[idv170]

Hi,

For a single mission not a campaign mission, I made a .dds format picture in 1024x768.
I named it "msimload.dds" checking with a few other mods such as Vassago's Dirge which also have custom loading screens.
The file is located in /my_mod/data/interface.

Unfortunately the loading screen still displays the standard FS2 screen, so I'm quite perplexed how to solve the problem.
Any help would be welcome.

[The E]

You need to open the mission specs editor in FRED, and tell the game to use that loadscreen for your mission manually.

[idv170]

I tried that, specifying "msimload.dds" in the 1024x768 resolution box but the FS2 retail screen still displays unfortunately.

[The E]

Try converting the image to png. You might have chosen an invalid compression method.

If that doesn't work, try loading the mission in a debug build, and post the fs2_open.log it generates.

[idv170]

Changing the format to .png worked.
It is interesting that the Mission Specs allowed the .dds files to display while the .png files were "invalid" but Vassago's Dirge also used .png formatted files.

Thanks The E for your help.

[sigtau]

Changing the format to .png worked.
It is interesting that the Mission Specs allowed the .dds files to display while the .png files were "invalid" but Vassago's Dirge also used .png formatted files.

Thanks The E for your help.

Mantis?  I mean, FRED and FSO should stay consistent with each other.