User`s Manual - Source Media Arcade
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1. Each entry in the DLC store will have a Install Now link that you can use to download amp install the content with a single mouse click If you already have a particular DLC installed it will be indicated as such in the DLC Store and the Install Now link will be replaced with a Re Install Now link Be patient after you click the Install Now link There is no progress bar for downloading install DLCs and you ll probably think that Source Media Arcade has crashed but just be patient and wait for installation to complete After the DLC has been installed you will be shown a detailed log that lists everything that was done If everything was successful it should say Finished installing DLC at the bottom Note that some DLCs will require that you restart Source Media Arcade before they take effect Any DLC that requires this will say so in its description 6 3 Loading Content From Other Games Source Media Arcade is fully capable of loading the maps models textures and other resources from the following games Counter Strike Source Team Fortress 2 Portal Half Life 2 Half Life 2 Deathmatch Half Life 2 Episode 1 Half Life 2 Episode 2 Half Life 2 Lost Cost Half Life Deathmatch Source YOU MUST MANUALLY ENABLE THE LOADING OF RESOURCES FROM THESE GAMES To use the resources from the games listed above you must install the Extra Resources DLC from the DLC Store 1 Press the Discove2. If there is a folder called maps the add on should be extracted to the root smarcade2 folder If there is a folder called materials the add on should be extracted to the root smarcade2 folder If there is a folder called models the add on should be extracted to the root smarcade2 folder If there is a BSP file the add on should be extracted to the smarcade2 maps folder If you have gone through this checklist and still cannot figure out where to install your add on leave a message on the Community Wide Chat located in the Contact section of the official Source Media Arcade website and ask for help 7 CABINET ART Each item in your media library has two images associated with it One screenshot image and one marquee image Source Media Arcade will first try to locate the artwork images locally but if they can t be found it will download the images from the two artwork HTTP locations that are also stored with each item in your library 7 1 Automatic Artwork Download Artwork image are always loaded from local files If no local file can be found then the image is downloaded from the Screenshot Marquee URL fields of the item s library entry and saved into your library folder These types of images are downloaded while you play and will be set as the local artwork file for the item and displayed on its cabinet as soon as the download finishes 7 2 Locally Stored Artwork Local artwork images a
3. other Apps Add on Apps can be found in the official forums 11 MEDIA SOURCES _ Manage Media Folders If you would like to import an entire folder of Standalone files into your media library you can use the Media Sources page Just hit the DISCOVER button P and click on Media Sources After you have a media source setup click Scan For New Files to import the files into your library 12 CONSOLE COMMANDS You can type console commands into the developer s console to issue engine commands Press tilde to open the developer s console Most of the new console commands and variables are for internal use only but you can still use all of the standard commands and variables that are included with the Source engine You can make items issue console commands when they are launched Intelligent use of this feature will let you make items that create vehicles for you to drive or change the map Just set the Location of the item to your console command prefixed with the word console For example to issue the console command changelevel sm garage when an item is launched you d just set its Location to console changelevel sm garage The console command is executed exactly as if you had typed it into the developer console manually 13 KEYVALUES All library item profiles App profiles search providers model categories and nearly every other record kept by Source Media Arcade is stored in Valve s KeyValues format They
4. 1 0 console variable hud opt count 0 When active the number of times an item has been launched will appear on the Launch Page gt 1 0 console variable maps automatic 1 When active the mod will search your MAPS folder for new maps every time it starts gt Console command installaddons which will search for and install any ZIP files in the ADDONS folder gt Console command scanmaps which will generate Library Items for all the BSP files in your MAPS folder gt Console command scanmodels which will generate Library Items for all the MDL files in your MODELS folder CHANGED gt All 3D Models that fail to load to show up as the default video screen model gt Items of type props to use a valid changelevel command as their File Location gt Items of type props to use their File Location as their 3D Model gt Remove Item and Remove ALL Item links to appear in the Housekeeping Panel FIXED gt An issue that caused minimal install people to see texture errors on weapon models gt An issue that would cause the mod to crash when you removed items gt Auto detection oftype maps when spawning a BSP file gt Auto detection of type props when spawning an MDL file 21 DOCUMENT HISTORY Periodically this document will be expanded and improved upon Use this section to see what has changed in this document since last time 21 1 Version 1 0 3 2 2012 The first printable version of this doc
5. Router Firewall Issues By default Source engine games use port 27015 to host multiplayer games and 27005 to join them Your router and firewall must be configured to allow these ports through to the computer hosting the game Using multiple Steam accounts behind a single router can also complicate things when it comes to hosting a game You must set each computer to use a different host and client port to avoid conflicts with port forwarding The console variables hostport and clientport can be used to control which ports Source Media Arcade uses for multiplayer 9 DOWNLOAD PURCHASE LOCATIONS Source Media Arcade does not have any type of deal with any on line retailer tying the program to a single store Users are free to define the places that they want to be sent to when buying or downloading media items If you don t have the file that a media item shortcuts to you can get it by following the web links under the Dont have this item yet heading in the item s Launch page The links displayed here are specific to the item you are looking at and come in three 3 flavors First there are explicit download locations which are identified by the Chain Link icon and have been manually entered into the item s profile by the server operator These types of links usually take you directly to a download page for the specific item you want The second variety are the Search Provider links These links will search your favo
