NEWS: GameEx 9.81

**Tom Speirs** · January 26, 2009

Includes latest version of MAME high score support
Fixes create snaps option missing if using emulator groups
Fixes databases not selectable in setup wizard
Fixes advanced emulator configs retaining wrong information
Fixes encoded unicode characters in database descriptions
Fixes issue where a game first selected from most played, favorites or last played where the emulator has a database and is in a group shows the wrong game information

Also in this release is a new feature for registered users that allows auto exit of a game or application after a period of innactivity.

**fRequEnCy** · January 26, 2009

Nice! Thanks Tom!

**bkenobi** · January 26, 2009

I'm glad you posted this. I was just using Setup Wizard last night and the databases weren't showing up for emulators. I was thinking this was fixed, but I couldn't remember if the fix was included in 9.80 or not. I guess this answers the question!

Also, I was just thinking about the auto exit feature. Is there any way to check to see if a game was paused prior to auto-exiting? I'm thinking that I would like to use this feature, but sometimes I pause a game to grab something to eat. If I came back and it had exited, then I wouldn't be too happy. If there were a way to only exit if the game was unpaused then that would be ideal. However, I don't have a clue how you would detect that, so it's unlikely that this can be incorporated. Just throwing it out there in case you had any ideas.

Thanks Tom!

**gerble1000** · January 26, 2009

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**Brian Hoffman** · January 26, 2009

I'm glad you posted this. I was just using Setup Wizard last night and the databases weren't showing up for emulators. I was thinking this was fixed, but I couldn't remember if the fix was included in 9.80 or not. I guess this answers the question!
Also, I was just thinking about the auto exit feature. Is there any way to check to see if a game was paused prior to auto-exiting? I'm thinking that I would like to use this feature, but sometimes I pause a game to grab something to eat. If I came back and it had exited, then I wouldn't be too happy. If there were a way to only exit if the game was unpaused then that would be ideal. However, I don't have a clue how you would detect that, so it's unlikely that this can be incorporated. Just throwing it out there in case you had any ideas.
Thanks Tom!

I was thinking about this also for the AHK script I wrote. What I was thinking about doing was Define and "Pause key" So lets say Button P for arguments sake. When you press P not only will it Pause the emulator but Suspend the script and throw up a MSG Box saying that the script is paused then when you press the P again it un-pauses the game and closes the MSG box.

Now some games dont have pause thats why the MSG box is important. I am sure Tom can think of a better way as he is much more gifted than I am. Im just thinking out loud.

Great job on the release! Ill have to check it out for sure.

**gerble1000** · January 26, 2009

there is a problem

i just installed it and tried playing a game but it has been caching for over an hour so i shut the arcade machine down then tried again

and its been caching for about 30 mins now

note-=-=--- it has finnaly caught up now

**gerble1000** · January 26, 2009

yea works fine now ignore my previouse statement

**zx12rcarl** · January 26, 2009

hia all

dont no if this is a bug or if its me but just installed 9.81 and i can not get the screensaver

to work... just quits back to gex. was working all ok befor the update

i have checked all the settings and it all looks ok

when i try to start screensaver it just quits as well. i did lock me pc about 10minz ago

any help be brill.

thanx

just had a look at the log and this is there

Starting Attract Mode

10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: Exception occured running Attract Mode

10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: Index was outside the bounds of the array.

10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.a(String A_0, Int32 A_1, String A_2, String A_3, String A_4, Int32 A_5, Boolean A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean& A_9)

10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.a(Boolean A_0, Int32 A_1, String A_2, String A_3, String A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean A_9, Boolean A_10)

10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.b(Boolean A_0)

10:12:07.7 26/01/2009: Returning From Attract Mode

**headkaze** · January 26, 2009

I'm glad you posted this. I was just using Setup Wizard last night and the databases weren't showing up for emulators. I was thinking this was fixed, but I couldn't remember if the fix was included in 9.80 or not. I guess this answers the question!

I fixed this a while ago and posted the new version of the Setup Wizard on the forums.

**Tempest** · January 27, 2009

Whoa... It's going to take awhile to get used to the new avatar HK!

**Chaosfaktor** · January 27, 2009

hmm, but there's a possible Bug.. In "Default-Animated" Theme there's no more Snap Option after the Update.

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

hmm, but there's a possible Bug.. In "Default-Animated" Theme there's no more Snap Option after the Update.

The snap option fix only applies to version 3 and version 4 themes. I did not mention that in the release notes. Are you saying it was working and now it is not?

The Default - Animated theme is obsolete and not included with GameEx any more just so you know.

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

hia all
dont no if this is a bug or if its me but just installed 9.81 and i can not get the screensaver
to work... just quits back to gex. was working all ok befor the update
i have checked all the settings and it all looks ok
when i try to start screensaver it just quits as well. i did lock me pc about 10minz ago
any help be brill.
thanx
just had a look at the log and this is there
Starting Attract Mode
10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: Exception occured running Attract Mode
10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.a(String A_0, Int32 A_1, String A_2, String A_3, String A_4, Int32 A_5, Boolean A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean& A_9)
10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.a(Boolean A_0, Int32 A_1, String A_2, String A_3, String A_4, Boolean A_5, Boolean A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean A_9, Boolean A_10)
10:12:05.3 26/01/2009: at t.b(Boolean A_0)
10:12:07.7 26/01/2009: Returning From Attract Mode

I dont think its specific to this release. Can you try deleting the .map files in the data folder.

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

I dont think its specific to this release. Can you try deleting the .map files in the data folder.

hi thanx for the reply

what map file do i need to delete. or do i delete them all

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

hi thanx for the reply
what map file do i need to delete. or do i delete them all

All of them unless theres some of your own in there.

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

All of them unless theres some of your own in there.

tom tryed deleting all the maps still not working. dont no what to try now lol

my log if that helps

1122.txt

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

Can you please try the attached GameEx.exe and post the log?

GameEx.7z

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

Can you please try the attached GameEx.exe and post the log?

tom just try it and the screensaver run 1 time now just quits back to gameex like befor

1122.txt

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

Can you post emu_3.map, emu_3.dbcache and emu_3.dbcachini

(Zip/7zip/Rar please)

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

Can you post emu_3.map, emu_3.dbcache and emu_3.dbcachini
(Zip/7zip/Rar please)

the files you ask for. will it help if i check on my setup cos i bet its prob down to

me doing some thing. just dont no why its not working was ok befor

just add if i quit gameex then load it back up and try screensave it works the 1st time then

i try it a 2nd time and it just quits back to gameex and so on

did just get it to run screensaver 3 times then crash

DATA.7z

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

the files you ask for. will it help if i check on my setup cos i bet its prob down to
me doing some thing. just dont no why its not working was ok befor

Please delete those files off your system, and dont worry its not your fault.

If its still not working please post them again.

**bkenobi** · January 27, 2009

I fixed this a while ago and posted the new version of the Setup Wizard on the forums.

Yeah, I know. I thought I grabbed it but I think I was at work at the time. It didn't work the other day, so I wasn't sure if it was still broken or broken again. As it turns out, I just never updated it. Works now though!

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

hia deleted them files and its doing the same.

Archive.7z

**Tom Speirs** · January 27, 2009

hia deleted them files and its doing the same.

Please post gameex.ini

**zx12rcarl** · January 27, 2009

Please post gameex.ini

gameex ini file

GameEx.7z

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