Troubleshooting MAME High Scores

[angerman]

On 4/29/2023 at 8:31 PM, angerman said:

Hi there !

I've been out of the game for over a year , and now when I  renewed my licence none of my new high scores does not appear in mame high global high scores ... Im attaching a log file with one game The PIT ... pls help thx Piotr

Debug 2023-04-29 08-07-36 PM.log 465.59 kB · 1 download

as I can see the response is very quick............................    I solved my problem with highscores .... maybe that will work for someone else ... I just sync my acount in launchbox .. the icon is on ur left where the BADGES are.. there was exclamation mark ... press that and in the next step sync your data ... working for me . my new highscores are showing up now ! 

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by angerman

[Rincewind]

Glad you got it sorted out and thank you for adding the answer for future users.

[kajunpoon]

i found that it's someting wrong with the game Blazing star. Other games are fine for MAME High Scores, but only blazing star has problem. the hiscore of this game is store in nvram, but it couldnt update nvram, no matter run by launchbox or run directly by mame. Theoretically, it will not upload any scores to the leaderboard, but it did one time. And you can check the leaderboard, so many guys' records are the same: 250000. Is it a bug of this game? Mame and romset 0.254

i tried many times to run the game by mame directly, and found that it can update the nvram of blazing star occasionally, but it doesnt most of the time. It is irrelvant to bios.

Debug 2023-05-06 08-44-52 AM.log

Edited May 19, 2023 by kajunpoon

[kajunpoon]

On 2/5/2022 at 8:22 PM, erling1000 said:

Hi there...

Blazing Star hiscores doesn’t work for me. Works for you?

I can do the Hiscore, (just started playing it, 428.000 ish) but every time I do it, no entry in LB Mame Hiscore panel.

Looking in MAME directories it shows that a saveram file is saved in NVram directory when leaving the game. But no blazstar.hi file in Hiscore directory is to be found. Other games do the right thing.

Anybody knows what is up?

Using LB 12.7 and MAME 0239

 

the same error for me. The hiscore of this game is not saved in .hi file, but saved in nvram. Unfortunitely, mame couldnt update hiscore data in nvram most of the time. I think it is a bug of the game (or all the neogeo games),

Edited May 19, 2023 by kajunpoon

[kajunpoon]

7 hours ago, kajunpoon said:

i found that it's someting wrong with the game Blazing star. Other games are fine for MAME High Scores, but only blazing star has problem. the hiscore of this game is store in nvram, but it couldnt update nvram, no matter run by launchbox or run directly by mame. Theoretically, it will not upload any scores to the leaderboard, but it did one time. And you can check the leaderboard, so many guys' records are the same: 250000. Is it a bug of this game? Mame and romset 0.254

i tried many times to run the game by mame directly, and found that it can update the nvram of blazing star occasionally, but it doesnt most of the time. It is irrelvant to bios.

Debug 2023-05-06 08-44-52 AM.log 24.06 kB · 0 downloads

I spent a whole day to figure out the situation, and finally found something. You need to play twice continuously, then mame will update the nvram file data, but just the penultimate time, not the last one. That means, mame never saves the last time you play. So, if you just play one time to hit the hisocre then quick, nothing will be uploaded to the the LB Mame high score panel.

[Retrofrogg]

Would appreciate some input with my issue - hi scores not being sync'd with Launchbox. Tried with both 1943 and Joust. Log file attached. Many thanks!

Edit: the issue appears to be resolved; although MAME appeared to be the default emulator, I went to MAME emulator settings and on exit, it asked if I wanted to change all the games to use this default emulator. I clicked yes and it seems to be working (for now anyway)!

 

Debug 2023-09-13 09-50-24 PM.log

Edited September 14, 2023 by Retrofrogg

[cannonwillow]

I just made a list of all high scores that I am sure are glitches. A few of them are mine. I did not include a few other scores that I suspect as glitches, but cannot be sure of. Hopefully these can be scrubbed to clean up the high score list. 

 

Having a way to reject specific scores for specific games could prevent most of these in the future.

