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By Kefka2b
Hi,
Sharing my logos if they can be useful to anyone, I am no graphical designer by any means so don't expect marvels but I am happy with the results
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Platform Video Marquee Pack
By retrojoshvc
Here are 9 platform video marquees that I've created. I was originally posting these on the forum, but I'm a dummy and never posted them here. Hopefully more people will see them. I plan to make more, but these do take a decent amount of time to produce. Video files are 2880x1080. This is what my personal ultrawide monitor marquee at home is built for, so I hope that converts over to what other people have.
Also, if I'm uploading this in the wrong section, or if there aren't enough videos in this package, then I'm terribly sorry!
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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
By malarrya
Version 2.0.0 of the D&D 5th Edition Platform
The relaunch of the D&D 5th Edition Platform has arrived!
Quite some time ago (several years in fact) I had created a 5th edition version of the D&D Platform but eventually removed it. It had too many items with no artwork, no real content, or any real collectability. It was all 5th edition related content, just very unruly and not as graphically fleshed out or robust and my D&D Manuals & Modules Platform. Once I finally finished the D&D M&M Platform I was able to refocus my efforts on this 5th Edition with the experience points to produce a much more solid platform; worthy of sitting alongside the original. I create these platforms not only for those to use in their gaming sessions but to illustrate the amazing artwork, preserve the history and mythology of D&D, and as checklists for RPG/D&D collectors. There are so many variations, limited editions, rereleases, etc. that pulling them together in one place makes it much easier to manage and perhaps helps others discover items that were previously unknown. However, that meant leaving out a lot of the old miscellaneous supplementary content and only focusing on actual official retail releases from Wizards of the Coast.
I hope you like the new platform. I am sure there will be updates as I discover more items to add, mistakes in the data, and find better quality images.
Thanks so much to websites like TSRArchive, RPGGeek, eBay, and Worthpoint which without these amazing sites, none of this would be possible. I must reiterate, however, that NO PDFs or Software are included with this platform.
This contemporary image and data compilation is for the preservation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the mythology, artwork, history, development, and universe that is 5th Edition D&D.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
For a new installation, just extract the LaunchBox folder in the archive into the same folder where your LaunchBox installation exists. There should not be any prompts asking to overwrite any core LaunchBox files. Only images and platform data files are included. You may need to clear your image cache in LaunchBox and BigBox to see the latest images. The paths to the Game/PDF files are all now set to Z:\5th Edition\ in the D&D 5th Edition.xml, since I am currently using a network drive that contains my files.
You can change this to your path by doing the following: Navigate to your \LaunchBox\Data\Platforms folder and open the Dungeons & Dragons.xml file in TEXT Editor program (such as Notepad++). Find/Replace Z:\5th Edition\ with yourpath\ - You can use a RELATIVE (no specific drive letter) path such as ..\D&D5E\ or an ABSOLUTE path such as C:\DnD5E\
Setting Up the D&D 5th Edition Platform after copying:
Using your PC's Explorer/file system: Place your D&D PDFs in a folder that is at the same level as your LaunchBox directory (I use a network drive mapped to z:/D&D). See the image above on how to change that. Use FATMATCH or a similar program to rename your PDFs so they are similar to the image filenames: https://emumovies.com/files/file/227-fatmatch-file-renamer/ I've included a file named D&D 5E File Names.txt in the ZIP archive that contains all the filenames used. This may help you in renaming your files. I've also included a text file with XML code from the platforms XML named D&D 5th Edition Platform XML Snippet.txt. If you know how to edit XML, you can simply paste this in. This code snippet also contains the Platform Description that shows in the right-side display. Be sure to back up your Platforms.xml BEFORE editing. You can also right-click on the D&D 5th Edition menu icon to edit the platform them paste in the description. Selecting Platform Categories should make the D&D Platform automatically appear. If it doesn't, you can do the following:
Within the LaunchBox Application Add a new Platform by selecting TOOLS ==> IMPORT ==> ROM Files Select the folder where you've stored your PDFs. In my case it's Z:\5th Edition\ If you use a folder named D&D that's at the same level as your LaunchBox folder, you'll only need to scan in a few files. This is just to get the Platform to show up. If you store your PDFs in a different named folder or at a different level then you'll have to rescan all the files. It's easier just to rename the directory. You can also FIND/REPLACE the ..\D&D\ path in the Dungeons & Dragons XML with your path. For example, if your D&D PDFs folder is c:\Emulators\Dungeons & Dragons 5E, you would need to set the <ApplicationPath>..\D&D5E\ for every game in the XML to <ApplicationPath>..\Emulators\Dungeons & Dragons 5E\ I have done this installation numerous times on different PCs to test. If you need help, please ask. I am not responsible if you mess up your LaunchBox installation Included in this archive is a 5th Edition directory that contains BAT files and LNK (shortcut files) to these BAT files. I created these a simple and seamless way to open multiple PFDs at one time. These are used to open all the books contained within a boxed set; such as the Core Rules Gift Sets or the Planescape book sets. You will likely need to edit the BAT file so the text commands point to your PDF's location. The shortcuts are used to open the BAT files so the multiple PDFs launch without showing any command prompt windows. You may need to edit the book sets images so they point to these shortcut files. I have already done this but your location may be different than what I used. These BAT and LNK files DO NOT contain any PDFs or website links. To get the 5th Edition D&D 3D images to show up do the following:
Select the D&D 5th Edition menu item in LaunchBox Navigate to VIEW ==> IMAGE GROUP ==> 3D BOXES
To have the PDFs Launch with the PDF reader of your choice:
In LaunchBox, select ALL images that pertain to PDFs Right-click on one of the images and select EDIT. The BULK Edit window will pop up. Select EMULATOR from the Field and change the value to Adobe Acrobat. In order to launch your PDFs, you can set up Adobe Acrobat (or some other PDF Reader) as an emulator in LaunchBox. Click on the 3 horizontal lines near the top left then navigate to TOOLS ==> MANAGE ==> EMULATORS Click ADD then add Adobe Acrobat as a new emulator as seen in this image.
