#mrbc

I have spent over 2 years trying to get Image indexing to work correctly with Google Search. Google doesn't really help you figure out what you're doing wrong either, but I must have finally figured it out, or changes I started years ago are finally being recognized by Google... i honestly have no clue LOL.

But, at least when you search a breed now, it finds images with Mains or Subs with that breed. Is this a fluke, or is if finally working!??

OK! So! Wondering what Monster Rancher Battle Card is? Well, it’s a card game I love, that almost went completely extinct. Long story short, back in 1999, MRBC was a trading card game that came into existence and then died out just 2 years later with almost no following or digital trace. I really loved it, and I wanted to be able to play it.

a page of original monster cards I made this post a while back, highlighting the progress I had made at that time in recreating the game. (You may notice I’ve stolen a lot of text from that post for this post. I spent a lot of time making these cards, so please excuse me if this post itself is brief. :P)

card backs

However, the game barely existed physically, and a lot of the cards were never translated into English, except digitally.

a page of Suezo’s skills At that point, I was more trying to recreate the game and enhance it for physical play. I was going off the aesthetic style of the Gameboy game (my favorite look of MRBC) and making my own changes based on game balance and usability.

a rare Tiger holo card    Hop back to now, and I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on an almost complete set of Series 1 of MRBC. (In total, there’s 4 series, and some promo cards here and there. Series 1 covers about 40% of the total cards, including all the key cards for the game.)

a cleaned, translated card    So I scanned and cleaned all those cards then made some neato-templates so that I could lay all the information, now in English, back onto the cards.

a Photoshop template I finished inputting all the data, and now they’re ready to go! You can play with these, the rules, and maybe a few counters.

a cleaned Hare holo card

Here’s everything needed:

Previews: Here.

Downloads: Here.

LackeyCCG is 100% Free - It runs entirely on donations, much like LegendCup - and the MRBC Mod for it is also free. Another benefit of LackeyCCG over TTS, is that it is portable, and requires very little resources so even a potato computer can run it.

https://legendcup.com/mrbc-lackeyccg-plugin.php

This update replaces a 10+ year old legacy plugin with the revised images, new translations, additional board/player features, support for transparencies (rounded corners, tokens etc.).

This is really just a promo to muster interest. The scene is incredibly low on players and could use new folks to mix things up and try new things out. Jump in the Monster Rancher Discord in the #mr-battle-card channel and ask for help to learn how to play, or see if anyone is available for a game!

New feature updates for Monster Rancher Battle Card on LackeyCCG simulation.

https://legendcup.com/mrbc-lackeyccg-plugin.php

Life Points automatically set when placing Monsters onto table. (Not a huge QOL improvement, but a fantastic convenience).

Skill cards "float" when played onto table (gives a living/breathing vibe that a skill card is actively being used.)

Optional "Rotate Card" in right click menu. (This is completely optional but was missing form the original release.)

Mew health corrected in text data (Card data is correct and fine. Text data in the sortable/filterable tables had a typo).

LackeyCCG and the MRBC plugin are all completely free! Lots and Lots of updates since the original post!

https://legendcup.com/mrbc-lackeyccg-plugin.php

- Starter Decks now included by default. - About 20 MRBC Avatars included to pick from. - Default "Bot" image has turned into pure Joy (quack!) - Added second 2P mat that included the other two monsters from the 4P mat. - new light and dark MR themed zone backgrounds - Several SFX are now MR themed sounds. The Plugin should update automatically when you launch MRBC in Lackey, but if it doesn't, just re-run the Plugin URL to get the updates!

I am glad I went through 366 (x2) more times to replace the Description box dot matrix with the horizontal gradient lines. After going through and tinting the "Guts Cost" box on all 366 Skill cards, I went back through again 366 more times and updated the Description box to look more similar to the original cards with the horizontal gradient lines.

https://legendcup.com/monster-rancher-battle-card-ccg.php

Apparently I have forgotten to shade in the "Guts Box" with monster's theme colors. It's a very subtle thing to miss on the original cards since many cards are light in color, but here's a comparison of adding in the theme color to the guts box VS white.