Home Page Forums MAME MAME Can't see my vectrex overlays in mess

Deleting the configuration files for vectrex does allows the line to work. However, it appears if you change the overlay manually though the in-game configuration menu, it saves the setting to vectrex.cfg. Then that overlay will appear again, even if you use the -view command.

So, as it works right now, you need to delete all vectrex configuration files (vectrex.ini, vectrex.cfg), and use the -view command:

mess.exe vectrex -cart C:\Emulator\Mess\Software\Vectrex\Cartridge\Armor.zip -view "Armor Attack overlay"

However, do not change or select any overlay manually, or else that overlay is saved to the configuration file vectrex.cfg.

-Trebor

can anyone point me to the overlay download that includes the "lay" file? i have png's and 0 - 4 pcx files for each but no lay file.

can't for the life of me get vectrex overlays to appear.

many thanks

Get vectrex.zip from http://www.mameworld.net/mrdo/mess_artwork.html

i swear to you guys, i'm not this ignorant!

thank you for the link, files downloaded and moved to the artwork folder, still no overlays.

i'm running mess 122b on an arcade monitor with an ultimarc arcadeVGA under a newly installed XP environment if that makes any difference.

i tried mess 125b but when starting a vectrex rom, it says "system.img" not found when i clearly have the vectrex.zip (with system.img) in the bios folder.

what's a brother gotta do to get this working? my hands are officially thrown up

The bios folder is now called 'roms' - just like MAME.

for the longest time i thought this was some kind of conspiracy against me.

finally, mostly, got overlays to display via command line (thru mameWAH). some of the games display either minestorm or the last overlay that was loaded but others switch fine.

i know this has to do with naming so i think i'm finally putting this systems set up to rest.

thank you all for the help!

any tips on a performance boost? sans overlays, runs just fine. with an overlay displayed, sound hiccups a bit and it seems to be running just a tad bit slower.

for the first system i ever owned as a kid (and still do), it's been the trickiest to get up and running on my machine:)

Make sure you are running in OpenGL (or Direct3D on Windows) mode.

that did it! in fact, using direct3D 8 runs smoother than direct3D 9.

vectrex is DONE! thank you all