Add D&D 5th Edition as an associated Platform for the Adobe Acrobat emulator.
To have the background image in LaunchBox be the same as the Box-Front image, perform the following steps:
Navigate to TOOLS ==> OPTIONS Click on Background Priorities and check the BOX-FRONT checkbox. Set the Default Background to Use Blown Up Art To get all D&D screenshot images to display for previewing, check the BOX-FRONT, BOX-BACK, BOX-3D, and BOX-SPINE checkboxes in SCREENSHOT Priorities.
If you want to add a description to the main D&D Platform, do the following in LaunchBox:
Open the D&D 5th Edition Platform XML Snippet.txt text file included in the ZIP archive. Right-Click on the Dungeons & Dragons Platform and select EDIT. Click on the Notes tab. Copy then Paste the text from the NOTES section of the D&D 5th Edition Platform XML Snippet.txt into the NOTES text box. Click OK SPECIAL NOTE: When installing the D&D Platform on the FREE version of LaunchBox, the LaunchBox application will automatically remove the custom filters from the D&D 5th Edition XML file. If LaunchBox is later updated to the PAID version, it will no longer show/contain the custom filters. You will need to re-extract the D&D 5th Edition XML from the ZIP archive (\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms) then overwrite the existing XML in the ..\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms directory on your local drive. This must be done while the LaunchBox application is shut down.
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Dungeons & Dragons Manuals & Modules Platform
By malarrya
Version 4.3.3 of the D&D M&M Platform
Still Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons!
A small update that fixes broken file links and adds some minor, but helpful, details.
Fixed some database items pointing to the incorrect PDF filename. Made BAT files more visible in this archive. BAT files are now located in the D&D folder within this update archive. These help in running various D&D software programs. The software apps have NEW INSTALLATIONS INSTRUCTIONS that can be found down below. Copied the YEAR value from the YEAR filter to the Release Date. This update enables all products to show a release date of 1/1/19##. This allows for filtering by year now in the FREE Edition. However, no specific release days or months are included or known. Created 3 extra XML files in the LaunchBox\Data\Platforms folder to help with connecting your PDF/Software files. While in the PLATFORMS folder, Simply rename any of these XMLs to Dungeons & Dragons.xml in order for them to take effect. You should rename and back-up the current Dungeons & Dragons.xml for safe keeping. Dungeons & Dragons (C Absolute path).xml - this XML uses Absolute (hard-coded) paths of C:\D&D\ - A directory named D&D would need to be created and/or located at the root of C. Dungeons & Dragons (Relative Path).xml - this XML uses a Relative path of ..\D&D\ to connect the files. This means the D&D directory can exist on any drive but must be at the same level as your LaunchBox directory. Dungeons & Dragons (Z Network path).xml - this XML uses a Mapped Network path of Z: to connect to the PDF/Software locations. If your D&D PDFs and programs exist on a network drive (as mine do), you would need to MAP that folder to Z. Since this XML connects to the exact folder on the mapped drive, there is no need to include any specific directory name. The Z network drive is the default for this D&D Platform. All items that point to PDFs now use Adobe Acrobat as the default emulator. This update includes all the updates from Version 4.3.0. Details on that update (and 4.0.0) are below this update. See Below for installation instructions and a better understanding of what relative and absolute paths are.
I also added Getting the D&D Software programs to work to the tutorial below. It describes using either Rocket Launcher or LaunchBox to run the D&D Software apps.
NOTE: Apply this update pack AFTER installing the v4.0.0 full platform pack.
Overwrite all files for which you are prompted. This small update pack includes all the changes from v4.3.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version 4.3.0 of the D&D M&M Platform
Still Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons!
Well, I lied... sort of. I figured I’d eventually find image and text errors, but didn’t think I’d discover around 23 more TSR products to include. For all intents and purposes, I thought the platform was complete. After letting the dust settle on V4.0.0 of the D&D M&M Platform release and focusing my attention elsewhere, I came back with a fresh view and found the usual image anomalies. I wound up also discovering a whole series of gamebooks I never knew existed. I’m well aware of the “choose your own adventure” Endless Quest series of books (which are for reading and not gaming) but was not familiar with the Super Endless Quest Series (which are more gameplay oriented). I also discovered a few other interesting items along the way, all of which are detailed below. There are perhaps hundreds of novels created in the TSR era delving into the worlds of DragonLance, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, etc., but I likely won’t ever include all these novels as they are not really gaming products. I will continue to make updates, however, as I find more items related to GAMING, such as the 1on1 series, but I only add new items to the database if a PDF of the item actually exists. There is a substantial amount of 3rd party products from such publishers as Judge’s Guild, but this platform was only ever intended to feature TSR produced products -- or the writers/artists that developed for TSR. Hope you enjoy the update!
Thanks so much to websites like TSRArchive, RPGGeek, DriveThruRPG, eBay, and Worthpoint which without these amazing sites, none of this would be possible. I must reiterate, however, that NO PDFs or Software are included with this platform. This retrospective image and data compilation is for the preservation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the mythology, artwork, history, development, and universe that is D&D.
NOTE: Apply this update pack AFTER installing the v4.0.0 full platform pack. Overwrite all files for which you are prompted.
