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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Scripting Workshop => Topic started by: Rampage on December 29, 2010, 05:39:51 pm

Title: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Rampage on December 29, 2010, 05:39:51 pm

Hello Community,

I was wondering if it is possible to FRED a cinematic and then load it with a script as a mainhall effect?

Sincerely,

Rampage

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: General Battuta on December 29, 2010, 07:50:13 pm

Yes, it's been done several times, and it tends to suck because you have to load the mission every single time you exit options menu/techroom/whatever.

But it's not hard to do at all. BP did it, ED did it, they just all ended up cutting it.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Nyctaeus on December 29, 2010, 07:54:08 pm

I did something like this for Shadow Genesis mainhall, but I removed it. With it, main menu has a f**king long loading time and lag even after loading.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 29, 2010, 09:11:53 pm

Really? This is news..... Can I has example? :confused:

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Rampage on December 29, 2010, 09:51:54 pm

Perhaps it's possible to have the mission run in the background when you're in the techroom, options, etc.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: pecenipicek on December 30, 2010, 03:29:55 am

Quote from: Rampage on December 29, 2010, 09:51:54 pm

Perhaps it's possible to have the mission run in the background when you're in the techroom, options, etc.

Nope.



(TAP did it as well, but we're not using the mission part, we're just using the model load and rotate part of it.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: m!m on December 30, 2010, 03:42:57 am

See this thread (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=56122.0) for the script.

But yeah, it's not really worth the time wasted by loading the mission.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 30, 2010, 05:29:12 am

I'll have a look....

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: JGZinv on January 21, 2011, 03:36:14 pm

This is what Fringespace created using the script.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtwOYgAszyw

Trick is using a very empty mission, and keeping a lot of roids
out of the view of the camera at one time.

Title: Re: In-Game Cinematic as Mainhall
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 24, 2011, 06:20:07 pm

I like that. It feels so different.
I know TBP is final now, but they could save a bit.of space using mission instead of the.quite awesome .ani file :) i'm bloody glad wih omitted it though. Laggy menu would make me cryn