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I've been having problems with attract mode through several versions now.I'm using the latest v3.51 now,here are some of the problems I've been having lately.

starting with version 3.48,3.50 and 3.51 did it also.The 1st time I start gameex it will not load and I get a full screen sized log file as gameex exits.After the 1st attempt it seems to load normally so its not a huge problem.Here is the log text from the 1st v3.51 startup.

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: GameEx: Version 3.51: Starting Log

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Operating System Platform ID: Win32NT

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Operating System Version: 5.1

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Running Randomize()

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Running Misc startup tasks

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Hiding Cursor

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Opening Configuration File

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Getting Configuration Values

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Using Theme: Default - Default

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

08:32:38.9 4/10/2005: Applying Language/Text

08:32:39.0 4/10/2005: SlikStik support enabled

08:32:39.0 4/10/2005: Using DirectInput for keyboard input

08:32:39.0 4/10/2005: Launching HideOS.exe

08:32:39.8 4/10/2005: Hiding Taskbar

08:32:39.9 4/10/2005: Getting Original Screen Size

08:32:39.9 4/10/2005: Loading ICON

08:32:39.9 4/10/2005: Initializing Component

08:32:40.0 4/10/2005: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

08:32:40.0 4/10/2005: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

08:32:40.0 4/10/2005: Initialising DirectDraw

08:32:40.0 4/10/2005: Creating DirectDraw Device

08:32:40.1 4/10/2005: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color

08:32:41.0 4/10/2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

08:32:41.0 4/10/2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

08:32:41.2 4/10/2005: Creating Back Buffer

08:32:41.2 4/10/2005: Loading graphic surfaces

08:32:42.6 4/10/2005: Creating Fonts

08:32:42.6 4/10/2005: Creating Menu Font

08:32:42.8 4/10/2005: Creating Game Font

08:32:42.9 4/10/2005: Creating Menu Font Standard Size

08:32:43.4 4/10/2005: Creating Font Black

08:32:43.5 4/10/2005: Creating Font Black Small

08:32:43.5 4/10/2005: Creating Game Font Faded

08:32:43.7 4/10/2005: Creating Title Font

08:32:44.2 4/10/2005: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

08:32:44.2 4/10/2005: HTML Apps is on, initialising Web Browser Component

08:32:45.2 4/10/2005: MAME Path is: C:\mame

08:32:45.2 4/10/2005: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

08:32:45.2 4/10/2005: ROM Path is: C:\mame\roms

08:32:45.2 4/10/2005: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

08:32:45.2 4/10/2005: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

08:32:45.3 4/10/2005: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

08:32:45.3 4/10/2005: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

08:32:45.3 4/10/2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

08:32:47.7 4/10/2005: Loading Controls.ini map file

08:32:47.7 4/10/2005: Loading Custom Emulators

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: Snap Path is: C:\mame\snap

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: AVI Snap Path is: C:\mame\attract

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: Flyer Path is: C:\mame\flyers

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: Cabinet Path is: C:\mame\cabinets

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: Title Path is: C:\mame\titles

08:32:47.8 4/10/2005: Panel Path is: C:\mame\cpanel

08:32:47.9 4/10/2005: Icon Path: Not Found

08:32:47.9 4/10/2005: Marquee Path is: C:\mame\marquees

08:32:47.9 4/10/2005: Attempting to load game list

08:32:48.0 4/10/2005: Loading last used Game List

08:32:48.2 4/10/2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library

08:32:48.4 4/10/2005: Loading music from Windows Media Player

08:32:48.5 4/10/2005: Creating DirectSound Device

08:32:48.5 4/10/2005: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

08:32:48.5 4/10/2005: Loading Sound Files

08:32:48.6 4/10/2005: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

08:32:48.6 4/10/2005: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

08:32:48.6 4/10/2005: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support

08:32:48.6 4/10/2005: Playing Startup Video

08:32:48.7 4/10/2005: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

08:32:48.7 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

08:32:48.7 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Getting Tick count

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Checking for song change

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Checking Keyboard for Input

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Front buffer exists?

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Surfaces need restore?

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Checking Joystick for input

08:32:48.8 4/10/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Drawing Background

08:32:49.0 4/10/2005: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

other issues are

my attract videos(set to run in small window to the left,not as background image) will play fine but there is a huge delay before the audio starts and once in a while the video disappears to a black box and you have to exit and restart gameex to fix.

attract mode

if I leave the default set to 4,the screen goes completly black with no sound

if I set to 0 to disable attract mode,after a while gameex minimizes itself to the taskbar.

I like the idea of the attract mode but haven't had a lot of luck with it,I'd at least like to disable it and keep the gameex menu active.

Tom Speirs GameEx God (Top Rank)

Tom Speirs

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I've been having problems with attract mode through several versions now.I'm using the latest v3.51 now,here are some of the problems I've been having lately.

starting with version 3.48,3.50 and 3.51 did it also.The 1st time I start gameex it will not load and I get a full screen sized log file as gameex exits.After the 1st attempt it seems to load normally so its not a huge problem.Here is the log text from the 1st v3.51 startup.

