Custom map_based loading screen

[moonflyer]

This maybe not really important to most of you. but for me as a mapper, i feel boring to see the official screens(those kind of ugly) again and again while testing my map.
So I really hope UT2K7 could have just a few more code lines to support map_based loading screen, just like you can fill in the map author in 2k4. It would be amazing if I can choose which picture to be shown while another player is loading my map
It would be even greater if this screen can be made by any type of materials, so that more dynamic loading effects could be implemented

 

[Defeat]

>It would also be nice to have a loading bar or a constant loading scroller like winXP startup.

 

[Cobblepot]

Or no loading time, whatsoever.

 

[T2A`]

JB already does this and it's a nice addition.

 

[sinikk]

UT2004 had the screenshot of the map used as the loading screen in the single player game. It also had the screenshots of the players and, in a team game, the stats (accuracy, agressivness, ect.) of the bots on each team.

In other words, this has already (well, some of it) been done two years ago. It shoulden't be hard to do in UT2007.

 

[gregori]

It only makes sense to have a picture of the map on the loading screen!!!

I wouldn't mind a loading bar or an indicator either.

 

[rhirud]

erm.... There will be no loading screens in UT2007.

 

[pilarius]

erm.... There will be no loading screens in UT2007.

You didnt saw last videos of UT2007 ? OF COURSE THERE WILL BE LOADING SCREENS .
Map based loads as in some mods of UT2004 (Tactical Ops Crossfire...) will be cool.

 

[G.Lecter]

It's said that Loading Screens will hardly ever be seen. Once you enter a server or load a map the first time, the next ones will be background-loaded while playing...

 

[pilarius]

It's said that Loading Screens will hardly ever be seen. Once you enter a server or load a map the first time, the next ones will be background-loaded while playing...

But when you enter for first do you want to see white screen or what ? Map based loading screens will be very nice . I think that probably loading screens will be seen on singlecore computers...dualcore will rid them out because it has got faster backloading (ideal - 1st core loading map into memory, 2nd core with GPU - gameplay...when loading finished, 1st core will join and help to 2nd .

 

[shadow_dragon]

It's said that Loading Screens will hardly ever be seen. Once you enter a server or load a map the first time, the next ones will be background-loaded while playing...

This can only be done to a certain extent and teh system won't be infallible. What if the match gets won before you finish loading the next one?
Loading screens will exist most assuredly, just hopefully not so much.

 

[Slainchild]

I expect loading to be something like this:

Edit: Of course if there is a set maplist, the vote menu will be skipped and end-game chat will continue.

 

[shadow_dragon]

I think the streaming was mostly for ONS and i think there is some suggestion that ONS maps have a sequence of play of some sort.

 

[TheSomian]

you know, what would be cool? the chat should be eabld while loading, so ucan communicate then.... in UT2004, while downloading, you can type, but the other palyers don't see it.

the problem in you version, slainchild, is, that you need the double amount of system memory, because the "old" map is not taken from RAm xD