 

Game  |  Version  |  Player  |  Initials  |  Score  |  Date

1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen    (Japan)    BadDog    777    80,000,000    20-09-30
Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2    sonicwi2    Sir Fred    UUU    55,555,555    23-08-31
Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3    sonicwi3    Joe64bit    UUU    55,555,555    22-08-01
Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3    sonicwi3    Belgarath    UUU    55,555,555    23-08-04
Andro Dunos      (NGM-049 ~ NGH-049)    Belgarath    UUU    14,316,557,650    23-08-04
Armed F    (Fillmore license)    Varorav    ??    15,110,512,128    20-04-26
Asteroids Deluxe  (rev 3)    (rev 3)    Mavericksfan41        15,150,000    20-05-16
Battle Bakraid: Unlimited Version    (USA) (Tue Jun 8 1999)    gantraz    ??????    4,294,967,295    22-10-25
Columns    (World)    DebileLeger    ??????    4,294,967,295    21-04-29
Darius    (US, rev2)    PanteraZombie    ??????    4,294,967,295    20-09-06
Darius    (US, rev2)    GarbonZoni    ??????    4,294,967,295    22-01-27
Darius II    (triple screen) (Japan)    cyz-gameboy    ???    4,294,967,295    22-09-28
Darius II    (triple screen) (Japan)    edge3000    ????N    4,294,967,295    22-08-05
Darius II    (triple screen) (Japan)    Blitz_Mary    ??????    2,863,311,530    20-05-13
Darius II    (dual screen) (World)    Graaaawr    ??    538,976,256    20-04-27
Demon's World / Horror Story    (set 1)    Biagettipas        80,000,001    21-04-08
Demon's World / Horror Story    (set 1)    Wolfanoz        80,000,001    21-01-29
Dig Dug II    (New Ver.)    johena        3,333,330    22-06-17
Don Doko Don    (US)    dalley33    UUU    55,555,555    22-05-23
Dragon Blaze    dragnblz    sirgonads    ??????    437,984,285    21-04-10
Dragon Blaze    dragnblz    cannonwillow    ??????    437,984,285    22-11-23
Galaxian    (Namco set 1)    Melc147        855,627    22-04-23
Galaxian    (Namco set 1)    Galaxip        855,627    22-05-28
Galaxian    (Namco set 1)    KinstVonSterga        855,627    22-07-16
Galaxian    (Namco set 1)    GK_isHere        855,627    22-11-03
Galaxian    (Namco set 1)    McNamron        855,627    22-05-18
Gauntlet    (rev 14)    raiderheel    fO    16,777,215    21-03-06
Gun Force II    (US)    ricktn1    ????????    95,949,392    23-01-07
Gunbarich    gnbarich    Gardhul    ppp    4,227,661,310    22-01-16
Gunbarich    gnbarich    cannonwillow    ??????    4,227,661,310    22-10-03
Gunbird    (World)    gantraz    ??????    2,661,195,422    22-10-05
Gunbird    (World)    PEZKING    ??????    2,661,195,422    20-05-31
Gunforce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island    (World)    Blitz_Mary    3c3d3e3f    1,647,534,387    20-10-17
Gunforce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island    (World)    nolecol    3E3F3G3H    1,144,210,227    21-05-02
Hellfire    (2P set)    Aksman    777    8,000,000,010    22-09-17
Ibara    (2005/03/22 MASTER VER..)    Shadowslayer823    ???    4,294,967,295    23-09-14
The King of Fighters '94    (NGM-055 ~ NGH-055)    Eschalon    UUU    55,555,555    22-05-10
The King of Fighters '96    (NGM-214)    banjokazooie    UUU    55,555,555    22-10-27
The King of Fighters '96    (NGM-214)    Belgarath    UUU    55,555,555    23-08-05
The King of Fighters '97    (NGM-2320)    fatalb    UUU    55,555,555    21-10-01
