MedLaunch v0.2.11.0

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Fixed major issues with auto-game scraper (it actually works now and content is re-downloaded if it is already present)
• Added application colour theme picker
• Added option to check for MedLaunch updates on startup (but not auto-install) - disabled by default

New Install

• Extract this release to a folder, run the 'MedLaunch.exe' executable and choose your Mednafen directory (must be the Mednafen 0.9.39.x branch).
• If you currently use system-specific config files with Mednafen it is recommended that you setup a new Mednafen folder (extract Mednafen to a new folder) to avoid issues.

Upgrade

• Preferred Method: Automatically download and upgrade using the 'Updates' tab within MedLaunch itself.
• Manual Method: You can safely extract this new release over an existing MedLaunch folder (providing you do not have MedLaunch running at the time)
• Once extracted run the MedLaunch.exe executable and your current database will be upgraded before the application starts proper.

MedLaunch v0.2.8.0

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Implemented manual 'check for updates' button - if a new update to MedLaunch is found you can choose to automatically download, extract and upgrade your current MedLaunch install
• Changed release zip file (from next release) so that there is no sub-folder inside (so the built-in updater works properly and folks can manually upgrade a little more easily)
• Game scraping has been completed overhauled - scraped data is now completely database independent (so images/manuals can be placed directory inside the game data folder and be picked up in the games library)
• Modified scraping module to include other sources
• Implemented game manual/instructions (PDF) scraping
• Added option to show ALL possible settings on the 'Base Configuration'. This is similar to how the actual Mednafen mednafen-09x.cfg file works and means that you don't have to use MedLaunch system-specific configurations to access system-specific settings (if you don't want to)

Important Notes

The release format has been modified slightly from this version - as in the zip file contains the MedLaunch files in the root of the zip, rather than within a sub-folder of the zip. This makes it easier for the auto-update code to work through the application, or if you want to upgrade manually, you can just download the release zip to your current MedLaunch directory and 'Extract Here'.

This version of MedLaunch completely overhauls the game scraping module. Downloaded data is stored within a new folder structure that lives in a different location within your MedLaunch folder. Once a game has been scraped you will be able to directly access it's 'Game Data' folder through Windows Explorer using a button in the Games Library sidebar. You can place your own content (images, manuals etc..) in the correct folder and the Games Library will automatically pick these up. Scraped data now barely touches the database which makes for far better portability and maintainability (from a development point of view).

This does however mean that any data you have previously scraped is now redundant and you will need to match/scrape games again from the start.

New Install

• Extract this release to a folder, run the 'MedLaunch.exe' executable and choose your Mednafen directory (must be the Mednafen 0.9.39.x branch).
• If you currently use system-specific config files with Mednafen it is recommended that you setup a new Mednafen folder (extract Mednafen to a new folder) to avoid issues.

Upgrade

• You can safely extract this new release over an existing Medlaunch folder (providing you do not have MedLaunch running at the time).
• Once extracted run the MedLaunch.exe executable and your current database will be upgraded before the application starts proper.

MedLaunch v0.2.3.1

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Added .md as an allowed Megagrive ROM extension (so it will be picked up by the RomScanner)
• Implemented thegamesdb scraping code
• Added scraped data display in the sidebar
• Implemented database update code (so application can be unzipped over a previous version's folder)

Install

• Extract this release somewhere, run the executable and choose your Mednafen directory (must be the Mednafen 0.9.39.x branch). If you currently use system-specific config files with Mednafen it is recommended that you setup a new Mednafen folder (extract Mednafen to a new folder) to avoid issues.

Upgrade

• Starting with this version of MedLaunch you can safely extract this new release over an existing Medlaunch folder (providing you do not have MedLaunch running at the time).
• Run the MedLaunch executable and your current database will be upgraded before the application starts proper.

