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[Theme Changes] Attention Theme Makers: Upcoming Game Collections in ES

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    TMNTturtlguy @jdrassa
    last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 23:49

    @jdrassa thanks for the explanation. With the new updates to favotrites and last played I actually had to increase from 100 to 120 to get rid of the white boxes. Running ES prior to the update I run perfectly at 100.

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      hansolo77
      last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 23:53

      Ahh makes a little more sense then. :) So if it's based on the memory split, somebody should come up with an easy equation and figure out what setting you should use. Post that up in the docs.. saying If Memory Split = X, Set VRAM to Y. Make a little table or something.

      This ties into another setting I never could figure out how to do either. The Memory Split setting has 3 options, like 128, 256, and 1028. And you're supposed to change the setting for the one you have. Now, being that it's a Raspberry Pi, and a lot of people have that device, why include those unnecessary settings? If you're only supposed to change one, why have the other 2 even in the config file? It only over complicates things. As an aside, I don't even think I've changed that setting on my system. Gonna have to go back and check.

      Who's Scruffy Looking?

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        pjft
        last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 00:50

        Thanks all for the explanations here. @jdrassa and @TMNTturtlguy were spot on on the VRAM explanation.

        That being said, I'm certainly keen on learning more about the lock up and what else.

        Can you please open a new topic and add me to it, so not too derail this one? My first recommendation for the blank screens would certainly be to reduce VRAM to 80, as effectively there are now three more systems in use, but this would not have any bearing to any sort of lock up behavior. In the new topic let me know more details, namely library size, how many games in favorites, or relevant systems, etc. Also if you can SSH into the Pi and run 'top' when it locks up, I'd like to see if either memory or cpu usage are in any way high.

        Also, favorites are a metadata element in the existing gamelists.

        Thanks!

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          hansolo77
          last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 02:08

          @pjft Done!

          Who's Scruffy Looking?

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            cyperghost @hansolo77
            last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 16:45

            @pjft Where are the favourites stored? Is there a own gameslists.xml? I wasn't able to locate it.

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              pjft @cyperghost
              last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 16:47

              @cyperghost They're in the actual games' metadata.

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                cyperghost
                last edited by cyperghost 19 Jul 2017, 17:00

                @pjft - Thank you
                Okay... I see it via "Edit Metadata"! Got It!
                But where is the metadata stored?
                I always thought it's ~/.emulationstation/ which is a symlink that leads to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/ and there the overlays, marquees, videos.... are stored for game description :)

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                  pjft @cyperghost
                  last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 17:05

                  @cyperghost No - they're stored with the actual games' metadata. In the gamelist files.

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                    cyperghost
                    last edited by cyperghost 19 Jul 2017, 17:14

                    @pjft Thank you for patience
                    I must be deaf, dumb & blind....
                    Of course it's in the gameslist of the system under the tag <favorite>true</favorite>

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                      pjft @cyperghost
                      last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 17:19

                      @cyperghost Not at all! Sorry if I wasn't clear in the first place.

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                        lilbud @cyperghost
                        last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 18:52

                        @cyperghost said in [Theme Changes] Attention Theme Makers: Upcoming Game Collections in ES:

                        I must be deaf, dumb & blind....

                        Do you play a mean pinball?

                        Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                          cyperghost
                          last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 19:07

                          @lilbud said in [Theme Changes] Attention Theme Makers: Upcoming Game Collections in ES:

                          Do you play a mean pinball

                          Don't know what you mean :)

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                            Capeman
                            last edited by Capeman 19 Jul 2017, 20:00

                            I'm slacking off at work today. I liked the style of the recalbox favorites logo, but i feel like it's kind of simple and boring, so i'm working on my own.

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                            Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                              mediamogul Global Moderator @Capeman
                              last edited by 19 Jul 2017, 20:13

                              @capeman

                              Very nice! I especially love the hearts being blasted away. I found a little of time to rework mine a bit too. 'All Games' is still a tough nut to crack, but I think this approach gets a little closer to the idea.

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                                Capeman @mediamogul
                                last edited by Capeman 20 Jul 2017, 00:15

                                @mediamogul I very much enjoy your logo for last played! Bravo!

                                Question to anybody on here. When i activate favorites on here, it shows the logo on the carousel, and if i add a game by editing it's meta data it shows on the favorites menu, which is all great... BUT when i restart emulation station, favorites goes away and games i tagged as favorites dont show up after i re-enable it.

                                I use custom gamelists, is it because i dont have the <favorite> tag on my meta data? Do i need to add it to every entry to make it work? Would that explain why it disappears every time I restart?

                                I tested the part i crossed out, and having <favorites> tags for each game in my gamelist doesnt seem to help.

                                In fact, editing the metadata isnt even saving in my gamelists, would using a custom created gamelist cause this issue? I edited an NES game to be favorite YES, and in my gamelist.xml, it still says <favorite>false</favorite>... So im currently googling how to fix that...

                                Also do i need to add an entry in es_systems.cfg to make it so the favorites menu doesnt disappear on reboot? - Dang, i usually dont have issues like this haha.

                                Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                  HurricaneFan @Capeman
                                  last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 00:53

                                  @capeman Do you have "save metadata on exit" turned off?

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                                    hansolo77
                                    last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 00:53

                                    Have you tried adding the game to favorites from the quick button (X for RetroPad, Y for Xbox, Triangle for Playstation, etc)? This might be related to the bug I reported with the ES crash. I found that if I try just editing the metadata (select button) and telling it to be a favorite didn't work. You have to first have the Favorites collection enabled, then go through and add it to the list with the button.

                                    Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                                      Capeman @hansolo77
                                      last edited by Capeman 20 Jul 2017, 01:02

                                      @HurricaneFan I'm not sure, where would i find that setting? Is it in the retroarch.cfg?

                                      @hansolo77 OH! I'll try this and report back. Hey, this function does add favorites to the menu, but they don't save to gamelist, so it must be the saving setting being turned off.

                                      Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                        HurricaneFan @Capeman
                                        last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 01:06

                                        @capeman https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3979/edited-game-rom-metadata-not-being-saved

                                        Screenshots on where in Emulationstation are in the link above.

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                                          Capeman @HurricaneFan
                                          last edited by Capeman 20 Jul 2017, 01:10

                                          @hurricanefan AH! YES this fixed saving favories, im not sure why i had it off.

                                          Now my only problem left is that the "Favorites" menu on the carousel disappears every time i restart emulationstation. Do i need to add something to es_systems.cfg? I use a custom one of those also, so i might have something missing. Any ideas? Thanks guys!

                                          Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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