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle    (NGM-2510)    fatalb    UUU    5,555    21-10-01
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle    (NGM-2510)    Agares    UUU    5,555    22-10-20
The King of Fighters 2002    (NGM-2650 ~ NGH-2650)    StryderHS    UUU    55,555,555    23-01-22
Klax    (version 6)    hirkos97    .f.O.    16,777,215    21-12-08
Marble Madness    (set 1)    Platinum1133    fO    16,777,215    23-08-20
Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II    (NGM-2410 ~ NGH-2410)    mtgmarshall    UUU    55,555,555    22-07-29
Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II    (NGM-2410 ~ NGH-2410)    Nebulakers    UUU    55,555,555    22-10-23
Metal Slug 3    (NGM-2560)    LeTrekFou    UUU    55,555,555    22-02-25
Metal Slug 5    (JAMMA PCB)    Nerdgasm1797    UUU    55,555,555    23-08-30
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001    mslug    likeAmachine    ?????????    55,555,555    22-12-11
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001    mslug    CrebleStar    ?????????    55,555,555    23-01-02
Muchi Muchi Pork!    (2007/ 4/17 MASTER VER.)    chaog16    ???    4,294,967,295    23-06-15
Mushihime-Sama    (2004/10/12.MASTER VER.)    cyz-gameboy    ????    4,294,967,295    22-09-30
Mushihime-Sama Futari Ver 1.5    (2006/12/8.MASTER VER. 1.54.)    cyz-gameboy    ????    4,294,967,295    23-08-16
The NewZealand Story    (World, new version) (P0-043A PCB)    Hiruma85    UUU    55,555,550    22-08-26
Nightmare in the Dark    nitd    sanicsip    UUU    55,555,555    22-05-12
The Ninja Warriors    (World, later version)    neolegend    ??????    11,184,810    21-07-12
Pac-Land    (World)    Blitz_Mary    ?????????    91,929,394    20-04-28
Power Spikes II    (NGM-068)    d66dle    ??????    1,431,655,765    23-06-09
Samurai Aces    (World)    Varorav    ????????????    2,745,410,467    22-10-04
Samurai Aces    (World)    MuddyWaters79    ????????????    2,745,410,467    21-01-17
Sol Divide: The Sword Of Darkness    soldivid    cannonwllow    yz{    539,042,339    23-01-04
Sol Divide: The Sword Of Darkness    soldivid    IconicDave    yz{    539,042,339    21-10-30
Solomon's Key    (US)    PEZKING        2,151,686,160    20-06-25
Son Son    sonson    VintageMoustache    tttt    44,444,444    22-05-18
Sorcer Striker    sstriker    Hiruma85        80,010,102    22-12-10
Srikers 1945    (World)    InsidiouSin    ??????    3,857,049,061    21-03-17
Strikers 1945 III    (World) / Strikers 1999 (Japan)    exodus_cl    ??????    3,840,272,103    22-02-01
Strikers 1945 III    (World) / Strikers 1999 (Japan)    ProfSFrink    ??????    3,840,272,103    23-05-13
Tapper    (Budweiser 1/27/84)    KingBob    ??????    808,080    22-09-18
Tapper    (Budweiser 1/27/84)    Megacade2021    ??????    808,080    22-12-31
The Three Stooges In Brides Is Brides    (set 1)    pepo_cl    ??????    1,515,151,515,151,510    20-06-27
Top Gunner    (US 8-way Joystick)    db69xx    ??????    55,545,554    22-12-23
Top Speed    (World)    Mike22    UUU    55,555,555    23-01-25
Twin Cobra    (World)    AUTh0rity    9?W??8;    800,101,020    22-06-27
Zero Wing    (2P set)    LB-k0pp0    777    800,000,010    23-09-14
Zero Wing    (2P set)    gantraz    777    800,000,010    21-11-06
Zero Wing    (2P set)    Xeviousdark    777    800,000,010    23-04-16

