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@Jason Carr Confirm seeing same as well. Tried a couple I designed and some from others. Theme's work just missing images that are pulled from the theme. They do display video, clear logos and game images. So seems like it is affecting images pulled from the theme folders.

Have either of you tried to run a fresh install of LB/BB in a different folder? If not please try and let us know what happens. I would also turn on logs in your existing LB build. In >Tools>Options there is a log option. Also are you using any antivirus? If so check to see if it added BigBox.exe to the blocked list. Just a couple things to try.

Demul should not be an issue getting working as long as you are using Mame files and you do not use the same LB emulator set-up if you are using Demul for Dreamcast emulation. Arcade set-up requires different check boxes in the LB details screen than are needed for console. You also need to make sure for arcade you have the correct command lines for each arcade board (ex: -run=awave -rom= is needed for Atomiswave). Not saying someone may not run into issues. Just advising it does work and many LB users have it set up.

Agreed and again he is not selling the plans. So he copied plans and giving them away free. I find it interesting is the company he copied the cabinet design from is selling arcade cabinets loaded with roms they have no legal right to sell / distribute. So which is a worse offense.

Two ways. 1. Edit the xenia-canary.config.toml (located in /Documents/Xenia folder) and change Fullscreen = False to Fullscreen = True. 2. Use an AHK in LB edit emulators and place in the Running AHK Tab) Sleep, 2000 SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send {F11} Return

Yes. It due to the change in LB to using .Net Core 3.1.

No its not amazing. Its common for this forum. Small community, smaller amount of regular/frequent posters. Maybe those 13 viewers did not have anything to say. Also you posted in the BigBox Custom themes sub-forum instead of the Troubleshooting forum. Maybe those that viewed the thread thought it was Custom Theme related. Choppy how? Transitions, audio, video? All of the above? What theme are you using and have you tried different themes? Has BigBox fully cached the images? Moved your thread to a more appropriate sub-forum.

@SteveT79 I removed the link in your post. Posting links to sites selling roms is not allowed. Much like posting to rom hosting sites is not. Thanks. System wise for arcades there are lots of arcade boards emulated. A bunch you have covered by Mame. Some not listed in this thread that are supported by other emulators include: Demul: Sammy Atomiswave, Sega (Naomi boards and Hikaru), Cave (Mame has Cave as well), Gaelco Dolphin: Sega Triforce Tekno Parrot: Sega (Lindbergh, RingeEdge, RingWide, Sega PC Based, Sega Nu, Euorpa-R), Taito Type X, Examu Ex-Board, Konami PC Based, Namco ES, Raw Thrills

It is possible but currently only way to do it is code it into the marquee view xml. Even then you have to be creative with the coding as BB by default, when no marquee image is present, will revert to your Box image priorities. Hopefully whenever the next poll comes out updated marquee support will get enough votes. Even if we just got Image priorities for marquees that would be a nice addition to BB.

Never used the canary build. Just added it and all I did was change my Xenia set-up in LB to the canary folder's .exe and it ran fine. Did not change any other settings. Tested on latest beta and latest stable.

The Guardians issues is likely due to the fact LB can associate a file with a game by either the Launchbox name or the rom name. Since Guardians of the Hood mame rom is named guardian.zip that is likely causing it to also associate it with the game Guardian.

That's why it does not show up in controller listing. Its in keyboard mode. In BigBox you need to go into the keyboard mapping section to map your buttons. LB does not have keyboard map options. You can change it to Xinput mode and then both LB and BB will see it as a game controller.

When you donwloaded them would not matter. Can you test something. For SNES change the core option to something else. Does not matter what, does not even have to be a SNES core. Then click ok and close out the manage emulator screen. Go back into Manage Emulators and select the correct core for SNES and see if it finds the core.

I remember someone having a similar issue. Cores where in the RA folder, but LB did not see them. I have to see if I can find that thread. I do not remember what the issue ended up being. Any chance you have more than one Retroarch folder and are maybe pointing to one that does not have the cores downloaded?

I did the same minute I posted I was going to combine. That's why your posts now show up under spycat's original thread.

So they are similar. Heck it even looks like the 3/4 cabinet I built. I see no reason to remove the post. Plus he is not selling the plans. They are free.

Is it a particular platform or all platforms? If they work in RA and not LB then usually something in your LB setup is missing. Start by posting the following pics. Seeing things makes it easier to find the issue. Go to >Tools>Manage Emulators and edit Retroarch (post following pics): 1. Pick a platform not working and Post pic of "Details"tab and "Associated Platforms" tab. Right click a game from that same platform and edit. 1. Post pic of Metadata page, Launching page, and Emulation page.

Image priority you simply need to select the images you want for the Image Types that allow image priorities. Then use the Move Selected Up or Move Selected Down to place them in priority order. You also need to make sure you "Image Group" is set to the one you want to use for each platform. For example if you set your image priorities for 3D Box, but in the platform in LB you have the Image Group set to Boxes it will not fall back to the image priorities you set in 3D Box.

Thanks @C-Beats

Thanks @kurzih The exact steps is always the best to share. Confirm as well when added this way it is not defaulting. I sent this to one of the devs.

How exactly are you manually doing it? Specifics might help. If you add a game in anyway directly in the LB interface the wizard comes up.

I would suggest removing the entire contents of your \Launchbox\Data folder. Do not delete to move it some where safe. Then copy all the contents from one of your backup zips and see if LB/BB opens. You say you are having the corrupt xml issue again I would take a look at what you are doing that might keep causing these corruptions. Also try to figure out why your LB is looking at the wrong folder for platform specific xml files.

You would have to edit the code for the theme. You need to see which view you are using (in BigBox views setting it will show which game view you are on) and then edit that specific xml. The column or row the ImageVideoView is bound to is likely set to a certain width or height. The video not being the same aspect is why the letterbox borders show.

@faviann Do you also have the option for Dynamic Box sizing on? If so try turning that off and see if anything changes. It should be in >Tools>Options>Boxes Just something else for you to look at in your digging around.

You are in the right spot and you do not have to be anywhere else poking. We have a discord but posting there means it will get lost easily in the rapid communication done in Discord. This thread will be your best avenue. One of the devs did reply and chances are good he will check up on this thread. Thing is this is a two man dev team working on a lot of items for this program. Plus daily family needs. The recent update of LB to .Net Core 3.1 has had them tending to a good bit of fixes. Since there is a workaround in place by reducing or turning off blur this will likely be something that could take a back seat to more pressing items that need to be fixed. Not telling you to give up, just asking you follow-up every now and then here and know it is not a huge dev team. So it might take some time.