Auto Load Title Screen Changer for Conquests + New Screens!

[Dogmouse]

Tired of the same ol Title screen? Would'nt you like to see a different one every time you sparked up Conquests?

Well....Here it is! Here's a nifty little title screen player that alternates these 5 title screens whenever you launch C3C!!
Easy Step-by-Step instructions are included with the zip file.

Once installed, your title screen will alternate between these 5 images:
SCREEN 1

SCREEN 2

SCREEN 3

SCREEN 4

SCREEN 5

>>>>>>>DOWNLOAD TITLE SCREEN PLAYER WITH IMAGES<<<<<<<

Thanks goes to BJORNLO for showing me how to write a script to make it all work. Much Appreciation. Thanks, Bjorn!!

You can also swap out these 5 images with 5 of your own. Just make sure to name them the same way as these are named.
Cheers All,
Enjoy,
mouse

Title Screen Template to Make your own!

Title Screen Reference Material

Other title screens I have made

 

[Seth the Dark]

Awesome looking! I will definetly check it out.

 

[Varlin Saliptor]

Sweet. Now if I can concentrate on modding...

Nice job!

 

[Bjornlo]

Dogmouse,
Are those graphics orignals or adaptions? I ask because they are so evocative. Esp. 1,2,3 & 4 (5 is a little busy).
2 remind me quite a bit of the first painting (print) I bought for myself. I've had it hanging in my dwelling since I was a kid. The difference is in the print the ship is heading N by NW rather then W.
I don't know what media they were created in but they have the feel of oil.

 

[Dogmouse]

They're most definitely oil on canvas.

The ship in the 2nd image forgot something, so they had to turn around Actually, I shamelessly flipped the image to accommodate the (oddly) positioned title screen select buttons.

I have flipped many images that way to solve that continuing problem.

I dont know if they're originals, I snagged em from here....

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore/BrowseByTitle.cfm?action=title&letter=a

mouse

 

[tjedge1]

Nice. Once my mod is finished I'm going to create an optional download with this. Any chance one of these could be put together for 12 pictures? For like a swimsuit calender deal.
I did promise one of those way back.

 

[Anarki]

Urrr... On mine it works, but it always comes up with a DOS error message before the Game begins.

 

[Dogmouse]

Anarki,

Can you please post the error message you're getting?

 

[Paalikles]

Dogmouse, I get the same.

Cannot find folder issue (didnt have time to fully check though)

So I tried editing the cmd file.

But I couldnt find the reference to program files and fix it ((driveletter): \programfiler instead of (driveletter): \program files

How can I fix this?


Edit: nevermind. Me st00pid, for some reason I zipped some files to the wrong folder...and the error was a result of that, not the path to civ...

 

[Misfit_travel]

I hate to ask this, since its such a fabulous job. Are the images you are using your own artwork, or did you scan / acquire them from someone else?

The reason I ask is that you have to own the copyright or have permission to use artwork in such a fashion if you have copied them from another source.

I hate to discourage you, but copyright is something that needs to be respected by the mod community.

I find all of them very visually compelling. I think you have done excellent work.

Misfit

 

[Dogmouse]

Mis,

I aquired the source images from a website that i put a link to, up at the first post in this thread. I created the text myself, using photoshop. Since it wasnt my intention to profit from these, in any way, nor take credit for them, I just excitedly (and stupidly) posted them here for all to share.

But you are correct. I should have thought this through, and seeked permission from the website before offering them to the Civ community.

Ive just finished writing up a permission request, and sent it to the website mentioned above.

I will wait to hear back from them, and you will be the first to know what their response is. Until then, you should delete them off of your hard drive, and anyone else should do the same, for that matter, until we can get a green light to share them

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, and to the community's.
Good Job!


Respectfully,
Rich

 

[Palantir30]

ohmygodfabulous!!!!

 

[hIdDeN_eViL]

amazing title screens.
i've been using a batch file for title screen rotation for ages. i'm now rotating through 31 screens!!

