playlists in Big Box even when the option to play random game videos for missing platform/playlist videos was disabled (introduced in 11.13)
• Fixed: The new option to hold the back button in Big Box wasn't working properly with the All Games view (introduced in 11.13)
• Fixed: Jumping between View Platform Categories, View Platforms, and View Playlists in Big Box would sometimes cause wheel images not to be cached, leaving them blank

 

@Deam @Clarg - Can you let us know if the issues you were seeing are now fixed?

@Suhrvivor - Holding back when All games is your default view should be fixed.

@RULLUR - some potential fixes to your wheel caching issue went in, are you able to confirm if there's any difference with this build?

Looks like my issue was solved too. Thanks for your hard work! ?

[11.13 Beta Testing]

The new Require Holding Back to Navigate to System Menu option doesn't seem to work when you Default Startup View is set to All Games.

[The LaunchBox team is Growing - Welcome Faeran]

Welcome!!

LaunchBox Enterprises is booming!!

[Clear Logo Requests]

Wow, lots of submissions, Thanks for replying!

5 minutes ago, seaview59 said:

And here's my version with a dark outer glow to match the box art

This is the one I like the most, thanks!

[Resident Evil 8 Village]

Noice! Looking forward to it.

[Clear Logo Requests]

I'm surprised Panzer Dragoon Saga doesn't have a proper logo yet, If someone wants to tackle it, here's the best source I could find:

[Clear Logo Requests]

5 hours ago, zugswang said:

Another difficult one for you to try if possible ?

Thanks again

This is actually pretty easy and quick to do by converting the colors to black using the Black and White adjustments in Photoshop:

 

[Clear Logo Requests]

This game is pretty chill and needs it's logo:

 

[Why people upload so much crap?!]

On 2/11/2021 at 4:26 PM, ReignerDeustcher said:

I mean in the game screenshots, when i add games i found that there's a lot of images with the worst quality ever and diminute size, this annoys me a lot

Can you give us an example? In my experience, the screenshots in the database are either native resolution or higher. A very small number are what you would call "worst quality".