LaunchBox for Android - 1.21 Beta Thread

[faeran]

Hi everyone,

LaunchBox for Android 1.21 beta has started, and we have a number of new features and improvements (with more to come) that we could use help testing. Game Progress Tracking has finally made its way over to Android, complete with manual controls, automation rules, and full customization. We have also added a new NAS Management section for users with networked game libraries, and we are continuing to improve performance and fix bugs across the board.

 

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If you are able to test this build, here’s what we would love your feedback on:

Game Progress Tracking – Manual Updates
From any game's menu, tap Progress to change its progress state. Try selecting one of the default values, then try again after customizing your progress states. You can customize them by going to Options > Game Progress Organization. Try creating a new category or value, assigning it to a game, and restarting the app to confirm it sticks.

Game Progress Automation – Rule Behavior
Go to Options > Game Progress Automation and test the automation system. There are two default rules:

• Games played for over 30 minutes move to Active / In Progress

• Games not played for 30 days move to Active / Paused

Try customizing the time values and the target progress states. You can also disable automation entirely and confirm that game progress is no longer updated automatically.

NAS Management – IP Repair and Guest Access
If you have imported games from a network share (SMB), a new NAS Management page will be nice to test under Options. You can test features like:

• Scanning for updated IP addresses

• Manually updating an IP address

• Adjusting saved credentials or switching to a Guest account

Let us know if all your networked games launch correctly after making changes.

Loading Page Performance
Startup times should now be noticeably faster for large game libraries. For example, a library of 5000 to 8000 games should see about a 60% improvement in startup speed compared to previous versions.

Sorting and Filter Behavior
Sorting issues should now be resolved. Try different sorting options and filters across multiple views and confirm that games are being sorted correctly in all cases.

 

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Beta 1 Changelog

• Game Progress Tracking has arrived on Android, giving you full control to manually update your game's progress status right from the game menu

• Added a new Game Progress Automation page that can automatically update a game's progress based on custom rules you define

• Added a new Game Progress Organization page with drag and drop support to reorder or customize your progress states using defaults or your own values

• Added a new NAS Management page under Options where you can view your mapped drives, check their connection status, and repair broken links by scanning or updating the IP address

• Improved performance on the loading page to reduce wait times for large game libraries

• Fixed an issue where the Banner Filter view could jump or shift when the list was shorter than the device width on newer versions of Android

• Fixed an issue where sorting games did not always arrange them in the correct order

 

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Known Issues

Beta 1

• You can delete Categories and Values from the Game Progress Organization section right now when you shouldn't. If a game is using one of those values, deletion should not be allowed. This will be fixed in Beta 2

• Game Progress Automation for moving games to Active / Paused after a number of days only works under specific conditions. A startup check to apply this more broadly is planned for Beta 2

 

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Thanks all. Every beta tester helps shape the future of LaunchBox for Android. Your testing and feedback make all the difference.