 

[tjedge1]

amazing title screens.
i've been using a batch file for title screen rotation for ages. i'm now rotating through 31 screens!!

Any chance you could upload that or make a tutorial on how it's done? If you do a tutorial, please pm me or post here.

 

[hIdDeN_eViL]

sure.... but ur'll have to wait. sorri.
my computer is bust, and i shouldn't really be visiting forums on this computer.
when i have time, i'll post it or pm you

 

[tjedge1]

Cool thanks!

 

[Bjornlo]

Any chance you could upload that or make a tutorial on how it's done? If you do a tutorial, please pm me or post here.

I've explained how to Dogmouse, I can do so for you as well.
PM me if you want some script info.

 

[hIdDeN_eViL]

1) open notepad
2) copy whats below into the document
3) save as "conquest.cmd" or "conquest.bat". Save into the folder that contains Civ3Conquest.exe.
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@echo off

move art\x_title.pcx ts\x_title_00.pcx

move ts\x_title_01.pcx art\x_title.pcx


move ts\x_title_02.pcx ts\x_title_01.pcx
move ts\x_title_03.pcx ts\x_title_02.pcx
move ts\x_title_04.pcx ts\x_title_03.pcx
move ts\x_title_05.pcx ts\x_title_04.pcx
move ts\x_title_06.pcx ts\x_title_05.pcx
move ts\x_title_07.pcx ts\x_title_06.pcx
:morespace

move ts\x_title_00.pcx ts\x_title_07.pcx

echo.
echo.
echo Opening Civ3 Conquest . . .
echo.
echo.

civ3conquests.exe
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4) redirect all shorcuts to c3c to conquest.cmd or conquest.bat instead of civ3conquest.exe
5) in the c3c folder, create a new folder called 'ts'.
6) copy all your titlescreens to this folder, and rename them x_title_**.pcx, where ** is a two digit number (it must be 2 digits)

7) the above only supports 7 extra title screens (plus the original x_title.pcx). to add more, add the following lines before the line :morespace ;

-----------------------------------------
move ts\x_title_08.pcx ts\x_title_07.pcx
-----------------------------------------

follow this pattern, by increasing the two digit number each time, by one.

8) after you have added enough lines for the titlescreens, change the line after :morespace to;

-----------------------------------------
move ts\x_title_00.pcx ts\x_title_**.pcx
-----------------------------------------
where ** is the highest number previously used.















that should be it, tell me if it doesn't work or if anyone has problems.

 

[tjedge1]

Nice thanks Hidden evil.

 

[Bjornlo]

Hidden Evil's script will work quite well. It is the type of script computer guru's develop. I'm sure graphic artist like dogmouse feel the same way when they look at my "art".

As a programmer, I see a few areas for improvement.
Move is risky. Not risky like your computer might die, but risk like you might lose a file if there is a hiccup.
Xcopy is the best, since it can confirm a copy. For this example, I will use only copy (since in my opinion it is good enough).

backup your current titlescreen (called x_title.PCX and located in \conquests\art )
make a dir in art called titlescreens ( \conquests\art\titlescreens )
note: this is for tidyness. The dir can be anyplace or even not created at all.
copy the rotating title screens into this directory (or the directory of your choice).
Except for the one you select one to be the current titlescreen.
The files can be named anything. For this example, I'll be lazy and call them only 1.pcx, 2.pcx and so on.

use notepad to create a cmd file called CQ.cmd (or file name of your choice)
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ren art\x_title.PCX art\temp.pcx
copy art\titlescreens\1.pcx art\titlescreens\x_title.pcx
copy art\titlescreens\2.pcx art\titlescreens\1.pcx
copy art\titlescreens\3.pcx art\titlescreens\2.pcx
copy art\temp.pcx art\titlescreens\3.pcx
del art\temp.pcx

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This is quick and simple and it works.
But it is not any more flexible then Hidden Evil's only safer.
The big advantage is there will always be a copy of every file even if CIV (or windows) crashes.