Newly discovered product additions:
TSR6002 - Chainmail - Rules for Medieval Miniatures - 3rd Edition (7th Printing) (same title as TSR2008 but newer version and updated product number). TSR8225 - Forgotten Realms - Gold Promo Poster Map - What is the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting Anyway. Created the 3D image using a new PSD brochure model. Fabricated a new PDF using images found around the internet. TSR8464 - 1 on 1 - Adventure Gamebooks - Challenge of Druid's Grove (there are 10 of these 1on1 sets but, as of this release, only 1 exists in PDF format). Super Endless Quest - Adventure Gamebooks Series 1-18 - using a new paperback 3D model: TSR8951 - Super Endless Quest - Adventure Gamebook 1 - Prisoners of Pax Tharkas. TSR8952 - Super Endless Quest - Adventure Gamebook 2 - The Ghost Tower. TSR8953 - Super Endless Quest - Adventure Gamebook 3 - Escape from Castle Quarras. TSR8954 - Adventure Gamebook 4 - A DragonLance Adventure - The Soulforge (TSR dropped the “Super Endless Quest” moniker after book 3). TSR8955 - Adventure Gamebook 5 - Test of the Ninja. TSR8956 - Adventure Gamebook 6 - Master of Ravenloft. TSR8957 - Adventure Gamebook 7 - Sceptre of Power. TSR8958 - Adventure Gamebook 8 - Nightmare Realm of Baba Yaga. TSR8959 - Adventure Gamebook 9 - The Sorcerer's Crown. TSR8960 - Adventure Gamebook 10 - A DragonLance Adventure - Lords of Doom. TSR8961 - Adventure Gamebook 11 - Clash of the Sorcerers. TSR8962 - Adventure Gamebook 12 - Curse of the Werewolf. TSR8963 - Adventure Gamebook 13 - Gates of Death. TSR8964 - Adventure Gamebook 14 - Trail Sinister. TSR8965 - Adventure Gamebook 15 - The Vanishing City. TSR8966 - Adventure Gamebook 16 - A DragonLance Adventure - Shadow Over Nordmaar. TSR8967 - Adventure Gamebook 17 - A Forgotten Realms Adventure - Spawn of Dragonspear. TSR8968 - Adventure Gamebook 18 - Prince of Thieves. TSRXXXX - AD&D 25th Anniversary - IQ3 - Warriors of the Gray Queen (a unique D&D mini-module from the pages of InQuest magazine). TSRXXXX - TriviAthlon - The Arcane Challenge (a fold-out poster with a 100-question contest possibly shipped with Dragon Magazine subscriptions or distributed to book/game stores). New 3D models for existing items:
TSR91271 - Ravenloft - Introduction to the Land of the Mists - Promo Poster. Updated the 3D image using a new PSD brochure model. Fabricated a much better PDF using images found around the internet. TSR9423 - The Official Dungeon Master Decks - Game Accessory - CR3 - Deck of Magical Items. Added new 3D box model as there were 2 packaging versions of the original product. This addition is similar to how the Deck of Wizard Spells was released. Existing images updated:
12 updated Box Back images. 7 updated Box Spine images. 7 updated Box 3D images. 2 updated Box Front images. AD&D 1st Edition Banner/Clear Logo image updated. Data Updates
Assigned new items to various playlists Assigned new items to various filters Created 2 new FORMAT filters Paperback Book Slipcase ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version 4.0.0 of the D&D M&M Platform
Happy 50th Anniversary to Dungeons & Dragons!
Well, after 6 years, this project has arrived at its FINAL version; coinciding with D&D's 50th Anniversary. This was quite a major endeavor that involved hundreds of hours searching for images, collecting data, fixing errors, Photo-Shopping images, finding and fabricating 3D models, creating playlists, recreating images, creating and keying in specifications for each item, and overall attempting to make the platform as robust as possible. I could probably spend several more months or even years on the finite data details but the image collection is, by and large, complete. I might possibly do some very minor updates in the future, if I find any glaring mistakes, but this is where the TSR-era D&D quest ends. If you’ve been along for the ride, and have downloaded previous versions, I hope you enjoyed the journey. If you are new to this platform, I hope you revel the rich artwork and detailed information. Finally, I hope you appreciate the effort and care put into this project. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable, experience gaining, hit-point sacrificing, magical adventure.
Thanks so much to websites like TSRArchive, RPGGeek, DriveThruRPG, eBay, and Worthpoint which without these amazing sites, none of this would be possible. I must reiterate, however, that NO PDFs or Software are included with this platform. This retrospective image and data compilation is for the preservation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the mythology, artwork, history, development, and universe that is D&D
The following is a probably not a complete list of the changes for v4.0, but I’ll do my best.
