faeran Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Hi everyone, LaunchBox 13.9 beta 1 has been released with the following changes: New Premium Feature: Big Box Themes can now use their own custom background music Improvement: Chromium integration has been updated Improvement: Updated Epic Games SSO logic so log ins are not required as often Fixed: Corrected issues with the EA login screen appearing in the background on startup and when opening Manage Storefronts Fixed: The on-the-fly filter was not showing correct results for the Wheel/Yoke controller category Fixed: Steam notes weren't always being pulled correctly when scraping metadata Fixed: While moving the LaunchBox window it would sometimes hang when the progress bar was being displayed Beta 2: New Feature: Big Box has a new view called Game Discovery Center, which allows you to discover your games in new ways. Access it through the system menu, or optionally make it your startup view Improvement: Added a View Additional Documents menu option to Game Details in Big Box Improvement: LaunchBox will now scroll the selected item into view when a side panel is hidden/unhidden Fixed: Epic Game Store re-authentication time-out period has been increased for slower internet connections Fixed: Issues with the Theme-specific Background Music (introduced in beta 1) Beta 3: Improvement: Adjusted download timeout windows to help reduce download errors when grabbing media Improvement: The Fullset MAME Import Wizard is now more performant on lower end hardware Fixed: Rare dictionary error when using an Arrange By setting in LaunchBox's Grid View Fixed: Sidebar counts for genres with subgenres weren't being displayed correctly until clicked within LaunchBox (introduced in 13.8) Fixed: Various errors related to the automated import process Fixed: Corrected changes to the Additional App selection in Big Box (introduced in beta 2) Beta 4: Improvement: A myriad of changes to the Game Discovery Center to make it even better, including video support Fixed: RetroAchievements API is back up and the existing functionality has been re-enabled within LaunchBox and Big Box Fixed: (No-SubGenre) Genre Sidebar filter now shows the correct counts in LaunchBox Fixed: Added more logic to help with those pesky Xbox auto-import errors Fixed: In the Big Box Default theme, the "View Game Details" text binding will no longer show if already in the Game Details menu Beta 5: Improvement: The new Xbox login will now automatically attempt to re-authenticate you when your token has expired Fixed: Button mappings not working when navigating a manuals from the Pause Menu Fixed: Incorrect RetroAchievement header in LaunchBox's Default theme's expanded overlay Fixed: Crash caused in Big Box's Platform Categories section, when entering into a category using certain themes Beta 6: Re-added the Achievement Profile input mappings in Big Box Reduced API calls when loading the RetroAchievement leaderboard Fixed: Rare crashes with the automatic storefront imports Fixed: A Game Discovery Center list issue when a user had not yet played a game Fixed: Game Discovery Center sometimes not displaying the next list until selected Fixed: Camera positioning of the wheel for some Big Box views Fixed: Navigation bug in Big Box's RetroAchievement profile when the user had no recent activity Fixed: When combining games, games imported from Amazon Games or Xbox import wizard didn't generate the correct additional application name Thanks to everyone helping us test this release. It's always appreciated. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 @Rlad Can you confirm this beta corrects the issue you've reported regarding the Wheel/Yoke controls in the on-the-fly filter not behaving correctly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlad Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, C-Beats said: @Rlad Can you confirm this beta corrects the issue you've reported regarding the Wheel/Yoke controls in the on-the-fly filter not behaving correctly? Confirmed, Wheel/Yoke filter is now working, thanks. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fursphere Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) After upgrading from 13.8 to 13.9 Beta 1, I'm seeing a constant popup to install .NET Core. Closing BigBox makes it go away. I went ahead and installed it and it seems to have fixed the issue. Guessing new requirement not included in the current installer package? This was the specific package the notification pointed me at: windowsdesktop-runtime-3.1.32-win-x64.exe Edited October 18, 2023 by Fursphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbalcar Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 2:05 PM, Fursphere said: After upgrading from 13.8 to 13.9 Beta 1, I'm seeing a constant popup to install .NET Core. Closing BigBox makes it go away. I went ahead and installed it and it seems to have fixed the issue. Guessing new requirement not included in the current installer package? This was the specific package the notification pointed me at: windowsdesktop-runtime-3.1.32-win-x64.exe saw that as well, just install the .net and all good now. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 7:05 PM, Fursphere said: After upgrading from 13.8 to 13.9 Beta 1, I'm seeing a constant popup to install .NET Core. Closing BigBox makes it go away. I went ahead and installed it and it seems to have fixed the issue. Guessing new requirement not included in the current installer package? This was the specific package the notification pointed me at: windowsdesktop-runtime-3.1.32-win-x64.exe It will be related to this as your window says "browsersubservice". On 10/18/2023 at 3:12 PM, faeran said: Improvement: Chromium integration has been updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Is there a switch to turn off the "scanning storefront libraries" when you start LB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 50 minutes ago, The Papaw said: Is there a switch to turn off the "scanning storefront libraries" when you start LB? >Tools >Manage >Storefronts Very first check box on that screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Retro808 said: >Tools >Manage >Storefronts Very first check box on that screen. Thanks much @Retro808, you the man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodww Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) I've been getting this error when using the automatic storefront updates checkbox turned on, every time I launch LB since v13.8, and is still present in v13.9 beta 1. Object reference not set to an instance of an object. App: LaunchBox Version: 13.9-beta-1 Theme: Default Type: System.NullReferenceException Site: System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Processes.AutoImportGame] ScanForGames(Boolean ByRef) Source: LaunchBox at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Processes.Scanning.ScanForGames(Boolean& hasExpiredCredentials) at PoolRequest.ConnectSupportedInterceptor(Boolean& hasExpiredCredentials, PoolRequest ) at LaunchBox.Definitions.MockSpecification.NewJmsSerializer(List`1& task) at MockTag.ConnectSupportedInterceptor(List`1& task, MockTag ) at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MainViewModel.