Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) I am using Project 64 3.0 through launchbox. I just get a black screen on the first ROM I run. If I close Project 64 and re-launch it, I get a warning that says Project64.exe currently running Termintate PID 6604 now? if I say "No", the rom loads and works fine. Anything after that also works fine. edit: p64 works fine outside of launch box Edited August 29, 2021 by Sleepybones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 In Project64 > Options > Configuration have you ticked "Enter Fullscreen Mode when launching a Rom"? And in LaunchBox have you set up Project64 like this? To close Project64 from LaunchBox go to: Tools > Manage Emulators > Project64 > Running AutoHotKey Script tab and add: $Esc:: { WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}} } Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 the fullscreen option inside of project64 is enabled. I tried to disable it to test but it seems to re-enable on it's own. The other settings are identical to mine. edit: upon further inspection, any setting I try to change inside of project64 seems to undo itself when I apply and close the config menu...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: edit: upon further inspection, any setting I try to change inside of project64 seems to undo itself when I apply and close the config menu...? Try the following: - If you downloaded a Project64-Dev-3.0 zip, right click the zip > Properties > Unblock. Then extract. - If you have installed Project64 on your Windows drive, install in an other location. - Check if Project64.cfg is not read-only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 -I don't have the Dev3.0, program, I'm using the setup_project64_3.0.1-5664-2df3434.exe installer in portable mode -I tried reinstalling in a different folder, still behaving exactly the same -Project64.cfg isn't set to read only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 I don't think the problem is related to fullscreen mode either, as it just happened with windowed mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: I don't think the problem is related to fullscreen mode either, as it just happened with windowed mode. Maybe Project64 gets hidden by the LaunchBox startup screen? Can you disable the startup screens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: -I don't have the Dev3.0, program, I'm using the setup_project64_3.0.1-5664-2df3434.exe installer in portable mode I just downloaded the installer, but the installer needs to be unblocked too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 I'm pretty sure it's project 64 crashing, it hangs around in the task manager even when I close the window the window refuses to alt+enter or alt+f4 out, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: I'm pretty sure it's project 64 crashing, it hangs around in the task manager even when I close the window the window refuses to alt+enter or alt+f4 out, too. I do not use Project64 but I downloaded the latest dev. build and it works fine on my pc. Just remember if you download a zip or an installer of Project64, first right click > unblock before unzipping / installing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Downloaded the latest dev build, unblocked it, installed it, still the exact same problem unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: Downloaded the latest dev build, unblocked it, installed it, still the exact same problem unfortunately. The last thing I can think off, is to make sure you do not run it as Administrator. *Edit* BTW. When you troubleshooting problems like this, it is always a good idea to reboot your pc before reinstalling software. Edited August 29, 2021 by Koroth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headrush69 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Your title said first ROM, do all ROMs exhibit this behaviour? What do your advanced settings look like? You have to enable them in options first so they appear. I know in there is a option to check for a previous running process which could be linked to your issue of it running on second try. PS. For N64 I use the mupen64plus_next Retroarch core and only use Project64 for mods and hacks which need extended memory. I find it's a better experience and works great for "normal" ROMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) It doesn't seem to matter which ROM I load first, but if I turn the computer on, the first one I load through Launchbox leaves me on a black screen, then any others I open work fine until I turn the computer back off. I just tested loading it straight into Project 64 without launchbox, same black screen issue. Project 64 advanced settings are on default from the fresh install I HATE using retroarch, I much prefer using standalone emulators, any way to run mupen64 as a standalone program? (side question, does mupen have aspect ratio correction for fullscreen mode? a lot of the other emulators I tried didn't) Edited August 30, 2021 by Sleepybones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, Sleepybones said: any way to run mupen64 as a standalone program? https://m64p.github.io Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepybones Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 mupen seems to be working much better, thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Mupen is the best N64 emulator going currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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