Krakerman

Here is a sneek peek of my new theme I'm working on

@Celly took your advice and installed FRAPS! and is working good.

Yes it would indeed!

Is it possible to change the font and size for each individual option in the theme? Thanks

Someone has to take the blame (hahaha) figured you wouldn't mine. I heard of another program as well to record videos called D3DGear. Read a review and it seems really good might try the 15 day trial out.Soon as I get this video capture issue figured out I'll post some snaps of it. What I like the most about my theme is I will have alot of the more obscure systems done which most themes are lacking. Hopefully I'll get a snap up this weekend as I want to spend alot of time working on this over the weekend.

Very nice Adultery I have those controllers as well on my system. Now you got me interested in GameExtender since I have an Extra LCD Monitor laying around I might hook it up.

Been thinking of getting either Fraps or PlayClaw and create all my own videos/snaps as I want everything custom to my liking and systems that I have setup within GameEx.

Ok I have never used this feature before which I think your able to do so am I correct on thinking so? Ok I read if you press ALT+1 it will create a snap, but I press that within GameEx and nothing happens. So am I doing this wrong or do I have something disabled as usual that doesn't let me take a snap. I want to take a snapshot of my theme in action so I can show you guys a sneek preview of it. Thanks guys. Sorry there are still many features of GameEx that I haven't even explored yet even thou I've been using it for sometime now. Now that Draco has gotten me started on making my own themes I am working on a theme that has Inspirations taken from AtomicFE and Hyperspin and I have combined them into GameEx to some extent. So I'd like to take a snap of it so I can show you a few screens

Thanks guys!

On the Start page all I want is Image 1 to be displayed. Is there a way to disable or remove image 2 from the display?

So I had to make some minor fixes to this. I had to make individual folders for each game to be in. ROMFilter=*.url WorkingPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games\Crysis RomPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games\Crysis ROMFilter=*.url WorkingPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games\Crysis Warhead RomPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games\Crysis Warhead Also had to add: WaitBeforeKeys=20000 configFile=Steam - PC Games To each of the emulators for the Steam games to run perfectly forgot to add that in the first time sorry! Since thee are Steam games on my system you have to use the advance config file for them to work which has been posted about before.

Yes each game has to be an emulator which is why I want Tom to implement this into GameEx so you don't have to do it this way. Until he does this is the only way to do it my friend.That is why I started this topic so Tom could implement this, but you got me thinking of how to do it. SO after thinking about it this is the workaround I came up with and it does exactly what I want it to do. I don't have a million games that I'm gonna put in but I do what to add a few that I like and Crysis series and a few others I'm adding. I might even add games like Super Mario War as I have a great background image for that as well for my theme. Now each of my games I add to my HTPC will be more customized and to my liking. It looks more Hyperspin'ish per say.

Under [Emulator_106] I have no files in the folder with the extension *.blk That is why it won't list any files. It will thou display the background image for this Emulator when you goto this folder as it is the first emulator it finds. Try it and you'll see what I'm talking about You do need to setup the emulator thou so GameEx thinks there is an active emulator. Even thou it really isn't going to be used as one.It's only purpose is to display the background image for Games for Windows so you can have a folder with it's own image then all the emulators in that folder can have there own as well.

