Retro808

support@unbrokensoftware.com is the correct avenue for license concerns. Give them at least 24-48 to respond.

Just drop a copy of your license into a build on another one of your own pc/laptops. Again "your own". Share it with a friend or others and it will get blacklisted.

No, LB does not make playlists based off a folder name. Honestly, I think this is the first I have seen a user post trying to do it this way. Most (not saying all do this, just most seem to) users typically have roms for a platform all in one folder and then let the software create the playlist based on metadata. Indeed they did. That is why you see LB can either create a bunch of predetermined child playlists for each system or the user can just manually create a playlist based on multiple requirements of choice. When you make a playlist just tick the box to make it an auto-populating playlist and set that parameters. If you are not checking the box to "Auto-Populate" the palylist you made you just create the playlist then save it. You then go into each platform (or go into all games) and select one or as many games as you want then bulk add them to that playlist. It is not done from within the create new playlist window.

Launchbox can make the M3U, but that is not the issue. The emulator has to support M3U format. I do not believe any of the stand-alone emulators for those system do.

In the Associated Platform tab do you have your Neo Geo platform listed there? Also does the name exactly match what you called it in LB? In other words...If you called it Neo Geo AES in LB but the Associated Platform for the emulator shows SNK Neo Geo AES it will not work. It needs to be exactly as you named it in LB. >If the above fixes your issue good. If not do what is listed below. Post the following pics so we can see you exact set-up. >Right click and edit a Neo Geo game that is not working 1. Post pic of the Details page 2. Post pic of the Emulation page 3. Post pic of the Launching page In LB >Tools >Manage >Emulators and edit the emulator you are using for Neo Geo games 1. Post pic of Details page 2. Post pic of Associated Platforms page.

You cannot directly alter the Default theme so you need to copy its folder and rename the new copy. Then you can edit that. In the new theme's \Views folder edit the GameDetailsView.xaml. I have not looked in the Default theme in a long while but typically animations are controlled by a Storyboard. In the view xaml look for a section of Code either labeled <!-- Storyboards --> or search for the word Storybaord. You would want to edit the timing there. There may be multiple storyboards so you would want to look at what it is triggering.

Feedback about the Default theme aside, to get help with customizing a theme and even really learning to do basic coding we have a support thread for xaml coding. Please use that instead of starting another thread that will provide the same information already going.

Never cracked one of those open, but I assume like any other pc type of build you can open it and wire in longer power switch lead to it and mount that switch externally on the cabinet. These are what I use in my builds, but I also do not use any pc cases and just mount the pc and fans as part of the cabinet build. Makes moving and servicing/upgrading easier. Cabinet (monitor/pc power) are all powered by an external connector (the connector has a power switch but that only turns power on and off) and to turn on the pc (boot it) I just hit the button. I do it this way so I do not have to shut down overall power to reboot.

Nah its void because he sold you a machine with a bad license. He was likely using the license he purchased and putting it in all the builds and illegally selling it like he was illegally selling roms. Good to hear its out of business. Only legitimate license comes from our site. Just go into the \Launhcobx folder and delete the license.

This means the license you have located in the \Launchbox folder is one known to be shared/altered. Remove the license and you can continue to use the Free version. If you wish to properly support our developers purchase a license directly from our site. If you do feel this is an error email support@unbrokensoftware.com and advise of the situation.

Missing files from Mame roms typically means you are running an outdated mame set against a newer version of Mame or you grabbed random roms or a mixed set of roms from some random site. To ensure Mame runs properly it is typically best to download a Mame rom set from a good site (best place is Google "pleasuredome io" and it will be the first site listed). Then run that current rom set against the matching version of Mame. Recommend reading this.

It should import fine. The screens you see usually means it was already imported. Run through the import process again and check to box to "import duplicate". The game could be imported under another game (as an additional app/game) or if you have any of the "hide games missing" options check in LB it could be already imported but hidden. Either way try to reimport and check the "import duplicate" as mentioned.

