Question about automatic playlist

[flores9]

Hi!,

    could someone tell me which playlists generates LB automatically?.

I have the complete MAME 0.185 romset, but I missing some playlist I watched in videos, for example AAE, Capcom CPS1, CPS2,...

I tried both configurations in imports, import priorizing regions, and import all the clones, and the result is the same with playlists.

Now the playlist that has been generated are:

- Atari Classics

- Capcom Classics

- Cave

- Daphne

- Data East Classics

- Irem Classics

- Konami Classics

- Midway Classics

- Namco Classics

- Namco Classics 22

- Nintendo Classics

- Sega Classics

- Sega Hikaru

- Sega ST-V

- SNK Classics

- SNK Neo Geo MVS

- Taito Classics

- William Classics

Thanks!

 

[neil9000]

It should of created the CPS 1, 2 etc when you imported at least it did for me. However if you go to Tools/Create missing arcade/mame playlist that should add any that you are missing.

[flores9]

@neil9000 yes, I tried this, but it doesn´t create these ones. I think the only missed area CPS1, 2 and 3. 

I already search the roms of these system and exists on the MAME arcade romset I had imported.

[flores9]

@neil9000 can you attach me the XML files for playlist?, or show me the filter to obtain only the roms for these systems?

Edited May 16, 2017 by flores9

[neil9000]

That's strange then, i certainly have those platforms and they were auto created when i imported. I am on the 0.184 set though not the newest 0.185 set, maybe something has changed in the 0.185 set that has broken that? Hopefully someone who is using the 0.185 set can offer some guidance for you. Here is a shot of my Arcade list, as you can see I have all the CPS platforms.

 

[flores9]

Really strange, with older mame romsets was the same result @neil9000.

I noticed that you have Sega model2 and 3, and Atomisswave.... they are missing for me already.

Could you pass me the XML files to import into my LB?.

@Jason Carr do you know why happens this issue for me?.

[neil9000]

Here you go.  

Playlists.zip

[flores9]

@Jason Carr I just noticed that for example, in the Atari Classics list, appears games for the romset AAE (I have it apart from the MAME).

It´s like the filter of the playlist searched not only into the MAME platform.

[flores9]

Thanks @neil9000. I´ll try this afternoon and tell you the results.

[neil9000]

No probs.

 

[Charco]

It didn't create CPS1, 2, and 3 playlists for me but I already had them as platforms, so maybe that was it.

[Jason Carr]

Yes, if platforms already exist, it won't create playlists for them instead. Also, it currently searches through any platform that it identifies as an Arcade platform, so that would include AAE. Not sure why any playlists would be missing though, other than if it didn't find any games to include in them.

[flores9]

@Jason Carr @Charco @neil9000 problem solved.

I had Capcom CPS as platforms a few weeks ago, after delete as platforms, it seems that platform.xml doesn´t update correctly, so LB detects that platforms already exists (maybe I had the platforms.xml file opened....) silly mistake...

Thanks!

 

[SentaiBrad]

Did you just remove the games and not the platform? That's the only thing (other than having the XML open) I can think why it might not change.

[flores9]

@SentaiBrad finally the XML open.... so the platform.xml had the structure of these platforms and paths...

[flores9]

@neil9000 a few questions,

Do you use the MAME romset split? or merge?

When you imported the MAME / Arcade roms, do you import priorizing a region or with all clones?, and do you remember the skips options you have checked?

Looking your screenshots, I missed Buster Bros game for example, but I have the rom, so it´s probably that the rom didn´t import to LB due a option I missed.

Thanks.

[neil9000]

@flores9 I use a complete non merged set and a complete chd set. When importing i left region set to USA or north America (whichever one was default). I imported all clones (as launchbox should combine them into one entry) i skipped fruit machines, mechanical games and i think that was about it, it was a while ago now. Basically i tried to import as much as i could excluding fruit and mechanical games.

[flores9]

ok @neil9000 I´ll try a similar configuration. Thanks.