6. found by searching the online databases for the name of the file Extraneous information such as the file extension or anything between brackets or parentheses other than a 4 digit year will be discarded before the database is searched If a single match is returned its artwork URLs and details will automatically be imported to your media library if automatic importing is enabled Otherwise you just have to click the mport Info button at the bottom right corner of the screen when viewing a database entry to import the information into your library 4 4 TV Episodes Importing TV episode information from the on line database is a little different because you must match the correct TV show AND episode While in TV Scraping mode no Import Info button will appear Instead you click the name of the episode on the TV show profile to import the information for that episode In addition to all the normal fields being imported from the database the Group of your library item will also be changed to the title of the TV show it belongs to This makes it easier to find all the episodes from your favorite TV show using the Library Browser s filtering features If this is the first file you are spawning from this TV show it is recommended that you use the Import Siblings feature to bring the rest of the episodes in that folder into your media library at this point This insures that their Group names will be set which makes finding episode mat
7. one additional keyword P which is replaced with the IP of the player hosting the multiplayer session on the cabinet When a player presses the Host Game button on the Launch page which only appears for Apps that support it their IP will be bound to that 3D shortcut s arcade cabinet As long as there is an IP bound to the cabinet a Join Game button will appear for anybody else that brings up the cabinet s Launch page The Host or Join Game buttons will execute the App s Host or Join command line launch options respectively To UN bind an IP from the cabinet you must click the Remove Host link which will appear in the cabinet s Launch page only if one is bound 10 3 Basic App Profile Each App profile must have a Unique ID an Executable and Launch Commands stored in it When an item s Open With field is set to the App s Unique ID Source Media Arcade will launch the App s Executable using the syntax in its Commands field App profiles are saved as APP files in the smarcade2 apps folder Any APP file that is in this folder will automatically be loaded when you start Source Media Arcade 10 4 Local Artwork Collections Source Media Arcade is capable of downloading artwork from various internet databases automatically but there you can still use a local artwork collection instead if you wish All you have to do is set the App s Screenshot and Marquee Paths to the folders that you wish to use Images in these folders that have
8. the same name as the file that the item links to will automatically be displayed on the cabinet If you would like to expand the search to include images that have similar names but are not exact matches you can use the console command quick resolve 0 Note that using this console command will increase the time it takes to find artwork images for all items 10 5 Importing Game Collections If you keep all of your games for a specific App in a single folder you can add it as a Files Path or ROMs Path It is not required that you set the Files Path for your App but setting it enables some extra features You can click the Scan For New Files link in the App s Details page to import all the games in the folder at once Also when adding files individually Source Media Arcade will be able to determine the type and default App automatically for files in the App s Files Path Specifying a Files Path for your App will also make more of your games work without needing any configuring in Multiplayer Arcades 10 6 Apps in Multiplayer As host of a Multiplayer Arcade any Apps that you reference will have their profiles sent to all connecting clients If the client doesn t have their own copy of the App profile then your version will be used from the App cache 10 7 Add On Apps Just download the APP file and place it in your smarcade2 apps folder The next time that you start Source Media Arcade it will be listed with all of your
9. LOAD r 4 Non source media arcade 2 1 Download the ZIP file from the link above 2 Place the folder smarcade2 into the appropriate directory C Program Files x86 Steam steamapps sourcemods 64 bit systems C Program Files Steam steamapps sourcemods 32 bit systems Restart Steam Go to the Library tab of Steam and find Source Media Arcade 2 in your games list Right click on it and choose Properties Click SET LAUNCH OPTIONS then cut amp paste the following line into the box novid window noborder Click OK to save your changes then Close to exit the Properties menu Double click on Source Media Arcade 2 in your games list to launch it Automatic Installation SO a 210 http iwww moddb com mods rg source media arcade play SUZ Have Desura installed and linked to your Steam account Use the link above to download amp install Source Media Arcade 2 Double click on Source Media Arcade 2 in your Desura games list to launch Steam will automatically download any missing resources the first time you launch Source Media Arcade This includes updating any Source engine games you load resources from as well as downloading the Source SDK Base 2007 You can monitor this by going to Steam s Downloads tab 1 3 Use The objective is for you to build virtual arcades by walking around your favorite maps spawning 3D shortcuts to your games or movies Doing this will inherently buil
10. S KEYVALUES SEARCH PROVIDERS FILE TYPES 2D USER INTERFACE KNOWN BUGS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING MOD HISTORY 20 1 BETA Version 10 19 2010 20 2 Version 2 0 10 26 2011 20 3 Version 2 0b 12 30 2011 20 4 Version 2 0c 2 1 2012 20 5 Version 2 0d 2 15 2012 21 DOCUMENT HISTORY 21 1 Version 1 0 3 2 2012 21 2 Version 1 1 3 3 2012 22 CREDITS 1 OVERVIEW SETUP AND USE 1 1 Overview There are three 3 menu views that you must become familiar with to use Source Media Arcade with ease 3D View This one is easy It s the same as any FPS game you ve played in the past Run around with W A S D find the cabinet of an item you want to play and then press the USE button E to bring up the Details Menu Details Menu ae an StarCraft Il Wings of Liberty Type S 3D Model P Import Siblings Pressing USE on a cabinet will bring up the Details Menu Any time you want to launch an item edit its details or edit an emulator s details you will use the Details Menu All of the underlined links and tool icons in the Details Menu will perform specific functions There are many different pages that get displayed in the Details Menu Each page is fully explained in section 2 of this manual Library Browser iter type P Title App a Grand Theft Auto IV Steam hd Lego Star Wars Saga Steam fl Star Wars Battlefront II steam The Misadventures of P B Winterbo
