Retro808

You can create any image media you want for systems. Just need to make sure you name them correctly and file in the correct folders. I would spend a few minutes looking in the \Images folders and you will see how LB likes things named and filed. What do you mean by "custom collections for roms"? Do you mean Playlists?

The file i posted is only for LBPlex. The Rincewind theme would need its file updated.

You do not have to map for every game, but you will have to map for each emulator you choose to add to LB to run games. LB does have mapping settings, but it is for use within the LB/BB UI and not for use when playing games. You will need to map game control in each emulator. Retroarch for example has a universal mapping for all cores as well as the ability to map specific controls for certain systems if you prefer.

Yeah, unfortunately the theme developers who made Launchbox themes will need to update the theme to include the new button. Drop this in the LBPlex theme's \Views folder. It has the button added. SideBarView.xaml

This could be an issue due to an update to the BigBox Wheel and CoverFlow properties that took place over the past few releases. I think the updates started in 11.10. The theme might need an update. What Wheel View are you using? If you go into BigBox settings and go the the Views page it will tell you what Platform view you are using.

BigBoxSettings.xaml contains the information. If you already downloaded the theme you can also simply go into BigBox setting, head to Views, and then change the theme there.

@kart074 I deleted the other thread. No need to start a new one even if you posted in wrong forum. I moved this one for you. I will tag @C-Beats to see if he can provide any ideas.

When I click the image type name the drop down box does show the defaults for me. Try reinstalling the latest version.

No it was not removed. Working fine here. On latest stable release and tested on the last released beta just in case. If you click on the button with the image type name (the one next to the Plus symbol what does it show.

What theme are you using? Have you tried a different theme to see if we can eliminate it being a theme issue? I would recommend using the default theme if you are not already and see if the problem still persists. Maybe share an image of what you are seeing.

Sorry you are having such a hard time. Although the extreme negativity is a bit much, but I can understand since you are frustrated. LB is and has been very stable and typically any issues our devs are quick to tackle with beta updates to test. If things are disappearing it sounds eerily similar to something we have seen in the past with users having additional files in their \Data\Platforms folder. Would you mind going into your \Launchbox\Data\Platforms folder and sharing a pic of the contents. Please expand it so we can see the complete list of platform xml files in there. Also, is Steam the only platform you are having this issue with?

Are you talking about from within this screen? You have to first hit whatever button or key you have set for your "Select" to get over to the side of the menu with "Uninstall", "Apply as Main", and " Details" then you can move. (You have to hit select so "Uninstall" gets highlighted then you should be able to move.) Or are you saying that even after hitting select to get over to that side you still cannot move?

Maybe not many users seem to care about having a list of all games tied to an emulator that the devs considered having it an option. You can probably do this yourself by utilizing the custom field option and create an Emulator field. You would have to bulk edit games to then tie them to that custom field. Be a bit of upfront work, but you would eventually have what you need as you would then be able to go into all games view and sort LB by that custom field.

Do you have other Teknoparrot games set up that work fine in LB? If so the set up for Battle Pods is the same. There is a pretty good write up on adding TP games. Let me see if I can find it. Here you go: This should help.

To use a different emulator for a specific game just edit the game in LB and change the emulator it is using. You can also click multiple games and edit their emulator in bulk. Go to the Emulation section in the edit game window and change the emulator there. Just make sure what ever emulator you change it to that emulator has the platform name that game is in listed in its Associated Platforms tab within LB Manage Emulators. I would recommend just using a current full Mame rom set and Mame. I know some users seem to feel Mame is hard to use but it is one of the easiest to set up. I used to do the FBNeo this and Mame that type set-up but it just became too much of a pain to manage anytime I wanted to update things. Especially if I had a platform that some games used one emulator and other games used a different one. So much easier just to update my current Mame roms, run the Mame importer again, and pretty much done and have the latest roms.

@*D1sk* Please do not spam multiple threads with the same issue. Just pick one relevant to your concern and post there.

The CHD's are the arcade game disk image so those games needing a CHD would be included in one of those Arcade All Killer No Filler lists. Unlikely anyone would have made a list specific to chd games since those are just arcade games.

It is ok where it is at. We are not real sticklers on where posts should go. Definitely good to hear your experience has been positive though. So thank you for sharing.

I do not recall having a "General" section but we do have a "Monkeys" section for anything you want to discuss.

In the "Downloads" section.

@vaderag This about sums it up. If you do not count the clones there are really only like 50-60 working and way less than that are even worth keeping/playing.

No. If you are either importing Mame rom files individually or using the Full Mame importer LB is only importing the zipped rom or in case of the full importer it just refers to the file name. So the only thing it would or could copy over is the zipped file. It does not even know if a game needs a CHD. Even the Mame.xaml metadata file only makes reference to the zipped rom.

Filter in LB? What specifically are you looking to do? LB does not care about the CHD, only Mame does. LB just tells mame the name of the rom file to launch. Most of the games in Mame require the zipped rom to launch the game and the CHD supports it. There are a few exceptions that are CHD only games like Golden Tee Fore 2005 and 2006.

http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php Under the ""Additional Filters" option click it and select "Use CHD". Should give you a list of CHD required games. You will see a Color coded dot in each game as well to see which work and do not. In the "Emulation" spot you can change that to show only working games.

The "combine roms with matching titles..." option is only for combining roms you are importing at the same time. It does not look at a rom you are importing and attempt to combine it with one you have already imported.