Proxyshop Plugins by FelixVita

The Ancient Template

This is what you're probably here for.

Ancient is a custom plugin for Proxyshop which lets you create cards with the old-school/classic frame.

This template / plugin is my main project, and is by far the largest plugin in terms of complexity and number of lines of code.

Examples of cards rendered using Ancient

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Other plugins: Modern & Normal Plus

Although developing Ancient has been my primary focus, I have additionally made a few spin-offs of the default "Normal" template

Modern

The Modern template / plugin lets you create cards with the modern frame. It is basically the same as normal.psd except for the following modifications:

• Bottom part of the card frame is added back in
• Square frame instead of rounded corners
• Added Artist & Collector Info in the modern frame style (paintbrush icon, mock copyright, etc.)
• Added masks to the nyxtouched cards to make the starry frame effect only go about halfway down the card
• Added miracles frame effect
• Adds functionality to use SVGs (e.g. from CCGHQ) in place of the set symbols normally generated by Proxyshop.

Normal Plus

The Normal Plus plugin just adds some extra features to the default "Normal" template to bring its appearance even closer how the M15 frame really looks, by adding the following features:

• Adds an optional "BS & Copyleft" copyright line to the bottom right of the card, for a slightly more authentic look at a glance.
• Fixes the collector's info for cards like [[Mind Stone (AFC)]] by hiding card count whenever collector number is greater than card count.)
• Adds functionality to use SVGs (e.g. from CCGHQ) in place of the set symbols normally generated by Proxyshop.

Note that the Normal Plus plugin has no accompanying custom photoshop template. It simply uses your existing normal.psd file. That said, if you wish to use the feature enable_text_copyleft_proxy_not_for_sale to place a "mock copyright" in the bottom right corner, then make sure you remember to download bscopyleft.psb (as explained in the instructions below).

Normal Plus Class: Miracle

The Miracle Plus plugin does the exact same thing for the existing Miracle template as Normal Plus does for the Normal template.

Normal Plus Class: Invention

The Invention Bronze Plus plugin does the exact same thing for the existing Invention Bronze template as Normal Plus does for the Normal template. Additionally, it adds the orange gradient in the rules text box — a visual element which (as of 2022-Oct-14) is still missing from the current masterpiece.psd template.

Instructions

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you are using the right version of Proxyshop. The FelixVita-Proxyshop-Plugins are compatible with Proxyshop v1.1.8

Installing the FelixVita plugin package

1. Go to the latest release of the plugin here and download it by clicking Source code (zip) (under "Assets").

   

2. Unzip the folder and place it into your Proxyshop plugins folder, so that it looks something like this:

   

3. Rename it to get rid of the version number at the end, like so:

   

4. Create a new folder named FelixVita inside the Proxyshop templates folder, then download these files and place them there, like so:

   

5. Optional (for better-looking set symbols): Create another new folder in templates named CCGHQ, then download the CCGHQ Set Symbol SVG files from here and place them inside, so that the path looks like this:

   

6. Run Proxyshop. You should now see "Ancient", "Modern", and "Normal Plus" (and its class variants) in the list of available templates. Enjoy!

   

A Note Regarding the CCGHQ Set Symbol SVGs

Downloading these is completely optional. All the plugins will run completely fine without it. They just make the set symbols look a bit better (imho).

When enabled, Proxyshop will attempt to use CCGHQ set symbol SVGs instead of generating set symbols using the info from symbols.json, except when:

• I've deemed that the Proxyshop one looks more authentic; or
• An error was encountered when attempting to load the CCGHQ SVG

Please also note that I have not yet checked every set symbol to ensure that it looks authentic. (I have thus far only done that for the sets from Alpha to Scourge, i.e. the old-school/classic frame cards relevant to the Ancient template).

Optional user configuration

You have the option to toggle certain behaviors on and off by modifying the config.json file, located here:

Simply open the file in Notepad and change the value of the config option you wish to modify. It'll look something like this:

Explanation of what each configuration option means

Here is a table summarizing what each config option does.

