GameEx 4.53 - Out

[Tom Speirs]

6th July 2005
- GameEx 4.53

• In order to stop common
  support problems, and make the installation
  smoother, GameEx will not install and prompt you
  if either the .net framework or DirectX9 is not
  installed.
• There is also no longer an
  option to download and install the .net framework
  in the install, as this would not work on some
  systems. Also DirectX is not downloadable from the
  install, as this required a reboot.
• This ensures basic
  requirements are met for GameEx solving a few
  support requests. It will also allow a Wizard to
  be run from the install at a later date, as I can
  be certain the framework is installed.
• The install also has an
  option to setup GameEx in 'lite' mode just for
  games usage. These should hopefully make some
  users happy.
• Language support has also
  been improved. Languages are now stored in the
  config folder, and are global across all themes
  and independent unlike before. The current
  language can also be set from the configuration
  application. This should make it a lot easier for
  updating the language files while extending to any
  theme, and I hope to see some updates and new ones
  soon
• There is a new theme 'GameEx
  Animated' which animates the background slightly
  by stretching. The default theme also animates. It
  is extremely subtle much like MCE. If you want to
  do this in your own themes, set anibak=true in
  your theme.ini file. I'd  like feedback on
  this.
• The default loading screen
  has been replaced with something a bit more cool.
• There a new setting under
  Display, to have GameEx not switch resolution, and
  run full screen at the current windows/desktop
  resolution.
  

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[djrobx]

Love the background animation and new loading screen.

The internal web browser seems very mixed up though. I went to News, mameWorld News, and picked [More ...] under Techno Mario. Page comes up and looks nice.

Then hit Backspace to go back. It gets really freaked out, it seems to have an identity crisis over which page to display (the News page flickers, but the MameWorld page re-appears ontop of it) and I'm pretty much stuck. Have to close down the program with alt-f4 to do anything.

[Tom Speirs]

Love the background animation and new loading screen.

The internal web browser seems very mixed up though.  I went to News, mameWorld News, and picked [More ...] under Techno Mario.  Page comes up and looks nice.

Then hit Backspace to go back.    It gets really freaked out, it seems to have an identity crisis over which page to display (the News page flickers, but the MameWorld page re-appears ontop of it) and I'm pretty much stuck.  Have to close down the program with alt-f4 to do anything.

Are you just using the keyboard? Do you have directinput turned on?

[Tom Speirs]

Love the background animation and new loading screen.

The internal web browser seems very mixed up though.  I went to News, mameWorld News, and picked [More ...] under Techno Mario.  Page comes up and looks nice.

Then hit Backspace to go back.    It gets really freaked out, it seems to have an identity crisis over which page to display (the News page flickers, but the MameWorld page re-appears ontop of it) and I'm pretty much stuck.  Have to close down the program with alt-f4 to do anything.

Does this happen every time?

[Tom Speirs]

Does this happen every time?

Its ok found it. It happens when HTML applications are turned off.

Next release

[Paco62]

Do I need to uninstall my version of GameEx before installing this new version? Looking forward to checking out the "lite" feature as I will probably only use this for my cab. Thanks so much for your hard work!

[Paco62]

Do I have to uninstall my version of GameEX first, before installing the new version? I am looking forward to the "lite" GameEX as I will use it in my Cab. Does the "lite" version remove the jukebox capabilities or just the DVD, Photo and Movies options? I really like having the jukebox play while GameEX is running. Keep up the great work!

p.s. I thought I posted something similar to this a short while ago, but I can't find it. I apologize for the potential double posting...

[Paco62]

Do I have to uninstall my version of GameEX first, before installing the new version?  I am looking forward to the "lite" GameEX as I will use it in my Cab.  Does the "lite" version remove the jukebox capabilities or just the DVD, Photo and Movies options?  I really like having the jukebox play while GameEX is running.  Keep up the great work!

p.s. I thought I posted something similar to this a short while ago, but I can't find it.  I apologize for the potential double posting... 

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oops...

[Tom Speirs]

Yo dont need to uninstall, and it only disables and not removes.

[Paco62]

Thanks. I really like this program and am looking forward to its continued development. Sorry for the duplicate replies...

[djrobx]

You don't need to uninstall it, but if you have a long time install with the original MCE style theme ("Default - Default") picking Lite changes the config ini to use the Default - GameEx - Animated theme, which drastically changes the way things look. If you leave the full install it will retain your theme setting. I have yet to see any problems when upgrading from one version to the next.

Unsurprisingly, I did not notice even the slightest speed difference between the lite and full versions, but maybe people running on more RAM limited machines might see a difference.

[Paco62]

You don't need to uninstall it, but if you have a long time install with the original MCE style theme ("Default - Default") picking Lite changes the config ini to use the Default - GameEx - Animated theme, which drastically changes the way things look.  If you leave the full install it will retain your theme setting.  I have yet to see any problems when upgrading from one version to the next.

Unsurprisingly, I did not notice even the slightest speed difference between the lite and full versions, but maybe people running on more RAM limited machines might see a difference.

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I actually figured out how to disable the multimedia functions last night, so I probably will keep the full version in case I ever want those features. I am not concerned with speed, but wanted a little cleaner look since I almost exlusively use this for gaming. Thanks for your help.

[Tom Speirs]

I actually figured out how to disable the multimedia functions last night, so I probably will keep the full version in case I ever want those features.  I am not concerned with speed, but wanted a little cleaner look since I almost exlusively use this for gaming.  Thanks for your help.

Ok, it seems your all getting the wrong idea about the lite version. Its actually lite 'settings' rather than lite 'version'. I did not spend ages coding a special version, and I dont plan too.

It just disables all settings not relating to games, and changes the theme to a more 'game' related one.

When I say disables and changes that does not mean remove or set in stone. You can turn them on and change again from the configuration application.

Its all about perception and showing the full power and flexiblity of the product, as well as taking out some of the decision work for people who arnt too savvy with their PC's, or dont understand how software works.

Like how you can get rid of the XP style look in Windows and make it look like 2000. Most people dont know or do this. Its not a different version just turns off some stuff. e.g some people look at my PC screen and dont think Im running XP.