Rage template

[Picks-at-Flies]

__Rage MSE plugin help file__

Created by Picks-at-Flies
11 September 2008
Size: c. 2.5 MB

__What is it for?__

This plugin for MSE allows you to build custom Rage cards that actually look like Rage cards.

__How do I get started?__

a) Download MSE to your computer (http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net/)
b) Uncompress this package (see bottom of post) to the c:\Program Files\Magic Set Editor 2\data folder (or the equivalent if you installed MSE elsewhere).
c) Copy the fonts in the rage-installation folder to c:\windows\fonts or wherever your computer put its fonts.

Now when you run MSE, you have an option for Rage Apocalypse.

__How do I make a card?__

a) Click on Add Card (at the right of the top toolbar)
b) Click on the card frame (anywhere that is not in a dotted field) and change the card type to what you want.
c) Fill in the fields presented by dotted lines. Note that some fields are generated by selection (i.e. Set and Character Traits), but most are typed by hand.
- The Ally template does have Rage/Gnosis/Health fields but they are hard to see.
- You can customise the Breed field, but it only remembers it if the icon is set to Other.
d) Edit your Set info (i.e. details about the set you are creating)
e) Save your set (File > Save)
f) Export it to your friends as individual JPEGs.

__I want to add my own set__

If you want your own set glyph, you need to:
a) Add the image to ~data\rage-sets-marks.mse-include
b) Add the appropriate lines to the 'sets' and 'sets_images' files in that folder (you can edit them in Notepad or other text editor).

__I can't find 7th Generation__

This plugin follows the current rules available at http://www.werepenguin.net/rage/rules/. 7th Generation are now considered a subset of Cults, and their caste is put in the main text box. New Cultists won't be given Aspects. If you want to make your cards differently, you need to edit the files in ~data\rage-trait-marks.mse-include in the same way as in the previous question.

__There are white spaces__

Unfortunately, Rage does not have any electronic originals to work from. All Rage templates are reverse engineered from current cards, and they are not always perfect. The Wyrm Character template, for instance, it particularly off-centre compared to the other characters. If you can reverse engineer better images (templates or glyphs), you are welcome to share them with the community. Templates are found in ~data/rage-standard.mse-style.

[Pichoro]

Would you be willing to post a zip version? I'd love to grab this for my collection, but I don't do rar, while every computer does zip.

[Picks-at-Flies]

Zip version done. I took the opportunity to redo the glyphs with white backgrounds, to insert a missing word and to make a couple of boxes minutely bigger. I suggest people download the newer version. I don't plan to do this again until I get faction-specific character templates (or better versions of the current ones).

[Pichoro]

Awesomeness. Launched it up; works beautifully. I did add installer groups to mine, though, as well as a unique position hint.

Anyway, I'm putting a link to this on the MSE Download page.