Added 7 new TSR products including DragonLance Saga Graphic Novels Books 1-5 (fantastic adaptations of the DragonLance novels from TSR and DC Comics). DragonQuest Game 3rd Edition (TSR bought the rights from SPI then released a 3rd edition of the game). TSR11523 - Dungeons & Dragons - Adventure Game - The Adventure Begins Now (a variation of 11450). Over 330 new or updated Box – Front images. Many new images to replace blurry or truncated images. Resized images that were way too large. Blended colors to smooth blotchiness on many images. Much clearer or richer artwork. Over 380 new or updated Box – Back images. Many new images replaced blurry or truncated images. Resized images that were way too large. Blended colors to smooth blotchiness on many images. Removed stains/discolorations from numerous images. Fixed colors on many images so front and back images match. Over 150 new or updated Box – Spine images. Many new images replaced blurry or truncated images. Resized images that were way too large. Corrected lettering, coloring, trademarks, and logos on spine images so they better match box front images. The bulk of the work went into recreating nearly 770 Box – 3D images. ALL 3-D images are now 300 DPI. This completes the migration of the entire main D&D image collection to 300 DPI. Many new images replaced blurry or truncated images. Blended colors to smooth blotchiness on many images. Much clearer or richer artwork. Resized images that were way too large. Fixed nearly all manuals and modules width to better exhibit the thickness of the book. Fixed nearly all the boxed sets to better exhibit the proper box thickness. Most all the book spines can be viewed using the 3D viewer while the 3D display images show the page/book thickness. I felt these 2 different views/features of LaunchBox collectively give a better overall perception of the product's appearance. Updated TSR8441 - The Worlds of TSR with new hardback with dustcover 3D book model. Fixed/updated filenames on several items to better represent the product title. The new filenames are as follows: TSR3107 - Birthright - Domain Sourcebook - Player's Secrets of Tuornen TSR9451 - Ravenloft - Official Game Accessory - RR9 - Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead TSR9477 - Ravenloft - Official Game Accessory - RR10 - Van Richten's Guide to Fiends TSR9495 - Ravenloft - Official Game Adventure - RR11 - Chilling Tales TSR9496 - Ravenloft - Official Game Accessory - RR12 - Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani TSR9498 - Ravenloft - Campaign Expansion - The Gothic Earth Gazetteer - A Masque of the Red Death Accessory TSR9529 - Ravenloft - Campaign Expansion - A Guide to Transylvania - A Masque of the Red Death Accessory TSR9543 - DragonLance - Fifth Age - Dramatic Supplement - Heroes of Sorcery TSR9546 - DragonLance - Fifth Age - Dramatic Supplement - Heroes of Hope TSR11450 - Dungeons & Dragons - Adventure Game - The Adventure Begins Now Greatly expanded the Series filter with numerous additions. Expanded the Setting filter with several new locations. Split the Core Rules playlist into 2 new, more meaningful playlists. New Spells & Magic playlist that includes mostly items for spellcasters. New Maps & Treasure playlist that includes mostly items for adventurers and fortune seekers. Added playlist icons for these 2 new playlists. The Core Rules playlist now mostly consists of handbooks specifically targeted at DMs and Players. Connected or corrected items to and from various other playlists. Renamed the RPGA playlist to RPGA/Tournament. Added several new entries to this playlist. Fixed many items that were associated with the wrong category/filter or ones that had no entry for a specific filter. Removed WM101-200 - Chainmail - 2nd Edition as it is neither a TSR nor an AD&D 2nd Edition WOTC product. SPECIAL NOTE: When installing the D&D Platform on the FREE version of LaunchBox, the LaunchBox application will automatically remove the custom filters from the Dungeons & Dragons XML file. If LaunchBox is later updated to the PAID version, it will no longer show/contain the custom filters. You will need to re-extract the Dungeons & Dragons XML from the RAR archive (\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms) then overwrite the existing XML in the ..\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms directory on your local drive. This must be done while the LaunchBox application is shut down.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
For a new installation, just extract the LaunchBox folder in the archive into the same folder where your LaunchBox installation exists. Do the same even if you have a previous D&D installation but overwrite any/all D&D related files. This should update everything properly. However, there may be playlists and images with defunct filenames left over from any previous D&D installations. Delete these, if desired. Be sure to clear your image Cache in LaunchBox and BigBox to see the newest images. The paths to the Game/PDF files are all now set to Z:\ in the Dungeons & Dragons.xml, since I am currently using a network drive that contains my files.
You can change this to your path by doing the following: Navigate to your \LaunchBox\Data\Platforms folder and open the Dungeons & Dragons.xml file in TEXT Editor program (such as Notepad++). Find/Replace Z:\ with yourpath\ - You can use a RELATIVE (no specific drive letter) path such as ..\D&D\ or an ABSOLUTE path such as C:\DnD\
I've included several Dungeons & Dragons XML files in the LaunchBox/DATA/Dungeons & Dragons folder that already have this step done for you. Just rename the file of your choice to Dungeons & Dragons.xml Be sure to back up your existing Dungeons & Dragons.xml before overwriting. Setting Up the D&D Platform after copying:
Using your PC's Explorer/file system: Place your D&D PDFs in a folder that is at the same level as your LaunchBox directory (I use a network drive mapped to z:/D&D). See the image above on how to change that. Use FATMATCH or a similar program to rename your PDFs so they are similar to the image filenames: https://emumovies.com/files/file/227-fatmatch-file-renamer/ Selecting Platform Categories should make the D&D Platform automatically appear. If it doesn't, you can do the following:
Within the LaunchBox Application Add a new Platform by selecting TOOLS ==> IMPORT ==> ROM Files Select the folder where you've stored your PDFs. In my case it's c:/D&D If you use a folder named D&D that's at the same level as your LaunchBox folder, you'll only need to scan in a few files. This is just to get the Platform to show up. The relative paths for the PDFs are already set to ..\D&D\ in the LaunchBox Dungeons & Dragons XML. If you store your PDFs in a different named folder or at a different level then you'll have to rescan all the files. It's easier just to rename the directory. You can also FIND/REPLACE the ..\D&D\ path in the Dungeons & Dragons XML with your path. For example, if your D&D PDFs folder is c:\Emulators\Dungeons & Dragons, you would need to set the <ApplicationPath>..\D&D\ for every game in the XML to <ApplicationPath>..\Emulators\Dungeons & Dragons\ I have done this installation numerous times on different PCs to test. If you need help, please ask. I am not responsible if you mess up your LaunchBox installation In order to attach a D&D playlist to the main Dungeons & Dragons Platform, perform the following steps within LaunchBox:
On the left drop-down menu select Playlists. This should allow you to see all the D&D Playlists I've created. Right-click on a playlist and select EDIT. Click the Parents tab Uncheck the ROOT checkbox Check the box next to Dungeons & Dragons To get the D&D 3D images to show up do the following:
Select the Dungeons & Dragons menu item in LaunchBox Navigate to TOOL ==> VIEW ==> IMAGE GROUP ==> 3D BOXES To have the PDFs Launch with the PDF reader of your choice:
In LaunchBox, select ALL images that pertain to PDFs Right-click on one of the images and select EDIT. The BULK Edit window will pop up. Select EMULATOR from the Field and change the value to either Adobe Acrobat or Rocket Launcher In order to launch your PDFs, you can set up Adobe Acrobat (or some other PDF Reader) as an emulator in LaunchBox. Click on the 3 horizontal lines near the top left then navigate to TOOLS ==> MANAGE ==> EMULATORS Click ADD then add Adobe Acrobat as a new emulator as seen in this image.
