MeatEtr Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Ok I did the easy part and got a bunch of pics to use. But simply tried adding them into another splashscreen(FUTUREs_CMSF_Mods) mod and it doesn't work. What are the parameters for these screens(max rez, size, format, etc.) for the game? I was even thinking of using GIMP and making like a montage for the splash, savegames, and loading screens. I downloaded it and it's a bit daunting. I just don't know where to start. Not sure if I have the time and patience for that. Would be great if all you had to do is find a pic and drop it in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Use the RezExplode to unpack the "Version 100.brz" and find the relevant bitmap. Open it up in Gimp and you'll have the right dimensions. After you're done editing save it as a bitmap and put into Z folder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Ok thanks Sergei, I'll give it a try. I got the idea about using GIMP from your mod thread. You mentioned it took you only 15 mins to whip up your compass mod. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 There's also my Africa theatre interface splashscreens on repository, if you want to see other examples besides the default. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 And here I am in MS Paint stretching, skewing, and cropping, trying to draw a box the exact number of pixels it needs to be. Boy do I feel stupid. I sat there with a calculator trying to figure out what percentage I needed to shrink to get the exact size. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 MikeyD, your stuff is pretty intimidating. Going back several years now, time and time again you dish out excellent stuff. Hell, I still remember your first mod for CMBB, pretty sure it was the Valentine. And here I am in MS Paint stretching, skewing, and cropping, trying to draw a box the exact number of pixels it needs to be. Boy do I feel stupid. I sat there with a calculator trying to figure out what percentage I needed to shrink to get the exact size. OMFG I'm not alone, LOL! I gave up with MS Paint, go grab GIMP and have at it, there's tutorials available as well. I just uploaded my very first splashscreen mod earlier. I learned quite a bit already. Had to add some black background for the scenario description area. Then made a new CMSF logo. Other than that, I just simply changed the rez to 1024x768 or close to it. Then changed it from jpg to bmp. I think that was the main problem I had before hand, kept just renaming the extension, didn't work. I'm gonna go for a fancy montage eventually incorporating several pics with effects. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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