11. ain on the name of the App at the top of this page This will take you to the App Details page 2 4 App Details Page Clicking again on the name of the App from the App Overview page will show you the App Details page This is where you can view and edit any of the details stored for this App It behaves exactly like the Item Details page Clicking the Show Hide Help link on the top right will toggle the in line help for each field Clicking the Edit icon next to a field will allow you to change that field Clicking the Browse icon next to a field will open the File Browser for you to select a file usually 21 an image file e Clicking the Refresh icon next to an image field will re download the image if needed and refresh it in game e Clicking the Locate icon next to an image field will open the folder that the image is saved in e Some fields like the Download URLs field allow you to add multiple entries Clicking the Add icon next will add a new entry to the field e Clicking the Delete icon next to an entry will remove it from the field it was added to 2 5 Configure Page e Clicking the CONFIGURE button on the Launch page will bring up the Configure page e This button is only displayed if the item cannot 22 be immediately launched Depending on the problem the Configure page will tell you what s wrong and how to fix it Usually you see this page if Source Media Arcade cannot find the file that th
12. can be opened in Notepad and contain Key Value pairs with sub keys allowed Click here to read the Valve Developer Wiki on this subject You must have a basic understanding of the KeyValues format before you will be able to manually edit any of the record files 14 SEARCH PROVIDERS Search Providers are defined in PRO files and stored in the smarcade2 searchproviders folder Any PRO file in this folder will be loaded when you start Source Media Arcade Search Providers display dynamic links that will take users directly to the search results page of your favorite sites Adding or modifying Search Providers requires that you manually edit KeyValues files A HOW TO on doing this will be added to this manual soon 15 FILE TYPES Internal file types are defined in the text file smarcade2 itemtypes txt Adding new or modifying default file types requires that you manually edit KeyValues files The definitions in this file help Source Media Arcade determine the default item type and Open With App for files of various types AHOW TO on modifying this file will be added to this manual soon 16 2D USER INTERFACE The HTML powered menus are completely customizable and generated using the HTML templates in the smarcade2 resource ui html folder Customizing the HTML powered UI requires that you manually edit HTML files There are many new XML tags that can be used in these templates that are not standard HTML tags Soon this section o
13. ches in the on line database faster and more automated 4 5 Online Databases Source Media Arcade uses the following on line databases to retrieve artwork images and item details for movies tv shows and games respectively www themoviedb org www thetvdb com www allgame com Any time that information is imported from an on line database a link to the database s website is also stored with the item Special thanks to the people contributing to and operating these websites for providing such a valuable resource for free 4 6 Adding Online Database Entries TheTVDb com and TheMovieDb org are both community powered databases that allow any user to add new information much like Wikipedia All you have to do is sign up for an account at their website to be able to add new entries to the database The entries you add will not only be available for all Source Media Arcade users but by thousands and thousands of users of other programs as well You are encouraged to contribute to these databases AllGame com doesn t allow ALL users to add new entries but you can apply for permission to add new entries there See their site for more information 5 DISCOVER MODE Sometimes you ll want to spawn a game or movie that you do not yet own and therefor have no local file to create a 3D shortcut to In these cases you just look at an empty space on the ground and press the Discover button P and browse the on line databases until
14. ct a model that does NOT have the word Ceiling as a prefix For all other cases such as spawning the shortcut on a table top the ceiling or the floor you ll want to use one of the models with the Ceiling prefix You only have to worry about this when using models from the Frames or Icons categories 3 3 Model Auto Selection When spawning an item it will use the same 3D model as it did the last time that you spawned that item If you ve never spawned the item before it will use the same 3D model as the last shortcut that you spawned 4 WEB SCRAPING In Source Media Arcade Web Scraping refers to identifying matches based on titles of your local media files with entries in various on line databases When a match is found the artwork images and other details are extracted from the on line database and stored in your media library An HTTP link to the database entry s web page is also stored with the item This is especially helpful when hosting multiplayer arcades because connecting players can download artwork from the on line database at high speeds instead of transferring the images slowly from peer to peer See MULTIPLAYER ARCADES IN DEPTH to learn more about how web scraping enhances multiplayer arcades Note that Source Media Arcade makes NO attempt to keep any on line record of your media collection Web scraping is about bringing information from the on line database INTO your media library not the other way arou
15. d your media library making it easier for you to build your arcades in the future because you ll be able to use the Library Browser to choose your media instead of having to Browse for files when creating 3D shortcuts While building your virtual arcade is a lot of fun in itself the main purpose of Source Media Arcade is to PLAY the games and movies that you have in your arcade Play as you build You can spawn 3D shortcuts or play your media items at any time in Singleplayer mode Customizing your arcade is disabled while in Multiplayer mode but everybody can still play the games and movies that are already placed 11 To start a Singleplayer session click Create Server at the main menu Select your favorite map make sure that Max Players is set to 1 in the Game tab then click Start The first time that you play you won t have many items in your media library All of the Steam games that you own will automatically be added and they ll be some DEMO items in it but that s all You have to start spawning 3D shortcuts to build up your media library To spawn a 3D shortcut you generally look at an empty space on the ground and press the Create Shortcut button MOUSE3 This brings up the Library Browser If the game or movie file you re trying to spawn is already in your media library you can quickly choose it with the Library Browser s filter and search features Otherwise you can just click the Browse button and choose th
