Krakerman

I use Steam but not Gamebase currently. Will try again! Stay tuned... Nope instant crash! Will zip it up.

Atari 7800 done and complete!

One thing I noticed is after the crash you can continue and after I enter the config window and where the emulator setings pull down box where you can select what emulator it's all blank but when I go back to the 1.2.4 version it has MAME and all my other emulators listed but not with the beta version if that helps at all. Also after installing the u4 version the plugin settings has the double entry again . <settings /> <settings />

Same exact error! Plugin log: 12/8/2013 1:05:01 PM : Game Data Plugin (Version: 1.2.4) 12/8/2013 1:05:01 PM : 13.20 INITIALIZED OK!: GameEx 12/8/2013 1:05:32 PM : Saving current settings... 12/8/2013 1:05:32 PM : Adios amigo!

Updated MAME and also the Atari 2600 and 5200 themes! (See previous updated pics)

[uPDATED 12/9/13] GameEx startup theme done and complete!

Futuridium EP is a retro fast paced shoot’em up with a modern twist, that was inspired by one of the greatest 8bit shoot’em up of all time, Uridium by Andrew Braybrook.

Here is the GameEx log that has the error in it.

12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : Game Data Plugin (Version: 1.2.4) 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : 13.20 INITIALIZED OK!: GameEx 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : NOTICE: Resources folder has been depreciated! Please use the theme feature instead! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME INFO: MegaMAME Extreme was detected! Now loading! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME INFO: Created by: Adultery 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game no image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game bg image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract extender bg image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract logo image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox bg image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox no image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox loading image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog image! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog logo! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found CP background! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Attract Info background! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Attract Info marquee! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found HiScore background! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found HiScore logo! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Fade In Sound! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Fade Out Sound! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Update Sound! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Notify Sound! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found font path! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract header font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract game font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #1 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #2 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #3 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #4 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #5 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #6 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #1 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #2 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #3 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #4 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #5 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info time font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #1 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #2 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #3 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #4 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #1 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #2 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #3 font color! 12/7/2013 11:42:55 PM : GAME INFO (INITIALIZE): Checking for updates! 12/7/2013 11:43:11 PM : VER CHECK: Checking HiScore version... 12/7/2013 11:43:11 PM : New version available! () 12/7/2013 11:43:12 PM : VER CHECK: Update check completed!

Nope same crash. Says: "Object reference not set to an isnstance of an object" ************** Exception Text ************** System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DracLabs.GameEx.DataTables.Build_Emu_List(Boolean Add_Interface) at GameEx.Config.Config_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5472 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400) CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll

Ok here is the updated MAME layout. Still have a few things I want to do with it but it's coming along.

Well for now I'll just stick with 1.2.4 as that one is working.

I need to go back and tweak my layouts a bit as I didn't make the selection window long enough. The filename for alot of games are pretty long especially in MAME example in the snapshot what I'm talking about. So here is a peek of the tweaked MAME theme with the new layout. I can fix the old layout but alot of names will be cutoff short. What do you guys think? I almost have the new layout framework done which will help me in making all the rest of the themes. Will have updated pics soon.

MAME is done and complete!

Did that but still crashes. Here is my updated settings.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <game_info> <settings> <xml_ver>1.1</xml_ver> <created>Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:49:41 AM</created> <jukebox_off>False</jukebox_off> <attract_off>False</attract_off> <plugin_version>1.2.4u3</plugin_version> <gameinfo_off>False</gameinfo_off> <update_check>True</update_check> <no_dialog>False</no_dialog> <def_jukescr>-1</def_jukescr> <def_gamescr>-1</def_gamescr> <def_attrscr>-1</def_attrscr> <theme>K:\GameEx\PLUGINS\Game Info\Themes\MegaMAME.xml</theme> </settings> <emulator number="6"> <game name="adventure"> <TimesPlayed>1</TimesPlayed> <TotalTime>10</TotalTime> <LastPlayed>8/19/2012 8:50 AM</LastPlayed> </game> <screen>1</screen> <disable>False</disable> <game name="3dtictactoe"> <TimesPlayed>1</TimesPlayed> <TotalTime>30</TotalTime> <LastPlayed>11/30/2013 2:56 PM</LastPlayed> </game> </emulator> <emulator number="0"> <screen>0</screen> <disable>False</disable> </emulator> </game_info>

I can zip up the whole folder if you want. This is a clean install of your plugin.

