Startup Graphic

[Pure Griffin Hybrid]

You know the red-and-black explosion-and-space-themed continuum logo that appears when you launch Continuum?

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/923/examplero7.jpg

This one?

 

I want to change this for a DIFFERENT picture.

First, I looked in the continuum client for any options where I could set which picture is used in the startup. I couldn't see any.

Next, I looked through all the continuum folders for that image (manually opening up each .bm2 file to see what it was), so that I could manually replace it with my own (insert my new picture into the folder, overwriting the default picture). The default start-up grphic doesn't seem to be in there.

 

So, I give up.

Is there something obvious that I've missed?

Is this even possible to do?

Do you need more information?

[MillenniumMan]

[Please don't quote the entire previous post -Maverick]

 

It's in the binary itself. Use resource hacker to edit the gfx. Since this is a compressed binary, it may or may not work.

Edited November 2, 2006 by Maverick

[★ Maverick]

MillenniumMan, you are incorrect. The image itself is in the .exe, yes, but you can change it.

 

Pure Griffin Hybrid, make a new BMP and save it as splash.bm2 inside your C:\Program Files\Continuum\graphics directory. Continuum will now start by showing you your splash.bm2 image.

[MillenniumMan]

[Please don't quote the entire previous post -Maverick]

 

I said "may or may not work" I didn't actualy bother trying it since I just turn the splash screen off in settings

[★ Maverick]

same I haven't seen that image much

[MillenniumMan]

same I haven't seen that image much

 

where did you get that avatar from, it's cute

[L.C.]

Got this off somewhere from SSDL.

 

This is the Subspace splash (though it isn't animated). Pink is transparent.

SubSpaceSplash.rar

[Pure Griffin Hybrid]

same I haven't seen that image much

 

where did you get that avatar from, it's cute

That's a looped piece of an animation called "for the birds" (I think). It's played before a movie, but I can't remember which one... Probably Shrek or Monsters.

 

Anyhoo.

Problem one: I couldn't save images as .bm2s with any of my graphics programs. I had a look on the internet, and found this.

So I:

1. Converted the image I wanted (a jpg) into bmp form.

2. Went into Windows Explorer and manually renamed it splash.bm2.

3. Saved a copy of that file in my continuum/graphics folder.

4. Fired up continuum. It performed an illegal operation, and was shut down.

 

So I conclude that there must be either something wrong the file that I made or the client. Any ideas?

 

*edit*

 

hang on a moment, I just thought of a possible problem. Let me check before replying...

(There's a game on my computer which, after I play it, causes all other games to crash (including itself) until I restart my computer.)

 

*edit*

 

OK, I restarted my computer.

Fired up continuum. It works!

This is what I see:

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1925/1ze2.jpg

 

OK then. I notice that the original splash graphic has a non-rectangular border - it uses transparency. Is there any way that I can get transparency into my custom splash image?

[Smong]

Pink is transparent.

Anyone trying to edit the image in the .dll, don't bother, cont isn't supposed to load if you edit it.

[Guest Guest]

this post is full of rubbish

 

its really easy create a file callled splash.bm2 in the correct folder with all the other bm2 files.

[Guest Guest]

im at uni ^^ doc flabby:P

[Pure Griffin Hybrid]

this post is full of rubbish

 

its really easy create a file callled splash.bm2 in the correct folder with all the other bm2 files.

Quiet, you. I got it soon enough, didn't I?

And I can only assume that you're referring to your own post there...

[★ doc flabby]

ooops sorry didnt see your post. i was refering to the posts before yours telling you to hexedit the dll file. that wont work if you hex edit the dll continuum doesnt run

[🜲 PoLiX]

Pink is transparent.

Anyone trying to edit the image in the .dll, don't bother, cont isn't supposed to load if you edit it.

 

Yeah. It will not load if anything is 1 byte off the right size. Continuum 2x checks all the file sizes when it loads. So if you could get all the images in it the right size byte for byte, it could be done.

 

Also attached is the continuum splash out of the menures.dll - ff00ff is used for transparency.

[★ SOS]

I think this issue has been resolved Topic closed.