FAQ

How to update the card database

When a new set comes out, you need to update your card database to be able to see the new cards in the deck editor and use them in the game. To do this, open the Oracle tool in the Cockatrice folder. It's a stand-alone program and is run directly out of the folder without running Cockatrice.

When the Oracle tool is running, open the menu and select 'Download sets information'. Use the suggested address and click OK. After at most a few seconds, you should be presented a list of sets to be downloaded. Do not uncheck the ones you already have: they should be downloaded again. Click 'Start download' and wait. When the process is finished, the database should be up to date.

Change Card Art / Custom Card Art

Is it possible to change the card art for a specif card, not by changing the set order in my deck editor?

YES! It is actually very simple.

All you have to do is get a .JPG of the card you wish to change and name the actual file of the image to the cards (exact) name and add ”.Full” to the end. You can then take this new card image and replace the old one in your downloaded image folder.

NOTE: Image size does not matter. Try to use a high resolution .JPG of the card you want to use for best quality.

EXAMPLE: Let's say you wish to turn your M11 Sun Titan from its original art to a promo version.

If you are using Windows 7, you can find the default location for the Cockatrice card art files under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Cockatrice\pics\downloadedPics

Once there, look for the folder of the set for the card we are replacing. For this example, Sun Titan is in the M11 folder. Open the folder and paste/replace your new “Promo” Sun Titan.full[.JPG] into this folder, discarding the original copy. (If you have not yet downloaded the original image of a card by selecting it in the deck editor or playing it in an online game, the card image will not yet be there)

Once you have the new card image in the proper folder, you can now start Cockatrice (Or re-start if you already had the program open)and select the deck editor to see your new card image.

If you are changing the art of a card that has multiple versions in other sets, make sure you put the new card in whatever folder (or set) is highest on your card database set list.

NOTE: Other players on Cockatrice will NOT see your new card image. They will only see whatever version of the card is in their database.

Use Higher Resolution Cards

Can you get better/higher resolution card art than the default downloaded card images already used?

Yes!

When you click on a card for the first time in the Deck Editor, Cockatrice goes onto the internet and finds an image of that card from a database on another website.

If you find a higher resolution .JPG of a card that you wish to use on your Cockatrice, you can replace the image with no problem. If you can find a card image in the 3,000 by 1,000 pixel range, and save it as the cards (exact) name and add .Full to the end.

If you are using Windows 7, you can find the default location for the Cockatrice card art files under

C:\Program Files(x86)\Cockatrice\pics\downloadedPics

Once there, look for the folder of the set for the card you are replacing. If you are not running Cockatrice as an administrator, look in

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Cockatrice\pics\downloadedPics

Open the folder of the set with the card, and paste/replace the new higher resolution .JPG image with the old low quality one.

This process is the same for changing cards to custom images.

NOTE: Other Cockatrice players will not see your higher resolution card art, they will only see the image they have in their own database.

Booster Drafts

Cockatrice does not support booster drafts, so players need to use an external service for this.

Most people use ccgdecks.com so it's probably not a bad idea to register an account there before joining a game in Cockatrice.

How to link a card in the Cockatrice chat.

To link a card in the Cockatrice chat, type out the full name of the card, surrounded by the [card] and [/card] tags.

For example:

[card]Black Lotus[/card]

How to link a URL in the Cockatrice chat.

To link a URL in the Cockatrice chat, type out the url, surrounded by the [url] and [/url] tags.