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  GameEx: Version 3.51: Starting Log

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Operating System Platform ID: Win32NT

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Operating System Version: 5.1

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Running Randomize()

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Running Misc startup tasks

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Hiding Cursor

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Opening Configuration File

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Getting Configuration Values

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Using Theme: Default - Default

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

08:32:38.9  4/10/2005:  Applying Language/Text

08:32:39.0  4/10/2005:  SlikStik support enabled

08:32:39.0  4/10/2005:  Using DirectInput for keyboard input

08:32:39.0  4/10/2005:  Launching HideOS.exe

08:32:39.8  4/10/2005:  Hiding Taskbar

08:32:39.9  4/10/2005:  Getting Original Screen Size

08:32:39.9  4/10/2005:  Loading ICON

08:32:39.9  4/10/2005:  Initializing Component

08:32:40.0  4/10/2005:  Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

08:32:40.0  4/10/2005:  Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

08:32:40.0  4/10/2005:  Initialising DirectDraw

08:32:40.0  4/10/2005:  Creating DirectDraw Device

08:32:40.1  4/10/2005:  Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color

08:32:41.0  4/10/2005:  Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

08:32:41.0  4/10/2005:  Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

08:32:41.2  4/10/2005:  Creating Back Buffer

08:32:41.2  4/10/2005:  Loading graphic surfaces

08:32:42.6  4/10/2005:  Creating Fonts

08:32:42.6  4/10/2005:  Creating Menu Font

08:32:42.8  4/10/2005:  Creating Game Font

08:32:42.9  4/10/2005:  Creating Menu Font Standard Size

08:32:43.4  4/10/2005:  Creating Font Black

08:32:43.5  4/10/2005:  Creating Font Black Small

08:32:43.5  4/10/2005:  Creating Game Font Faded

08:32:43.7  4/10/2005:  Creating Title Font

08:32:44.2  4/10/2005:  Initialising Windows Media Player Component

08:32:44.2  4/10/2005:  HTML Apps is on, initialising Web Browser Component

08:32:45.2  4/10/2005:  MAME Path is: C:\mame

08:32:45.2  4/10/2005:  MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

08:32:45.2  4/10/2005:  ROM Path is: C:\mame\roms

08:32:45.2  4/10/2005:  Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

08:32:45.2  4/10/2005:  controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

08:32:45.3  4/10/2005:  History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

08:32:45.3  4/10/2005:  nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

08:32:45.3  4/10/2005:  MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

08:32:47.7  4/10/2005:  Loading Controls.ini map file

08:32:47.7  4/10/2005:  Loading Custom Emulators

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  Snap Path is: C:\mame\snap

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  AVI Snap Path is: C:\mame\attract

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  Flyer Path is: C:\mame\flyers

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  Cabinet Path is: C:\mame\cabinets

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  Title Path is: C:\mame\titles

08:32:47.8  4/10/2005:  Panel Path is: C:\mame\cpanel

08:32:47.9  4/10/2005:  Icon Path: Not Found

08:32:47.9  4/10/2005:  Marquee Path is: C:\mame\marquees

08:32:47.9  4/10/2005:  Attempting to load game list

08:32:48.0  4/10/2005:  Loading last used Game List

08:32:48.2  4/10/2005:  Initialising Bass Audio Library

08:32:48.4  4/10/2005:  Loading music from Windows Media Player

08:32:48.5  4/10/2005:  Creating DirectSound Device

08:32:48.5  4/10/2005:  Trying: Primary Sound Driver

08:32:48.5  4/10/2005:  Loading Sound Files

08:32:48.6  4/10/2005:  DirectSound Device Created Successfully

08:32:48.6  4/10/2005:  Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

08:32:48.6  4/10/2005:  Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support

08:32:48.6  4/10/2005:  Playing Startup Video

08:32:48.7  4/10/2005:  Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

08:32:48.7  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

08:32:48.7  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Getting Tick count

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Checking for song change

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Checking Keyboard for Input

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Front buffer exists?

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Surfaces need restore?

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Checking Joystick for input

08:32:48.8  4/10/2005:  Testing Main Loop Once: Drawing Background

08:32:49.0  4/10/2005:  ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

other issues are

my attract videos(set to run in small window to the left,not as background image) will play fine but there is a huge delay before the audio starts and once in a while the video disappears to a black box and you have to exit and restart gameex to fix.

attract mode

if I leave the default set to 4,the screen goes completly black with no sound

if I set to 0 to disable attract mode,after a while gameex minimizes itself to the taskbar.

I like the idea of the attract mode but haven't had a lot of luck with it,I'd at least like to disable it and keep the gameex menu active.

I think this may be partly due to your setup. If the timer is set to 0 it is deffinitly not attract mode that is minimizing gameex. It will deffinitly be disabled. Its either some other bug with GameEx or another application window taking focus away from GameEx. What else do you have running?

Can you confirm whether you are using AVI or MNG videos also. If its AVI, it must be your setup, as theres really nothing that could be a problem with audio in the GameEx code. If their MNG it could be an issue with GameEx however.

On thing that might fix the videos, is setting GameEx not to create the snap/video on a thread. This is under Tweaks/Performance in the configuration app.

Let me know if turning that off improves things.

If anyone else is experiencing the same issues please report.

Thanks,

Tom

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there are no other open apps running when it minimizes,its installed on my primary computer for now so its got a few things in the system tray,norton and a few other utilities,maybe a culprit I don't know.I didn't see the minimizing problem before v3.48.I changed that setting in the tweaks tab about the video-thread thing to no,I didn't know what that did so I left it alone at first,we'll see if that changes it's behavior.Also I didn't see the audio problem untill v3.48 either.I'm going to have to get the last few components for the computer thats going into my cab so I can run it on a system without any extra fluff on it and see if it's ok then.And videos I'm using are AVI's,and again they played ok on v3.47.

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