MedLaunch v0.1.16.2

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Fixed vb config option that was causing games not to launch
• Fixed crash on double-click of empty games library
• Fixed all context menu exceptions (null errors) on Games Library
• Fixed a master system config option (so games now run)
• Added 'Minimise to taskbar on Game Launch' settings option (default is ON)

Current Issues

• If upgrading you MUST either install MedLaunch in a new directory, or make sure to delete your existing MedLaunch.db database file before launching the new version. This will be fixed very soon.
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

MedLaunch v0.1.15.7

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Various bug-fixes raised on the Mednafen forums
• Added system specific debug config controls
• Added WonderSwan specific config controls
• Added games library context menu option 'copy launch string to clipboard'
• Modified all panel heights so that they are viewable on lower resolutions
• Added a 'Set GUI Zoom' selector on the settings tab. Useful for people with tiny resolutions who cant see all content (and people with large resolutions who want the GUI content bigger)
• Added Mednafen directory selectors (cheats, snaps, sav etc)
• Added System BIOS/Rom path controls

Current Issues

• If upgrading you MUST either install MedLaunch in a new directory, or make sure to delete your existing MedLaunch.db database file before launching the new version. This will be fixed very soon.
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

MedLaunch v0.1.14.6

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Games library case-insensitive search
• Game path handling overhaul (fixed pce CD games not launching)
• Error handling and fixes to missing game or ROM folders (library games are marked as hidden until found again)
• Threaded game library import

Current Issues

• If upgrading you MUST either install MedLaunch in a new directory, or make sure to delete your existing MedLaunch.db database file before launching the new version. This will be fixed very soon.
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

MedLaunch v0.1.14

See the full Changelog for the full list of changes and the Roadmap for things on the horizon.

Notable Additions

• Remove arbitary wait commands when launching games (so games launch as fast as GUI drawing allows)
• Implemented Saturn-specific configuration controls
• Implemented PSX-specific configuration controls
• Unified 'Configs' tab so similar layout to 'Games' library tab
• Unified 'Settings' tab visual layout

Current Issues

• If upgrading you MUST either install MedLaunch in a new directory, or make sure to delete your existing MedLaunch.db database file before launching the new version. This will be fixed very soon.
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

MedLaunch v0.1.13

Changes in this release

• Exception handling when corrupt Zip archive interogated
• Removed .smd as a supported Megadrive/Gensis ROM format (to re-implement once .smd to .bin conversion code is in place)
• Removed 'Rescan All Disks' option for the time being (as not yet implemented)
• Added option to manually add disk-based games (context menu right-click on System filter in 'Games' tab.
• Implemented m3u auto-generation logic when adding multi-disk games
• Enabled double-click to launch game in Games library
• Added 'Delete From Games Library' context menu option (removes from the database, not disk - roms will be re-added on next scan)
• Modified games library refresh code so that data is updated after a change

Notes

• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul

Installation

• Extract this release somewhere
• Run MedLaunch.exe and select the location of your Mednafen folder
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

Upgrading

• There is currently no db migration support in this release. Either extract MedLaunch to a new folder or overwrite your existing one (making sure you delete the settings database before you run the application (.\Data\Settings\MedLaunch.db)*

More information at http://medlaunch.asnitech.co.uk/

MedLaunch v0.1.12

• MedLaunch currently only works for ROM based systems as the CD image scanning import function has yet to be designed & implemented. Getting the disk-based systems (PSX, SS, PCFX etc) into the games library is currently the number one priority
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• Extract this release somewhere
• Run MedLaunch.exe and select the location of your Mednafen folder
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.

MedLaunch v0.1.11

• MedLaunch currently only works for ROM based systems as the CD image scanning import function has yet to be designed & implemented. Getting the disk-based systems (PSX, SS, PCFX etc) into the games library is currently the number one priority
• The launcher currently only handles absolute paths correctly. Relative path handling may or may not work but this part of the code needs a proper overhaul
• Extract this release somewhere
• Run MedLaunch.exe and select the location of your Mednafen folder
• It is recommended that you use a brand new Mednafen instance for the time being. You can download the latest version of Mednafen from the Mednafen website. If you do not do this you might experience issues with already existing system specific configuration files in the Mednafen folder. Specifically, these will override base settings in MedLaunch until said system configuration is enabled in the launcher. This will be addressed in future releases.