Replacing leader 3D diplomacy scene with 2D art [Q answered: now with instructions]

[Gedemon]

I beat you to it Gedemon.

yep, well done

 

[Yosomono]

What if instead of using NULL for the scene information, you just leave the field empty?
Or leave it out altogether?

 

[Pazyryk]

Didn't try it but I'd expect the same result. Really, you need the ArtDefineTag in the leader xml because that points to the "scene" xml (e.g., Elizabeth_scene.xml). The scene xml then points to the FallbackImage, which is the simple 2D .dds image that you want to display.

OK. I've been playing with this some more. One annoying thing is that it expands the .dds image to fit the screen regardless of image and screen size. So if you try to use a nice little 400 x 600 image, it blows it up to 1920x1200 (if that's your screen size) which doesn't look so good. Wish there was some way to control this.

 

[labrynianrebel]

Progress is progress.

Great work guys!

 

[asioasioasio]

Awsome Good job. I'll try out this today

 

[Shiggs713]

OK. I've been playing with this some more. One annoying thing is that it expands the .dds image to fit the screen regardless of image and screen size. So if you try to use a nice little 400 x 600 image, it blows it up to 1920x1200 (if that's your screen size) which doesn't look so good. Wish there was some way to control this.

I think those are supposed to be 1024x768, that way no matter how they get stretched its not too bad (unless your on some ridiculous jumbo-tron screen).

 

[Ekmek]

nice see 2d but it shows there is still a bug. you should be able to get 2d without shutting off the 3d leaders

 

[The_J]

Could the infos maybe get compiled into a single post?
Because i see here, that a tutorial or at least some instructions should be conserved in the tutorials subforum, but i can't move this thread in the state how it is to there.

So a summary in the first post, or a new thread would be nice .

 

[Pazyryk]

The_J,

Sure thing! I'll make a new post it in the tutorials subforum later today.

 

[The_J]

I've already seen it, thanks for summarizing .