bitmaps/ui/background.jpg is hardcoded

[Forboding Angel]

And shouldn't be. It's in base content.

[FLOZi]

Clarify?

if you mean you can't drop in a bitmaps/ui/background.jpg in your own game archive, think for a second about why this is (protip: this picture is loaded before the filesystem is initialised)

[Forboding Angel]

... Wtf do you think I'm posting this thread for?

Remove file from base content, all of a sudden we can use our own (but if you do this locally, you will break sync of course). *GASP*

Additionally, it could be set to look in game archive first. << makes the most sense.

[Tobi]

Additionally, it could be set to look in game archive first. << makes the most sense.

No, which game is used is not yet known when this image is needed.
(that is what FLOZi hinted at)

Have you tried creating bitmaps/ui/background.jpg in one of Spring's data directories?

AFAICS that should work, native filesystem still overrides archive content in many places.

[knorke]

Have you tried creating bitmaps/ui/background.jpg in one of Spring's data directories?

[zwzsg]

Knorke: But is it sync-compatible?

The hardcoded background is quite mod agnostic, it just depicts a tropical beach, there's no commander or any TA units, so I don't mind it that much.

[knorke]

Knorke: But is it sync-compatible?

joined some BA game and it worked.

[Forboding Angel]

Additionally, it could be set to look in game archive first. << makes the most sense.

No, which game is used is not yet known when this image is needed.
(that is what FLOZi hinted at)

I know, it's obvious considering that that is the screen where you tell spring what map and game to load. It was him patronizing me that was irritating.

Anywho...

Have you tried creating bitmaps/ui/background.jpg in one of Spring's data directories?

AFAICS that should work, native filesystem still overrides archive content in many places.

That I didn't know. I was under the impression that archive content was at the top of the pyramid. Thanks for the heads up. This way I can include it with the Desura/Buntu installs.

[FLOZi]

Except that your 'suggestion' makes no sense unless you were overlooking the obvious.

[Forboding Angel]

Makes perfect sense if you can tell spring where to find it beforehand.

However, including it directly solves what I wanted. Basically I wanted to be able to change it without breaking sync.