Bezel

joe45hir

How do I insert a bezel? I’ve found bezels places them in artwork and CFG but can’t seem to get it to work. Any help?

admin

Bezels (currently only supported for arcade games) must be named exactly like the arcade ROM file and placed in the game image directory:
C:\Users\#####\AppData\Roaming\polycade\img\arcade[GAME NAME]

For example, the bezel zip for Centipede would go here:
C:\Users\#####\AppData\Roaming\polycade\img\arcade\Centipede\centiped.zip

Beartrap

Hey everyone. I've tried to add bezels but I'm having a devil of a time. I've been told that I should find a bezel that I like for a given game and zip that and the "default.lay" file and put that, named the same as the rom, in the game folder, in the arcade folder, in the assets folder.

I do that and it just gives me the game wihtout a bezel and white horizontal stripes all over the screen.

The other problem is that the bezels that I've found come with a bunch of different types for that game in the zip file. I don't know how to select what, how to fix the default.lay file, etc.

Can anyone tell me exactly what to do? I love my sente, but my OCD is demanding that I fix the bezel issue.

Thank you for your time.

Rimpy69

Would also like an answer to this. Followed the instructions by the admin post above but not having success. There is no img file so not sure is we are supposed to create it or if the instructions have changed

killerbob

the Bezel feature works - just finished testing it.

In this folder
C:\Users#####\AppData\Roaming\polycade\img\arcade[GAME NAME]
For example, the bezel.zip or folder bezel for Centipede would go here:
C:\Users#####\AppData\Roaming\polycade\img\arcade\Centipede\centipede.zip or a folder called centipede
Zip file or the folder needs to match the game folder

run the Arcade game

Press Tab to bring up the Mame Settings
goto Screen Options
Select Screen#0 and the Bezel option should show up here for you to select
press Esc to save the changes

Jm3482

New polycade user here, just got it setup and love it!

Looking to add bezels to arcade games, don’t see the img folder mentioned above. Is there a new way to add?

bigdog00

You will need to zip the bezel file (the image and (I have) a bezel.lay file) that is then placed in the same folder as the marquee, header, logo files, etc... inside the named game folder in the assets folder.

Windows(C: )>users>Polycade(user installed under)>Appdata>Roaming>Polycade>Assets>Arcade>game folder

Things to know:
The "Windows(C: )" for the drive could be different on yours as well.
Users folder would be what your polycade is installed under. Mine is Polycade
I believe you can only do bezels on Mame games so the folder in the Assets folder will be "Arcade"

The zip folder for the bezel must be named the same as the rom for the game.

You will need to adjust positions and game screen size within the bezel in the .lay file. The .lay file must reference the bezel name at the top to work. This is why I name all mine, bezel_day. To keep from having to change it.

The first level of the game assets folder might look like this:
Header image
Hero image
logo image
marquee image (if digital marquee)
game name.zip folder

The gamename.zip folder will look like this:
game name folder
DefaultBezel.png

Inside the game name folder:
artwork folder
game name.ini file

Inside the artwork folder:
bezel.png
bezel.psd (I have a copy of my photoshop file in mine)
default.lay

Hope this helps... questions let me know and if I left anything out others please chime in.

Thanks!

bigdog00

When editing the .lay file use notepad. When saving it you will need to go to "file" top left menu and click "save as" under the popup where it says "save as type" select "all files" select the existing ".lay file" which will fill in "file name" and click save.

You DO NOT want to save as a .txt file

Jm3482

Fantastic thank you!