[REL] Randomized Loading Screens

[Sailor Steve]

After Able72 started this thread http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=134173 and after much discussion and a request, I took on the task of putting together a set of Loading, Map (career), Single Missions and Museum screens, plus the three different Leers (Chart Tables) and nine different songs for the dockside bands to play; all in separate folders for SH3 Commander to randomize so you never get the same thing twice. Well, if you're lucky you won't get them twice in a row.

What you will get is almost 100 different screens, most of them from Das Boot, but also including a bunch made by different people from photographs, paintings and in-game shots, plus GWX and NYGM, and of course the stock game screens as well.

JScones was kind enough to prep the folders for me, which saved me some work. Who did what is in the readme, so please read it if you want to know who made each screen. Also, the installation notes are there, so I'm not going to explain it all here...but it's easy to do, so just read the thing and do it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

I will repeat the big warning here though: because it is made up of around 500 loading screens, .tga files and music files, it's 1.3 GIGABYTES in size! That's bigger than GWX2. So don't say I didn't warn you if you are short of space.

I've loaded and reloaded a dozen times or more, and it all works just as advertised. And it looks pretty amazing too.

[edit] Updated the link (August 16).


[edit-Dec. 4, 2009] Loading Screens mod can now be found at the wonderful BtsMods:
http://www.btsmods.com/index.php?topic=500.0
http://www.btsmods.com/index.php

And also right here at SubSim:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=995

[Gairith]

Thanks Steve DLing now.

[bigboywooly]

1.3Gb

[CapZap1970]

OMG!!!
1.3 Gb, but it's worth it. Thanks you very much Sailor Steve!!
CapZap

[Kpt, Otto]

Thank you Sailor Steve, this should add some spice to the old game what what! very much appreciated.

[melnibonian]

Wow

I'm Downloading it now and I can't wait to try it

Thanks a lot for that Steve (and everyone else who was involved)

Thanks a lot! I don't know when next I'll get a chance to just relax and play --wry grin-- but I'm looking forward to using these!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kpt, Otto

...this should add some spice to the old game what what!

I thought real Brits didn't talk like that. Somebody lied to me.:rotfl:

Originally Posted by Albrecht Von Hesse

I don't know when next I'll get a chance to just relax and play --wry grin--

I know that feeling. But then, so do so many others around here.

[mr chris]

Thanks for this Steve.
D/L now

[Christoff]

1.3 Gigs! Holy Moly

Well I'm gonna take a look at these...

So Tally Ho Pip Pip and after a sex change, 'Roger's your Aunty' :rotfl:

Thanks

[Kpt, Otto]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I thought real Brits didn't talk like that. Somebody lied to me.:rotfl:

:rotfl:

...there are still a few Brits left who talk properly! ... I am owever one of the great unwashed oo drops their 'H' chs everywhere!!!

[Sailor Steve]

Well, I hope you have a 'man' who cleans them up for you.

[irish1958]

Thanks Sailor Steve; now go and have a grog or two on me.

[JScones]

Phew, at least the d/l size is only 123.57 MB.

Great stuff SS. D/l now.

(On an unrelated note, have you any ship names for IABL's new ships that you can give me for SH3Cmdr R3.1?).

[Reece]

Here is a big hint Steve, I was going to do this but don't think I'll get around to it:
In virtually the same way as this mod it would be good to randomize the officers uniforms, helmets etc, so that you could start a career in formal clothing, then casual, and by the end of the war, moth eaten rags! What you think?