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I have a question for the group. I was curious about doing some work on the Mattel D&D game(mdndclab).
As is, it has the internal only layout of the game board when you play. I was wondering about using a photo like this(actually I can take a better one when I find out) as a backdrop to start with. There's a lot more that could be done(wall pieces, player pieces & markers) but just the backdrop would be a great place to start. Is this possible?
I know that the clickable part would have to be re-coordinated to whatever artwork was used but that shouldn't be that difficult. I was looking at the Dr. Who fruit machine files to get an idea but I only had time to take a quick shot at it & had no success so far.
Any ideas or help would be very much appreciated. TIA
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#355843 - 06/19/16 10:36 PM
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Dr Who is not very similar to what you're trying to do. Something like Speak-and-Spell or one of the chess games with a large grid of clickable areas would be a better example to look at.
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: Nightvoice]
#355844 - 06/19/16 11:16 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
Actually no, there are no lights or anything that need to change/flash/move. It is just a simple plastic overlay. Seems like it would just be a matter of lining up the clickable parts over the correct square on the play board.
Also, that was just a quick pic to mess around with & show. I didn't think too many people would really be familiar with the game to start with. It really was a fun game for me as a kid.
If I get time this week I'll take a look at it & see if I can figure some of it out.
Thanks again!
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#355845 - 06/20/16 12:42 AM
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There needs to be a way to click on/off the wall pieces and move the player 1/2 / dragon pieces around the board. This would then apply very easily to the electronic chess games that are already in MAME. I think that this same concept could be used for the games that have electronic cards in MAME, too.
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
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#355849 - 06/20/16 03:24 AM
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> There needs to be a way to click on/off the wall pieces and move the player 1/2 /
> dragon pieces around the board. This would then apply very easily to the electronic
> chess games that are already in MAME. I think that this same concept could be used
> for the games that have electronic cards in MAME, too.
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> A-Noid
Use -plugin layout. Only the walls work for now, though.
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
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#355850 - 06/20/16 06:00 AM
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Yes those are a lot better examples. But I'm having issues with getting the png to load as the bezel. I am getting screen index errors & just the internal artwork. Is this because there are no emulated video or led screens to draw/interact with in the first place? It is all done internally when compiled & executed. Ideas?
Also, I meant to say before, doing something like this is new to me so please be patient with any seemingly asinine questions I will be asking. TIA
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#355851 - 06/20/16 09:21 AM
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: R. Belmont]
#355861 - 06/21/16 05:20 AM
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Thanks, using -plugin layout worked. Looks like the click location is off for the walls, at least on my computer. Definitely a step in the right direction!
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: anoid]
#355879 - 06/22/16 01:18 AM
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> Thanks, using -plugin layout worked. Looks like the click location is off for the
> walls, at least on my computer. Definitely a step in the right direction!
RB... you are correct... works fine in windowed mode... in fullscreen, the click location is off, or doesn't even register, for most rows and columns.
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ?
[Re: Mr. Do]
#355916 - 06/23/16 07:16 PM
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Quote:
RB... you are correct... works fine in windowed mode... in fullscreen, the click location is off, or doesn't even register, for most rows and columns.
This'll be fixed next release.
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ? Updated
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#356136 - 07/01/16 10:20 PM
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Ok, here's the best I can do. If nothing else the photo is a bit better quality & you can just put it in your "artwork" folder.
It works fine on my machines but since I'm not sure, I can't guarantee it.
Let me know what you think. Still no walls or markers but hey, it's a start. Don't even know if it's possible to do anything like that yet. Any other ideas or suggestions, please let me know.
Enjoy, (hopefully)!
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=00554805984480460418
Edited by Bad A Billy (07/01/16 10:21 PM)
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Re: Possible artwork for mdndclab ? Updated
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#356140 - 07/01/16 11:54 PM
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> Ok, here's the best I can do. If nothing else the photo is a bit better quality & you
> can just put it in your "artwork" folder.
> It works fine on my machines but since I'm not sure, I can't guarantee it.
> Let me know what you think. Still no walls or markers but hey, it's a start. Don't
> even know if it's possible to do anything like that yet. Any other ideas or
> suggestions, please let me know.
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> Enjoy, (hopefully)!
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> http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=00554805984480460418
Added to the MESS Artwork page (for now) 
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