malarrya Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Sort of in conjunction with the previous post, is there a tutorial on how to install the Menu, Homebrew, and Emulator artwork within XBMC4Gamers? I got the main Xbox game artwork running great but when I manually put a homebrew game's artwork files into its folder, I never see the main 3D box image. Running the synopsis allows me to view some of the artwork but the main 3D box image isn't there. Looking at the installed Xbox games artwork, I can't seem to find where the main 3D box image exists for those either. I thought maybe they reside somewhere in UDATA folder on the E:/ drive or in some cache/hidden folder I have yet to discover. In short, does anyone have all the Menu, Homebrew, and Emulator artwork already built for each menu/game/emulator that can be easily downloaded and placed where it goes? Thanks for any clues as to where this artwork can easily be installed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntja Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Can I add more categories to the synopsis files? I tried adding <resolution>480p</resolution to a default.xml file, but it's not shown on the xbox. I would like to add resolution and aspect ratio information to my games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonic901 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Hello everyone. I'm trying to find a way to remove these blue line on screen below: I want it to be transparent like on these video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8man Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 4:23 PM, malarrya said: Sort of in conjunction with the previous post, is there a tutorial on how to install the Menu, Homebrew, and Emulator artwork within XBMC4Gamers? I got the main Xbox game artwork running great but when I manually put a homebrew game's artwork files into its folder, I never see the main 3D box image. Running the synopsis allows me to view some of the artwork but the main 3D box image isn't there. Looking at the installed Xbox games artwork, I can't seem to find where the main 3D box image exists for those either. I thought maybe they reside somewhere in UDATA folder on the E:/ drive or in some cache/hidden folder I have yet to discover. In short, does anyone have all the Menu, Homebrew, and Emulator artwork already built for each menu/game/emulator that can be easily downloaded and placed where it goes? Thanks for any clues as to where this artwork can easily be installed! documentation for this project is abysmal. I am getting into this dash for the first time and also having a heck of a time to get everything added after initial dash installation. Artwork is partially attainable via the built-in URL Downloader script. Unfortunately it does not have all the supported emulators to grab EMUs & Artwork. for. I tried to watch the setup video, but I could not even hear the dialogue to follow it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idem.26 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hello malarryaI have the same problem as you . did you find a solution to place the 3D icon (applications _ games _ emulators and homebrew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorX2018 Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) hi can anyone help me, i had xbmc4gamers setup and it ran perfect but then i switched out my xbox motherboard for a one with 128mb of ram (yes i unlocked the hdd before and locked it after, i also have an xecuter 3 installed) and after that when i switch on my xbox that launches into xbmc4gamers i get to the login screen and try to login and it just takes me to the manage profile section. i tried clearing the cache and even reinstalling it from scratch and i was able to get it working again but after switching off the console and switching it back on it just redirects me back to the manage profile page again, any help would be appreciated thanks. Edited December 19, 2019 by RazorX2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1991 Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Thanks for this. I installed it as a dash and love it. I have enabled auto login because I am not interested in profiles. Is there a way to strip out profiles completely? I ask mainly because I noticed that when pressing B on the home screen it seems to go through the profile login again. Also it seems like something that adds a couple seconds to the boot up? No idea, just guessing. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 9/24/2019 at 2:20 PM, puntja said: Can I add more categories to the synopsis files? I tried adding <resolution>480p</resolution to a default.xml file, but it's not shown on the xbox. I would like to add resolution and aspect ratio information to my games To add additional tags you'd like to see on the Synopsis page, you have to edit the script that processes the default.xml file. system / scripts / XBMC4Gamers Extras / Synopsis / default.py You cannot just add additional tags you want to be included. The script that processes the default.xml file only looks for a specific set of tags: <synopsis> <title>Advent Rising</title> <developer>Demiurge Studios</developer> <publisher>Majesco Entertainment</publisher> <features_general>Players: 1, Dolby 5.1 Surround</features_general> <features_online>Content Download, Friends</features_online> <esrb>T</esrb> <esrb_descriptors>Blood, Mild Language, Violence</esrb_descriptors> <genre>Action-adventure, third-person shooter Action-adventure</genre> <release_date>May 31, 2005</release_date> <rating>7.8</rating> <platform>Xbox</platform> <exclusive>No</exclusive> <titleid>4D4A0009</titleid> <overview>some info would go here</overview> </synopsis> There are a few additional alternate tags: title_alt, rating_alt, titleid_alt and overview_alt. Source: https://github.com/Rocky5/XBMC4Gamers/tree/2d2a5fa79b783ad0b51a4c50fde08f49024e84b6/Mod Files/system/scripts/XBMC4Gamers Extras/Synopsis Look at the default.py file at line ~451: def clear_properties(): ##### default.xml Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title_alt','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_developer','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_publisher','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_features_general','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_features_online','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_esrb','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_esrb_descriptors','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_genre','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_release_date','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', '' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_platform','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_exclusive','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_titleid','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_titleid_alt','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_overview','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_overview_alt','' ) to add additional tags to be displayed on the text mode Synopsis page. For example, add the following line to read the text of the <resolution></resolution> tags: Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_resolution','' ) There's more than this section of code to modify to add additional items to the page. It doesn't display any old set of tags a user adds to the default.xml file. Look at line ~143 of default.py: def synopsis_mode_text(): ##### Read XML & set if os.path.isfile( _Resources_Default_xml log('| Found default.xml') xbmc.executebuiltin('Skin.Reset(nodefaultxml)') Synopsis_XML = open( _Resources_Default_xml, 'r' ).read() Output = BeautifulSoup( Synopsis_XML ) try: # Title Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title', Output.title.string.replace('&','&') ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title_alt', Output.title.string.replace('&','&') ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Developer Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_developer', Output.developer.