castcreator

Here are a few pics of my latest cabinet and my boys playing it!!!

How do I change a button in GameEx? The button that controls the volume needs to be changed to key "J" to fit my IPAC. How do I do this? I cannot find anything in the help files and I cannot find any other posts. HELP!!! Thanks Castcreator

Tom, last night I was so fustrated with what is going on that I finally deleted GameEx and reinstalled it in another directory. I tried the volume again and it seemed to be correct and tonight I will try the karaoke. Funny thing it is, and what is even odder is is that I have nothing on my arcade machine except arcade related stuff. I will test tonight and post what has happened after. Thanks for all of your time and help.

In Mame only and in a game, when I press the ~ button, volume is listed as 0db. When I run the same game through GameEx and I press the ~ button, volume is listed as -32db. This is why I assumed the error is in GameEx and not Mame itself.

VERY COOL!!!! THANK YOU!!!

I agree on the "Ladies" part. Yes I am still having the karaoke issues but still cannot figure out the printscreen thing. When I click printscreen in GameEx nothing happens and there is no pointer to right click with. Is this were you are talking about pressing the printscreen button? With no mouse pointer it makes it hard to right click. Thanks

In the audio setting in mame my volume is listed as 0. When I run a game in Mame outside of GameEx the audio is fine. It is only when I run a game in GameEx that the volume is low.

i put in: cd/mame mame -vol 0 nothing happens.... I even deleted the mame configuration settings file and and created a new one and still the same thing. When I run GameEx it sets vol to -32

Here's the log Tom: 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: GameEx: Version 5.78: Starting Log 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Operating System Name: Windows XP 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Checking Registration 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Running Randomize() 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Running Misc startup tasks 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Setting Menu types 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Opening Configuration File 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Getting Configuration Values 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Using Theme: Default - Tron 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Tron 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Text/Language: Custom 23:17:34.1 3/6/2006: Applying Language/Text 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Snap Delay set to: 0 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Is Media Center running? 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Media Center Mode 0 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 23:17:34.3 3/6/2006: Get other settings 23:17:34.4 3/6/2006: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 23:17:34.4 3/6/2006: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 23:17:34.4 3/6/2006: Launching HideOS.exe 23:17:35.3 3/6/2006: Hiding Taskbar 23:17:35.3 3/6/2006: Start work for Form 23:17:35.3 3/6/2006: Getting Original Screen Size 23:17:35.3 3/6/2006: Loading ICON 23:17:35.3 3/6/2006: Initializing Component 23:17:35.4 3/6/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Loading default loading screen 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Using 2D Animations 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Arcade Mode is on 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Starting GameExtender on: 198.162.0.1:8383 23:17:35.6 3/6/2006: Initialising DirectDraw 23:17:35.7 3/6/2006: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 23:17:35.7 3/6/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device 23:17:35.7 3/6/2006: Setting Resolution to 640x480 16 bit color 23:17:37.1 3/6/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 23:17:37.1 3/6/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 23:17:37.2 3/6/2006: Creating Back Buffer 23:17:37.2 3/6/2006: Loading graphic surfaces 23:17:37.4 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 23:17:37.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surface Volume 23:17:37.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows 23:17:37.7 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 23:17:37.7 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 23:17:37.7 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 23:17:38.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 23:17:38.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 23:17:38.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 23:17:38.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps 23:17:38.7 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 23:17:38.8 3/6/2006: Creating Fonts 23:17:38.8 3/6/2006: Creating Menu Font 23:17:39.4 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font 23:17:39.9 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font Standard Size 23:17:40.4 3/6/2006: Creating Font Black 23:17:40.5 3/6/2006: Creating Font Black Small 23:17:40.6 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font Faded 23:17:41.0 3/6/2006: Creating Title Font 23:17:41.7 3/6/2006: Creating Control Panel Font 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: MAME Path is: C:\mame 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: ROM Path is: C:\mame\roms 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: Loading Custom Emulators 23:17:42.1 3/6/2006: Loading Emulator 3: Pinball Games 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Snap Path is: C:\mame\snap 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Flyer Path is: C:\mame\flyers 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Cabinet Path is: C:\mame\cabinets 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Title Path is: C:\mame\titles 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Panel Path is: C:\mame\ctrlr 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Icon Path is: C:\mame\icons 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Marquee Path is: C:\mame\marquees 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy -vol 0 23:17:42.7 3/6/2006: Attempting to load game list 23:17:42.8 3/6/2006: Running: mame.exe -help 23:17:42.9 3/6/2006: Running: C: C:\mame\mame.exe -help > C:\mame\help.txt 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: Now Outputing mame.exe - Help 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: --BEGIN-- 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: M.A.M.E. v0.104 (Feb 6 2006) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: Copyright © 1997-2005 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken. 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: Usage: MAME gamename [options] 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: --END-- 23:17:44.1 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.2 3/6/2006: 23:17:44.2 3/6/2006: Loading last used Game List 23:17:44.2 3/6/2006: Loading Start Page 23:17:44.7 3/6/2006: Setting Music Volume 23:17:44.7 3/6/2006: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 23:17:44.7 3/6/2006: Creating DirectSound Device 23:17:44.8 3/6/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 23:17:44.8 3/6/2006: Loading Sound Files 23:17:44.8 3/6/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 23:17:44.8 3/6/2006: Creating ICONS 23:17:45.4 3/6/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 23:17:45.4 3/6/2006: Unable to create a joystick device 23:17:45.4 3/6/2006: Initializing MCE Remote 23:17:45.4 3/6/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 23:17:45.4 3/6/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 23:17:46.1 3/6/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 23:17:50.2 3/6/2006: No Karaoke Cache, scanning files 23:18:01.8 3/6/2006: Playing Karaoke: D:\Karaoke list\A1 - Summertime Of Our Lives.CDG 23:18:51.2 3/6/2006: Exiting GameEx! 23:18:51.2 3/6/2006: Saving Settings 23:18:51.2 3/6/2006: Writing Game List to disk 23:18:53.4 3/6/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit Hope this helps... Also If you notice the volume on this log is set to -vol 0!!

