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Modding main menu

April 6, 2011 7:04:42 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Im wondering if anyone could tell me what files are associated with the main menu and revalent screens for sins dip 1.2?

I'm looking to add my own custom logo to the screens for my mod.

Thank you.

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quantum755
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Reply #1 April 6, 2011 8:07:43 PM
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The main file you will be working with is the MainMenuScreen.window file, in the windows folder. It defines the position of all the parts of the menu and tells the game which files to look for the various parts.

If you want to change any of the text on the main menu, that's in the string file, as is all the other text in the game.

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Reply #2 April 6, 2011 9:42:04 PM
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Wanting to leave existing text alone, but wanted to add like a logo over the menu like right under Sins of a Solar empire title

 

TXT
backdrop "MainMenuScreenBackdrop"
logoIconRefArea [315, 565, 414 , 187]
logoIcon "MainMenuScreenLogo"
logoIconAlternate "MainMenuScreenLogoAlternate"
titleRefArea [402, 118,  220, 46 ]
titleStringId "IDSMainMenuScreenTitle"
titleFont "TabbedScreenTitle"
titleOverlayRefArea [304, 84,  414 , 90 ]
titleOverlay "MainMenuScreenTitleOverlay"

trying to figure out if it has to do anything with the files its pointing at here. but i cant seem to find the logo icon or title overlay files?

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Reply #3 April 7, 2011 7:51:46 AM
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You want the textures: BackdropFrontEnd BackdropInGame and Research.  I did some new menus for Distant Stars a while back which never got used as far as I know.  Here's a link to them so you can see what was done.

http://sites.google.com/site/steelers086/gamefiles/NewDSMenus.7z

The only time you have to mess with the window files is when you want to change the positions of the buttons, like moving them down and a little closer together to give yourself more room.

 

 

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Reply #4 April 7, 2011 11:12:08 AM
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Quoting Stant123,
reply 3
I did some new menus for Distant Stars a while back which never got used as far as I know.

Didn't like the font. Sorry, thought Nacey told you.

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Reply #5 April 7, 2011 12:10:29 PM
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For this I had to make the menus brush bigger 1st then in the window file I also made bigger and repositioned to raise it to fit the tittle.

The lower race icons are the DiplomacyLogo.tga which I also had to resize the brush the reposition with the window file.

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Reply #6 April 7, 2011 8:28:39 PM
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Thanks for all the info was able to change what i needed for the time being.

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