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Publisher Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_publisher', Output.publisher.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Features General Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_features_general', Output.features_general.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Features Online Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_features_online', Output.features_online.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # ESRB Rating Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_esrb', Output.esrb.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # ESRB Descriptors Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_esrb_descriptors', Output.esrb_descriptors.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Genre Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_genre', Output.genre.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Release Date Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_release_date', Output.release_date.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # GameRating Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating', Output.rating.string ) if "0" <= Output.rating.string < "1": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "0" ) if "1" <= Output.rating.string < "2": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "1" ) if "2" <= Output.rating.string < "3": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "2" ) if "3" <= Output.rating.string < "4": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "3" ) if "4" <= Output.rating.string < "5": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "4" ) if "5" <= Output.rating.string < "6": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "5" ) if "6" <= Output.rating.string < "7": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "6" ) if "7" <= Output.rating.string < "8": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "7" ) if "8" <= Output.rating.string < "9": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "8" ) if "9" <= Output.rating.string <= "9.9": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "9" ) if "10" <= Output.rating.string <= "10.9": Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_rating_alt', "10" ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Platform Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_platform', Output.platform.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Exclusive Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_exclusive', Output.exclusive.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Title ID Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_titleid', Output.titleid.string ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_titleid_alt', Output.titleid.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass try: # Overview Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_overview', Output.overview.string ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_overview_alt', Output.overview.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass else: log('| No default.xml found') xbmc.executebuiltin('Skin.SetBool(nodefaultxml)') Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title','Could not find:' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_title_alt',GameName ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_developer','' + _Resources_Default_xml ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_titleid_alt','' ) Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_overview_alt','No synopsis information found.' ) You will need to add another try: section for the resolution tag before the else section of the code. try: # Resolution Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_resolution', Output.resolution.string ) except(TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError): pass And, adding a label for the resolution in the code starting at line 493 and printing the labels starting at line 285. There are 11 unused labels (empty) Synopsis_label_20 - Synopsis_label_30. For example change the Synopsis_label_20 line to read: Current_Window.setProperty( 'Synopsis_label_20','Resolution:' ) P.S. The above code additions may not work at all. I've not look in depth at how the synopsis default.py program works or tried adding the lines I suggested to verify that these changes would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirlygiver Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Is there a way to “lock out” changes to skin settings in XBMC4GAMERS? And/or password protect files and folders? Ive also been questioning how to add fanart and covers (default.tbn), for games that don’t have them in artwork installer? Edited February 24, 2020 by Swirlygiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rocky5 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 1:06 AM, Swirlygiver said: Is there a way to “lock out” changes to skin settings in XBMC4GAMERS? And/or password protect files and folders? Ive also been questioning how to add fanart and covers (default.tbn), for games that don’t have them in artwork installer? Disable edit mode, enter Key code in login screen. there is no kiosk mode like there is in emustation, I may add this at a later date but above is basically it but super locked down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldmethod Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) On 12/24/2019 at 8:33 AM, Chris1991 said: I have enabled auto login because I am not interested in profiles. Is there a way to strip out profiles completely? Did you manage to figure this out? Below was posted on Reddit r/originalxbox Recently restored/tsop'd a 1.1, all setup and ready to go. Auto login checked, however when booting you see the profile select screen for a fraction of a second, not a big deal but is there a way of removing it? I have a 1.4 I did years ago, I removed the login screen back then but can't remember how. I found some old instructions from the man himself... "Edit Q:\USERDATA\profiles.xml and change line 3 from <useloginscreen>true</useloginscreen> to <useloginscreen>false</useloginscreen> Now all you need to do is change the skin to Profiles skin & you're done." - Link But not sure what "Now all you need to do is change the skin to Profiles skin & you're done." means, as I can't see an option to change the skin. Or is this an xml edit? I'm sure this is simple and I've overlooked something, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Edited March 11, 2020 by coldmethod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldmethod Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, coldmethod said: Did you manage to figure this out? Below was posted on Reddit r/originalxbox Recently restored/tsop'd a 1.1, all setup and ready to go. Auto login checked, however when booting you see the profile select screen for a