I was looking through descr_sm_factions and i had a question. Is it possible to make faction specific loading screens by replacing the faction symbol with an bigger image or will this screw up the game?
Very interesting hypothesis.
The possible problem (apart from the possible crash) is that the image can be reduced to the normal size of the symbol.
You can find in Rome.lnt this (after searching for loading):
<lpage>ImpCam_loading
<UI piece>main_menu_rome_logo
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>266</x>
<y>30</y>
<width>489</width>
<height>168</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>rome_logo_main_menu</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>progress_bar
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>259</x>
<y>704</y>
<width>505</width>
<height>34</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>progress_bar</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_loading_faction_symbol
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>448</x>
<y>319</y>
<width>128</width>
<height>129</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_loading_faction_name
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>380</x>
<y>459</y>
<width>260</width>
<height>38</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_loading_anno
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>380</x>
<y>512</y>
<width>260</width>
<height>38</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_loading_difficulty
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>380</x>
<y>554</y>
<width>260</width>
<height>26</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_loading_loading
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>259</x>
<y>676</y>
<width>260</width>
<height>26</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_gold_bar
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>380</x>
<y>505</y>
<width>260</width>
<height>6</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>gold_bar</object_id>
</UI piece>
<UI piece>ImpCam_progress_overlay
<identifier>UIP_EMPTY_ART</identifier>
<Parameters>
<x>270</x>
<y>710</y>
<width>483</width>
<height>23</height>
</Parameters>
<object_id>empty_art</object_id>
</UI piece>
</lpage>
I think the part in red can be the interesting one.
You can change the position (x,y) to (0,0) and the size width 1024 and height 768.
It is possible that the image is superimposed to the loading bar, and perhaps you must put it at the top of the page.
Please, let us know if this method works, and perhaps we will adopt it.:2thumbsup:
P.D.: it is indicated that this page is for imperial campaign loading, but there is no other indication of a loading page. Perhaps it is used for all the loadings... or perhaps not. :juggle2: