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Intro scenes

by Luke Smith · in Torque Game Engine · 11/05/2006 (7:42 am) · 6 replies

Hi.

I was wondering,

Am I required to keep in the torque intro image that shows before the demo loads up. also how can i add multiple pictures and is it possible to play videos there/ what format would the videos need to be in?

thanks for any help you guys can give.

#1
11/05/2006 (9:40 am)
Quote:Am I required to keep in the torque intro image that shows before the demo loads up
Answer: Read the eula. It's there in plain english.

Quote:how can i add multiple pictures

Look at "~/client/ui/startupGui.gui" That's your splash screen. Make a copy of it, change the name, change the name inside the script. IE: Lets say you named it "startup1.gui" you would change all instances of "startupGui" to "startup1"

Look at the very bottom of the script. There is a part like this:
function checkStartupDone()
{
   if (StartupGui.done)
   {
   	  echo ("*** Load Main Menu");
      loadMainMenu();
   }
   else
      schedule(100, 0, checkStartupDone );
}

loadMainMenu(); would be changed to loadStartup1(); in startupGui.gui and would point to your next one in startup1. The last one would point to loadMainMenu();
Hope this helps.

Quote:is it possible to play videos there/ what format would the videos need to be in?

Yes, (I'm told) but the only forumat usable is the theora/ogg. (I haven't found a good convertor yet tho)

Hope I have been able to answer your questions.
#2
11/05/2006 (2:41 pm)
Thank you very much for your help. :)

"(c) Licensee may not: ... (iv) remove or alter any trademark, logo, copyright or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols or labels in the Engine."

So that meens i cant remove the logo right?
#3
11/05/2006 (3:29 pm)
@luke: yes.
Maybe contact GG to ask if you can fit a smaller GG logo on your own splash screen instead...
#4
11/05/2006 (3:47 pm)
@ Luke those parts of the are more about the engine code etc.

These are the two parts that I believe are most useful

"
(b) Licensee agrees to display a full screen, unmodified Torque Game Engine logo for no less than four full seconds in the start up sequence of any game created and released with the Engine.

(c) Licensee agrees to include in the "About" box or in the credits screen: (i) a link to www.garagegames.com, and (ii) the wording "This game powered by the Torque Game Engine."
"

This is from the 1.4.2 EULA I couldn't find the 1.5 EULA - I don't think it has changed?
#5
11/05/2006 (6:07 pm)
Hi,

I added the GG splash screen to my game, but to better fit it, I colored the background black.. Is this okay, or should I go back to the old splash screen? (Note I own TGE 1.5)
#6
11/05/2006 (7:44 pm)
Quote:(b) Licensee agrees to display a full screen, unmodified Torque Game Engine logo
That says it all.
There is a logo kit on the site tho that you can use. Just do a search for GG logo kit.