Add Dungeons & Dragons as an associated Platform for the Adobe Acrobat emulator.
To have the background image in LaunchBox be the same as the Box-Front image, perform the following steps:
Navigate to TOOLS ==> OPTIONS Click on Background Priorities and check the BOX-FRONT checkbox. Set the Default Background to Use Blown Up Art To get all D&D screenshot images to display for previewing, check the BOX-FRONT, BOX-BACK, BOX-3D, and BOX-SPINE checkboxes in SCREENSHOT Priorities.
If you are missing artwork for the Video Games Playlist, do the following in LaunchBox:
Open the D&D Video Games Playlist do CTRL+A to select all items in the playlist. Click the Main Menu (the 3 horizontal lines) near the upper left-hand corner. Select Download Metadata and Media. The D&D Video Games Playlist is by no means complete for every console and arcade title out there. It presently contains mostly PC games. If you have an extensive library, add any and all games you'd like to the playlist. If you want to add a description to the main D&D Platform, do the following in LaunchBox:
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Installing and Running the D&D Software Applications.
The D&D collection contains 5 PC CD-ROMs which require special handling to get working.
If you want to set up these PC CD-ROMS to work with the Dungeons & Dragons LaunchBox System, you can set them up through Rocket Launcher or through LaunchBox.
Both methods are described below. If you need help, please don't hesitate to ask. There are seemingly a lot of steps but all of them are fairly easy.
This tutorial is for running ONLY the following 4 programs*:
TSR2176 - Core Rules - CD-ROM 2.0
TSR11543 - AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion
TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive - 250 Issues of Dragon Magazine - CD-ROM
TSR11451 - Forgotten Realms - Interactive Atlas
You can find updates to these software applications at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/ex20020218a
Create 1 ISO from 5 ISOs for the Dragon Magazine Archive program
The Dragon Magazine Archive usually has 5 ISOs associated with the program. To avoid mounting all those ISOs, you can easily turn these 5 ISOs into 1 by doing the following: Mount each ISO separately in Windows 10/11 by right-clicking and selecting MOUNT from the menu. Extract/copy all the files from each disc into one new folder on your hard drive.
The first disc has all the installation files while the other 4 just have the Dragon Magazine PDFs located in the Mags folder Download, install ImgBurn, and follow the simple GUI directions to create 1 new fully contained ISO.
Name the new ISO TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive - 250 Issues of Dragon Magazine - CD-ROM and place it in your D&D ISOs folder. D&D PC Software Setup Using Rocket Launcher
1. Install Core Rules 2.0 (and Core Rules 2.0 Expansion) onto the drive you choose - i.e. C:\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0 folder.
The main executable for this program will then be found in C:\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\tsrp3.exe The BAT files should be put inside this same folder C:\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\AD&D Core Rules 2.0 - CD Mount.bat C:\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\AD&D Core Rules 2.0 - CD Unmount.bat You can further suppress any visible CMD windows from popping up by creating shortcuts to these BAT files inside the same folder, then setting the shortcuts to minimized in the properties.
2. EXTRACT the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.ini file from the RocketLauncher\Modules\PCLauncher folder in the RAR archive and place it into the same Rocket Launcher folder found at (drive Letter)\RocketLauncher\Modules\PCLauncher .
Edit any and all folder paths in the INI file to the path where you installed the program on your device. Wherever you decide to put the BAT/LNK files, you must change the paths in the Dungeons & Dragons.ini file to point to these BAT/LNK files (see image below). 3. The Rocket Launcher Dungeons & Dragons.ini file then should contain a code block like this one for EVERY added CD-ROM. Notice the reference to the LNK shortcut files and not the BAT files.
[TSR11543 - AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion] Application=..\..\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\tsrp3.exe ExitMethod=Process Close Application PreLaunch=..\..\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\Core Rules 2.0 Expansion - CD Mount.lnk PostExit=..\..\D&D\AD&D Core Rules 2.0\Program\Core Rules 2.0 Expansion - CD Unmount.lnk PostExitSleep=5000 4. Place the NirCmd program in the same folder as your BAT files as it helps with changing resolutions on the fly - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
This is only if you want AD&D Core Rules 2.0 and Core Rules Expansion to show in full-screen. It also works fine as a small windowed screen with a black background. In the Core Rules 2.0 Expansion - CD Mount.bat file you can see where the ISO file and the NIRCMD.EXE are referenced: @echo off PowerShell Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath \"C:\D&D\D&D ISOs\TSR11543 - AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion.iso\" nircmd.exe setdisplay 800 600 32 This should then successfully and very discreetly launch the Core Rules 2.0 Expansion application without any interfering windows or popups.
