RelicNews Forums - Credits Menu Item Mod (Currently v1.22)

5th Feb 04, 9:35 AM	# 1
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	Credits Menu Item Mod (Currently v1.22) CHANGES IN 1.22 * Converted "relic.tga" to "relic.rot" to conserve space. CHANGES IN 1.21 * Now uses literal strings in "ModCheckList.lua". CHANGES IN 1.2 * Fixed bugs where the credits list and main menu automatically scrolled to the bottom. * Added an Relic image an removed the other images. CHANGES IN 1.1 * Added a scroll bar to the main menu, in case anyone wants to add more menu items. INSTALLATION Extract this archive into your "...\Homeworld2\Data" directory. INTRODUCTION This mod adds a "Credits" menu item to your Homeworld 2 main menu. Besides adding or replacing any images, you will only have to modify "ModCheckList.lua" in order to configure the menu for your mod. DOWNLOAD http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Qua...4/homeworld.htm __________________ Download my HW2 mods, maps & tools. link Last edited by Mikail : 20th Nov 04 at 1:42 PM.

5th Feb 04, 5:41 PM	# 2
SvK Freelance Armorer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Dallas, TX, USA	That's an excellent idea!

5th Feb 04, 6:04 PM	# 3
Supernova Senior Member Join Date: May 2003	Excellent, keep us well informed! __________________ I, apologise for all spelling. and gramatical errors.

6th Feb 04, 8:10 AM	# 4
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	I've been working on it for a while. I managed to get the button to display, but nothing happens when I click it. I created entries in "NewMainMenu.lua" and "UISettings.lua". I also created a new file called "CreditsScreen.lua", and referenced it in the above two files. Changing the "type" in "UISettings.lua" causes the existing menu items not to work. So, I think it's crucial. However, I couldn't find where the "UI_...()" functions were defined. So, I did a text-search for the functions and found them (and the "types" listed in "UISettings.lua") within "Homeworld2.exe". I don't think you can add new UI menus without being able to edit "Homeworld2.exe". I'd have to sacrifice an existing menu in order to get it to work. But, I don't want to do that. There are three disabled menus mentioned in "UISettings.lua" that I might be able to ressurect, and then edit. They are "PasswordScreen", "NotForPublicDisplay", and "StyleSheetTestScreen". However, none of these have a "type" set in "UISettings.lua", nor a corresponding LUA file. In conclusion, the UI is looking pretty hard-coded, ATM. Last edited by Mikail : 6th Feb 04 at 8:23 AM.

6th Feb 04, 10:21 AM	# 5
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	Nevermind. I think I got it to work.

6th Feb 04, 10:42 AM	# 6
Homer Jr. The kids can call you HoJu! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SF Bay Area, CA, USA	Sweet! Tell us how

7th Feb 04, 12:45 PM	# 7
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	See first post. Last edited by Mikail : 22nd Feb 04 at 12:57 PM.

7th Feb 04, 4:34 PM	# 8
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	I updated the mod to v1.1. I added a scroll bar to the main menu, in case anyone wants to add more menu items. Last edited by Mikail : 7th Feb 04 at 4:45 PM.

7th Feb 04, 6:52 PM

# 9

JeffHCross

Guest

Quote:

Originally posted by Mikail

Tip: if you need to add a new line to the descriptions, use the escape sequence "\n".

:: shudders ::

:: whispers ala Sixth Sense :: I see C++ codes.

(( Yes, I know it's not just C++ ... it's just C++ that's causing me nightmares in class right now ))

7th Feb 04, 11:38 PM	# 10
evillejedi Supreme High Overlord of Stuff Join Date: Oct 2003	link seems to be dead

8th Feb 04, 12:38 PM	# 11
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	The link is fixed.

8th Feb 04, 1:24 PM	# 12
Tamerlane Guest	Mikail, outstanding job..thank you.

9th Feb 04, 8:49 AM	# 13
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	There's a bunch of UI related functions within Homeworld2.exe. They could probably be recreated and be functional outside the exe, but we need them as a reference so we can see how they work. It would be nice if someone could extract them.

10th Feb 04, 7:19 AM	# 14
omiwan Guest	nice this is cool now if we just have a few more mods to us this with

12th Feb 04, 4:55 PM	# 15
varis Guest	I put v1.1 into my mod, seems it worked but now it can crash upon loading - under proper conditions - when I run it as a .big file: Code: Unknown UIScreen type ScarProfilerEditBox in screen ScarProfilerEditBox Error, LoadScreen failed to screen of type ScarProfilerEditBox when loading section ScarProfilerEditBox from file ScarProfilerEditBox Is there a glitch with uisettings.lua? [EDIT] Cry wolf... Ok probably it's just a problem of my mod, which I missed on the first testing round because HW2 works in funny ways... Is it documented that ScarProfiler is part of the Credits mod? I suppose it didn't cause the crash, but if it was fully functional it'd work in case there is a crash, but now we just get the error message. Last edited by varis : 12th Feb 04 at 5:18 PM.

13th Feb 04, 1:56 PM	# 16
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	The ScarProfilerEditBox is something I added that doesn't have anything to do with the credits mod. You receive the errors because it doesn't work. However, it shouldn't crash the game. You can get rid of the error by deleting anything having to do with ScarProfilerEditBox. It won't affect the credits mod.

18th Feb 04, 11:03 AM	# 17
varis Guest	It seems that the menu is scrolled to the bottom when you open it. Would seem much more logical to be at the top by default.

18th Feb 04, 2:40 PM	# 18
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	Fixed.

21st Feb 04, 8:01 PM	# 19
varis Guest	Mikail, you put v1.2 on the site but forgot to update the download link. Also would be more convenient if changelog & download link would be in the first message. [edit] Also found out that the Main menu scrolls to bottom by default. Keep up the good work! :-) Last edited by varis : 21st Feb 04 at 10:54 PM.

22nd Feb 04, 12:48 PM	# 20
Mikail Lost in the Web... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: %HW2_ROOT%	Fixed.

9th Aug 04, 2:15 PM	# 21
gehwesi Guest	can't seem to get the cred mod to work?

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Page generated in 0.76004195 seconds (54.41% PHP - 45.59% MySQL) with 8 queries
	Contact Us - Relicnews - Archive - Top