View Full Version : Possibility to add artwork5 ??
donald
10-03-2008, 10:56 AM
Hello,
I finish all Nintendo Entertainment system (big thank for wheels and box pic)
is it possible to use an artwork5 folder ?
I try to use it (edit the nes settings ini) and add my other snaps list ...
but nothing.
This is not very important but it is fun for me.
Thank
(french user)
sp33dy
10-03-2008, 10:59 AM
BBB,
Is there a way we could have unlimited or more artwork folders? Changing the way the XML schema works right now??? I'd also love to have two or three artworks for one folder, e.g. random pick of one of three characters when theme loads up etc. Just thinking out aloud.
Regards
Sp33dy
No, Artwork4 is and will remain the maximum. Honestly 4 is plenty and adding more might cause HyperSpin to slow down too much. If you need more then you might want to consider combining 2 layers or more when creating the images. Also what you are asking sp33dy is already possible using the Particle system.
sp33dy
10-03-2008, 11:25 AM
I agree to some extent with the particle system. That too has its limits. This isn't a complaint and I'm happy to live with what is available. I just thought I'd ask because I've seen times when it might be useful to have additional artworks etc.
P.S. I'm still playing with particle system to figure out what I can and can't do with it.
I'd love to find a way for random particle images to be drawn! I could animate with swf I guess, but then that would not have a random effect!
I agree to some extent with the particle system. That too has its limits. This isn't a complaint and I'm happy to live with what is available. I just thought I'd ask because I've seen times when it might be useful to have additional artworks etc.
P.S. I'm still playing with particle system to figure out what I can and can't do with it.
I'd love to find a way for random particle images to be drawn! I could animate with swf I guess, but then that would not have a random effect!Actually, the pills from the Dr. Mario theme, the floating aliens on my Space Invaders themes are done using the particle system. Each different color pill and each alien shape are all one frame in an .swf file. HS then plays a random frame from that .swf file when the theme is loaded.
billpa
10-03-2008, 11:51 AM
yea...its pretty easy to set up. All it is is a swf file with each image as a separate frame (all on the same layer). Each frame needs a stop command.
sp33dy
10-03-2008, 12:55 PM
Ah ok. I guess I need to Learn how to create SWF's then!!! Gawd, another tool.. :-(
BadBoyBill
10-03-2008, 01:00 PM
I actaully answered this question for you already donald in your last post, but I'll repeat.
4 will be the maximum artworks. If you want more layers then use a swf, each swf can have unlimited numbers of layers. But as Dazz said, 4 is plenty for the real estate you have and any more than that you'll start to get croweded themes or youll be using lots of smaller artworks which doesnt really look good in my opinion.
Flash isnt bad as another tool. Its very easy to learn and works like photoshop by using layers. You can import images just like in photoshop so there really isnt a whole lot to learn. Just tweening an artwork from one place to to another would probably be the only new thing you'll need to learn and that in itself is super easy and theres probably a million tutorials on how to do it.