Vectrex overlays no go

PCKid

I have in the Vectrex rom folder the game file .vec, the overlay .png and the cfg file. All named exactly the same but nothing happens with regard to overlays displaying. I'm pretty sure my Retropie is up to date. Someone said I need to install the bezel project under experimental but it isn't there and I spent nearly a whole day getting Retropie to install all the experimental stuff and it still wasn't there. Any help much appreciated.

sleve_mcdichael

@PCKid said in Vectrex overlays no go:

I have in the Vectrex rom folder the game file .vec, the overlay .png and the cfg file. All named exactly the same but nothing happens with regard to overlays displaying.

Try an additional rom_name.vec.cfg (one file with both extensions) that points to the regular .cfg like:

input_overlay_enable = "true"
input_overlay = "/path/to/rom_name.cfg"

PCKid

@sleve_mcdichael said in Vectrex overlays no go:

input_overlay_enable = "true"
input_overlay = "/path/to/rom_name.cfg"

tried that but not sure if I followed your suggestion properly.

I put the the new cgf file in the Vectrex directory and only change to your file was I replaced the rom_name with the name of the actual vec rom. Do I leave the bit before that the same? So leave the words path/to as is or do I need to put a path in? If so I how do I work out what the path is?

sleve_mcdichael

@PCKid you need to put in the actual path to the .cfg file in the rom folder. The .vec.cfg goes next the .vec and points (full path) to the plain .cfg.

'Berzerk (1982).vec.cfg':

input_overlay = "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/Berzerk (1982).cfg"

The plain .cfg goes wherever you want (wherever the previous file points to) and itself points (full or relative path) to the .png.

'Berzerk (1982).cfg':

overlays = 1
overlay0_fullscreen = "true"
overlay0_overlay = "./Berzerk (1982).png"
overlay0_descs = 0

The .vec.cfg must be named after and placed next to the .vec ROM, but the plain .cfg and the .png can each be named and located whatever you please, since these can be defined within the other files.

PCKid

@sleve_mcdichael thanks mate. Got it now. Just needed to get the path fixed. Armor Attack has terrible screeching audio. Other than that all working great.