16. e 3D shortcut launches 2 6 Movie Scraping Mode e The first time that you spawn a file of type movies OR when you click the logo for TheMovieDb org under the Import missing info from heading www themoviedb org will be displayed in Movie Scraping mode You can search and browse TheMovieDb s complete website while in Movie Scraping Mode e Viewing the profile page for a movie will make an Import Info button appear in the bottom right 23 corner of the screen Clicking the Import Info button will save the name description movie poster and fan art from the profile you are viewing to the item you are importing it to If you only wish to import only fields that are missing for the item you can change the drop down list on the bottom of the screen from ALL INFO to MISSING INFO ONLY You can specify which poster and fan art image to use by changing the Screen and Marquee drop down lists 2 7 Game Scraping Mode www AllGame com is displayed in Game Scraping mode the first time you spawn a file of one of following types pc arcade snes nes n64 gameboy genesis saturn ds 3ds gamecube wii gba and gameboycolor Or when you click the logo for AllGame com under the Import missing info from heading You can search and browse AllGame com s complete website while in Game Scraping mode Viewing the profile page for a game will make an Import Info button appear in the bottom right corner of the screen C
17. e file you re looking for 12 When adding a file to your media library for the first time you will be given a chance to specify what type of media the file is For example movies pc websites n64 etc You can also specify if the file needs to be opened with a specific application such as an emulator Source Media Arcade will try to guess the type of the item and which emulator to use but this is where you can manually specify these values if you wish Adding a new media type is easy you just manually type its name into the box instead of selecting one from the drop down list Adding a new App such as a new emulator currently requires some script editing You can also change which 3D model to use for the shortcut at this point Just click the Change button next 13 to the 3D model field View section 3 of this manual to learn how models get auto selected for each item Click OK to spawn the 3D shortcut It will appear directly under your cross hair If it is the first time you are spawning this item it will be added to your media library at this point Source Media Arcade will also search various online databases for screenshots and box art for certain kinds of item types This is only done automatically for the following types movies iv pc arcade snes nes n64 gameboy genesis saturn ds 3ds gamecube wii gba and gameboycolor View section 4 of this manual to learn more about how your media files are ident
18. es which contain text descriptions and image URLs for media items TBN files which are actual artwork images that do not have download URLs APP files which contain text descriptions and URLs for emulators or other helper apps and PRO files which contain text descriptions and URLs for search providers All of these files must be downloaded before the map loads Any artwork images that DO have download URLs will be downloaded directly from those URLs after the map has loaded and will appear on the cabinets as the transfers finish 8 4 Joining a Multiplayer Arcade You join Multiplayer Arcades the same as you join servers for any Source mod Simply click Find Servers at the main menu then click Refresh List to see active servers Click on the one you want to join then click Connect Alternatively you could use the Steam Friends interface to join a server that your friend is in 8 5 Hosting a Multiplayer Arcade The easiest way to host a Multiplayer Arcade is to load up the map want in Singleplayer mode Max Players 1 Spawn the item from your library with the title GoLive anywhere in the map Launch this item to issue all of the commands needed to turn your arcade into a public Multiplayer server After the map has reloaded you will be listed on the master server list Alternatively you can start your multiplayer server just like you do for any other Source engine mod which is not always a simple process 8 6
19. f the manual will be expanded to include an explanation of these new tags and their use 17 KNOWN BUGS This section documents known bugs in the current version of the mod Some bugs are planned to be fixed in the next patch while other bugs cannot be fixed and the supplied Workaround must be used to avoid them Cannot launch Source engine games You cannot launch other Source engine games from SM Arcade Incompatible games include Half Life 2 Half Life 2 Deathmatch Half Life 2 Episode One Half Life 2 Episode Two Team Fortress 2 Counter Strike Source Garry s Mod Dino D Day Portal Portal 2 Left4Dead Left4Dead 2 and Day of Defeat Source Confirming changes with ENTER button Pressing ENTER after modifying a field of an item will CANCEL the changes instead of accepting them Workaround Click the OK button instead Closing menus with ESC button Pressing ESC to close menus will eventually cause SM Arcade to crash usually upon exit Workaround Always click the Cancel or X buttons to close menus Windows Start Menu and mouse focus Pressing the WINDOWS key while looking around in FPS mode will not free your mouse from the SM Arcade interface Workaround A Pause SM Arcade before you press the WINDOWS key Workaround B Tab out of SM Arcade before you use the Start Menu Desktop shortcuts amp the Windows Browse Dialogue This bug only affects the Windows Browse Dialogue It will give a F
20. ified in the online databases Alternatively Source Media Arcade can display your local artwork files on the cabinets View section 7 of this manual to learn about cabinet art options After you have a 3D shortcut placed in the map you can walk up to it and press the USE button E to bring up its Launch page From there just click LAUNCH to play the game or movie If the button says CONFIGURE instead clicking it will walk you through the steps of getting the particular game or movie ready to play on your computer even if this means downloading purchasing it from the internet View section 9 of this manual for more info on where you are sent to download purchase media If you want to make your server Multiplayer and allow people from all around the world to join it through the Find Servers menu just spawn the item from your library entitled GoLive and LAUNCH it The server will then be restarted in Multiplayer Mode Alternatively you can start a Multiplayer server just like you do for any other Source engine game View section 8 of this manual for the details on how Multiplayer Mode works 2 DETAILS MENU 2 1 Launch Page Press the USE button on a cabinet to bring up the Launch page This shows you a quick overview of the item you are about to play Clicking the LAUNCH button will play the item If the button says CONFIGURE instead click it to see why you can t launch the item yet Clicking the logos under mport miss
