deruli

Hi Tom, thats funny: installed gamex on my office desktop pc and tried to configure it the same way (though it has different paths of course). (both with win xp pro) Gotcha... playing games from "attract mode" works fine. So probably we´ll never find out whats going on exactly... Anyway: is there a way (feature request) that after playing a game (lets say 3-4 minutes) GAMEEX Menu starts again? Best regards! ULI

mame 0.102

Rebootet. Startet gameex waitet for attract mode within the demo of indytemple I inserted coin ("5") and started game ("1"). After a minute? (attract is set to one minute) Gameex returned to Menu. LOG: 16:45:45.4 30.11.2005: GameEx: Version 5.24: Starting Log 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Operating System Name: Windows XP 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Checking Registration 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Running Randomize() 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Running Misc startup tasks 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Setting Menu types 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Opening Configuration File 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Getting Configuration Values 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Using Theme: Default - Galaxian 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Galaxian 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Text/Language: German 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Applying Language/Text 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Snap Delay set to: 1 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Is Media Center running? 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Media Center Mode 2 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Get other settings 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Using 2D Animations 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 16:45:45.5 30.11.2005: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 16:45:45.6 30.11.2005: Launching HideOS.exe 16:45:46.7 30.11.2005: Hiding Taskbar 16:45:46.7 30.11.2005: Start work for Form 16:45:46.7 30.11.2005: Getting Original Screen Size 16:45:46.8 30.11.2005: Loading ICON 16:45:47.0 30.11.2005: Initializing Component 16:45:47.1 30.11.2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library 16:45:47.4 30.11.2005: Loading default loading screen 16:45:47.4 30.11.2005: Using General Font: HandelGothic BT 16:45:47.4 30.11.2005: Using Title Font: HandelGothic BT 16:45:47.4 30.11.2005: Initialising DirectDraw 16:45:47.5 30.11.2005: Creating DirectDraw Device 16:45:47.5 30.11.2005: Using Device: MOBILITY RADEON 9200 16:45:47.5 30.11.2005: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color 16:45:48.4 30.11.2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 16:45:48.4 30.11.2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 16:45:48.5 30.11.2005: Creating Back Buffer 16:45:48.5 30.11.2005: Loading graphic surfaces 16:45:48.5 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 16:45:48.5 30.11.2005: Creating Surface Volume 16:45:48.5 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows 16:45:48.6 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 16:45:48.6 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 16:45:48.6 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 16:45:48.9 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 16:45:48.9 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 16:45:49.0 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 16:45:49.0 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps 16:45:49.0 30.11.2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 16:45:49.0 30.11.2005: Creating Fonts 16:45:49.0 30.11.2005: Creating Menu Font 16:45:49.4 30.11.2005: Creating Game Font 16:45:49.7 30.11.2005: Creating Game Font Standard Size 16:45:50.0 30.11.2005: Creating Font Black 16:45:50.1 30.11.2005: Creating Font Black Small 16:45:50.1 30.11.2005: Creating Game Font Faded 16:45:50.5 30.11.2005: Creating Title Font 16:45:51.2 30.11.2005: Fonts Created Succesfully 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: MAME Path is: D:\mame 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: ROM Path is: D:\mame\roms 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Programme\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: controls.ini is located at: C:\Programme\GameEx\data\controls.ini 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: History.dat is located at: C:\Programme\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Programme\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Programme\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 16:46:16.3 30.11.2005: Loading Controls.ini map file 16:46:16.4 30.11.2005: Loading Custom Emulators 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Snap Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Flyer Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Cabinet Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Title Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Panel Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Icon Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Marquee Path: Not Found 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Attempting to load game list 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Loading last used Game List 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Sound Disabled 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Unable to create a joystick device 16:46:16.7 30.11.2005: Initializing MCE Remote 16:46:16.8 30.11.2005: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 16:46:16.8 30.11.2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 16:46:16.9 30.11.2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 16:46:30.7 30.11.2005: Running: cmd.exe /c D: D:\mame\mame.exe brubber -rompath D:\mame\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 16:49:25.4 30.11.2005: Starting Attract Mode 16:49:25.4 30.11.2005: Running: cmd.exe /c D: D:\mame\mame.exe indytemp -rompath D:\mame\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 16:50:08.2 30.11.2005: Exiting GameEx! 16:50:08.2 30.11.2005: Saving Settings 16:50:08.3 30.11.2005: Writing Game List to disk 16:50:10.4 30.11.2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Yeah, I saw the threads of this... To my setup: I am playing around with MAME and GAMEEX to prepare a MAME CAB that does not exist yet. I run MAME 0.102 and GAMEEX 5.24 THere are no Controllers hooked up yet - everything is key only. No Key patchers , no specially "work around drivers" etc. ? Regards ULI

Hi - feature request: add a 0/1 relation for attract mode I´d like to keep the MENU Screen changing to a video and back to the Menu (To show all available games and throw a video in) ? great job so far!!! ULI

HI, switched gameex (5.24) to attract mode (just 1/1 video/ games) When demoing any game I´d like to play a game. After the set time GAMEEX jumps back to menu/the next video, so you lose your credit and the game aborts. Any solution for this? BTW: GAMEEX is an awesome frontend!!!!! ULI