Loading screen images

Rantako on 7/8/2005 at 16:04

I don't know if this has been found before, but there is a simple way to get a custom image to display on a map's loading screen (rather than the default Garrett standing on a rooftop). Just put a .dds file in the CONTENT\T3\PCTextures\DynamicallyLoaded folder, with the same name as the ibt it will display for.

For example, if you have zSchism installed, put a file in that folder called zSchism.dds, and it will display while the mission is loading. All the loading screens for the OMs are in there too.

Ziemanskye on 7/8/2005 at 17:22

Have you had a real custom one work?
I tried making customs for Townhouse, but it never worked except as a copied version of one of the originals, I think because mine ended up being 600-some KB, while the official ones are all 512Kb.

Rantako on 7/8/2005 at 18:11

Mine was actually a copied version of an original as well - though I assumed it would be the same process for custom ones.

Ziemanskye on 7/8/2005 at 18:24

I'm using a plugin for a different program on the wrong version. (Nvidia Photoshop plugin on PaintShopPro 8, so it screws dds files up now matter what I tell it to do anyway)...
I think I had it work once when I loaded the bmp image into UT2k4, then exported as dds, but I can't remember how I got it to work because it only happened once.
Again though, not something I've been extensive in testing.

GlasWolf on 7/8/2005 at 20:40

Quite fun actually - try (http://www.glaswolf.net/images/thief/Schism-loadscreens.zip) here. In the process of doing that I made a template for PSP (http://www.glaswolf.net/images/thief/loadingimage.psp) here. Just make a screenshot, paste it into the Screenshot layer and adjust so it fits the mask. I couldn't get the plugin to work in PSP, so I used the DDS Converter (http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/;29412) here.

Inline Image:

http://www.glaswolf.net/images/thief/loaderpreview.jpg

ProjectX on 7/8/2005 at 21:12

damn that's good, no chance of a photoshop version is there?

GlasWolf on 7/8/2005 at 22:19

I've saved it in PSP as a .psd file, no guarantees it'll work but try it (http://www.glaswolf.net/images/thief/loadingimage.psd) here. The screenshot needs to be at least 600x500 or so.

ProjectX on 8/8/2005 at 09:27

cool, thanks. I'll give it a go.

Rantako on 1/10/2005 at 16:42

I know this is thread necromancy, but any chance of getting the .psp converted into (http://www.gimp.org) the GIMPs file format? (.xcf)

The problem is, Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop aren't free, while the GIMP is.

ascottk on 1/10/2005 at 16:55

Quote Posted by Rantako

IrfanView is free & it reads psp & converts it to a gimp friendly format:

(http://www.irfanview.com/)