LaunchBox 13.24 Beta Thread

[faeran]

Hi all,

Thought I'd open a new thread for this hotfix release. This one will be short-lived as we want to get this hotfix out as soon as we can, but we will be able to hopefully track better beta specific feedback here.

Beta 1 came out a week a bit ago that addressed:

• Fixed: Big Box no longer crashes on launch for systems with unstable hardware video decoding, especially on some RTX 30 series cards and certain integrated GPUs
• Fixed: Custom theme video controls now function correctly with the FFMPEG engine, preventing crashes in affected themes

Beta 2 has now been put out with the following:

• Improvement: The Storefront Manager now opens instantly, with login checks handled in the background instead of delaying the window
• Improvement: Startup Videos and Theme Manager previews now properly follow your selected video engine setting
• Improvement: You can now launch a game directly from the Game Discovery Center using a keyboard or controller mapping
• Improvement: All HTTP calls have been upgraded to HTTPS for improved security and reliability
• Fixed: FFMPEG no longer leaves videos running in the background after launching a game under certain situations
• Fixed: Music playback is now smoother and less prone to stuttering
• Fixed: Music compatibility has been improved across more audio file types
• Fixed: When videos were set to start after a short delay, their audio would overlap with the game music instead of replacing it as expected
• Fixed: Transitions will no longer trigger unexpectedly when returning from a game
• Fixed: Badge changes from media packs now apply correctly without needing to restart LaunchBox or Big Box

 

Things to help test with:

• If you were affected with the inability to access specific websites using the http protocol and you were finding certain third party services were unable to connect through LaunchBox, it would be nice if you could re-test and see if beta 2 fixes that for you.
• Users that run Big Box with Background music, Platform specific music, Game music, and Videos, this is the time to test all the different areas in Big Box and see if things are back to how they were before the last update.
• If you were experiencing issues entering into the Theme Manager window, we could use confirmation that you are no longer experiencing that.

[The Papaw]

@faeran was the wizard fixed to change folder path??

[faeran]

10 minutes ago, The Papaw said:

@faeran was the wizard fixed to change folder path??

Not yet, but it's coming.

[SqHd]

Thanks for the additional audio file types. C64 Dreams .sid files now play correctly again.

[Mookie Malone]

Thank you so much for fixing the music issues! It was driving me crazy! The music playback fixes seems to have fixed my crashing issues as well

[Sbaby]

18 hours ago, faeran said:

• Fixed: FFMPEG no longer leaves videos running in the background after launching a game under certain situations
• Fixed: When videos were set to start after a short delay, their audio would overlap with the game music instead of replacing it as expected

Thanks for introducing this new feature! I’d like to ask if the recent fixes also address the issue mentioned in this old post specifically, the video sound continuing to play after launching a game.

Can we finally do without the workaround strategies and custom scripts?

I'm asking because it's a random situation and I would have to try several times.

[C-Beats]

Hid some posts. I'm all for constructive criticism but put it some where it belongs. Keep this thread about the beta release so we can verify changes being made are productive. You want the app to get better, be constructive in how you "help" so that neither yours or our efforts are a wasted one.