Launchbox 7.10 Change Log

[Lordmonkus]

Version 7.10 - Released May 26, 2017

- New Feature: Plugins are now supported in LaunchBox and Big Box! If you're a developer, see documentation here: http://pluginapi.launchbox-app.com

- Improvement: LaunchBox and Big Box updates are now downloaded automatically in the background so you don't have to wait for them; this can be disabled under Options > General > Updates in LaunchBox

- Improvement: CRC checks are now used to eliminate duplicate images when downloading from the LaunchBox Games Database or EmuMovies on imports and metadata/media updates

- Improvement: The Clean Up Images option from the Tools menu in LaunchBox has been modified to also remove duplicate images

- Improvement: the Clean Up Images option from the Tools menu in LaunchBox has been tweaked to add a Cancel button and use all cores on your system in order to vastly improve performance

- Improvement: Massive startup performance increases for both LaunchBox and Big Box; in some cases it is now well over twice as fast; used multi-threading and other strategies

- Improvement: Significant performance increases when selecting platform categories in Big Box

- Fixed: Titles are no longer duplicated into the Version field when importing games that don't have a Version

[Charco]

Great release, I shaved 2.5GB off my images folder and transitions between platform categories, platforms, playlists, and general navigation is much smoother than before.

Also, Big Box boots in 6 seconds with a collection of over 9,000 games ?

[shinra358]

Just updated and launchbox freezes every time. Bigbox works though.

Edit: Nvrmnd, after 3 forced program closes, it finally works now.

Edit2: for background updates, does the notification/confirmation box still show in bigbox so that we will know that an update is about to be downloaded?

 

Edited May 27, 2017 by shinra358

[DOS76]

It downloads the update with out asking in the background of LB/BB without notification or confirmation then it asks for a confirmation to install after the download has already happened. I'm not sure if it also applies to BB but I'm thinking it will. I have a PC I have to update so I'll test real quick.

[shinra358]

HOpefully i still have confirmation in bb. I thought this just took away the windows box that pops up and kept bb active. The bb confirm box is still welcomed bcuz u can control it with the gamepad and it isnt intrusive.

[DOS76]

Okay it downloads the update in the background same as LB does and then prompts you to install it when it is done downloading

 

[shinra358]

Ok cool. Thx

[alnyden]

Can anyone explain to a nuub what is the purpose or advantage of the plugins?  I know it depends on third-party programmers but I'm wondering what some examples might be.

Thanks,

R

[Lordmonkus]

Plugins can add in all sorts of extra functionality, other people can code up plugins while Jason focuses of other stuff.

You can see what kind of stuff people are working on here in this forum section

https://forums.launchbox-app.com/forum/79-third-party-applications-and-plugins-released/

[ciskohansen]

Good update

Enviado desde mi MX5 mediante Tapatalk

[stevaside]

Where do we download/install update from??

[neil9000]

it will automatically, download if you have the tools/update option checked.