config option	description	default	behavior of the "authentic" or "auto" option	known issues
art_position_memory_enabled	authenticmatically re-position the art using the position values from a csv file (created by using the option below); this 'memory' is linked to the art filename, so if you change that then you must either re-position it or update the filename in the csv to match	false	true	none
art_position_memorize_new	pauses the proxyshop rendering process to let you manually adjust the art position in photoshop; when you click "Continue" this position will be saved in a CSV file	authentic	true if 'art_position_memory_enabled" is true and no position is saved yet	none
art_position_autoalign	if enabled, the image in your art folder will be used as a guide to autoalign a higher resolution version of the same art which you have placed in a subfolder of the art folder named 'autoalign'	authentic	true if an 'autoalign' subfolder exists and contains an art file with identical filename to the one in the art folder	none, but still new and experimental
flavor_divider	enable flavor text separator bar for cards that have both rules text and flavor text	authentic	true for cards printed in dominaria or later if rendered with normal.psd; true for portal set cards if rendered with ancient.psd	portal-style divider spacing issue
use_legendary_crown	apply the legendary crown frame effect (introduced in Dominaria set for legendary cards); if 'remaster' then legendary cards will get crowns; if 'true' then all cards will get crowns regardless of whether card is legendary; if 'false' then no cards will get crowns;	authentic	true for legendary cards from dominaria set or later	none
use_tombstone_icon	enable tombstone icon in upper left corner; if 'remaster', then all cards with graveyard abilities (regardless of whether the printed card actually had a tombstone)	remaster	true if the real card was printed with a tombstone	none
use_set_symbol	set this to 'false' to completely disable the set symbol	authentic	true for all cards except cards from non-expansion early core sets (like Alpha, Beta, 4th Edition)	none
use_ccghq_set_symbols	attempt to use ccghq set symbol SVGs instead of the default proxyshop-generated set symbol	authentic	true except for certain sets where I've made a subjective decision that the CCGHQ symbols look inferior to the Proxyshop-generated ones	none
use_ccghq_set_symbol_rarity_color	enable set symbol rarity color (silver=uncommon, gold=rare, orange=mythic rare); if set to false, the "common" rarity color will be used	authentic	true for all cards except those from pre-Exodus sets	none
use_ccghq_timeshifted_rarity_color	enable the timeshifted (purple) rarity set symbol color	authentic	true for all post-Scourge cards if rendered with the Ancient template (to indicate they've been "timeshifted" to the classic frame)	none
thicker_collector_info	slightly increase thickness of the collector's info / copyright line (for readability)	false	false	incompatible with "enable_mock_copyright"
enable_mock_copyright	adds a "BS & Copyleft" text, for a more authentic look at a glance; please don't create renders for mpcfill with this setting, as it looks "too real"	false	false	none
use_real_93_frame	(ancient) use the 1993 version of the classic frame instead of the default 1997 version	authentic	true for cards from any pre-Mirage sets	missing land and gold frame; and inter-1993 nuances are missing
use_premium_star_between_set_and_lang	(normalplus) use a star instead of a dot in the bottom part of the collector's info	authentic	true if a nonfoil printing does not exist for the card in question (for example, the MPS version of Sol Ring)	none
enable_watermark	apply watermark in rules text box for cards that were printed with watermarks (e.g. guild symbols, foretell watermark, etc.)	true	true	not all watermarks are implemented yet

What does true/false mean?

Each config option has exactly three possible values: true, false, or "authentic"

You must always pick one of these values. If you write something else or misspell them (for example 'True' instead of 'true'), then Proxyshop will fail.

However there are four exceptions to this rule.

Exception 1: Art Position Memory

The config options with names starting in art_position do not have the authentic option, because they are not related to the card's authenticity.

Instead they have the "auto" option.

Exception 2: The "remaster" value

An additional possible config value "remaster" exists for the following config options:

• use_tombstone_icon
• use_legendary_crown
• frame_style

The idea behind this "remaster" option is essentially:

"If wotc had printed the card today, it'd be printed this way"

This differs from the "authentic" option, whose philosophy could be stated as:

"I don't care about what the card would've looked like if reprinted by wotc; I want the card to look as close as possible to the original printing."

Exception 3: The custom_collector_string option

The custom_collector_string option applies collector's info to the set layer, in a user-defined format, using a mix of variables and free text. The variables are

<PrintYear>
<Set>
<CollectorNumber>
<CardCount>
<Rarity>

For example, if you're rendering Skullclamp [DST] and you've modified custom_collector_string to say

<PrintYear> Joe Proxy * Not for Sanctioned Play * <Set> <CollectorNumber>/<CardCount> <Rarity>

Then this will produce something like:

2004 Joe Proxy • Not for Sanctioned Play • DST 140/165 U

and if any collector info is missing, it will simply be omitted.

Exception 4: The frame_style option

This option is specific to the Ancient template, and has the following possible values:

• "real-93" — will render cards in the 1993 frame style (used in the sets Alpha to Alliances) by using frame assets sourced from real scans of Arabian Nights cards
• "mock-93" — will render cards using using the colors and textures of the 1993 frame, but also using the wider rules text box and higher resolution of the 1997 frame
• "1997" — will render cards in the 1997 frame style (used in the sets Mirage to Scourge) by using frame assets sourced from CardConjurer (heavily modified to look more authentic)
• "authentic" — will automatically choose the frame style based on the card's set, and will use the "real-93" style for sets Alpha to Alliances, and the "1997" style for sets Mirage to Scourge
• "remaster" — same as "1997"

Thank you

• Magic Proxies server on Discord — for helping me get started, and for being a fantastic community
• Investigamer — for creating and maintaining Proxyshop
• lmonair — for the 1993 frame assets
• Day7 — for hosting the most up-to-date dropbox repo of CCGHQ set symbol SVGs (linked in instructions, step 5)
• Hathwellcrisping for beta testing, and improving appearance of the rules text box on the 1997 black nonland frame