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Unified Refried 2.0 .1

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What's different in 2.0?

*This replaces the old version of Refried entirely. DO NOT merge this new version with the old one.

*All platform addon themes from the first version of Refried have been merged into one single addon called "Queso Fresco" (because it tastes great on top of refried beans...that's why). Therefore all of those older addon themes are no longer needed.

*Requires Launchbox 9.4 or above to function properly

*Revised Install instructions (please read them below if you are just starting out with the theme)

*Added custom controller icons for play modes in the game description on some systems...this will get finished in the future

*More great additions made by Ghostlines to the theme

*Added the fullscreen video view to all platforms (view 4)

*Improved the artwork slightly for the Big Box options menus

Important note**If you install this theme,and the artwork does not display properly for a platform on your system,then more than likely it is a naming conflict between your platform and the files in the theme. To fix this issue,you must locate these files and change the name to your actual platforms name:

1.Images/Theme/Background/(name of your platform that is mislabeled)

2.Images/Theme/VideoBorder/(name of your platform that is mislabeled)

If you install the Queso Fresco addon as well,then you must also rename the custom view xaml files to your platform name.

I set out to make an alternate version to the beautiful Unified theme,with modifications here and there,yet,as I worked on it more and more,I started to go a different direction slightly...and thus Refried was born. This theme is built to focus on artwork,and showcase each system in bright colorful high definition artwork. I have drawn all new original arcade cabinets,and designed custom borders for each platform,which set each system apart from each other,while maintaining a unified appearance across the board.

The main difference between this,and many other themes that are out there...are the video borders. When using the Default theme,all video borders are the same size across the entire theme...but,when using the addons,the video borders will then fit the system properly...so that the video for Game Boy Advance,will fit the GBA Video Border...and the PSP video,will fit the PSP Video Border. In other words,by using the custom view addons,it allows the theme to represent the system perfectly...rather than the same size border for everything.

This theme is more than capable of running without a single addon theme installed,and only using the Default...the addons are merely to extend the experience of each system,with special added artwork,and tweaks.On the other hand,the Addons rely on the Default themes structure,and will not work without the default theme installed.

 

There are multiple views included with the default theme,including -

1.Border with No Box/Cart/Disc Art

2.Border with Box/Cart/Disc Art

3.Border with Box/Spinning Cart/Disc Art

4.Full Screen Video w/Centered enlarged wheel

5.Border Text List View with Box/Cart/Disc Art

The Queso Fresco addon has 5 views -

1.Special Artwork/Special Border with No Box/Cart/Disc Art

2.Special Border with Box/Cart/Disc Art  (With wheel fade)

3.Special Border with Box/Cart/Disc Art  (No wheel fade)

4.Full Screen Video w/Centered enlarged wheel

 5.Special Border Text List View with Box/Cart/Disc Art

**If the system has CD's/Discs,then the Disc will spin in Views 2 and 3...but,if the system has carts or floppies,then they will not spin in views 2 and 3.

The Arcade portion of the Queso Fresco addon has 5 views -

1.Dynamic Marquees with Character Artwork

2.No Dynamic Marquees with Character Artwork

3.Dynamic Marquees with Advert/Flyers

4.Full Screen Video w/Centered enlarged wheel

5.Text List View with Advert/Flyers/Cabinets

With the Queso Fresco addon installed,the arcade platforms are capable of displaying Video Marquees for each game,as well as regular marquees, in the marquee area of the cabinets (Some samples are included,and more are on the way)*

Any Video Marquees must be placed in "LaunchBox/Themes/Unified Refried/Images/Theme/Addons/_Arcade/Video Marquees/" and must be in mp4 format

In order to make this work properly,you must go into LaunchBox options,and change the priority for Cart Back Image to Arcade - Marquee,and uncheck anything else.

Installation:

1.Download the Default theme (Unified Refried) ,and place it in your "Launchbox/Themes" folder

2.If you have not done so,you will need to unblock the Plugins...This does not have to be done for every addon theme,as unblocking them once,in the default,is all that is necessary...excerpt taken from unified description -

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Go to the “Plugins” folder inside of the extracted folder and right-click on of the .dll files. Choose Properties -> Click on “Unblock” at the bottom of the window. Close the window. Repeat that for all .dll files in that folder. If the "Unblock" button isn't there than you are already good to go.

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3.Set the theme to "Unified Refried" in Options/Views/Theme

4.If installing any of the addons,simply unzip the addon,and open the folder that was created. In this case we will use the Queso Fresco addon as an example.

5.Place the two folders (Images and Views) into the Unified Refried default theme folder,merging the folders when prompted.

6.That's it! ....When you load up Big Box,the artwork should be changed to the Queso Fresco alternate art.

