The Hotfix & Harmony Release 🎧🔧

While this release may look modest on the surface, it brings some much-needed love to the music engine and audio behavior across both LaunchBox and Big Box.

Think of it as a tune-up, focused on stability, smoother playback, and audio that just works. But we also managed to sneak in a big bonus for arcade fans.

Below is a friendly breakdown of what’s new and what’s been fixed in version 13.26.

🎮 FinalBurn Neo Arcade Import Support

Requested behind the scenes by a number of FBNeo fans

We’ve added full FBNeo ROM import support to both the Single Platform Import wizard and drag-and-drop imports. That means you can now bring your FinalBurn Neo-based arcade collections into LaunchBox without weird workarounds or manual config. It just works.

🎧 Music Engine Fixes and Improvements

Audio got a serious upgrade in 13.26, especially if you’re a fan of background or game music.

Here’s what’s better:

• 🪄 Looping is fixed – no more music cutting off at the end of a track

• 🎵 Playback is smoother and more stable – less skipping, no surprise stops

• 🎛 Audio mixing behaves correctly in screensavers

• 🧠 Music engine now runs more efficiently, off the main thread, and reuses the same VLC session for better performance

Plus, you now have a new option in Big Box to play video audio alongside background music for setups where you want both.

🎬 Video & Media Fixes

• Platform videos now stop properly when the details pane is closed

• Video playback restored in Platform Hybrid views

• Video volume handling hardened to avoid crashes

• Better media list memory handling = smoother long sessions

• Backgrounds and thumbnails now behave more predictably

• Cached images handle edge cases more reliably

🛠️ Other Notable Fixes

• Fixed RetroAchievements scanning for compressed (7zip) games

• Improved support for non-MAME arcade files like Hypseus Singe

• Fixed a freeze that could happen during game imports

• Sidebar show/hide issues resolved

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