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by cannonwillow

[MustardCowboy]

I just played Triple Punch and got a high score of 7620, but when it took me to the high score page all of the scores were listed as 949494. So unfortunately it has now uploaded that as my high score. (I'm PeppercornElvis). That score can obviously be removed, as I am not nearly that good!  🙂

Scott

[Jason Carr]

Thanks guys. I've gone through and cleared out a lot of invalid scores, including most of the above.

[cannonwillow]

On 9/29/2023 at 8:47 AM, Jason Carr said:

Thanks guys. I've gone through and cleared out a lot of invalid scores, including most of the above.

Thank you

[coreyhustle]

Debug 2023-11-22 04-32-50 PM.log

I haven't been able to get High Scores to work for quite some time. I've been trying everything lately. Maybe you guys can lend me some insight. Also the log looks kinda crazy with a bunch of stuff repeating. Not sure what that's about. Anyways the high score portion is toward the bottom.

 

2023-11-22 04:47:44 PM Processing hi2txt output for dkong:
TRACE: working directory: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox
TRACE: hiscore.dat: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\plugins\hiscore\hiscore.dat
TRACE: game high score: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: game detected: dkong
TRACE: potential file containing hiscore: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: reading a description from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry dkong.xml
TRACE: reading dtd from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry hi2txt.dtd
TRACE: format auto: hexadecimal_string
TRACE: charset defined: dkong
TRACE: charset defined: CS_NUMBER
TRACE: matching structure: hiscore.dat = 6100:aa:94:7660b8:03:50:007641:01:00:007621:01:00:007601:01:07:0775e1:01:06:0675c1:01:05:0575a1:01:00:00
TRACE: matching structure: size = 179
TRACE: data taken from file: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 1 (2 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): RANK (3 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 2 (7 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE LONG (13 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 3 (15 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): NAME (18 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 4 (29 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE (32 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 5 (34 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 1 (36 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): RANK (37 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 2 (41 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE LONG (47 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 3 (49 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): NAME (52 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 4 (63 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE (66 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 5 (68 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 1 (70 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): RANK (71 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 2 (75 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE LONG (81 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 3 (83 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): NAME (86 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 4 (97 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE (100 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 5 (102 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 1 (104 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): RANK (105 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 2 (109 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE LONG (115 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 3 (117 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): NAME (120 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 4 (131 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE (134 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 5 (136 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 1 (138 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): RANK (139 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 2 (143 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE LONG (149 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 3 (151 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): NAME (154 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 4 (165 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE (168 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 5 (170 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE (173 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE LONG (179 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: output selected: the 1st one
TRACE: data displayed into:
TRACE: output table field: RANK
TRACE: output table field: SCORE
TRACE: output table field: SCORE LONG
TRACE: output table field: NAME
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 1
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 2
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 3
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 4
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 5
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE LONG
RANK|SCORE|NAME
1|86800|CRN
2|7650|   
3|6100|   
4|5950|   
5|5050|
2023-11-22 04:47:44 PM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 86800 for ROM file dkong and name CRN...
2023-11-22 04:47:44 PM Attract Mode stopped
2023-11-22 04:47:44 PM Attract Mode stopped
2023-11-22 04:47:45 PM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 7650 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-22 04:47:45 PM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 6100 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-22 04:47:45 PM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 5950 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-22 04:47:45 PM Attract Mode stopped
2023-11-22 04:47:45 PM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 5050 for ROM file dkong and name    ...

[coreyhustle]

Beat that score again. New log file

 