Upon exit, the program should shutdown and unmount the ISO from the virtual drive.
Follow the same steps for the other 2 programs:
TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive - 250 Issues of Dragon Magazine - CD-ROM
TSR11451 - Forgotten Realms - Interactive Atlas
D&D PC Software Setup Using LaunchBox
For this tutorial, we will use TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive. Extract the BAT files from the archive. They can be found at the root of the RocketLauncher folder. Put them in the same location as your D&D PDF files. You can further suppress any visible CMD windows from popping up by creating SHORTCUTS (LNK files) to these BAT files inside the same folder, then setting the shortcuts to minimized in their properties. Core Rules 2.0 - CD Mount and Unmount BATs are are copies of Core Rules 2.0 Expansion - CD Mount and Unmount BATs, just named differently to correspond to the associated application. You may need to edit the BAT files so the paths correspond with the location where your ISO files exist. My ISOs are located in D:\D&D\D&D ISOs. Use Notepad++ for this. @echo off PowerShell Dismount-DiskImage \"D:\D&D\D&D ISOs\TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive - 250 Issues of Dragon Magazine - CD-ROM.ISO\" You will now need to install the Dragon Magazine Archive software into any folder of your choice. I use my main D&D PDF folder for all these software installations. Mount the ISO you created in step 5 in Windows 10/11 by right-clicking and selecting MOUNT from the menu. Once the software is installed, make sure it runs properly. Create a shortcut (LNK file) for the main program file and place it in your main D&D PDF folder. Rename the shortcut to TSR11448 - Dragon Magazine Archive - 250 Issues of Dragon Magazine - CD-ROM.lnk Click on Additional Apps in this same editor and ADD 2 items The first item should point to the main ISO image file. Check the box that says Automatically Run Before Main Application.
The second item points to the Dragon Magazine Archive - CD Unmount.LNK file. Check the box that says Automatically Run After Main Application.
The program should now mount the disc and run from LaunchBox. It should also dismount the disc once the program is exited. IMPORTANT NOTE: The TSR2176 - Core Rules - CD-ROM 2.0 and TSR11543 - AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion have different EXE files to launch the program. TSR2176 - Core Rules - CD-ROM 2.0 uses EVERMORE.EXE TSR11543 - AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion uses TSRP3.EXE If you install the Expansion software, the EVERMORE.EXE file gets deleted and only TSRP3.EXE will remain. If the Core Rules Expansion is installed, point both programs and BAT files to use TSRP3.EXE
*SPECIAL NOTE: The above methods WILL NOT work for TSR2167 - Core Rules - CD-ROM because it is a Windows 3.1 program. To install this program, you will need to use this DOSBox tutorial:
TSR2167 - Core Rules - CD-ROM Installation Instructions
These same installation instructions can also be found in the readme.txt file inside the RocketLauncher folder within the D&D RAR archive. Supporting media files can be found there too.
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Future Pinball Box Art Pack
By DonellHD
Here Is My Future Pinball Box Art Collection I Created. Enjoy.
Games Included:
007_ Casino Royale
Aliens Legacy Pinball
Apollo 13 Pinball
Austin Powers - Groovy!!
Back to the Future Pinball
Batman 1989 Pinball
Big Spender Pinball
Bubble Bobble
Creature From The BLack Lagoon
Dark Knight, The
Deal or No Deal
Die Hard Pinball
Duke Nukem Forever
Elysium Pinball
Game OF Thrones 2.1
Getaway_ High Speed II
Ghostbusters
Gone in 60 seconds
Good Bad & The Ugly
Home Alone 2_ Lost In New York
Hungry Dead, The
I, Robot Pinball
Indiana Jones Pinball
Iron Man Pinball
Jaws Pinball
Jumanji
Jurassic Park LW ULTIMATE 1.02
Killer Clowns From Outer Space
King Of Pop Pinball
Knight Rider
Lethal Weapon Pinball
Lord Of The Rings Pinball
Masters of the Universe Pinball
Mega Man
Metal Slug
Oblivion 1.2
Pirates Of the Caribbean Pinball
Predator
Pro Wrestling Pinball
Robocop Pinball
Sonic the HedgeHog Pinball
Space Harrier
Space Invaders II
Spiderman Pinball
Star Trek Ultimate Edition
Star Wars Ultimate Pinball
Star Wars_ Battle For Hoth
Superman
Tales from the Crypt Pinball
Terminator 2 - Skynet Edition
Transformers Ultra Pinball
Tron Legacy Pinball
Twilight Zone Pinball
Walking Dead
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Pico-8 platform
By goblindriver
Here is all my stuff from creating a platform for pico-8 . All of my projects are in the assets folder and all the resulting art is in the launchbox folder.
In short, you can just drop the contents of my Launchbox folder in to your own installation.
If you want to see my work and or change things, all the proj files and assets are in the assets folder.
pico-8.mp4 I did my best at a colorful video, but will probably replace it once the experts create one.