Ok this will be long and hopefully this can better tell you how to do this. First I have a custom menu which I created a new menu called PC Gaming within that menu I created a new item called it Games for Windows which I set the item type to Emulator Group and I set the properties to point to Games For Windows which I will explain next as this is the Emulator Group I made. Next... I created an Emulator Group called it Games for Windows and point it to where I setup my PC Games I want to be listed under the Games for Windows menu. For example: Select Emulator Group=Games for Windows Enabled=Yes Start Page Name=Games for Windows Title Text=Games for Windows Logo= Emulators=106;107;108 (Can be wherever you create your PC games emulator setup) Under Emu Menu=Yes Next... I setup my PC Games to be setup under GameEx under Emulator 106 (Will be my dummy emulator only so it can display the background image for Games for Windows), 107 (Will be Crysis), 108(Will be Crysis Warhead) Here is the config for the emulators: [Emulator_106] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Games for Windows TITLETEXT=Games for Windows StartPageLogo= WorkingPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\ RomPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\ ROMFilter=*.blk Command=""[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"" SnapPath= MapKeys=False CustomBackground=Back - Games for Windows.png SelectionMusicFolder= DATABASE= ReplaceDash=False ReplaceUnder=False Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=False ShowDesktop=True Debug=False [Emulator_107] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Crysis Warhead TITLETEXT=Crysis Warhead StartPageLogo= WorkingPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games RomPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games ROMFilter=crysis warhead.url Command=""[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"" SnapPath=C:\GameEx\Box Scans\Steam DATABASE= MapKeys=False ReplaceDash=False ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=True ShowDesktop=True Debug=False SelectionMusicFolder= CustomBackground=Back - PC_Crysis Warhead.png Emulator_108] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Crysis TITLETEXT=Crysis StartPageLogo= WorkingPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games RomPath=C:\GameEx\Batch Files\PC Games ROMFilter=crysis.url Command=""[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"" SnapPath=C:\GameEx\Box Scans\Steam DATABASE= MapKeys=False ReplaceDash=False ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=True ShowDesktop=True Debug=False SelectionMusicFolder= CustomBackground=Back - PC_Crysis.png Ok so under [Emulator_108] the rom filter should be anything it will not find in that folder so it won't list any games or files under Games for Windows all the Emulator 106 purpose will be to display a background image when you go into the Games for Windows folder. However it will list Crysis and Crysis Warhead thou in that folder, but with the Games for Windows background. Now when you select Crysis or Crysis Warhead it will goto it's menu with the background image for each game/emulator that you put in this group. So each PC game has to be setup as an emulator and setup in the Emulator Group which I named Games For Windows which happens to be Emulator Group 8. Here is a peek at my Emulator Group config: [EmulatorGroup_8] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Games for Windows TITLETEXT=Games for Windows StartPageLogo= Emulators=106;107;108 ShowUnderEmulators=True Emulators can be out of order, but the first one must point to the Emulator [Emulator_106]=Games for Windows so you can have Emulators in the Group look like: Emulators=108;106;107 if you had [Emulator_108] as the Games for Windows emulator instead of [Emulator_106]. Understand that better

Your welcome!

Read my post above Adultery! This works beautifully as the first emulator in the group doesn't find anything so it will not display anything except for the custom background, but all the other emulators you setup in that group will and they each have a custom back/foreground.So when you goto the Games for Windows it can have a custom background which will list all your games then when you select each game they too can have a custom background! How cool is that my friend

Ah hah!!!!! I got a great workaround and it works perfectly!!!!!! I tricked the system and it works perfect just what I wanted. I created a emulator group called it Games for Windows, but the very first emulator that I set up I created a blank setup so it doesn't find anything in that folder but created a custom background for that emulator so when you goto the Games for Windows all it will do is display the custom background and foreground but will only list the games that have been found in the other emulators in the group. Hope I didn't lose anyone trying to explain it but it does exactly what I been trying to do so each game can now have a custom back/foreground and the Games for Windows can have a back/freground as well so Tom wouldn't have to implement it. Still would be nice and much easier to do if it was, but this trick works as well !!!

It could be left up to each person if they want it or not. Tom could make an enable/disbale feature for it possibly. The community could make more back/foregrounds for there favorite themes if they choose so since most themes now include all the files they need to do so. I am making all the images for mine as I like doing it (now that I know how to do it) and want my HTPC/Arcade cab to look it's best!! I as well as alot of others like the flashiness of programs like Hyperspin or AtomicFE, but GameEx is way easier to use but with this feature it can really seperate the men from the boys if you ask me. If you could only see what I'm working on then you would see the potential in it ! So as it stands my theme is at a halt as GameEx is not allowing me to go any further with it. To me it feels like the engine is only running at 80%, but with this option we could be hitting the Nitro Boost button and go at 110%. So many possiblities think about it.

Yes indeed ... implementing such a feature will make our themes scream!! I'm already making alot of game background and foregrounds for my theme so hopefully Tom can implement this feature some day!!I already have another topic on the GameEx Arcade backgrounds as well as it's missing this feature too.

Ok I want to do the following create a custom menu with PC Games inside there I want to have a set background image for the PC Games listing. Now when I select a game and it goes to another screen to ask if you want to play it I want a custom background for that as well. Basically I want each of my games to have it's own custom background. What would be the best way to achieve this if possible. So I want each game like Crysis, Half-Life, Quake III Arena to have custom backgrounds for those game plus alot more that I am making. If not then Tom is it possible to implement this somehow into GameEx? Thanks guys

Oh btw Ohio State squeeked past Toledo today Han!

Story of my life Drac!

12.12 fixed !

I tried adding the CustomBackground= and it doesn't work. Tom can you please add this in the next update

Thanks!