Here is the themes folder. GameEx_default xml <game_info> <theme name="GameEx Default" author="Adultery"> <logo>GameEx_Default\Default_Theme_Logo.png</logo> <preview>GameEx_Default\Default_Preview.png</preview> <desc>A skin for the plugin which was created to accompany the default GameEx theme.</desc> </theme> <images> <game_bg>GameEx_Default\Default_BG.png</game_bg> <attract_logo>GameEx_Default\Default_Logo.png</attract_logo> <juke_bg>GameEx_Default\Default_BG.png</juke_bg> <diag_bg>GameEx_Default\Default_BG.png</diag_bg> <diag_logo>GameEx_Default\Default_Logo_2.png</diag_logo> <cp_bak>GameEx_Default\Default_CP_Back.png</cp_bak> </images> </game_info>

Yes Draco you are correct.

Settings. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <game_info> <settings> <xml_ver>1.1</xml_ver> <created>Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:49:41 AM</created> <jukebox_off>False</jukebox_off> <attract_off>False</attract_off> <plugin_version>1.2.4u3</plugin_version> <gameinfo_off>False</gameinfo_off> <update_check>True</update_check> <no_dialog>False</no_dialog> <def_jukescr>-1</def_jukescr> <def_gamescr>-1</def_gamescr> <def_attrscr>-1</def_attrscr> <theme>K:\GameEx\PLUGINS\Game Info\Themes\MegaMAME.xml</theme> </settings> <emulator number="6"> <game name="adventure"> <TimesPlayed>1</TimesPlayed> <TotalTime>10</TotalTime> <LastPlayed>8/19/2012 8:50 AM</LastPlayed> </game> <screen>1</screen> <disable>False</disable> <game name="3dtictactoe"> <TimesPlayed>1</TimesPlayed> <TotalTime>30</TotalTime> <LastPlayed>11/30/2013 2:56 PM</LastPlayed> </game> </emulator> <emulator number="0"> <screen>0</screen> <disable>False</disable> </emulator> <settings /> <settings /> </game_info>

The only log I have is the stable version but that won't help. 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : Game Data Plugin (Version: 1.2.4) 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : 13.20 INITIALIZED OK!: GameEx 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : NOTICE: Resources folder has been depreciated! Please use the theme feature instead! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME INFO: MegaMAME Extreme was detected! Now loading! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME INFO: Created by: Adultery 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game no image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game bg image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract extender bg image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract logo image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox bg image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox no image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox loading image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog image! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog logo! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found CP background! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Attract Info background! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Attract Info marquee! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found HiScore background! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found HiScore logo! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Fade In Sound! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Fade Out Sound! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Update Sound! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found Notify Sound! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found font path! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract header font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract game font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #1 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #2 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #3 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #4 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #5 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found attract info line #6 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #1 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #2 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #3 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #4 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info line #5 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found game info time font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #1 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #2 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #3 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found jukebox info line #4 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #1 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #2 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : THEME LOAD: Found dialog info line #3 font color! 12/5/2013 9:01:30 PM : GAME INFO (INITIALIZE): Checking for updates! 12/5/2013 9:01:45 PM : VER CHECK: Checking HiScore version... 12/5/2013 9:01:46 PM : VER CHECK: Update check completed! 12/5/2013 9:01:46 PM : New version available! ()

I'd give you one (log that is) if it created one but the folder only has the settings.xml folder in it. Nope the stable version works just fine.