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Golgo 13: Juusei no Chinkonka - Marquee
By 5thWolf
Golgo 13: Juusei no Chinkonka - Marquee
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Golgo 13: Kiseki no Dandou - Clear Logo (English)
By 5thWolf
Golgo 13: Kiseki no Dandou - Clear Logo (English)
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Golgo 13: Juusei no Chinkonka - Clear Logo (English)
By 5thWolf
Golgo 13: Juusei no Chinkonka - Clear Logo (English)
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Arcade All Killer No Filler - Banner - Clear Logo - Fan Art
My All Killer No Filler Banner - Clear Logo - Fan Art Package:
Arcade All Killer No Filler - Beat 'Em Up and Hack 'N Slash Arcade All Killer No Filler - H-CLASSICS Arcade All Killer No Filler - H-SHMUPS Arcade All Killer No Filler - MONKUS LIST Arcade All Killer No Filler - PLATFORMERS Arcade All Killer No Filler - RUN AND GUN Arcade All Killer No Filler - V-CLASSICS Arcade All Killer No Filler - V-SHMUPS Referenz:
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Platform Voice Packs - 190-200 Platforms in Each Pack
By The Papaw
These are Platform Voices & Voiceover packs I made to use in themes I have been working on in @y2guru's Community Theme Creator. Each pack has the 190+ platforms and Categories with a couple extra variations for a few of them.
From 3DO Interactive Multiplayer to ZiNc. They also have a few playlists like "Favorites", "Recently Added", "Broken", etc. They're all in the MP3 format (48kbs)
136 different voices and voiceover packs. Half were made using a single female voice, made using Amazon Polly (Salli) and the bottom half which were made using a male voice Amazon Polly (Mathew). I think the male voices turned out better, but some of the female ones turned out pretty cool as well.
Some of the voiceovers variants are:
Child
Gnomes
Goblins
Mutants
Radio Chatter
Sephius-X
Space Squirrel
Various Male and Female
Whiney Squire
Wraith
Samples made using a male voice:
Nintendo GameCube (Mathew).mp3
Nintendo GameCube (Dwarf).mp3
Nintendo GameCube (Android Male).mp3
Samples made using a female voice:
Nintendo GameCube (Salli).mp3
Nintendo GameCube (Dwarf).mp3
Nintendo GameCube (Android Male).mp3
Each pack Includes:
3DO Interactive Multiplayer.mp3
3DO Interactive.mp3
Aamber Pegasus.mp3
Acorn Archimedes.mp3
Acorn Atom.mp3
Acorn Electron.mp3
Amstrad CPC.mp3
Amstrad GX4000.mp3
Android.mp3
APF Imagination Machine.mp3
Apogee BK-01.mp3
Apple II.mp3
Apple IIGS.mp3
Apple iOS.mp3
Apple Mac OS.mp3
Arcade.mp3
Atari 800.mp3
Atari 2600.mp3
Atari 5200.mp3
Atari 7800.mp3
Atari Jaguar CD.mp3
Atari Jaguar.mp3
Atari Lynx.mp3
Atari ST.mp3
Atari XEGS.mp3
Bally Astrocade.mp3
BBC Microcomputer System.mp3
Broken.mp3
Camputers Lynx.mp3
Casio Loopy.mp3
Casio PV-1000.mp3
Coleco ADAM.mp3
ColecoVision.mp3
Commodore 64.mp3
Commodore 128.mp3
Commodore Amiga CD32.mp3
Commodore Amiga.mp3
Commodore CDTV.mp3
Commodore MAX Machine.mp3
Commodore PET.mp3
Commodore Plus 4.mp3
Commodore VIC-20.mp3
Computers.mp3
Consoles.mp3
Dragon 32_64.mp3
EACA EG2000 Colour Genie.mp3
Elektronika BK.mp3
Emerson Arcadia 2001.mp3
Enterprise.mp3
Entex Adventure Vision.mp3
Epoch Game Pocket Computer.mp3
Epoch Super Cassette Vision.mp3
Exelvision EXL 100.mp3
Exidy Sorcerer.mp3
Fairchild Channel F.mp3
Favorites.mp3
Fujitsu FM Towns Marty.mp3
Fujitsu FM-7.mp3
Funtech Super Acan.mp3
Future Pinball.mp3
Game Wave Family Entertainment System.mp3
GamePark GP32.mp3
GameWave.mp3
GCE Vectrex.mp3
Handhelds.mp3
Hartung Game Master.mp3
Hector HRX.mp3
Interton VC 4000.mp3
Jupiter Ace.mp3
Linux.mp3
Magnavox Odyssey 2.mp3
Magnavox Odyssey.mp3
Matra and Hachette Alice.mp3
Mattel Aquarius.mp3
Mattel HyperScan.mp3
Mattel Intellivision.mp3
Mega Duck.mp3
Memotech MTX512.mp3
Microsoft MS-DOS.mp3
Microsoft MSX.mp3
Microsoft MSX2+.mp3
Microsoft Xbox 10.mp3
Microsoft Xbox 360.mp3
Microsoft Xbox One.mp3
Microsoft Xbox X.mp3
Microsoft Xbox.mp3
Mobile.mp3
MS-DOS.mp3
MUGEN.mp3
Namco System 22.mp3
NEC PC-8801.mp3
NEC PC-9801.mp3
NEC PC-FX.mp3
NEC TurboGrafx-16.mp3
NEC TurboGrafx-CD.mp3
Needs Installed.mp3
Nintendo 3DS.mp3
Nintendo 64 Disc Drive.mp3
Nintendo 64.mp3
Nintendo 64DD.mp3
Nintendo DS.mp3
Nintendo Entertainment System.mp3
Nintendo Famicom Disk System.mp3
Nintendo Game & Watch.mp3
Nintendo Game Boy Advance.mp3
Nintendo Game Boy Color.mp3
Nintendo Game Boy.mp3
Nintendo GameCube.mp3
Nintendo Pokemon Mini.mp3
Nintendo Satellaview.mp3
Nintendo Switch.mp3
Nintendo Virtual Boy.mp3
Nintendo Wii U.mp3
Nintendo Wii.mp3
Nokia N-Gage.mp3
Not Installed.mp3
Nuon.mp3
OpenBOR.mp3
Oric Atmos.mp3
Ouya.mp3
PC Engine SuperGrafx.mp3
Philips CD-i.mp3
Philips VG 5000.mp3
Philips Videopac+.mp3
Pinball.mp3
RCA Studio II.mp3
Recently Added Games.mp3
Recently Added.mp3
SAM Coupé.mp3
Sammy Atomiswave.mp3
ScummVM.mp3
Sega 32X.mp3
Sega CD.mp3
Sega CDX.mp3
Sega Dreamcast VMU.mp3
Sega Dreamcast.mp3
Sega Game Gear.mp3
Sega Genesis.mp3
Sega Hikaru.mp3
Sega Master System.mp3
Sega Model 1.mp3