21. ile could not be found error for desktop shortcuts that do not point to a local file This includes shortcuts to websites as well as shortcuts to your Steam games because neither link to an actual file on your computer Workaround A UN check the box next to Use Windows Browse Dialogue before you click Browse This will cause SM Arcade s browse dialogue to be used instead and it is able to accept any type of shortcut with no problems Workaround B All of your Steam games will automatically be in your library so you can use the Library Browser choose them instead of browsing for files 18 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q Do I have to open SM Arcade every time I want to launch a game No you only have to launch SM Arcade once when you start your computer It stays open the rest of the time Does SM Arcade hog all my system resources when I play other games No SM Arcade will free its system resources so that you can play your other games at maximum performance However when you re done playing the game and come back to SM Arcade it will take a moment for SM Arcade to reclaim its system resources Does it take a long time to tab out of SM Arcade No tabbing out of SM Arcade is instantaneous because it runs in a fullscreen window Programs that run in windowed mode tab instantly because your computer doesn t have to change desktop resolutions Can I make my Start Menu be on top of SM Arcade No the
22. ing info from will attempt to identify your item on the internet database and download posters screenshots and descriptions for it Clicking the Marquee or Screen artwork thumbnails will allow you to view the image at its full resolution 16 Clicking the Browse icon next to an artwork thumbnail will allow you to change the image used there Clicking the Locate icon next to an artwork thumbnail will open the folder that the image is saved in Clicking the Refresh icon next to an artwork thumbnail will re download the image if needed and refresh it in game Clicking a link with a magnifying glass icon next to it will search the specified site for the item you are viewing Clicking a link with a chain icon next to it will open a user defined download location for the item you are viewing If the item needs to launch with the help of an emulator the name of the emulator will be shown as a link next to the words Opens With Clicking this link will take you to the App Overview page for that emulator Clicking the Change Item link will let you change which item is assigned to the cabinet you re standing in front of Clicking tne Remove Cabinet link will remove the cabinet from the 3D world Clicking the Change 3D Model link will let you change what the cabinet looks like 17 e Clicking the Import Siblings link will find any other files that are of the same type and are in the same folder as the current item and add
23. le location description artwork images etc 8 2 Library vs Library Cache All the items and artwork files downloaded from Multiplayer servers will be stored separately from your personal media library They will all be saved into the smarcade library cache folder instead This allows you to safely purge items and artwork from your computer that were downloaded during multiplayer sessions When a media item is referenced in Multiplayer mode your personal media library is the first place that is searched for a match If the item is found in your library it will be referenced from there Otherwise a temporary version of the item will be used from your library cache instead Any changes made to an item referenced from your library will be saved to your library And any changes made to an item referenced from your library cache will be saved to your library cache This means that the next time you connect to the same Multiplayer server the changes you made to the items will still be there even ifthey only exist in your cache The items in your library cache do not appear in your Library Browser so you can never spawn items that exist only in your cache Soon there will be a feature to import items from your cache into your library to correct this issue 8 3 File Transfers When connecting to a Multiplayer Arcade you do not download the actual files that the media items link to Directly from the host you will download ITM fil
24. licking the Import Info button will save the name overview box art and screenshot from the profile you are viewing to the item you are importing it to If you only wish to import only fields that are 25 missing for the item you can change the drop down list on the bottom of the screen from ALL INFO to MISSING INFO ONLY You can specify which screenshot image to use by changing the Screen drop down list 2 8 TV Scraping Mode The first time that you spawn a file of type tv OR when you click the logo for TheTVDb com under the Import missing info from heading you will gain access to their online database in TV Scraping mode The first time you spawn an episode from a new TV show it will ask you to enter the name of the series into the Search box If there are multiple search results for the TV 26 show name you will then have to click on the banner for the correct Show If there are multiple matches to the particular episode file you are Spawning you will be shown a Search Results page for you to select the correct match Suggested matches are on top while complete episode listings for the entire TV show are listed on the bottom Clicking on an episode name will save the name description TV show poster and fan art for that episode to the item you are importing it to It will also set the Group of the item to the name of the TV show Note that after you add the first episode from a show y
25. nd 4 1 Importing Online Database Info When you first spawn a 3D shortcut to a game or movie file it will probably not have artwork images to display on the cabinet You can easily fix this by importing the artwork images and other details from the on line databases Click on the appropriate database to search at the item s Launch page under the Import missing info from heading A database search results page will then be displayed Feel free to refine your search by manually typing keywords into the Search box If you re viewing the profile of a game or movie who s info can be imported an Import Item button will appear at the bottom right corner of the screen Click it to import the database entry that you are currently viewing and save it to your library item You can use the other drop down lists that appear next to the Import Item button to choose which movie poster or screenshot to use if available 4 2 Automatic Importing Automatic importing applies only to items of these types movies tv pc arcade snes nes n64 gameboy genesis saturn ds 3ds gamecube wii gba and gameboycolor The very first time that you spawn a file of these types Source Media Arcade will automatically search the appropriate on line database and attempt to find a match If more than one result is found you will be asked to select which is the correct match 4 3 Identifying Media Titles Matches to your game and movie files are
