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New Location-specific Loading Screens

Cursor visible? WHO CARES??? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":razz" border="0" alt="razz.gif" />
As for the lack of fading, that's too bad, but if that's the worst... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
How about putting text onto the loading screens through code?
And that progress reload bar you mentioned also sounded real nice. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
I see that Thomas has made some new style of loading screens, and maybe they are better than the stock POTC ones. Now I have already made a lot of loading screens to some of my new locations in the original stock POTC style. So...?
 
I'm just complaining because I had a terrible job cutting out each letter to spell new words - and besides that it looked rather good (I think). Thanks anyway. I'm trying to insert an image and they ask for the URL - what to came after that http:// the adress to my desktop or what?
 
<!--quoteo(post=277970:date=Sep 9 2008, 08:42 PM:name=Jack Rackham)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jack Rackham @ Sep 9 2008, 08:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=277970"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm just complaining because I had a terrible job cutting out each letter to spell new words - and besides that it looked rather good (I think).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
When I finish those "reload-interfaces" manual drawing of letters won't be necessary because all texts would be put through code. In fact, now I have a job of putting all letters of the style reload screens uses into one font file.

pirate_kk
 
pirate_kk that sounds very good. Personally I would prefer the original style style of letters - I think they're rather elegant together with the flying banner.
 
We'll probably need to re-do all screenshots for all reload screens, don't we?
Hopefully I'll have some time to assist with that once I return from sea. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=278248:date=Sep 12 2008, 07:55 PM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Sep 12 2008, 07:55 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=278248"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We'll probably need to re-do all screenshots for all reload screens, don't we?
Hopefully I'll have some time to assist with that once I return from sea. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Very true, because old texts which were drawn on pictures would be visible and interfere with proper ones.

Thank you Pieter.

pirate_kk
 
My understanding then is that you will have all loading screens' text removed and replaced in code?

I had done some screens that were to be used in the A&M so I might still have the fonts ... somewhere.

This is what one looked like, I added the banner as well.

[attachment=2067:Copy_of_FF_Town_04.jpg]
 
Well, I can search for the font if it is still needed.

I trust the text of my ship repair screen won't be changed.
 
Just to be very sure before a big job: I've made a lot of "new" locations for my quest - can I start producing 'blank' (no banner or text) loading screens?
How is the banner gonna work - is it 1 standard for all text despite of the text lenght? (And in the same colour?) I want to know how much of the picture that is hidden. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":|" border="0" alt="mellow.gif" />
 
Indeed; you just need to make a screenshot.
As far as how it will all end up, I do now know.
We need Pirate_KK to give us some information on that. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
 
Loading screen would now need to be a pure picture without any texts. It can be a screenshot but without any interface pictures (like officers icons, log text, etc.). In Build 14A8 it should be possible to hide interface on land by pressing F8.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As far as how it will all end up, I do now know.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I don't, neither. Currently time is my enemy, as always.

pirate_kk
 
<!--quoteo(post=282848:date=Oct 8 2008, 12:06 PM:name=Petros)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petros @ Oct 8 2008, 12:06 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=282848"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Well, I can search for the font if it is still needed.

I trust the text of my ship repair screen won't be changed.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Soooo .... are you guys still using my ship repair screen and do you need a clean (no text) version of it?
 
I don't recall seeing that screen recently, yet I don't recall removing it either.
VERY strange. In any case, I wouldn't mind it being reinstated.
And as such I wouldn't mind a text-less version either. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
This is what we were talking about. In Build 13 it is used when preparing for a new expedition after dividing the plunder. Those were the closest we ever got to matching the stock fonts. Cat gave them to me.
[attachment=2509:ship_repair.jpg]

Here is the image without text.
[attachment=2511:ship_rep..._NOwords.jpg]
 
Thanks Petros; do you still have those fonts somewhere?
BTW: Now that you <i>are</i> showing that loading screen, do you happen to have a version without JPG compression?
The one currently in the Build looks a bit bad because of the compression artifacts, so I'd like to replace it with a cleaner version. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
As far as I'm aware, it should still be used in Build 14.
 
<!--quoteo(post=301361:date=Feb 14 2009, 04:46 AM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Feb 14 2009, 04:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=301361"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Thanks Petros; do you still have those fonts somewhere?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, they are around somewhere, I'll post them in this thread.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->BTW: Now that you <i>are</i> showing that loading screen, do you happen to have a version without JPG compression?
The one currently in the Build looks a bit bad because of the compression artifacts, so I'd like to replace it with a cleaner version. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No I don't but I could reconstruct another clean one in tga, as I have the original photoshop file I used for that.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As far as I'm aware, it should still be used in Build 14.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good!
 
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