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    Vectrex Overlay Artwork

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @d8thstar
      last edited by

      @d8thstar

      Out of curiosity, what are the benefits to emulating the Vectrex in 'lr-mess' rather than 'lr-vecx'?

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        d8thstar @mediamogul
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        @mediamogul

        I don't think there are any. I was hoping that vec overlays would be easier to implement under mess, the way they are on the pc.

        From what I've read on overlays with vecx, each game needs its own config file and to be honest, I don't think I'm that smart :)

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @d8thstar
          last edited by

          @d8thstar

          If you want to use the pre-made files I posted above, it's pretty easy. All you have to do is:

          • Unzip the file
          • Put all the resulting config files and 'overlays' folder in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/.
          • Rename the config files to match your rom names. For example, if your the rom is named 'scramble.zip', your config file would be named 'scramble.zip.cfg'.

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            d8thstar
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            Wow thanks! Been a while and I've forgotten how to switch the emu back to vecx. That said, your overlays work just fine under mess, nothing special done, just dropped everything into the rom folder as instructed.

            I did have one question, the hyperchase overlay doesn't look to be opaque at all, nine of the game graphics come up. I also duplicated all files to make a dark tower overlay but the same thing, no opaqueness. Wondering what setting / cfg file needs to be edited to make these opaque.

            Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @d8thstar
              last edited by mediamogul

              @d8thstar

              The opacity setting for 'Hyperchase' is located in the .cfg at /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/ and should look like the following to match the others:

              input_overlay = /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/overlays/hyperchase.cfg
              input_overlay_enable = true
              input_overlay_opacity = 0.375000
              input_overlay_scale = 1.000000
              
              custom_viewport_width = "846"
              custom_viewport_height = "1080"
              custom_viewport_x = "0"
              custom_viewport_y = "0"
              
              aspect_ratio_index = "22"
              
              video_scale_integer = true
              

              To duplicate one of the existing overlays for 'Dark Tower', you'll need to obtain the image file and resize it to 1920x1080. Next, name it 'darktower.png' and place it in the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/overlays folder. While you're in the 'overlays' folder, duplicate one of the other .cfg files, name it 'darktower.cfg' and edit it to the following:

              overlays = 1
              
              overlay0_overlay = darktower.png
              
              overlay0_full_screen = false
              
              overlay0_descs = 0
              

              Now, duplicate one of the existing .cfg files in the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/ folder and rename it to match the name of your rom file. Finally, edit the .cfg to the following:

              input_overlay = /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/overlays/darktower.cfg
              input_overlay_enable = true
              input_overlay_opacity = 0.375000
              input_overlay_scale = 1.000000
              
              custom_viewport_width = "846"
              custom_viewport_height = "1080"
              custom_viewport_x = "0"
              custom_viewport_y = "0"
              
              aspect_ratio_index = "22"
              
              video_scale_integer = true
              

              Edit: As you are using these for 'lr-mess', you'll likely need to change all the relevant paths accordingly. I can't really advise further than that, as I am not familiar with those variables. Seeing as how you've said there's no benefit to running these games in 'lr-mess', you can always change back to the default and make things easier.

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                d8thstar
                last edited by

                thank you, i'm all set back on vecX and all is good with the overlays.

                I would be willing to help make packs for the home-brew games but i can't seem to find any overlays that are of a high enough resolution. i know i can resize but then things look pixelated.

                if anyone has any resources, i will get he bundles made up ASAP.

                thanks again for all of the help!

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                  vert
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                  Hey!

                  I used to own a vectrex and am now happy to have my Picade (Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, 8" Screen, RetroPie 4.1) working. Using this post I got the overlays working (Thanks!) but I have trouble to find the right viewport settings.

                  If I do not change mediamoguls settings overlay and vector graphics are blown up, I only see the center of the image.

                  The Picade's 8" screen seems to habe a native resolution of 800x600 so I adjusted viewport settings to:

                  custom_viewport_width = "482"
                  custom_viewport_height = "600"

                  hoping to keep the correct aspect ratio and use all of the screens height for all of the vector graphics and overlay artwork.

                  Alas, I seem to be unable to shrink the picture enough. When going smaller the picture size stops changing. I can always change the overlay artwork size by adjusting

                  input_overlay_scale = 1.00000

                  but I do not seem to get the correct values to display all of the overlay and have the right vector graphics size to match the overlay.

                  Do you have any input on how to find the correct values?

                  Thanks,

                  vert

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                    sphiend @mediamogul
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                    @mediamogul ,

                    I know this thread is a bit dated. Is the link to your overlay graphics and config files still active / working? I installed the MEGA browser plugin but it just seems to hang. Do I need an account on MEGA?

                    -sphiend

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                    • mediamogulM
                      mediamogul Global Moderator @sphiend
                      last edited by

                      @sphiend

                      It's still active. I didn't think you needed to be a member to use the links, but maybe you do.

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                      • HurricaneFanH
                        HurricaneFan
                        last edited by

                        @sphiend You should be able to download it just fine in Firefox.

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                          sphiend @mediamogul
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                          @mediamogul , @HurricaneFan

                          Thanks. Seems the Mega service is out of a country that my firewall's Geoblock was set to drop. I bypassed and obtained the file. Thanks again!

                          -sphiend

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                            backstander @sphiend
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                            @mediamogul @HurricaneFan @sphiend
                            Did I miss something? I don't see this download link? I looked up and down this and couldn't find it :(

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                            • HurricaneFanH
                              HurricaneFan @backstander
                              last edited by

                              @backstander It's hard to see in the original post above as it was only linked to the word "here".

                              Here you go: https://mega.nz/#!no8wkQwT!bLJTcXSs338Pa24Uvl-dEdhU2xFv-kVi2E-GYF-wwpg

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                                backstander @HurricaneFan
                                last edited by

                                Thanks @HurricaneFan !

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @HurricaneFan
                                  last edited by

                                  @HurricaneFan

                                  Thanks indeed. I also made the link more prevalent in the original post as well.

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                                  • FruitybitF
                                    Fruitybit @mediamogul
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                                    @mediamogul This is superb!) I loved Vectrex games, still do, and even more so now! Revisiting my youth this morning- thanks for the hard work here:))

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                                    • rkosterR
                                      rkoster
                                      last edited by

                                      I just set this up, but the opacity setting doesn't seem to do anything. I have it all the way down at

                                      input_overlay_opacity = 0.05000

                                      And it is still pretty opaque -- too opaque for playability, even. Anyone know if something broke?

                                      Github/helper scripts * Creativision/Arcadia/Astrocade guide * Amiga guide * Atari 8bit guide

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                                      • mediamogulM
                                        mediamogul Global Moderator @rkoster
                                        last edited by

                                        @rkoster

                                        I'll look at mine later tonight.

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                                        • rkosterR
                                          rkoster
                                          last edited by

                                          Oh phooey... looks like I had started this process once previously, and had set up a different path for the config. :P I was following the instructions here and set up everything in the roms folder, but

                                          Entering the RetroArch config screen, and going to

                                          Settings > Onscreen Display > Onscreen Overlay

                                          and adjusting the opacity there worked. That also showed me where the actual config it was reading was, which turnewd out to be ~/.config/retroarch./overlay. Whoops.

                                          Github/helper scripts * Creativision/Arcadia/Astrocade guide * Amiga guide * Atari 8bit guide

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                                          • mediamogulM
                                            mediamogul Global Moderator @rkoster
                                            last edited by

                                            @rkoster

                                            Whoops.

                                            No problem. Glad it's working.

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