26. ou This means they might see different cabinet art than you if you have overridden the artwork of items that also have artwork URLs stored for them 7 5 Refreshing Artwork You can make an arcade cabinet re evaluate which image to use for its artwork by going up to the cabinet and pressing the USE button E then clicking the Refresh icon next to either of the artwork images This will cause Source Media Arcade to search for local artwork images again or re download the image from the artwork URL again This feature will also fix any images which may have failed to load on the cabinet initially for any reason 8 MULTIPLAYER ARCADES Multiplayer arcades are hosted by other SM Arcade users just like you There are no dedicated servers When you host a Multiplayer server you are inviting your peers in to browse your personal media collection in the arcades you have built Any server with Max Players set greater than 1 will be considered a MULTIPLAYER server You should be comfortable with Singleplayer mode before you attempt to jump into Multiplayer 8 1 Limited Customization You cannot spawn new 3D shortcuts or change which items are assigned to 3D shortcuts while in Multiplayer mode The arcade must be completely setup on the map already before you enter Multiplayer mode The only type of customization allowed in Multiplayer mode is item editing You are free to edit any of the fields on the Item Details page such as its fi
27. ou should use the mport Siblings feature to automatically import the rest of the files in the folder as episodes of the same TV show 3 MODEL SELECTION Understanding how models are auto selected for specific items and how they are positioned will reduce the amount of time you spend changing the models of the 3D shortcuts you spawn 3 1 Model Browser This is the menu where you can select the 3D model to use on the shortcut Models are organized into categories to make it easier to find the one you re looking for After you ve selected a category the model drop down list will show all the models that are in that category Finally after you ve selected a model name from the list the location of the actual MDL file will be entered into the Model File Location box for you Sometimes advanced user might want to use the Browse button to locate a MDL file manually instead It is a good idea to stand on the SIDE of a cabinet when you re changing its model that way you re not standing in the way of a larger cabinet model when it appears 3 2 Model Orientation Most model types are made to be spawned on the ground The bottom rear of the cabinet will be placed directly under the cross hair when spawning new 3D shortcuts on the ground However the models in the Frames and Icons categories are meant to be spawned on either walls or table tops If you re spawning the shortcut on a vertical surface such as a wall you ll want to sele
28. r button P 2 Click View Downloadable Content Store 3 Find the DLC named Extra Resources 4 Click Install Now and wait for confirmation 5 Restart Source Media Arcade Now you will be able to load maps and use other resources from any of the games you own from the list above Note Steam will automatically update any games that you are loading content from This means any games that you own from the list above will be updated You can monitor this by going into Steam s Downloads tab 6 4 Add On Content Compatibility In addition to content made specifically for Source Media Arcade you may also use add ons that were originally intended for the following games Gary s Mod Counter Strike Source Team Fortress 2 Portal Half Life 2 Half Life 2 Deathmatch Half Life 2 Episode 1 Half Life 2 Episode 2 Half Life 2 Lost Cost Half Life Deathmatch Source Cross game add on support is limited to maps props and textures only Advanced scripts such as Gary s Mod LUA weapons will not function in Source Media Arcade however you will be able to spawn the weapon model as a Prop Item 6 5 Automatic Add On ZIP Installation The easiest way to install a user created add on is to place the add on s ZIP file into your smarcade2 addons folder then restart Source Media Arcade Source Media Arcade will attempt to install the content from each ZIP file in the addons folder It does this by analyzing the folder struct
29. re either stored in the screens and marquees sub folders with the same name as file that the 3D shortcut links to or stored in your library folder under an encoded version of the complete file location that the 3D shortcut links to If an item opens with an App such as an emulator then the App s Screen Path and Marquee Path will also be searched for artwork associated with the item View section 10 4 of this manual for more details 7 3 Artwork URLs If no local artwork image can be found for an item but it does have artwork URLs in its library entry then the images will be downloaded from these URLs and saved into your library folder When ever possible you should include artwork URLs with your items They are especially useful in Multiplayer Arcades because the people joining your server can download the artwork images from the URLs instead of waiting for them to slowly transfer from peer to peer Note that matching your items to entries in the on line databases will automatically save artwork image URLs for you 7 4 Overriding Artwork Images You can manually change either of the images used on a cabinet at any time Just go up to the item s cabinet and press the USE button E then click the Browse icon next to any artwork image and select the image file you want to use Keep in mind that if you host a Multiplayer Arcade people will download the artwork images from the artwork URLs instead of directly from y
30. re is no reliable way to make the Start Menu always be on top of SM Arcade You ll just have to press the WINDOWS key to make it appear on top 61 when you need it 19 TROUBLESHOOTING Missing purple textures and ERROR models Solution You are probably trying to use a map that requires resources from another game such as Counter Strike Source or Team Fortress 2 All you have to do to fix this is follow the instructions in section 6 3 of this manual to install the Extra Resources DLC This will allow you to use resources from any Source engine game that you own Crash before main menu with no error at all Solution This can happen if you have recently changed your desktop resolution to be smaller than the Source Media Arcade window To resolve this change the window launch option for Source Media Arcade to fullscreen and start up the mod to reset its resolution Be sure to change it back to window after the issue is resolved Takes a long time to launch items Solution Make sure that you have set the launch options for Source Media Arcade to novid window noborder Read section 1 of this manual for more information 20 MOD HISTORY 20 1 BETA Version 10 19 2010 The BETA version of the mod was produced during the Summer of 2010 It was built ontop of the Singleplayer Source SDK Base and had powerful yet extremely user UN friendly menus which prevented it from being used casually This BETA release served t