I'm still having volume issues. I did some tests. I installed the newest version of Mame, version 0104b. When I run a game in Mame from a command prompt I get the loud sounds from my games. When I run the same game through GameEx the sound of the same game is considerably lower even when my GameEx menu volume is high. The clicking and menu select sound is 4 to 5 times louder than the mame games. Any help with this matter is HIGHLY appreciated!!!!!!! Here is my log: 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: GameEx: Version 5.78: Starting Log 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Operating System Name: Windows XP 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Checking Registration 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Running Randomize() 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Running Misc startup tasks 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Setting Menu types 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Opening Configuration File 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Getting Configuration Values 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Using Theme: Default - Tron 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Tron 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Text/Language: Custom 23:05:25.0 3/6/2006: Applying Language/Text 23:05:25.2 3/6/2006: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 23:05:25.2 3/6/2006: Snap Delay set to: 0 23:05:25.2 3/6/2006: Is Media Center running? 23:05:25.2 3/6/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 23:05:25.2 3/6/2006: Media Center Mode 0 23:05:25.3 3/6/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 23:05:25.3 3/6/2006: Get other settings 23:05:25.3 3/6/2006: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 23:05:25.3 3/6/2006: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 23:05:25.3 3/6/2006: Launching HideOS.exe 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Hiding Taskbar 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Start work for Form 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Getting Original Screen Size 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Loading ICON 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Initializing Component 23:05:26.3 3/6/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library 23:05:26.5 3/6/2006: Loading default loading screen 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Using 2D Animations 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Arcade Mode is on 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Starting GameExtender on: 198.162.0.1:8383 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Initialising DirectDraw 23:05:26.6 3/6/2006: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 23:05:26.7 3/6/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device 23:05:26.7 3/6/2006: Setting Resolution to 640x480 16 bit color 23:05:28.0 3/6/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 23:05:28.0 3/6/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 23:05:28.1 3/6/2006: Creating Back Buffer 23:05:28.2 3/6/2006: Loading graphic surfaces 23:05:28.3 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 23:05:28.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surface Volume 23:05:28.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows 23:05:28.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 23:05:28.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 23:05:28.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 23:05:29.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 23:05:29.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 23:05:29.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 23:05:29.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps 23:05:29.6 3/6/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 23:05:29.8 3/6/2006: Creating Fonts 23:05:29.8 3/6/2006: Creating Menu Font 23:05:30.3 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font 23:05:30.7 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font Standard Size 23:05:31.2 3/6/2006: Creating Font Black 23:05:31.3 3/6/2006: Creating Font Black Small 23:05:31.4 3/6/2006: Creating Game Font Faded 23:05:31.8 3/6/2006: Creating Title Font 23:05:32.5 3/6/2006: Creating Control Panel Font 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: MAME Path is: C:\mame 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: ROM Path is: C:\mame\roms 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 23:05:32.9 3/6/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file 23:05:33.0 3/6/2006: Loading Custom Emulators 23:05:33.0 3/6/2006: Loading Emulator 3: Pinball Games 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Snap Path is: C:\mame\snap 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Flyer Path is: C:\mame\flyers 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Cabinet Path is: C:\mame\cabinets 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Title Path is: C:\mame\titles 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Panel Path is: C:\mame\ctrlr 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Icon Path is: C:\mame\icons 23:05:33.5 3/6/2006: Marquee Path is: C:\mame\marquees 23:05:33.6 3/6/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy -vol 0 23:05:33.6 3/6/2006: Attempting to load game list 23:05:33.7 3/6/2006: Loading last used Game List 23:05:33.7 3/6/2006: Loading Start Page 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Setting Music Volume 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Creating DirectSound Device 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Loading Sound Files 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 23:05:34.3 3/6/2006: Creating ICONS 23:05:34.9 3/6/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 23:05:34.9 3/6/2006: Unable to create a joystick device 23:05:35.0 3/6/2006: Initializing MCE Remote 23:05:35.0 3/6/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 23:05:35.0 3/6/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 23:05:35.7 3/6/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 23:05:39.9 3/6/2006: Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\mame\mame.exe 1942 -rompath C:\mame\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy -vol -32 23:06:03.3 3/6/2006: Exiting GameEx! 23:06:03.4 3/6/2006: Saving Settings 23:06:03.4 3/6/2006: Writing Game List to disk 23:06:05.6 3/6/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Ok, I made some changes and here's what happened. I made a menu change to use flat menus. So everything is listed on the main frontend page. I have several applications listed on GameEx one in particular, Arcade Jukebox 8. Karaoke is listed just below it in my list. When I go into karaoke now play a song and back out of it, both the Arcade Jukebox 8 and Karaoke are no longer on my list. I cannot see them nor can I move into the spot where they used to be. I checked my log and it looks fine, if you like I can post it. On taking a snapshot, when I get that page I want to take a picture of, I pushed the printscreen button but nothing happened. Any other suggestions?