Sega Model 2.mp3
Sega Model 3.mp3
Sega Pico.mp3
Sega Saturn.mp3
Sega SC-1000.mp3
Sega SC-3000.mp3
Sega ST-V.mp3
Sega System 16.mp3
Sega System 32.mp3
Sega Triforce.mp3
Sharp MZ-2500.mp3
Sharp X1.mp3
Sharp X68000.mp3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum.mp3
Sinclair ZX-81.mp3
SNK Neo Geo AES.mp3
SNK Neo Geo CD.mp3
SNK Neo Geo MVS.mp3
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color.mp3
SNK Neo Geo Pocket.mp3
Sony Playstation 1.mp3
Sony Playstation 2.mp3
Sony Playstation 3.mp3
Sony Playstation 4.mp3
Sony Playstation 5.mp3
Sony Playstation Portable.mp3
Sony Playstation Vita.mp3
Sony Playstation.mp3
Sony PocketStation.mp3
Sony PSP Minis.mp3
Sony PSP.mp3
Sord M5.mp3
Spectravideo.mp3
Super Nintendo Entertainment System.mp3
Taito Type X.mp3
Tandy Trash-80.mp3
Tandy TRS-80.mp3
Tapwave Zodiac.mp3
Texas Instruments TI 99_4A.mp3
Tiger Game.com.mp3
Tomy Tutor.mp3
TRS-80 Color Computer.mp3
Vector-06C.mp3
Virtual Reality.mp3
VTech CreatiVision.mp3
VTech Socrates.mp3
Watara Supervision.mp3
Web Browser.mp3
Windows 3.X.mp3
Windows.mp3
WonderSwan Color.mp3
WonderSwan.mp3
WoW Action Max.mp3
XaviXPORT.mp3
ZiNc.mp3
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Windows 3.x Banner, Fan Art and Clear Logo
My Windows 3.x Banner, Fan Art and Clear Logo
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Default Set for C64 Dreams
The C64 Dreams Set is more than mega, "Zombeaver" does a lot of work for this set, also my best thanks for sharing with the community. I have created a default set for this set, if someone likes it I would be happy.
C64 Dreams (massive curated C64 collection) Forum-Topic
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Visual Novel & Doujin Platforms/Playlists Art for Unified Big Box Theme
By GuroDragon
This includes Backgrounds, Logo, Pointer and VideoBorder art to create a "Visual Novel" & "Doujin" Platform/Playlist in the "Unified" Big Box Theme.
Simply go to "LaunchBox\Themes\Unified\Images\Theme" and drop the images in the same folders found in this zip.
Background images are in the jpeg formats for the newer 1.2 version of Unified.
Hopefully someone finds this useful.
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NEC Computer Systems Platform Art for Unified Big Box Theme
By GuroDragon
This includes basic Backgrounds, Logo, Pointer and VideoBorder art to create Platforms for the big four NEC computer lines in the "Unified" Big Box Theme.
Set includes the NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8001, NEC PC-8801 and the NEC PC-9801.
I did use the background art from the TurboDuo in the Unified theme to great a more unified look among all the NEC machines . If I did not credit you for creating the background art my apologies.
Simply go to "LaunchBox\Themes\Unified\Images\Theme" and drop the images in the same folders found in this zip.
Background images are in the jpeg formats for the newer 1.2 version of Unified.
Hopefully someone finds this useful.
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- nec pc-6001
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Super Mario Bros. Hacks (NES)
By flatuswalrus
Here are 298 hacks for Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo Entertainment System. I love these, there are some good ones that are a lot of fun!
The file Nintendo Entertainment System (Mario Hacks).7z is to be unzipped and placed in your LaunchBox\Images folder. These are all the screen-titles and screen-shots. The file Nintendo Entertainment System (Mario Hacks).png is a clear-logo I made (of course you can make your own if you wish). The file Nintendo Entertainment System (Mario Hacks).xml is to be placed in your LaunchBox\Data\Platforms folder as this has all the game notes. You will just need to use the replace function in Notepad++ to change the directories from G:\Nintendo Entertainment System (Mario Hacks) to whatever your directory will be. There are no clear logos for the games themselves. I just settle with the generic font if using BigBox.
As for the games themselves, most hacks come in the form of a patch file like the .ips extension. You name your .nes file and .ips file the same name for each game. Some patches need a specific ROM like (JE) or (World) etc. Once named correctly, place them all in the same folder, then import the .nes file to LB and upon launching, it patches automatically as long as the files are named the same as stated above.
If you need some ‘help’ with the actual games (.nes and .ips files) themselves, send me a PM.
Also, I’ll always be adding more to this as I obtain more.
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PinBall FX3 2D Box
By rexryan
Since I use all 2D box art I needed something for FX3..This a a quick mock up for me until I get motivated someday for a different layout..Huge credit to any original creator on some of the dockets i found on the web. Total list should have 73 images..
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