Spring RTS Engine

I agree that low res loading images are fugly, but we must also consider the mod download size

why don't we have a load-screen downloader, and then when loading a mod for the first time, there is a load screen for downloading load-screens first, after which ...

as always the request is lost among pie in the sky bullshit.

PRESERVE ASPECT RATIO PLXKTHXBYE

Maybe if the thread title describing what the thread is about, wasn't the uber generic term it is....

Since loading screens tend to be mostly screen shots anyway, just pick a random image from screenshots folder and then overlay the mod logo

Would be epic fun to see a BA screenshot at CA startup

neddiedrow wrote:What do you think a video is? But yes, you can only really do that in said format right now.

Video codecs don't really save each and every frame but do certain keyframes and use lots of maths to describe what's going on between them (at least as long as you don't want to talk about codecs like MJPEG). Most certainly more "work" than just playing some compressed frames but also gives an immense reduction in filesizes...

That's why it would be nice to have the option to play "real" videos (especially during the loading screen)...

zerver wrote:I agree that low res loading images are fugly, but we must also consider the mod download size

I guess that's the mod/game maker's problem and I don't think a few 1MB JPEGS will make a like several hundred MBs huge PURE modfile the new bandwidth eater of the year...

hoijui wrote:why don't we have a load-screen downloader, and then when loading a mod for the first time, there is a load screen for downloading load-screens first, after which ...

While the idea isn't bad and would save quite some bandwidth (as the screens needn't to be in the modfile any longer and as such not downloaded every release) I guess it's too much of a hassle and not really comfortable as it creates too many problems in creating the "screeny delivery system"...

If you have a lua config file, you could do things like show a tutorial screen for someone of a low rank.

smoth wrote:PRESERVE ASPECT RATIO PLXKTHXBYE

this is really all we need. nothing complicated.

git master now preserves aspect ratio for load screens, rest of the screen will stay black.
see commit: c149feacfb5d3d1e9aaa28d185e036e82728bbd5

when testing, please make sure to NOT make the window smaller then 113 pixel on the X axis, as this will freeze spring.
though.. this should be obvious.

thanks a lot!