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    • meleuM
      meleu @hansolo77
      last edited by meleu

      OK guys, no one asked nicely yet but I'm looking into it. :-)

      The ComicBook's xml files are clean. The problem is indeed a script limitation (it assumes that every theme maker names the background xml element as background, but @TMNTturtlguy name it as SystemBackground). I'm sorting it right now.

      @mediamogul @Global-Moderators I see that the videos promoting piracy on that channel were removed and that guy isn't banned anymore. I'm assuming his apologies were accepted and the launching images video can be linked again. Feel free to edit the post again if I'm wrong.

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        BuZz administrators @meleu
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        @meleu ETA Prime ? Yep - feel free to link.

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          meleu @hansolo77
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          @hansolo77 You should be able to generate launching images for ComicBook now. Update the script and try again, please.

          I suggest to choose .jpg for this theme (png results in big file size, 1.5-2MB).

          Example for Mega Drive:

          0_1496402530718_launching.jpg

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            TMNTturtlguy @meleu
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            @meleu thanks for updating the script! Again this is a cool tool I didn't know about!

            Because I know this will be a question or more than likely a "problem" for some users....the black outline around the comic cells is a separated .png image that is placed over each background. This has to do with keeping the outline crips and clear and having the background image compressed for file sizes bad performance. The script and the background work correctly.

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              meleu @TMNTturtlguy
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              @TMNTturtlguy not sure if it was discussed in your theme thread, but I would like to make a suggestion: maybe you could use a Toe Jam & Earl snap rather than the Battletoads one. I think it's a classic for Mega Drive (and Battletoads is classic for NES). ;-)

              Cheers!

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                TMNTturtlguy @meleu
                last edited by

                @meleu I will add this to my long list of items! I am looking for a good idea to change out the sonics for sega 32X and sega CD. Any ideas there?

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                  meleu @TMNTturtlguy
                  last edited by

                  @TMNTturtlguy well, to be honest I would like to give more suggestions for that Mega Drive...

                  Aladin, TMNT and Earthworm Jim leads me to SNES. I would change it to Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and The Revenge of Shinobi.

                  Maybe it's just a personal feeling though... :-)

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                    TMNTturtlguy @meleu
                    last edited by

                    @meleu Mega Drive is really tough, most of my favorites are typically popular on other systems, and it is basically the same thing as sega genesis as well, but slightly different so I don't want to use sonic!

                    After your suggestions I am thinking maybe streets of rage, or what do you think about gunstar hero?

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                      cabrunco @TMNTturtlguy
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                      @TMNTturtlguy said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

                      @meleu I will add this to my long list of items! I am looking for a good idea to change out the sonics for sega 32X and sega CD. Any ideas there?

                      32x:
                      Kolibri
                      Tempo

                      Sega CD:
                      I like your selection, i would only change spider man by Snatcher.

                      Atari:
                      I missed some of the classics
                      Enduro
                      River Raid
                      HERO
                      Megamania
                      Seaquest
                      Keystone Kapers

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                        TMNTturtlguy @cabrunco
                        last edited by

                        @cabrunco I think you are talking about something different. I am not changing out any of the backgrounds. We are talking about the comic rip logos that are "ripping" out of the page on the game selection view.

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                          cabrunco @TMNTturtlguy
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                          @TMNTturtlguy
                          Sorry for my misunderstanding

                          In that case, for the segacd, the guy of the sewer shark would be cool, since it is a game that came along with the segacd.
                          Tempo or Knuckles would be cooler than the sonic on 32x.

                          btw, great theme you made, I really liked it.

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                            meleu @TMNTturtlguy
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                            @TMNTturtlguy oh, I think I misunderstood it too. I was talking about the screenshots... 😌

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                              TMNTturtlguy @meleu
                              last edited by

                              @meleu oh, i see - At first you mentioned changing out battlefields, i thought you meant the toad ripping out of the page. Mega Drive and Sega Genesis both share the same background because they are basically the same systems. I chose the games that I loved to play and had good colors for the sega system and used it for both. I have done the same for NES/famicom and SNES and Super Famicom. At this point i have such a laundry list of things to complete, update and add I don't want to go back and edit the actually system backgrounds. They take some time to do with all of the filters and compression.

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                                meleu @masteryoer
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                                @masteryoer Sorry for the late reply, but I've just made a small improvement on the script and it's now able to generate launching images for your xcade theme. Look an example for Genesis:

                                0_1496919700534_launching.png

                                To get the updated version of the script go to retropie_setup >> Manage packages >> exp >> launchingimages >> Update from binary.

                                I hope you enjoy.

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                                • lilbudL
                                  lilbud
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                                  In case anyone was interested, I mocked up a runcommand image for my Switch themes

                                  0_1497191397413_cb183e8f-97f9-4074-bdcf-00cdb7bf5d7d-image.png

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

                                  Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    lilbud
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                                    Hey @meleu, tried installing this and got an error.

                                    0_1501129380056_43454467-8ead-4812-a6db-484e0b0adff4-image.png

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

                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                      meleu @lilbud
                                      last edited by

                                      @lilbud uh oh! is it Raspbian?

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                                        lilbud @meleu
                                        last edited by

                                        @meleu Yeah, I'm running this on the raspberry pi

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

                                        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                          meleu @lilbud
                                          last edited by

                                          @lilbud can you confirm if your connection is fine? try to sudo apt-get update just to check if the raspbian repos are online too...

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                                            lilbud @meleu
                                            last edited by

                                            @meleu Complete failure on update. I checked my connection and its good, and the raspbian servers seem to be up, but it fails to grab files

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