31. rite sites for the media item View SEARCH PROVIDERS IN DEPTH for more information on how they work In Multiplayer Arcades both your personal Search Providers as well as the host s will be shown under the Don t have this item yet heading The third and final type of link to appear here are the Steam Store links They are accompanied by the word automatic This link only appears for Steam games and will allow you to buy and download the game directly and securely through the Steam interface 10 APPS Any item that has Standalone as its Open With value will allow Windows to decide how to launch the file If you need more control over how the file is opened you can set the item to Open With an App instead Items that open with Apps are handled differently depending on the App profile that is referenced In Source Media Arcade an App is an executable that can be used to open other items Apps could be emulators or any other type of program that accepts command line launch options 10 1 Program Compatibility Any program that accepts command line launch options can be used as the Executable for an App Most programs including all the popular emulators accept command line options Basically these can be used to automatically open an item s file after its App has been launched The problem is that each program has its own syntax for using these options That means you ll have to use Google to find the right syntax for the p
32. rogram you re trying to use The good news is that App profiles for the most popular emulators are included with Source Media Arcade so you don t have to hunt those down Any Apps that you encounter in Multiplayer will already have complete App profiles as well You only have to worry about finding command line options when adding new Apps 10 2 Command Line Syntax You define an App s launch options by editing its Commands field Most of the time you ll want to include the file location that the item links to as a variable in the command line options Just use the keyword FILE in your command syntax and it will be replaced with the full file location associated with the item when it is launched Alternatively you could use SHORTFILE to have it replaced with only the file name without the file extension or path The double quote symbol is a reserved character and cannot be entered directly when editing the Commands field of the App If your command syntax require a double quote use the keyword QUOTE instead and it will be replaced with a real double quote symbol when the item is launched Some programs such as ZSNES and 51 ClientServer MAME support launch options specific to JOINING or HOSTING multiplayer games These can be saved into the 2 appropriate fields in the App s profile for Host Join Commands This allows for virtual match making using the 3D arcade cabinet just like in a real arcade The Join Commands accepts
33. source MEDIA ARCADE OFFICIAL USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 1 BY ELIJAH NEWMAN GOMEZ aka SM Sith Lord TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW SETUP AND USE 1 1 Overview 2 1 Launch Page 2 2 Item Details Page 2 3 App Basics Page 2 4 App Details Page 2 5 Configure Page 2 6 Movie Scraping Mode 2 7 Game Scraping Mode 2 8 TV Scraping Mode MODEL SELECTION 3 1 Model Browser 3 2 Model Orientation 3 3 Model Auto Selection WEB SCRAPING 4 1 Importing Online Database Info 4 2 Automatic Importing 4 3 Identifying Media Titles 4 4 TV Episodes 4 5 Online Databases 4 6 Adding Online Database Entries 5 DISCOVER MODE 6 ADD ON CONTENT DLC 6 1 DLCs vs Add Ons 6 2 Official 100 Free DLC Store 6 3 Loading Content From Other Games 6 4 Add On Content Compatibility 6 5 Automatic Add On ZIP Installation 6 6 Manual Add On Installation CABINET ART 7 1 Automatic Artwork Download 7 2 Locally Stored Artwork 7 3 Artwork URLs 7 4 Overriding Artwork Images 7 5 Refreshing Artwork MULTIPLAYER ARCADES 8 1 Limited Customization 8 2 Library vs Library Cache 8 3 File Transfers 8 4 Joining a Multiplayer Arcade 8 5 Hosting a Multiplayer Arcade 8 6 Router Firewall Issues DOWNLOAD PURCHASE LOCATIONS 10 1 Program Compatibility 10 2 Command Line Syntax 10 3 Basic App Profile 10 4 Local Artwork Collections 10 5 Importing Game Collections 10 6 Apps in Multiplayer 10 7 Add On Apps MEDIA SOURCES CONSOLE COMMAND
34. t expand collapse buttons for various sections of the Launch Page gt in line help to the Launch Page gt per cabinet RANDOMIZE ITEM options to the Launch Page gt support for DLC packs FIXED gt HD posters and wallpapers from TheMovieDB org gt a bug that would cause a couple of bogus Steam apps to appear in your library gt the convar quick resolve 0 to properly look for artwork images in relative folders gt SEGA Genesis 32x games can now be imported correctly from AllGame com CHANGED gt the App Basics page to include download locations amp search providers 65 REMOVED gt Change Item Remove Cabinet 3D Model and all Random links from the Launch Page while in MULTIPLAYER mode 20 4 Version 2 0c 2 1 2012 ADDED gt a Change Image URL button for artwork images on the Launch page gt a DLC that enables the loading of content from other Source engine games gt a Remove All Items From Folder to the Item Details page gt a Remove Item link to the Item Details page gt the convar exist required that will override the file exists check CHANGED gt auto generated items to not be saved to your library until you modify them gt modifying an artwork URL to now cause the appropriate artwork image to refresh as well gt resources from other Source engine games to not be loaded by default for new users 66 gt the Launch page by removing the Open File Location but
35. them to your media library e Clicking the name of the item at the very top of the menu will bring up the Item Details page 2 2 Item Details Page Click the name of an item on its Launch page to bring up its Item Details page This is where you can view and edit any of the details stored for this item Clicking the Show Hide Help link on the top right will toggle the in line help for each field Clicking the Edit icon next to a field will allow you to change that field Clicking the Browse icon next to a field will open the File Browser for you to select a file usually an image file Clicking the Refresh icon next to an image field will re download the image if needed and refresh it in game Clicking the Locate icon next to an image field will open the folder that the image is saved in Some fields like the Download URLs field allow you to add multiple entries Clicking the Add icon next will add a new entry to the field Clicking the Delete icon next to an entry will remove it from the field it was added to Clicking the logos under Import missing info from will attempt to identify your item on the internet database and download posters screenshots and descriptions for it 2 3 App Basics Page e Clicking on the name of an App in the Opens With field will show you the App Basics page e This page shows you only the basic information about the App e To change the settings of the App you have to click ag