TRACE: working directory: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox
TRACE: hiscore.dat: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\plugins\hiscore\hiscore.dat
TRACE: game high score: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: game detected: dkong
TRACE: potential file containing hiscore: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: reading a description from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry dkong.xml
TRACE: reading dtd from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry hi2txt.dtd
TRACE: format auto: hexadecimal_string
TRACE: charset defined: dkong
TRACE: charset defined: CS_NUMBER
TRACE: matching structure: hiscore.dat = 6100:aa:94:7660b8:03:50:007641:01:00:007621:01:00:007601:01:07:0775e1:01:06:0675c1:01:05:0575a1:01:00:00
TRACE: matching structure: size = 179
TRACE: data taken from file: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 1 (2 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): RANK (3 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 2 (7 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE LONG (13 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 3 (15 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): NAME (18 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 4 (29 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE (32 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 5 (34 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 1 (36 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): RANK (37 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 2 (41 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE LONG (47 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 3 (49 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): NAME (52 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 4 (63 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE (66 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 5 (68 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 1 (70 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): RANK (71 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 2 (75 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE LONG (81 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 3 (83 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): NAME (86 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 4 (97 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE (100 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 5 (102 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 1 (104 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): RANK (105 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 2 (109 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE LONG (115 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 3 (117 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): NAME (120 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 4 (131 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE (134 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 5 (136 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 1 (138 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): RANK (139 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 2 (143 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE LONG (149 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 3 (151 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): NAME (154 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 4 (165 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE (168 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 5 (170 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE (173 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE LONG (179 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: output selected: the 1st one
TRACE: data displayed into:
TRACE: output table field: RANK
TRACE: output table field: SCORE
TRACE: output table field: SCORE LONG
TRACE: output table field: NAME
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 1
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 2
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 3
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 4
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 5
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE LONG
RANK|SCORE|NAME
1|86800|CRN
2|7650|   
3|6100|   
4|5950|   
5|5050|
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare: Noting previous score of 86800 for ROM file dkong and name CRN...
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare: Noting previous score of 7650 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare: Noting previous score of 6100 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare: Noting previous score of 5950 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare: Noting previous score of 5050 for ROM file dkong and name    ...
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM MameHighScores.Prepare Successful: Saved pre-game scores.
2023-11-24 09:51:40 AM Saving E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms\Arcade.xml...
2023-11-24 09:51:43 AM DataManager.SaveInternal completed successfully.
2023-11-24 10:07:38 AM MarkGamePlatformChanged called: Donkey Kong (Arcade) - PlayTime = 958
2023-11-24 10:07:38 AM WARNING: MarkGamePlatformChanged Early Out! Sync ID = Game.Id
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2023-11-24 10:07:39 AM MameHighScores.Parse: Running the following hi2txt command:
"E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.exe" -trace -r "E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi" -hiscoredat "E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\plugins\hiscore\hiscore.dat"
2023-11-24 10:07:40 AM Processing hi2txt output for dkong:
TRACE: working directory: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox
TRACE: hiscore.dat: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\plugins\hiscore\hiscore.dat
TRACE: game high score: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: game detected: dkong
TRACE: potential file containing hiscore: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: reading a description from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry dkong.xml
TRACE: reading dtd from file: E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\hi2txt\hi2txt.zip, entry hi2txt.dtd
TRACE: format auto: hexadecimal_string
TRACE: charset defined: dkong
TRACE: charset defined: CS_NUMBER
TRACE: matching structure: hiscore.dat = 6100:aa:94:7660b8:03:50:007641:01:00:007621:01:00:007601:01:07:0775e1:01:06:0675c1:01:05:0575a1:01:00:00
TRACE: matching structure: size = 179
TRACE: data taken from file: E:\Users\Aspen\mame0241b_64bit\hiscore\dkong.hi
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 1 (2 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): RANK (3 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 2 (7 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE LONG (13 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 3 (15 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): NAME (18 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 4 (29 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): SCORE (32 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=0): UNKNOWN 5 (34 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 1 (36 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): RANK (37 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 2 (41 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE LONG (47 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 3 (49 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): NAME (52 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 4 (63 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): SCORE (66 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=1): UNKNOWN 5 (68 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 1 (70 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): RANK (71 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 2 (75 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE LONG (81 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 3 (83 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): NAME (86 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 4 (97 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): SCORE (100 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=2): UNKNOWN 5 (102 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 1 (104 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): RANK (105 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 2 (109 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE LONG (115 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 3 (117 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): NAME (120 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 4 (131 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): SCORE (134 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=3): UNKNOWN 5 (136 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 1 (138 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): RANK (139 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 2 (143 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE LONG (149 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 3 (151 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): NAME (154 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 4 (165 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): SCORE (168 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure loop elt (index=4): UNKNOWN 5 (170 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE (173 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: structure simple elt: TOP SCORE LONG (179 bytes read on 179)
TRACE: output selected: the 1st one
TRACE: data displayed into:
TRACE: output table field: RANK
TRACE: output table field: SCORE
TRACE: output table field: SCORE LONG
TRACE: output table field: NAME
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 1
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 2
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 3
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 4
TRACE: output table field: UNKNOWN 5
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE
TRACE: output field: TOP SCORE LONG
RANK|SCORE|NAME
1|94300|CRN
2|86800|CRN
3|7650|   
4|6100|   
5|5950|
2023-11-24 10:07:40 AM MameHighScores.Parse: Uploading score 94300 for ROM file dkong and name CRN...
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2023-11-24 10:07:44 AM Music.Pause Start
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2023-11-24 10:07:44 AM Saving GameControllers.xml...
2023-11-24 10:07:45 AM Saving ListCache.xml...
2023-11-24 10:07:45 AM Saving Settings.xml...
2023-11-24 10:07:45 AM Saving BigBoxSettings.xml...
2023-11-24 10:07:45 AM Saving E:\Users\Aspen\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms\Arcade.xml...
2023-11-24 10:07:47 AM DataManager.SaveInternal completed successfully.
2023-11-24 10:07:52 AM Waiting on DataManager save thread to finish... (window.Closed 2)
2023-11-24 10:07:52 AM MainViewManager.window.Closed event finished. Calling Environment.Exit
2023-11-24 10:07:52 AM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: A task was canceled.
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
2023-11-24 10:07:52 AM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: The operation has timed out.
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(DispatcherOperation operation, CancellationToken cancellationToken, TimeSpan timeout)
 

