Unified Redux – Different artwork for Arcade category in Vertical Wheel 2

[Kilgrave37]

Hi everyone,

First of all, I would like to say that I really love the Unified Redux theme. It looks fantastic!

I currently use Vertical Wheel 2 for my game lists. I really like the way it displays the 3D box alongside the cartridge artwork.

However, I would like to achieve something slightly different for my Arcade category.

Inside this category, I have several arcade platforms, such as Sega Model 1, Sega Model 2, Sega Model 3, Sega Naomi, and others.

For these arcade platforms, I would like to:

• Replace the 3D box artwork with the Arcade Cabinet artwork.
• Remove the cartridge artwork completely, leaving that area empty.

I would like to keep the current 3D box and cartridge layout for all my other platforms.

Ideally, this would happen automatically depending on the platform or category, without affecting the other platforms.

Is this possible with Unified Redux? If so, could someone explain how to achieve this? Would it require modifying the XAML files?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[JoeViking245]

58 minutes ago, Kilgrave37 said:

For these arcade platforms, I would like to:

• Replace the 3D box artwork with the Arcade Cabinet artwork.

In LaunchBox, go to Tools < Options < Media < 3D Box Priorities
Check the box Arcade - Cabinet
Click Move Selected Up so that it is the top one on the list (above Box - 3D)

Since you non-Arcade platforms won't have Cabinet images, this won't affect them. 

 

1 hour ago, Kilgrave37 said:

Remove the cartridge artwork completely, leaving that area empty.

For your Arcade-type platforms, what's showing there now?  Because I wouldn't think you'd have any 
   Cart - Front
   Fanart - Cart - Front
   Disc
   Fanart - Disc

images for those platfroms.  (these are the default image priorities for Cart - Front)

[Kilgrave37]

Thanks for your reply and for the explanation!

I’m currently away from home, so I can’t try your suggested changes just yet. I’ll give it a try when I’m back home.

Regarding the cartridge artwork, here is an example using Commando (Arcade).

As you can see, a cartridge image is displayed next to the 3D box, even though this is an arcade game.

I would like to remove this cartridge image entirely for all my arcade platforms, leaving that area empty, while keeping the current layout for all other platforms.

Is there a way to achieve this?

Thanks again for your help!

[JoeViking245]

4 minutes ago, Kilgrave37 said:

I would like to remove this cartridge image entirely for all my arcade platforms, leaving that area empty, while keeping the current layout for all other platforms.

• In Windows Explorer, navigate to your \LaunchBox\Images\Arcade\ folder.
• Delete the 5 "Cart" related folders.
• Repeat in your other Arcade related platforms.

Then in Big Box, you might need to refresh the image cache.
System Menu < Options < Image Cache < Refresh All Images

 

Then in the future, don't download any cart related images for you Arcade platforms.   

(for reference, the cart shown in your screenshot will be in the Fanart - Cart - Front folder)