fraction of a second, not a big deal but is there a way of removing it? I have a 1.4 I did years ago, I removed the login screen back then but can't remember how. I found some old instructions from the man himself... "Edit Q:\USERDATA\profiles.xml and change line 3 from <useloginscreen>true</useloginscreen> to <useloginscreen>false</useloginscreen> Now all you need to do is change the skin to Profiles skin & you're done." - Link But not sure what "Now all you need to do is change the skin to Profiles skin & you're done." means, as I can't see an option to change the skin. Or is this an xml edit? I'm sure this is simple and I've overlooked something, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. JC replied on reddit. See here for solution if you have the same issue. Thanks again JC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakotoBox Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 I have a question to XMBC Emustation I saw in one of your videos that you play xbox games with it. How do I do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blobby85 Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 How do you use the dlc installed from the downloader? My Xbox says it is installed and I can even see them in the original dashboard under the savegames, but when I boot into the game the installed things are not there, for example the new maps in halo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDShadow Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) A lot of the DLC content is only for multi-player and, I think, in some cases online multi-player only. So that DLC will only be available if you've selected multi-player option from game's menu. The Halo 2 DLC I assume you are referring too all looks to be multi-player stuff. Halo 2 Blastacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Desolation and Tombstone. 9112 blocks Bonus Map Pack - new multiplayer maps: Containment and Warlock. 5787 blocks Killtacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Sanctuary and Turf. 6326 blocks Maptacular Pack - new multiplayer maps: Backwash, Elongation, Gemini, Relic, and Terminal. 14244 blocks Capture the Flag: Classic CTF Tank - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Capture the Flag: Covie Gulch - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Slayer: Golden Showers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Slayer: Peacemakers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Slayer: Swords No Radar - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block (also known as Paranoia) Slayer: Team GoldShowers - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Slayer: Zombies - Bungie favorite gametype. 1 block Edited April 19, 2020 by HDShadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new001 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hi Everyone. I recently installed Rocky's softmod and XBMC4Gamers and am really loving it so far. However i cannot seem to download or install the game box art and descriptions. I installed the dash from the Softmod Extra's disc, installed and updated urldownloader, updated the dash to the most recent version. When I go to the downloads section i can download homebrew, mods, dlc, etc, however themes and artwork both show up blank. Running the Artwork installer script from the skins/scripts section does nothing (i could be misnaming the section, but its the one that has the list of available scripts). I havent been able to find any information by googling the issue so if anyone could give me an idea of what went wrong or i'm doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Ames Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hello all, First of all, I want to say once again how much I am enjoying XBMC4gamers. I am just wondering how to play music. I added a source that points to F:\Music, and it shows up as an icon next to all the others (Apps, Games, Homebrew etc.). In F:\Music I placed an album folder, inside which were mp3 tracks. When I click on the Music icon it shows the album, but clicking on that causes the skin to reload, as the mp3s are not seen. If I put the mp3s in F:\music, the same happens. Obviously the system can't detect the music files. is there a way to make this happen, or must I launch the music from file manager? Thanks in advance for any help that I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hi, convert the files to .wmv and you should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Ames Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ging3rguy said: Hi, convert the files to .wmv and you should be good to go. Thanks for the reply. I will give that a try. Edited June 4, 2020 by Colin Ames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Ames Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Ging3rguy said: Hi, convert the files to .wmv and you should be good to go. Unfortunately, .wmv did not work, neither did. wma. wma, wmv and mp3 all play fine if I click on them from within File Manager, but they are not detected if I click on the icon that links to F:\music. I think there is a fundamental error in my approach, but I can't figure out what it is. I thought maybe I would have to link to the player instead of the music files, but couldn't see how to do that, and didn't know if it would work anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 When you go music can you see the files, if not you need to set a path for xbmc4gamers to look for the files. Go to music press the white/clear button on your controller and add source and navigate to your music folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Ames Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ging3rguy said: When you go music can you see the files, if not you need to set a path for xbmc4gamers to look for the files. Go to music press the white/clear button on your controller and add source and navigate to your music folder. When at the main screen, where the Games, Apps, Homebrew etc. icons are, I press the white button and choose Create Source. I browse to F:\Music\, and select it. I name it Music, hit OK, and go back to the main screen. I now have a new icon, named Music. Inside F:\Music there is a folder with an artist's name. I loaded a couple of music files (wmv, wma) inside it, and I also put the same files in the root of F:\Music. When I click on the Music icon, I see the folder with the artist's name, but no music files. When I click on this folder, the skin reloads. I don't see how to make the music files visible, either in the root or in the folder. I even tried making the artist folder a source, but there was no difference. I am really grateful for your help. Unfortunately I am being dragged away from the project to take my wife to dinner, but if you have more suggestions I will try them when I can. Thanks once again for your assistance. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3is3nb3rg Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Is there a way to exit a game in xbmc4gamers other than the 2 triggers, back and start? when this is done it restarts the console. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 7 hours ago, H3is3nb3rg said: Is there a way to exit a game in xbmc4gamers other than the 2 triggers, back and start? when this is done it restarts the console. Thank you Are you hardmodded, if so what bios are you using and what igr settings are you using with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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