Faction-based load screens

[quantum]

It would be nice to be able to choose which load screens the player will see based on his faction choice; i.e. a core player would see core load screens.

That would allow modders to give tips on faction specific units, give some storyline information, or just make faction themed load screens.

[Aun]

This would be nice, I've always though it was funny seeing side-specific tips on load screens.

[quantum]

Thanks to trepan and my C++ literate brother, it's done, patch submitted .

[imbaczek]

The only thing lacking is how to make them...

*hint hint*

[quantum]

Oh, yes, right, the syntax is sidename_*.jpg or sidename_*.bmp, so a core load screen would be core_myloadscreen.jpg. Loadscreens that start with other names are ignored. If no side load screen is found, it reverts to the old behaviour: it picks one among all the pictures in the bitmaps/loadpictures folder.

[trepan]

Committed to SVN (r3598).

[Zoy64]

you should be able to download them from UF. I dont exactly know what to do, it should just be a patch or widget or something :idea:

[Snipawolf]

Zoy...

This is a patch, commited to the engine. There is nothing you as a player are going to do with it...

If I specify Human_Loadscreen1.bmp, it will load only that screen for humans, not aliens. Modders don't do anything either, it just changes how one thing works.