RedDog

Happy Birthday!!!!!

Some changes were made with the last version or so in regards to input. I have a feeling that is the cause. However, I am not familiar with slick stick, so perhaps someone else who is can make a suggestion. You can tell your GameEx version by looking at the log.txt file in the LOG folder. You should see it on the second line.

Requested that this thread be moved to the PinballX forum. It was posted in the GameEx forum in error.

What do you mean by "using the default menu.ini"? There is no menu.ini file in GameEx. Do you mean that Custom Menus are currently disabled?

So, what mame version are you currently using? 175, 182, 192? Are the ROMs the same version as the Mame? Are the Mame executables the official releases from mamedev.org or do you compile your own? Do you manually update your ROMs when switching between mame versions or do you, ah, 'find' new ones?

@8trek I think you may want to slow things down a bit. Most of the people who help others in this forum do so with their free time. You may not get replies right away. Also, if you do too much at one time, volunteers may not be able to keep up. If you want to try things on your own, that's great. It is one way to learn about the programs and how they interact; but, if you are asking for some direction, stop your own troubleshooting, give feedback, answer questions, etc so the volunteers can be on the same page as you. It us a slower process, but I think its the best way to do it via posting. BTW, it is too early to guess that there could be a GameEx/Mame compatibility problem. Those types of things do not crop up very often and when they do, they are usually easy to replicate. Not enough troubleshooting has happened in this thread yet.

Sorry, didn't mean to post. Carry on.

Your gameex.ini shows that the 'Hide Update List' parameter is set to 'No' as you said. You could try disabling it, saving, and enabling again to see if it helps. Worth a try. Am I understanding your CustomMenu config correctly that Mame is supposed to reside under 'All Video Games'? If so, do any Mame games show up there? Also, what happens if you turn CustomMenus off? Does the option to trigger the list appear in the Mame section at the bottom of the list? One last note: Most of the time when you change a parameter in the Mame Setting, GameEx will automaticaly regenerate the gamelist for Mame the next time you run GameEx. It does not fix the issue of the option not appearing, but it shoudl let you rebuild the game list.

Hi 8trek, You have to turn on Updage Game List in the Enable/Disable Functions area of the Setup Wizard. Then the option to rebuild the Mame list will appear in the Mame menu if you are using the integrated Mame settings. Note that the option is only applicable to the integrated Mame. Using custom menus will not 'hide' the Update Game List option as it is part of the integrated Mame.

They are pretty cool when you first use them. If you don't mind, I would like to hear your impressions after a week or two of use.

@tthurman There are three different types of color blindness and my optomitrist had one demo pair of glasses for each type. My understanding is that anyone that is red-green colorblind can put on the red-green corrective pair and they will work. They are non-prescription if you can believe that. That leaves me to believe that if the tech can be applied to optic neuritis, it would probably be prescription since my guess is that the affect of that condition is probably different enough from color blindness (after all, if it ws the same, wouldn't it be called color blindness?) But, it does not hurt to ask the eye doc. I would encourage anyone who is color blind to try them. Not only is it a cool experience, but the more people who know about it and like the idea...the sooner the tech is readily available...and then I can get the add-on cheap.

I have not purchased any, but I was able to try a demo pair for about 20 minutes. I was in luck that my optomitrist was the first in Florida to get demo pairs of colorblind correction glasses. In fact, they were so new that they were not quite sure how to sell them to their customer (I guess no one there is color blind). I am moderate red green colorblind, so I did not expect much of a change when I put them on. Surprisingly, they did more than I thought. The change was not immediate. It was as if my eyes or brain had to get used to them, but after abour 15 minutes I started to notice differences that I had somehow missed. For instance, a flower I thought was white 5 minutes before was actually light pink; edging on a sign that I thought was black was dark green; the striping on a building that I was sure was brown was actually maroon. Despite there only being minor shifts in my perception, it was a rather cool expereince. My normal perscription is still changing, so I cannot justify the extra cost to add the color blindness correction to some lenses, but I am hopeful that the tech will become more common in the next 5 years. Good luck with them. I hope your experience with them is as good as mine was.

Happy B-Day dude!

@Querschnitt There is an option called "Hide Update List" under "Enable/Disable Features". Set it to "No" and the next time you run GameEx, you will have an extra option in the Mame list called "Update List". @Draco1962 Thanks for the backup, but take it easy on Q. I gotta give him credit. He was actually trying to follow the steps I suggested. Sometimes it's like pulling teeth while herding cats while carrying a hot potato uphill both ways...bah you get it...

Hi Querschnitt, Please go into GameEx and retrigger the gamelist to build itself again (so the log.txt file captures the build activity). Then, post your gameex.ini file from the CONFIG folder and the log.txt file from the LOG folder. These files will give us some background on your setup. Thanks. Also, are the mohjong, casino, and "naughty" games filtering out successfully?

I've only looked at a few, but they were all great. Really well done.

My mistake. Glad you may be able to use this after all.

How do you use this outside GameEx? It sounds like it is a replacement for the rankings.ini file and I do not believe GameEx supports that file either.

Are you using Gameex Arcade by chance? There is no Theme download option in that version.

You probably already tried reinstalling the lav codecs. Otherwise, it's probably a config issue within the codes. However, if that is the case, that is where my expertise ends. I not too bright about such things.

GameEx Arcade is meant to be a streamlined aracde platform. You can request that the jukebox feature be added to Arcade, but I have a feeling it is pretty unlikely. If the Jukebox is an essential feature for you, you would be better served by trying out a GameEx setup. You can have both installed at the same time since they have different default directories.

@Gildahl We are on the same page then. It certainly was odd that I encountered the first issue during my testing; It is likely some odd combination of things that makes it happen. @Tom Speirs Could you take a look at the issues and request noted in this post above. Thanks.

I used to worry about all that stuff too. Not so much any more. I back up my 'core' files all the time now just because of troubleshooting issues with people. As long as I keep a good copy of the GameEx.ini, my custom theme, the CustomMenu.ini, and some plugins I know I have 98% of what I need to rebuild easily.

The automatic updates are the same as installing over an existing install, so you have already been doing it without knowing. The only thing you need to worry about is if you made changes to default files and left the file name the same. In those cases, the file may be written over. Install away my friend. It will be all right.