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[DaemonX]

Hiya guys (and gals)

I noticed mentioned in a post the other day I think it was from d0uga1

about getting used to the tools (may have been BarcrestBenito)

is there a special thing you need to design layouts?

I guess you can use any art package to make the actual image, however how do you go about things like the buttons etc and the reels?

I'd love to make a layout but have no idea how to do the other parts..

I've done 'some' website design and know about buttons, is this how its done?

Any advice would be helpful, or pm / email me with a link (as you don't want a flood of crap layout lol) to the tools if there are such things.

[flyer]

ok the best way to get use to it is by going over a classic machine but always ask the person who done the classic. first you will need a flyer of the machine and then you use photoshop or another programe like that to tidy the picture up.you will need to do 2 pictures one dark so machine is of and one on so the machine is on.next add the pic to the classic then you will need to lamp it . so you add 1 dark and one light on the first win lets say the £1 win so now when you win the £1 will light up same with the rest of the wins and so on.if you need help just ask and we will all be willing to help u

[DaemonX]

sounds easy enough lol

I'll probably take a classic design, play around a bit, learn how things work, then when I 'think' i know roughly what I'm doing, I'll then look into actually doing one

Obviously I'll ask before 'borrowing' someones stuff

P.S. Thanks flyer

[d0uga1]

regarding the lamp system i was messing about with photoshop a couple of days ago and found that if you have the darker image for lamp off open it in photoshop and the go of the area you want lamping with the dodge tool it lightens up the image good im going to use this in my next layout i release when i find a machine i can do lol.

hope this works for people.



and the message your on about was from me lol

[DaemonX]

I thought it was, but I think I also may have read something like it from BB in Deadworld. can't remember

[ady]

regarding the lamp system i was messing about with photoshop a couple of days ago and found that if you have the darker image for lamp off open it in photoshop and the go of the area you want lamping with the dodge tool it lightens up the image good im going to use this in my next layout i release when i find a machine i can do lol.

hope this works for people.



and the message your on about was from me lol

Far easier to use lasso too then filter>render>lighting effects>omni

Give this a try its a lot cleaner, then true dodge can give some good effects.

[RB]

another tip for me collection.....


ill be able to DX before long....

since my frontal labotomy things havent been the same....

[fruitymad2003]

another tip for me collection.....


ill be able to DX before long....

lmao

[RB]

I wanna be a DX'er....and i want Partytime.......and i want MPU5.....and i want Epoch...and i want more BEER.......








(just writing out my Christmas list.....)

[Bencrest]

regarding the lamp system i was messing about with photoshop a couple of days ago and found that if you have the darker image for lamp off open it in photoshop and the go of the area you want lamping with the dodge tool it lightens up the image good im going to use this in my next layout i release when i find a machine i can do lol.

hope this works for people.



and the message your on about was from me lol

Far easier to use lasso too then filter>render>lighting effects>omni

Give this a try its a lot cleaner, then true dodge can give some good effects.

I'd recommend using the Polygonal Lasso, it anti-aliases the edge of the lines pretty well - i.e makes 'em smooth

There was also a paste about using Dodge to lamp by Alth [Pretty sure it was him] with reference to a BFMulator release. I like all emulated machines, but I prefer the Omnilamp available, as Ady says, in Photoshop. I tend to use a slightly cream lamp for general lamping, something like 255,255,216 [used in Easy Money].

If you do need any help AT ALL - just post here, or even MSN one of us, I'm sure my MSN addy is in my profile

BarcrestBenito

[ady]

Offered help in a PM a few days ago BB. It was read but I had no reply at all.......not even a no thanks!!

[DaemonX]

Offered help in a PM a few days ago BB. It was read but I had no reply at all.......not even a no thanks!!

that wasn't me was it?

if it was I appologise, I've not even worked out how to read PM or even if I have ever had any lol.

if it wasn't me you were on about, then I offer my thanks anyway for offering to help them (whoever they were)

if it was me, again I am sorry adydb :oops:

I was probably in the Games section trying to stop martinmeu
from getting number one in EVER single catagory lol

[DaemonX]

was going to edit, but then it doesn't increase my post count

hehe

if there is anyone you would like to thank for any reason then leave your thankyou's here

ill start

i would like to send out a big thankyou to 'adydb' for the help offered over the past couple of days i was rather rude not to reply to a pm sent to me offering help if needed i read the pm and never got round to replying to it to which i appologise i hope you dont take offence to it.

THANKYOU!!!

Looks like it wasn't me after all.

*DaemonX sends Fl0rence round to sort out D0uga1

:wink:

[Scorpio]

If you need help with layout creation, my website has a full MFME layout guide from start to finish and may be help to you.

The link is on the LINKs column to the right of the main Fruit-emu screen
or use this url

www.scorpiosfme.tk

Scorpz

[DaemonX]

Hiya Scorpio....

I've been meaning to go to ya site for ages, as I keep hearing about it, then when I see a post I think I'll go there... and forget.

Then I remembered... Where exactly is your site hosted?

.tk???? as I seem to take forever to get to your site and it sometimes timesout before getting onto it.

I get the page header (in the blue bar)
Scorpios FME Website... but it never goes much further...

may be a problem with my settings or my pc.

[ady]

http://www.scorpiosfme.tk/

There you go

[DaemonX]

Don't worry Scorpz mate, I know a 'little' about web design hehe

I've checked out the 'source code' for your site and found it's linking to 'another' :wink:

I've gone 'direct' to that site, and am now in

looks good

Okie Dokie.... Roll em

[DaemonX]

thanks adydb, but I think it's my security settings that 'may' be the problem, managed to get there now tho

got a lovely idea for a layout too, (with incorrect roms unfortunately) but it may work, they managed to do it with PCB and Bangin Away...

we'll have to see :wink:

[Bencrest]

Ahh, you mean a Hybrid layout [i.e the graphics from one machine but the ROMs from another, normally a clone]? Always interesting to see Hybrids

BarcrestBenito

[DaemonX]

not exactly a clone... hehe

Not in the sense like Frenzy and Psycho Cash beast anyway...

I'll try to get it done by the end of the week, (all being well lol)

I have wednesday off, maybe I'll spend it (attempting)