36. ton for artwork images FIXED gt a bug that could cause the mod to crash if Steam was installed to a very short folder path gt a bug that prevented the mod from detecting which Steam games new users owned gt a bug that would cause a crash when changing an artwork image from the Launch page gt a bug that would cause a random item to spawn even after you manually choose an item for the cabinet gt a bug that would cause different items to be randomly selected for each player in a MP server 20 5 Version 2 0d 2 15 2012 ADDED gt 3D Model preview when using the Library Browser for items of type props gt Disable Physics link to the Physics Panel gt Save Position link to the Physics Panel gt New collapsible panel Housekeeping to the Launch Page gt New collapsible panel Physics to the Launch 67 Page gt Enable Physics link to the Physics Panel gt Enhanced compatibility with custom models in multiplayer arcades gt 1 0 console variable addons automatic 1 When active the mod will search for ZIPs in the addons folder every time it starts gt 1 0 console variable addons map items 1 When active any BSP files that are installed from Add On ZIP files will have library items generated for them automatically gt 1 0 console variable addons prop items 1 When active any MDL files that are installed from Addon ZIP files will have library items generated for them automatically gt
37. ttom Steam i Top Gun Steam may Star Wars Empire at War Gold Bi EZ LEGO Batman The Videogame Es Steam Search ES Browse X Installed Programs StarCraft IT StarCraft IL exe You use this to quickly find items in your media library or on your hard drive when customizing your arcades Pressing the Create Shortcut button MOUSE3 or clicking a Change Item link will open the Library Browser You can click the Browse button to pick a file from your desktop or use the powerful Filter and Search features of the Library Browser to find items you have previously used in Source Media Arcade 1 2 Setup It only takes a few seconds to setup Source Media Arcade You install it like any other Source engine mod except there is one additional step you must set the launch options for Source Media Arcade in Steam Requirements 1 Have Steam installed 2 Own at least one of the following Source engine games Half Life 2 Team Fortress 2 Left 4 Dead Portal Half Life 2 Episode 1 Counter Strike Source Left 4 Dead 2 Portal 2 Half Life 2 Episode 2 Day of Defeat Source Half Life 2 Deathmatch Source Media Arcade is completely free however you must have access to the Source SDK Base by having Steam installed and owning at least one of the Source engine games listed above I recommend Half Life 2 Death Match for 4 99 US Manual Installation http www moddb com mods no0 source media arcade downloads DOWN
38. ument Converted from the ModDB Feature with the same name Moving the user s manual into word processor form was done to improve maintainability printability and independence from the ModDB profile 21 2 Version 1 1 3 3 2012 This revision fixed spelling errors typos and bad references to outdated sections The MOD HISTORY and DOCUMENT HISTORY sections were also added 22 CREDITS Source Media Arcade was created by Elijah Newman Gomez with some skinning contributions by Black Stormy and Shred Music by DjDTM and Jeff Lawhead This document was created by Elijah Newman Gomez
39. ure and file names contained in the ZIP and then extracting the add on s files to the correct locations in your SM Arcade folder If the add on is successfully installed the details will be displayed in the developer console and the ZIP file will be removed from the addons folder If the add on fails to install the cause of the error will be displayed in the developer console instead and the ZIP file will remain untouched in the addons folder Library Items of type maps will be created for any BSP files that are installed Library Items of type props will be created for any MDL files that are installed 6 6 Manual Add On Installation There are certain cases where advanced users may be required to manually install add on content For example if the add on they are trying to install is a RAR or some other non ZIP file format Manually installing add on content for Source Media Arcade is very much like installing add on content for Counter Strike Source or any other Source engine game The only difference is you will install things to the smarcade2 folder instead of the cstrike folder for example The trick is to figure out the folder structure that the add on author is using Once you figure out how they want you to extract files to the intended game s folder it is an easy task to extract them to Source Media Arcade s folder instead Go through this checklist when trying to figure out where to install add ons to
40. wo purposes it functioned as a technical proof of concept and was used to collect valuable feedback from testers and the community alike Note that the design and feature set of the BETA version was completely different than what is present in the release version 20 2 Version 2 0 10 26 2011 This first FULL version of Source Media Arcade was planned during the life span of the BETA and produced over the Summer of 2011 It was built ontop of the Multipayer Source SDK Base and had the clear focus of being a 3D media center frontend This version was a complete re write of the original BETA release It was redesigned to make extensive use of Valve s KeyValues data structure in maintaining a user media library The most drastic design changes from BETA to Release was the addition of various internet connected features PRIMARY ADDED FEATURES gt Multipayer mode gt Online media database integration gt Artwork image downloading gt Multiplayer friendly personal media library gt HTML powered 2D graphical user interface It was decided to release this version as 2 0 as opposed to 1 0 because of the signifiant design changes that were implemented between public BETA and Release 20 3 Version 2 0b 12 30 2011 ADDED gt a Source Media Arcade desktop shortcut icon gt a free DLC store with 8 downloadable add ons gt a link to the DLC store on the Discover page gt auto installation of DLC packs g
41. you find the entry that you wish to create a 3D shortcut to The process is very similar to Web Scraping except that instead of an Import Info button appearing in the bottom right corner a Spawn Item button appears When this button is clicked the database entry you are currently viewing will be created in your media library and its 3D shortcut will be spawned under your cross hair Since you don t own this media item you won t be able to launch it yet However download and purchase links will be displayed on the item s Launch page to help you acquire the media 35 6 ADD ON CONTENT DLC Source Media Arcade is set up to accept amp use new content in two different flavors official DLCs and user created Add Ons 6 1 DLCs vs Add Ons DLCs refer to content that is offered through the official integrated and totally free Downloadable Content Store All the content listed in the DLC store is original safe and fully supported by Source Media Arcade Add Ons refer to user created content that is downloaded from third party websites such as GameBanana com or GarrysMod org Add On content is unofficial untested and should only be acquired from trusted sources 6 2 Official 100 Free DLC Store To access the DLC Store press the Discover button P and choose View Downloadable Content Store DLC packs are grouped into categories Cabinet Models Library Items Apps Search Providers Themed Packs and Miscellaneous
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