Changing the high scores background and font?

[helpman]

Hi there!

I just tried a mame compilation without pesky nags and support for highscores (yeah!) but I find default gameex hi scores option... lacky.

I would love to have the game snapshot (or even video if available) as the high scores background, and being able to increase the font size and add outline, as any other font on the frontend.

I tried editing the theme I use, looking for something related to high scores, looking for the background picture on the theme's media folder... no luck.

Is it even possible? how?

(and just showing the high scores below the snapshot/video on the game information popup, or even use the game's high scores on a text roller on the game selection screen....?)

[GimmeClassics]

I tried editing the theme I use, looking for something related to high scores, looking for the background picture on the theme's media folder... no luck.

Go to this folder: Themefolder > Media > Stats.png

This file is the picture GameEx uses as background when choosing the high score menu option. You can change this to whatever you like

and just showing the high scores below the snapshot/video on the game information popup, or even use the game's high scores on a text roller on the game selection screen....?

That would be amazing Maybe some of our GameEx Guru's can help you out on this. This would be a very cool option !

Helpman, you seem to be interested in "high scores" . You're more than welcome to join our GameEx Hi-Score Competition and play classic games like Donkey Kong, Galaga and many more. The more the merrier > link

GC

[Draco1962]

That file can only be changed once and is for the individual system statistics so it will not accomplish what I understand the OP is wanting to happen - display a snap or video of the game's high score screen.

Sounds like a good submission for the Features & Enhancements Requests thread!

[GimmeClassics]

I agree. You cannot change the high score background to display the game snap or video of that particular game. That would be a feature and enhancement request indeed.

You can however (like I've stated above) change the general image GameEx uses when you choose the high score menu option.

[helpman]

Hi there!

It would be great to at least use the game's snapshot but... oh, well... at leat I managed to change to something closer to my skin

I've beem modifying the arcade84 theme to fit my taste and menu system, and there was no stats.png... found it on the default-default theme and now it looks way better

I'm a big fan of wonder boy III, and it wasn't keeping the highscores for each run, that's why I wanted a highscore saving option But I'll have a look at that contest