Pictures of Installation process for those that need them...If this is your first time using Refried you can skip step 1

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Thanks

@RetroNi for the use of his Logo set.

@CriticalCid for his theme Unified,as I used alot of his coding as a base for the assembly of this theme.

@kyoken @neil9000 @bundangdon @zetec-s-joe @Retro808 @Porl Hendy for their feedback during testing.

@faeran for his help early on in the development stages.

@Jason Carr because I used a bit of code from his Redux version,and took on some of his ideas from the changes he made

@NJDave71 for his HelperControl plugin

@bmonomad @Suhrvivor for their work on the Community Star Ratings,Favorites,and Play Mode code,which formed the base for implementing it into this theme

@Ghostlines for his additions to the theme

Examples:

 

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Current Platform list covered by the theme -

Arcade

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Consoles

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Handhelds

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Computers

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Pinball

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Ghostlines Additions

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Current Playlists covered by the theme -

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The Platform/Playlist video set can be found here...

The Platform/Playlist Logo set can be found here...

 

 

What's New in Version .1   See changelog

Released

*Updated to Refried 2.0

Requires Launchbox 9.4 or later to function properly

Please refer to the updated description and installation instructions above.

*Fixed a few Grammatical/Naming issues in the Queso Fresco addon,bringing the naming of some platforms in line with the previous naming convention used in the Refried theme. 

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vgbox

vgbox 9

· Edited by vgbox

  

This with unified category/platform wheel is the best custom theme BigBox has to offer imo, even in 2023, at least in Wheel3GamesView mode. I use it for about two years now. 

With that said, it is not perfect, there is room for improvements:

1. A circular wheel with unique pointer for each category/platform/playlist, more like hyperspin wheel.

2. Real unified arcade cabinet models  or real like generic made once for those without unified once for each arcade board.

3. Add missing platforms and playlists like 3 player games playlist added and a bunch of others.

4. 4k

AdamvsMaximvs

AdamvsMaximvs 0

  

Fantastic theme. Very nice look and really shows well.

HugoBR

HugoBR 4

· Edited by HugoBR

  

Simply the best, most fluid and nice looking theme, even until now in 2020. Please don't abandon your work RetroHumanoid and keep updating this theme. 

Deejus679

Deejus679 8

  

This theme is fantastic! Previously I was happy to see themes that resembled the hype that spins. This however, takes Big Box to whole other level. @RetroHumanoid this- in my humble opinion, is hands down the best theme I have yet to come across. I would just like to say thank you for this beautiful piece of art. The amount of  love, care, and energy you put into this piece is evident. 

Cheers! ?

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theekinghumpy

theekinghumpy 8

  

Loving this theme. Does anyone know how to add a number to total games when selecting a platform in bigbox

SidewaysMan

SidewaysMan 148

  

This is so good. Great job RH.

thank you

 

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Riffman81

Riffman81 523

   2 of 2 members found this review helpful 2 / 2 members

It's been awhile since I've posted a review on anything. This theme definitely got my attention and will be a permanent fixture on both my cab and my gaming PC for BigBox! Love the attention to detail, uniform look, and high quality art! Job VERY well done!! :)

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CriticalCid

CriticalCid 1,039

   9 of 9 members found this review helpful 9 / 9 members

You took the concept of Unified to the next level and I’m really happy to see that my little theme led the creation of this jewel.

It' very polished and I really love your own spin on it.

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CDBlue

CDBlue 103

   3 of 3 members found this review helpful 3 / 3 members

What can I say, other than get this theme immediately :)  It's very polished, has tons of great animations, graphics, etc..  All that plus a bonus of great logos and platform videos to go along with it.  Nice job RetroHumanoid, can't wait to see your future work (and updates to this great theme).

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ChoCho346

ChoCho346 0

   2 of 3 members found this review helpful 2 / 3 members

Awesome theme! I'm just having trouble finding out how to install add ons and add platform videos. Any help would be appreciated.

Response from the author:

Thanks...Platform Videos go in "Launchbox/Videos/Platforms/"...and just make sure the video has the same exact name as the platform it's for.

As for installing addon themes,the instructions are posted above...just follow them exactly and you shouldn't have any issues.

ed20910

ed20910 43

   2 of 2 members found this review helpful 2 / 2 members

Excellent theme, even without the add-ons.  The arcade add-on is a must have though. The changing marquee on the video cab is something i have not seen in a theme before, especially video marquees.  My go to theme on my main LB build.

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zetec-s-joe

zetec-s-joe 341

  

Major attention to detail, this man is a machine,

For those of you that are a little OCD or looking for a console like experience where everything is all Uniform - Look no further

Thank you for this Theme and the hard work,

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kmoney

kmoney 368

  

Excellent beautiful theme. Very detailed and lots of time and effort and retro goodness went into designing it!

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