Because that is just a BB theme and not an overlay (or bezel) for when an emulator is running a game. BB does not stay running over top of emulation displaying UI elements. When a game is launched the emulator takes focus so you would need some sort of emulator overlay to accomplish what you need. Both Mame and Retroarch can do this. Plenty of resources to get these set-up just Google or Youtube "vertical bezels"

What ever emulator you are using open it and check the control mappings. All in game functions are handled by the emulator not LB. So it is likely you have buttons bound to multiple functions.

Is this the Associated Platforms tab for Stella? It looks like Retroarch (>Tools >Manage >Emulators and edit Stella). Also not sure you need the command line parameter in there. Stella has a setting for fullscreen I believe. If so one issue is you do not have Atari 2600 listed. When you add an emulator you need to be sure to list the platform it is associated with or LB cannot work properly. So you need to click in the empty cell in the bottom and enter your Atari 2600 platform name. Unless it is just further up the list and you are not showing it.

You are talking the same thing. The rounded corners are part of the new theme that was released with the latest LB updates. When the team releases a change to the Default theme they leave the old version in and typically rename that one Old Default. That Old Default theme remains available for licensed and free users to choose from. If you do not like the new changes you have the option to use to older style.

Good to hear you sorted it, probably not many users interested. Honesty did not look like anything really special other than a pre-setup Retroarch for shoot'em ups.

1. Can you run the game directly in Stella without using LB? 2. You state using Stella, when you right click a game in LB and edit it (edit metadata and media), does Stella show up in the Emulation tab or Retroarch? 3. Can you post a pic of the "Associated Platforms" tab when you go to >Tools >Manage >Emulators and edit Stella. Is your standalone Stella in a Cores folder inside Retroarch folder? Only asking as your path looks funny \Cores\Stella\Stella.exe. That cores folder just makes me think of Retroarch.

Can you try what the other user posted in his video and report. The best thing to do when you have issues is just report it, provide any errors you get, advise of exact steps, and provide any system specs. We have only 2 devs and they typically are not on over the weekend. A little patience goes a long way. We know you purchased the program and expect it to work, so do the devs, but being crass in your posts is not helpful. In @marcel_knotter video I see he is using a translated version of LB. Perhaps something going on related to that. @tshear are you using a translated language version?

Yes, you can change the media folder location for LB platforms. Right click a platform and edit it in LB. Under the folders path you can change the location. I would also say look at your \Updates. In the \Updates folder LB keeps a copy of the installer for all prior version you downloaded. Depending on how long you have been using/updating LB that can easily be several GB of data.

It's not a version thing. It is quite simply how LB works. LB can link an image that is named either as the rom file is named or as the game is named. Since your Contra images are named Contra-01.png for the original Contra game and the rom file (well we know the TP game is not a rom file) that you imported for Contra: Evolution is contra.xml the LB logic is telling it to also link images named contra to Contra: Evolution games. Just one of those very, very rare instances this logic can create a disconnect. Contra: Evolution - imported file name "contra.xaml" Contra (arcade game) - downloaded image named "contra.png" or even "contra-01.png" LB is comparing both the game's actual name and the file name of the game to see if any images match either name and that is why it is linking them.

The issue is because LB can link an image named either after the rom file or the game name. Since Contra: Evolution's file you imported in contra.xaml it is linking Contra-01 images to it. I am unsure of any workaround due to this.

Currently no. Any game hidden in a platform will be hidden in a playlist. Are these games in a platform with non-lightgun games? Reason I ask is in LB you can edit a platform and check the box for "Hide in BigBox". This will hide the platform itself in BB but the games from the platform will still show in Playlists inside BB. Of course, this will not help you if the Sinden and Gun4IR games are in a platform with non-lightgun games.

If the unblock option is not there than it is already unblocked.

If the games are imported into your LB and show 1) Different Names and 2) are linked to different LBDB ID #'s then when LB downloads the media it should name the images for each game exactly as the game names appear in your LB. So for example take Box - Front image, LB should name each Contra-01.jpg and Contra_Evolution-01.jpg. To be honest with a version of LB that old I do not recall how LB named images. I know current LB (well its been this way for years) can match an image that is named either after the game's exact name or after the rom name. What does the name of the image file for one of the games look like?