<>c.ChangeJmsState() at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.InterruptScopeHelper(Object ) at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.CancelAspectReg() at System.Threading.Thread.StartHelper.Callback(Object state) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.Thread.StartCallback() Recent Log: 9:15:34 AM Exception I've also reported the bug through the regular channels. Unchecking the box seems to prevent the error for now. Thanks, Rod Edited October 23, 2023 by rodww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fursphere Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 7:19 AM, neil9000 said: It will be related to this as your window says "browsersubservice". Makes sense. I only saw it on one out of four installs. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrogamer4423 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Hello. Since the last stable release, I have noticed that launchbox takes a very long time to boot. I wonder what could be the cause of this. Even though I am using 3500/3000 M2 ssd, it takes more than 10 seconds to boot. In older versions, it didn't open this slow even on hdd. Is there any way to speed this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Retrogamer4423 said: Hello. Since the last stable release, I have noticed that launchbox takes a very long time to boot. I wonder what could be the cause of this. Even though I am using 3500/3000 M2 ssd, it takes more than 10 seconds to boot. In older versions, it didn't open this slow even on hdd. Is there any way to speed this up? Tools > Manage > Storefronts. Turn off automatic imports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabb3rJaw Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, C-Beats said: imports Thanks for this! I will be trying this later today as my start up seemed to take a long time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodww Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, C-Beats said: Tools > Manage > Storefronts. Turn off automatic imports. Thanks, as mentioned in my note I was aware of the workaround to turn it off to fix which I have done, but wanted to report the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) I've noticed an odd behavior with LB / BB and 2 monitors. All my startup and pause themes are defaulting to the monitor that I have BigBox set to use when launching a game even if launching from Launchbox. For example, if BB is set to launch on monitor 2 all my startup and pause themes will use monitor 2, as they should. if BB is set to launch on monitor 1 all my startup and pause themes will use monitor 1, as they should. However, if I have BB to launch on monitor 2 and launch a game from LB on monitor 1, my startup and pause themes are still using monitor 2 rather than monitor 1 Edited October 24, 2023 by The Papaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrogamer4423 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I have launchbox 13.6 on my 4 terabyte hard disk. When browsing games in Launchbox, the game videos change smoothly on the info screen on the right side. However, on my 4 terabyte m2 ssd disk, launchbox 13.8 hangs while opening videos and freezes while browsing games. Launchbox opening is faster on 4 tb SSd m2, hdd is slower. But hdd 13.6 has faster response and video visual launch. By the way, I also keep game import settings such as steam, gog, epic, ea off from the showcases screen, but the latest version is still slow. My system is i7 13700KF, 32 gb 6000 mhz ddr5 Ram, Z790 motherboard and RTX 4070 12GB graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadu Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Retrogamer4423 said: I have launchbox 13.6 on my 4 terabyte hard disk. When browsing games in Launchbox, the game videos change smoothly on the info screen on the right side. However, on my 4 terabyte m2 ssd disk, launchbox 13.8 hangs while opening videos and freezes while browsing games. Launchbox opening is faster on 4 tb SSd m2, hdd is slower. But hdd 13.6 has faster response and video visual launch. By the way, I also keep game import settings such as steam, gog, epic, ea off from the showcases screen, but the latest version is still slow. My system is i7 13700KF, 32 gb 6000 mhz ddr5 Ram, Z790 motherboard and RTX 4070 12GB graphics card This behaviour is exactly what I reported in this ticket https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/8124/video-playback-in-launchbox-details-bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrogamer4423 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I found out that the problem is caused by the launchbox default theme. When I switch to different themes, video and image transitions are faster. I think the default theme completely refreshes the game info screen every time I change the game. This causes the lag. In short, the problem is not with the launchbox but with the way the theme works. Default theme game info screen should be edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Retrogamer4423 said: I found out that the problem is caused by the launchbox default theme. When I switch to different themes, video and image transitions are faster. I think the default theme completely refreshes the game info screen every time I change the game. This causes the lag. In short, the problem is not with the launchbox but with the way the theme works. Default theme game info screen should be edited. That's not a bug, it's by design and intended to act that way. A dev will have to explain why, but there are very valid reasons for choosing this approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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