I'm having volume issues with version 5.77. My frontend volume is ALOT louder than MAME. I have version 0103b and the main volume is set to 0. If I turn down the volume in the frontend, it reduces the sound in MAME as well. Any suggestions and is anyone else having this issue?

Hi Tom, I found another issue with the karaoke player. "My wife likes this new function, that's why I seem to be in it so much!!" In the "click to play" mode I found that if you go out of karaoke and out of multimedia and then try to return to the karaoke, there is nothing listed in the multimedia folder. The only way to correct this is to do a software restart. You asked for a snapshot of the screen when this happens. Is there somewhere posted an explanation of the how to create a snapshot? I'll send you one. Thanks!!!!

Hello!!! The Karaoke is a fun choice to add to this arcade software except is has an issue. When backing out of the Karaoke and into multimedia, all icons, and text has disappeared. When you move forward again, everthing is still invisible although you can select choices by hitting the appropriate button!!! Anyone finding this error? Tom keep up the good work!!! This software is move along nicely. I can't wait to see where you go with it next!!!

For the control panel viewer, is ther a way to add weither or not a game requires a 2way, 4way or 8way joystick? I have a 4way/8way joystick and it is hard to remember which games (of 6000) use a 4way joystick!!!

So Tom, Is there a way to add a game like pacman which is a clone to the original mame game list? Maybe this could could be a new feature!!! Instead of just an option to delete a game from a list you could also have a choice to move it to another list or copy it to another list. I know I like the original mame game list because it simplifies the number of game versions on that list.

Is there a way to add or remove games from these lists manually?

I found that if I turn off the video then the back page works just fine. But why does it not work with the video playing in the background?

I finally got VPinMame running on GameEx and I created snaps for the games I have. That is how I found this bug. First I am running the Tron theme. Everything is fine when I run a game in VPinMame. When I back out of the game and into GameEx the first screen I get is the screen where it says "play this game" and add to favorites." On that screen the Tron video is running in the background. If I back up one more time, the background video disappears and I am left with an out of sync blue fuzzy screen. The blue happens to be the color of my background in windows XP. It does this every time. I even changed the background image for my desktop but it does the same thing. Any suggestions?

Hello. I'm having issues viewing my snaps for VPinMame. I have the directory set for it but nothing shows up. I have images in png. and jpg. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hello. I would like some info on hiding the VPinMame editor when running a table on VPinMame. The game will run but I have to manually close the editor. Anyone figured this out yet?

Yes but once you select a theme you can no longer go back and the back button is no longer functional. In my theme for GameEx all windows looking icon buttons are removed.

Well I was hoping I could hit the space bar (on my test machine) to go back like I do for any other screen.

It is in the Default Folder "More Games and Programs"