[SoterXZ1999]

Hello Everybocy! i have a probelm with metal slug 2, the database isn't recording any score i do after the first game, and i also think there may be a cheater in the first metal slug leader boards

[stensgaard]

On 5/19/2023 at 6:40 AM, kajunpoon said:

i found that it's someting wrong with the game Blazing star. Other games are fine for MAME High Scores, but only blazing star has problem. the hiscore of this game is store in nvram, but it couldnt update nvram, no matter run by launchbox or run directly by mame. Theoretically, it will not upload any scores to the leaderboard, but it did one time. And you can check the leaderboard, so many guys' records are the same: 250000. Is it a bug of this game? Mame and romset 0.254

i tried many times to run the game by mame directly, and found that it can update the nvram of blazing star occasionally, but it doesnt most of the time. It is irrelvant to bios.

Debug 2023-05-06 08-44-52 AM.log 24.06 kB · 0 downloads

Just played Blazing Star 2 times .. and the first time I scored 305.310.. but that score was put on the scoreboard as 250.000??
then I played the game again, and this time I only scored 256.690, and this was correctly put on the score board ...

Looking at the score screen in the game, it says some thing like

ALL = 305.310
1 = 256.690
2 = 48620
3 = -------

and so on .. so I'm guessing the score app gets confused by the ALL part??

I have attached the .log if that helps

Debug 2023-11-26 08-55-54 PM_blazing.log

[stensgaard]

Batsugun:

anyone have a suggestion as to how to fix this?
 

TRACE: structure definition 10109e:04:00:00101166:70:00:001011b5:01:15:15 does NOT match hiscore.dat definition 10109e:04:00:00101166:50:00:151011b6:20:00:001010de:30:98:fb
ERROR: unable to find a structure from the xml definition that matches size and hiscore.dat definition' for game 'batsugun'

is there anything I can do, or is this just something I need to wait for someone else to fix?

----update---

the above in with mame .260..

I just tried it with mame .239 and everything worked just fine ...??

Edited December 4, 2023 by stensgaard

[stensgaard]

just to add to the post above, I had the exact same problem with dig-dug ... and the solution was the same!
if I delete the hiscore and nvram files for the game, AND then uses an old version of mame (in this case .239) it all works again .. and the hiscores are uploaded!

can anyone else please check if they can upload dig dug hiscores with .260 or never?

[TrailerVert]

On 1/5/2024 at 9:42 AM, stensgaard said:

just to add to the post above, I had the exact same problem with dig-dug ... and the solution was the same!
if I delete the hiscore and nvram files for the game, AND then uses an old version of mame (in this case .239) it all works again .. and the hiscores are uploaded!

can anyone else please check if they can upload dig dug hiscores with .260 or never?

I just tested dig-dug with mame 0.261, LB version 13.1 with Neptune version 1.71 theme. I also had cloud sync turned off or unchecked. It did work both updating the theme in "custom line" as well as uploaded to high scores database. I have been having trouble with the theme showing high scores since updating tp 0.261 but the online updater has worked on all games that I've tried. I started with a clean nvram folder and hiscore foilder. and it worked also moved some high files and nvram files and those seemed to work. Just make sure you are using "hiscore" folder in the new mame version, does not seem to work with the old "hi" folder. Also using the nonag exe found in the downloads. Hope that helps.

[TrailerVert]

Update: Tried Mr. Flea (a non NVRAM game) and it did upload to online high scores but did not update theme. 

[stensgaard]

14 hours ago, TrailerVert said:

I also had cloud sync turned off or unchecked.

isn't Cloud Sync supposed to be turned on?

[TrailerVert]

10 hours ago, stensgaard said:

isn't Cloud Sync supposed to be turned on?

Just tried it with sync on, still uploads high scores. Does not seem to matter if its on or off. The high score in the theme is still strange, Showed Mr. Flea but not any of the 1941,42,43,45 games. They all upload fine.