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[modboy451]

Can the Main screen... like the main menu be a video instead of a picture? and how do I go about adding my own emblem in place of the BFME 2 thing in the upper right corner?

[Ridder Geel]

GameData
  ShellMapOn = Yes
End

That enables the map which does the "movie" for the main menu.

Your own text thing... is in this file:
art\compiledtextures\lo\logowithshadow.tga

[modboy451]

ok, then how do i put my own movie into there? it has to be vp6 right?

[Ridder Geel]

No... the main menu thing is a MAP not a movie... Movie would be before the menu loads...

[modboy451]

oh! ok.. so... it's like a world builder map? do i just have it run a script to make it always do a camera animation? er... how would i change it? I'm completely clueless.

[Ridder Geel]

Open the one from BFME 2, shellmap1 or something like that, its got the scripts in it, just look how ea did it, and then do something similar
And yep worldbuilder

[modboy451]

K i found it.. and got it does... but...where is this?

GameData
  ShellMapOn = Yes
End

which file is it in? Gamedata.ini right? I found the "gamedata" entry with all the stuff about the shellmap and everything... but... when i load it up it is still the screen thing i have... not the map...

Edited by modboy451, 31 October 2011 - 04:10 PM.

[Ridder Geel]

You cant edit the gamedata.ini Make a new ini in the object folder that has that piece of code

[modboy451]

ok...

[modboy451]

Ok i got that now, and it is changing... but the screen is just black... do you want to take a look at the map? i used a camera animation instead of the actuall camera... will that make a difference?

[Ridder Geel]

I'd say upload it and ill check if the scripts are correct..

[modboy451]

ok when it comes up it will ask for the unit to replace my MOD units that are in there.. just ignore that.

Attached Files

•  Shellmap1.zip   18.67KB   37 downloads

[Ridder Geel]

Of course
Check back here in like 10 minz i'll have a look now

Remove the disable terrain render lad, that should fix it
The BFME 2 shellmap uses a model

Edited by Ridder Geel, 01 November 2011 - 03:36 PM.

[modboy451]

I know it uses a model... but i wanted an animation... um... so "disable terrain render"? where would i find that?

[Ridder Geel]

You have that in your setup script The one that tells it what camera animation to play I assume you edited that one?

[modboy451]

yes

[modboy451]

Ok... works and is showing up... but it is only showing parts of the map... and otherwise it's all black...

[Ridder Geel]

That has to do with several camera settings, and possibly fog of war... Check out the script commands for the camera and map perhaps to see which things you may want to change

[modboy451]

ah ok...

[Ridder Geel]

If you can't find any script that does what you need, then I will take a look for you But try looking yourself first, you might find other scripts u might like