How on EARTH do you edit load screens?!

[[GG]Ashram]

Hello all!

Hoped someone could offer some guidance in a certain department... I seem to be unable to modify the load screens in the game. Any ideas on how I could go about doing this? (It clearly isnt just editing the files because I get a CTD when I do!)

Thanks in advance for any help!

Ash

[Aenarion]

Ashram I already told you how. You go to frontend_files then edit the loadscreen file in a program that supports TGA obviously. If it CTD I don't know what the heck is wrong.

Thanks,
Aenarion

[[GG]Ashram]

Ah hey! Yeah, I got your response, but I am still getting a CTD:( I will try again, maybe I am doing something wrong?

Thanks!

Ash

[Iustinus]

Hey Ash,
Editing loadscreens is easy, if you have adobe photoshop, open up the loadscreen, cut out the bar in the middle, put whatever you want as a backround, then put the bar back in the exact same place. Make sure it's saved in Targa as tga.
That's strange your getting ctds! I did a loadscreen for AWI, I need to fix the title, if you want to check it out- the backround comes from a painting by Thomas Cole.
I am, sir, your most humble and obedient servant,
Justin

[[GG]Ashram]

Hey! Actually I finally got it to work, just was saving incorrectly... however, please feel free to send along your work, would love to see it!:) We currently have a load screen based on the painting "Spirit of 1776..." but I would love to see it:)

Hope folks have given the AWI mod a check out, it is a LOT of fun... tons of skirmishing, ambushing, and very well thought out battles... good stuff!

S!

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