Tutorial for loading screen

[msey0002]

Hi all, is there a tutorial anywhere on how to put a loading screen in game? I know there are a few ways, knowing my lazy self, I would prefer the simpler one

[StefanSchmidt]

The help-file of RW-tools descrips an easy way. Do'nt forget to create an own Route-template before.
Stefan

[prairie4566]

http://www.uktrainsim.com/index2.php?fo ... tebuilding

Never fails.

[msey0002]

thanks for the help, guys

Hmm. Well, I do have a source folder, but it's not exactly my route, it's for the Far North Line which Vern has allowed me to modify. Just struck me tonight that it would look good with a loading screen. Would it be a problem that the route is not connected to my source file in any way?

[nobkins]

Does not normally matter but with a loading screen it would need to be Verns original route template blueprint that you adjust to reference a loading screen (which can be in any source\developer\product location)

[msey0002]

Ah I see, Jim, thanks . Well, I'm not keen to mess with blueprints on something so trivial when this stage of the route is actually ready so I think it might be better to do without. Still waiting on the two signs from Peter, and the route will be uploaded

[nobkins]

Ahh loading screen is important and easy to do really. If you have the route template blueprint already then one (possibly 2) changes to it and re-export and you would have a route loading screen.

Not that hard really.

[bigvern]

Unless I bundled the original source files into the rpk/rwp, then these are lost, I'm afraid.

[FoggyMorning]

I think what may confuse the issue in this case is that the route blueprint is not unique to Mark's version of the route, so adding a loading screen would also alter the loading screen of Vern's original version

[nobkins]

Of course did not see that one. Thanks Foggy for that.

[bigvern]

Well the original didn't have a loading screen so I don't think that's a worry!

[msey0002]

I think what may confuse the issue in this case is that the route blueprint is not unique to Mark's version of the route, so adding a loading screen would also alter the loading screen of Vern's original version

Hi Steve, thanks for your reply. As Vern said, the original doesn't have a loading screen, and the loading screen I am intending would probably be appropriate for the era the original is set in anyway.

Ahh loading screen is important and easy to do really. If you have the route template blueprint already then one (possibly 2) changes to it and re-export and you would have a route loading screen

Do you mean the original route blueprint? As Vern said, these are lost unfortunately, so is there anyway around this

thanks for all your help guys, completely new to this loading screen lark, never saw it as something important for myself, but since I'm going to release it, I might as well..

[nobkins]

Yes I meant the original route blueprint. It is probably possible to create a new template that matches the old one with a different name and edit the routeproperties.xml file so that it points to the new template rather than the old one.

It all looks a bit daunting but creating route blueprints is a useful skill to have and the tutorial is excellent. Yours is slightly complicated because of the need to hack/edit the routeproperties.xml file to grab the existing settings for the route template you are creating and then edit it so that it references the new template after you have created it. I would do this for you but I think you should have a go first as it is all about learning . If you can't do it and we can't help you then I will edit the files for you etc. Let's give this a go first though

IMPORTANT!!!
BACKUP ANY FILES BEFORE MAKING CHANGES

1. First of all you need to open your routeproperties.xml file in notepad and copy all the settings from it into a new route template blueprint you will create according to the tutorial linked to already. Use any developer/product folder you like
2. You then need to create a loading screen and add those settings to the template blueprint that you have created according to the tutorial
3. You then need to export the route template you have created
4. You then need to edit the routeproperties.xml file by hand so that it references the new template you have just created.

Here is a copy of the routeproperties.xml from Oxford to Paddington to help you understand I have added some comments surrounded by ***

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<DisplayName>
		<Localisation-cUserLocalisedString>
			*** next group of lines are the name of the route ***
			<English d:type="cDeltaString">Oxford to Paddington</English>
			<French d:type="cDeltaString">Oxford - Paddington</French>
			<Italian d:type="cDeltaString">Da Oxford a Paddington</Italian>
			<German d:type="cDeltaString">Oxford - Paddington</German>
			<Spanish d:type="cDeltaString">De Oxford a Paddington</Spanish>
			<Dutch d:type="cDeltaString"></Dutch>
			<Polish d:type="cDeltaString"></Polish>
			<Russian d:type="cDeltaString">Оксфорд-Паддингтон</Russian>
			<Other/>
			<Key d:type="cDeltaString">e11e5222-e5ed-43bc-8cff-07a0dd85b6d5</Key>
		</Localisation-cUserLocalisedString>
	</DisplayName>
	<InfrastructureModified d:type="bool">1</InfrastructureModified>
	*** This is where the route template is referenced. This is what you will change once you have created and exported your route template ***
	<BlueprintID>
		<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			<BlueprintSetID>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
					<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulator</Product>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
			</BlueprintSetID>
			<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">TemplateRoutes\OxfoPadd.xml</BlueprintID>
		</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
	</BlueprintID>
	*** Route Template Section End ***
	*** The next large block is where all the skies are defined. These settings need to be copied into your new blueprint in the blueprint editor ***
	<Skies>
		<cRouteBlueprint-sSkies>
			<SpringSkyBlueprint>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
					<BlueprintSetID>
						<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
							<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
							<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulatorcore</Product>
						</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					</BlueprintSetID>
					<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">TimeOfDay\Core_Spring.xml</BlueprintID>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			</SpringSkyBlueprint>
			<SummerSkyBlueprint>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
					<BlueprintSetID>
						<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
							<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
							<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulatorcore</Product>
						</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					</BlueprintSetID>
					<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">TimeOfDay\Core_Summer.xml</BlueprintID>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			</SummerSkyBlueprint>
			<AutumnSkyBlueprint>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
					<BlueprintSetID>
						<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
							<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
							<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulatorcore</Product>
						</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					</BlueprintSetID>
					<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">TimeOfDay\Core_Autumn.xml</BlueprintID>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			</AutumnSkyBlueprint>
			<WinterSkyBlueprint>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
					<BlueprintSetID>
						<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
							<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
							<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulatorcore</Product>
						</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					</BlueprintSetID>
					<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">TimeOfDay\Core_Winter.xml</BlueprintID>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			</WinterSkyBlueprint>
		</cRouteBlueprint-sSkies>
	</Skies>
	*** Skies End ***
	*** Weather Start. Again you need to copy the weathers into your new blueprint in the blueprint editor ***
	<WeatherBlueprint>
		<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			<BlueprintSetID>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
					<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulatorcore</Product>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
			</BlueprintSetID>
			<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">Weather\Default.xml</BlueprintID>
		</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
	</WeatherBlueprint>
	*** Weather End ***
	*** Terrain Settings Start ***
	<TerrainBlueprint>
		<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			<BlueprintSetID>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					<Provider d:type="cDeltaString">kuju</Provider>
					<Product d:type="cDeltaString">railsimulator</Product>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
			</BlueprintSetID>
			<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString">Environment\Terrain\Texturing.xml</BlueprintID>
		</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
	</TerrainBlueprint>
	*** Terrain Settings End ***
	<MapBlueprint>
		<iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
			<BlueprintSetID>
				<iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
					<Provider d:type="cDeltaString"></Provider>
					<Product d:type="cDeltaString"></Product>
				</iBlueprintLibrary-cBlueprintSetID>
			</BlueprintSetID>
			<BlueprintID d:type="cDeltaString"></BlueprintID>
		</iBlueprintLibrary-cAbsoluteBlueprintID>
	</MapBlueprint>

[msey0002]

I have indeed created my own route template before, so I'll have a go tonight, thanks very much, Jim

[nobkins]

Good luck. Let us know how you go.