Custom load screen

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ok... i was making a custom load screen for my map using this tut

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/loadscreen.php

first it told me
Your loading screen should be either 1024x768, or 800x600.
i used 1024x768

then it told me to resize it to a 512x512 square
which i did

nxt it told me to download the wc3 image extractor (to convert it to .BLP)
did that

then to open the 512x512 image wth the program but it wont open.... just gives me the error

Error while attempting to render, no image loaded for rendering

wtf mate? :banghead:

anyways anybody know what i need to do??? plz help... me a noob

 

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btw its when i try to open the image wth the image extractor that i get that error...
i made it kinda confusing

 

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oooo and it also tells me to download this

Custom loading screen file called LoadingScreen.mdx

but i dont see what im suposed to do wth it anywhere in the tut.............
plz help again casue this map is getting awesome and i want to get it done fast

 

[131ackout]

well, don`t double post

and try look for hiveworkshop.com

it has helpful tutorials

 

[BLQQD]

coooool

k i found a good 1 at the site u gave me... tyty +rep :thup:

but i hit a wall similar to the last 1

in the tutorial ive got everything up to the moment it tells me to convert my pictures for the loading screen to .blp ..... nothing as far as how :nuts:... just convert it

so how do u do that, do i have to find a converter or can i just change it manually?

i tried to use the wc3 image extractor but it says to open an mpq file first

which mpq file do i open?

plz help

 

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Bah

bumpidy bump bump :thdown:

 

[cleeezzz]

File. Open. Image....

then save it as .blp

 

[BLQQD]

if only.... XD

k well i tried it in ACDSee but it wont work
if u mean wth the extractor it wont open any of my pictures
should i go get a torrent of photoshop just to do this?

 

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gawd

then to open the 512x512 image wth the program but it wont open.... just gives me the error

Error while attempting to render, no image loaded for rendering

wtf mate? :banghead:

anyways anybody know what i need to do??? plz help... me a noob

anymore on this?

 

[firelobster]

Did you download and import LoadingScreen.mdx properly?

 

[BLQQD]

idk...... how/where do i use the LoadingScreen.mdx???

 

[FireEffect]

Ok its easy, open the tga in Wc3 image extractor, go to file - save and change the .tga at the end to .blp. Then open world edit and import the 2 files, set the skin path to FullScreen.blp and the model to LoadingScreen.mdx Then open the loading screen properties, scenario - map properties - loading screen Go down to the check boxes and select Imported File, select LoadingScreen.mdx, then it should work.

 

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hehehe what tga? i dont have any of those.....
and its 4 pics not 2 btw.... should i do it wth 2 then?

can i save things as .tga wth a diff program then use the Wc3 image extractor to change it to blp?

 

[FireEffect]

If you send me the file, i can convert it to blp for you, what file type is it?

EDIT - Oh its 4 images? Thats alot harder to do, not much different either, i wouldnt do that, especially for a modder with such low skill at this time. I dont know the correct sizes and importing stuff for the high quality loading screens.

 

[BLQQD]

jpeg to .blp

jpeg

and theres 4 of them... how u want me to send?

XD

take a quick look at this.... i tells u exactly how to do everything exept change it to .blp

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7927

 

[FireEffect]

Just attach to this thread. You can erase them after i get them to prevent stealing.

 

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kk

tyty and its not even mine its just a starcraft2 wall paper i split into bitz

EDIT - pics removed

 

[FireEffect]

Ok, got the images, im going to convert them now

OK, i tested it and it looks blurry, i think i may be doing something wrong, lemme raise the quality and see what the problem is.

 

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kk
hope it works +++rep if u can do it XD

idk if this helps but... its off the tutorial

4. Convert ALL of the parts (make sure they are renamed correctly) to .tga or .blp TIP: I recommend .blp as its much smaller but there are more problems with it. 28/5/04 < I have discovered the problem with why some loading screen parts will not work even though they are converted to .blp. This is because: the .tga bits are not high enough, 32 bits is required, it hasn't got alpha channels. If you just want to insert a opaque alpha channel then use Wc3 Viewer to do it for you easily.

 

[FireEffect]

Well it always looks mostly like this. I wonder whats wrong...

EDIT - It looks fine in photoshop.