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Trebor
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Re: Vectrex...
04/28/15 04:57 AM Attachment: pole.PNG 11 KB (7 downloads)


> This brings up a question: who do I message to request MESS to have the ability to
> load graphics from a layout file depending on the game cartridge selected? I
> currently have 50 Atari 2600 artwork files that have to be selected with a command
> line switch and it would be great to have ONE artwork file for Atari 2600 with 50
> images in the .zip.

What you're requesting is generally how the Vectrex artwork is already set up to do. You have one *.lay file, with all *.png files images, in one *.zip file for the system.

The -view commend controls what artwork you want to appear. All views are specified in the one system lay file (I.E. vectrex.lay), along with all the respective *.png files, and zipped by the system name into the artwork folder (I.E. C:\MESS\artwork\vectrex.zip)

When the lay file is properly setup, you can issue the -view command with the respective ROM file such as:

mess.exe vectrex -cart "C:\ROMS\Vectrex\Pole Position (USA).zip" -view "Pole Position overlay"

All other 'views' for all the other overlays are setup in a similar fashion inside the same one *.lay file.

The view name "Pole Position overlay" is described this way inside the vectrex.lay file:

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* Call for more MESS artwork StilettoAdministrator 04/23/15 06:11 PM
. * Re: Call for more MESS artwork AntoPISA  04/29/15 09:02 AM
. * Vectrex... Trebor  04/27/15 01:29 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... uman  06/07/15 09:49 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... Trebor  06/07/15 04:15 PM
. * Re: Vectrex... Lord Nightmare  06/07/15 11:54 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  06/07/15 05:52 PM
. * Ramtek Clean Sweep bezel? gregf  06/08/15 01:08 AM
. * VECTREX Clean Sweep. StilettoAdministrator  06/08/15 02:28 AM
. * Re: VECTREX Clean Sweep. gregf  06/08/15 02:35 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... uman  06/07/15 09:39 PM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  06/07/15 11:01 PM
. * Re: Vectrex... uman  06/08/15 09:51 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  06/09/15 12:50 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... uman  06/09/15 11:57 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  06/10/15 08:00 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... uman  06/11/15 01:23 PM
. * Re: Vectrex... Nightvoice  04/27/15 12:06 PM
. * Re: Vectrex... Trebor  04/28/15 04:57 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  04/28/15 05:44 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... Nightvoice  04/28/15 11:20 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... Lord Nightmare  04/27/15 09:47 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... Trebor  04/28/15 04:49 AM
. * Re: Vectrex... StilettoAdministrator  04/30/15 10:05 AM

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