Yes I had settings and it crashes before you even get to setup anything. Once I close the error it goes into the settings. Will try clean install and see what happens. Nope crashes... Wait one I'll post the log...I looked in the Game Info plugin folder and there is no log file??? It doesn't generate one. The older 1.2.4 does create one but that version works. Yes it crashes at launch. Sorry man I just install what you post man don't know what to say. I should be a professional beta tester I think because I'll find bugs in any software because I do things others don't usually try.

Just installed your latest beta and crashes at launch. Reverted back to 1.2.4 and works again. Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInCallerID Assembly Version: 1.0.2584.42633 Win32 Version: 1.0.2584.42633 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInCallerID.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInDigDug Assembly Version: 1.0.3165.10968 Win32 Version: 1.0.3165.10968 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInDigDug.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInExit Assembly Version: 1.0.2584.42966 Win32 Version: 1.0.2584.42966 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInExit.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInLaunch Assembly Version: 1.4.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.4.0.0 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInLaunch.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInLCD Assembly Version: 1.0.5085.2900 Win32 Version: 1.0.5085.2900 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInLCD.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInRotate Assembly Version: 1.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInRotate.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInSpeech Assembly Version: 1.0.4965.12105 Win32 Version: 1.0.4965.12105 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInSpeech.dll ---------------------------------------- PlugInUltraStik Assembly Version: 1.3.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.3.0.0 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/PlugInUltraStik.dll ---------------------------------------- QuickLaunch Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.795 Win32 Version: 1.0.5000.795 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/QuickLaunch.dll ---------------------------------------- RandomArcadeSound Assembly Version: 1.0.4965.12139 Win32 Version: 1.0.4965.12139 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/RandomArcadeSound.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Data.SQLite Assembly Version: 1.0.86.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.86.0 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/System.Data.SQLite.dll ---------------------------------------- Tapi2Lib Assembly Version: 1.0.2.5 Win32 Version: 1.0.2.5 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/Tapi2Lib.dll ---------------------------------------- VPinball Plugin Assembly Version: 1.0.4587.20373 Win32 Version: 1.0.4587.20373 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/VPinball%20Plugin.dll ---------------------------------------- Xpadder Plugin Assembly Version: 1.0.5082.41392 Win32 Version: 1.0.5082.41392 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/Xpadder%20Plugin.dll ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///K:/GameEx/PLUGINS/Microsoft.DirectX.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5476 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400) CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ----------------------------------------

Oh and btw when I mentioned multiple monitor support in GameEx well you can also use Display Fusion to create a wallpaper profile for your games and have Adultery's awesome plugin called QuickLaunch to load your profiles before launching your game and essentially display different images on all your monitors so you could have a marquee on one monitor and on another monitor have an instruction card be displayed the possibilities are endless and the when you exit your game you can have the same plugin load your default profile and restore all the monitors back to your default wallpapers. How easy and cool is that. It doesn't get any easier than that!! With many thanks to Adultery for his hard work on that plugin so that would even be possible. GameEx has the ability to use 3rd party applications with ease to create awesome things!!

Sum it up GameEx just works man! I've gotten every emulator under the sun working without any issues and in very little time whereas Hyperspin not so easy for the more obscure systems that they don't have modules written for. It can be done but it takes alot more work and most people don't want to put in the time to learn it. Me personally ... I like them both and they run great on my systems but I have pretty highend PC's so it's not an issue for me. GameEx is my frontend of choice just because it just works and is so easy to setup everything. Theme creating to me is pretty easy on both GameEx and Hyperspin but that's just me. I think we have plenty of great themes for GameEx so I agree there is no shortage of themes. The one thing GameEx is missing currently that Hyperspin has is you can create individual themes for each game on a system. It can be somewhat done on GameEx currently but it doesn't quite work the same however from what I heard I believe that might change in the future we will just have to wait for that day. Too me that is a big deal as I like to have and create themes for my games so once Tom gives us that feature I'll be in theme creating heaven. but for now it works and I'm making do as you can see from themes that I'm making. On the flip side GameEx has alot of awesome Plugins and GameExtender for multiple monitor support is very kool and work really well. Bottom line GameEx is FUN!! and this community is awesome and friendly!! What more can you ask for. Thanks guys!