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How to add an introscreen to your single player map

How to add an introscreen to your single player map


This is very easy to do,so lets get started.

PART 1:
In your maps GSC file add the following

main()
{
maps\_load::main();

precacheshader("black");

thread intro_screen();
level waittill ("finished intro screen");
}

intro_screen()
{
precacheString(&"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_PLACE");
precacheString(&"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_DATE");
precacheString(&"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_TIME");
maps\_introscreen::introscreen(&"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_PLACE", &"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_DATE", &"TEST_C47_CRASH_TEST_TIME");
}

TEST_C47_CRASH is the localizedstring file name.
TEST_PLACE is the reference name

PART 2:
In order to use localized strings you need to create a .str file.
An str file is nothing more than a text file with a str extension.
So open notepad,or any text program,and add the following.

REFERENCE TEST_PLACE
LANG_ENGLISH "Location Classified."

REFERENCE TEST_DATE
LANG_ENGLISH "August 10, 1942"

REFERENCE TEST_TIME
LANG_ENGLISH "0530 hrs"

ENDMARKER

Now save your new str file and place it in localizedstings/english folders.

And thats it,you now have an introscreen like the image above.

Because you are using maps\_introscreen::introscreen thread,you can only have three string lines.
If you wanted you could make a new gsc file and alter that thread to your liking.

Tutorial by Bodger2