Menu landscape, anyone help?

**Alpha TWC** · September 30, 2011, 11:09 AM

I really like the new landscape that is in the menu with the Shogun 2 RotS DLC (wooden fort) , but I was hoping that alternated with the equally beautiful landscape menu ("stone"castle) was there before.

Is there a way to put the original landscape of TW:Shogun 2 in the main menu?

Thanks for eventual answers

**spicykorean** · September 30, 2011, 11:25 AM

Yeah wish there was a way to toggle between the two.

**Alpha TWC** · September 30, 2011, 01:23 PM

someone, perhaps one of the modders, some suggestions?

I believe that it is not difficult, but you need to know where to go.

**Bolkonsky** · September 30, 2011, 04:34 PM

Moved to Mod Workshop.

**The Hedge Knight** · September 30, 2011, 05:41 PM

You need to replace the map file in terrain.pack.

Extract the terrain of scs_enemy_state_03 (name something like this not exact) from terrain and make a mod with that map in. Though check the name of the new map in patch 9.pack (probably still scs enemy state 03).

**Alpha TWC** · October 01, 2011, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by The Hedge Knight

You need to replace the map file in terrain.pack.

Extract the terrain of scs_enemy_state_03 (name something like this not exact) from terrain and make a mod with that map in. Though check the name of the new map in patch 9.pack (probably still scs enemy state 03).

Thank you

the files are

terrain -------------> scs_enemystate_a03
patch9 -------------> scs_gempei_frontend

I miss just one thing, the camera menu. as "I feared"

I loaded the previous landscape, but the camera is underground.... because it is still set to the Gempei's new landscape

what is the file in question?

**The Hedge Knight** · October 01, 2011, 10:46 AM

No, i would guess some compiled luac or hard coded, I don't think you can change it. Sorry.

**Live2sculpt** · December 23, 2012, 02:03 PM

This old topic deserves some revival; as of late we NOW have a different format of menu screen presentation, managed by accessible xml files found in more recent patches. It might be possible to use these xml files to bring the scs_enemystate_a03 map back, and fix the camera in position.

As Akaie has once posted "This is done by two xml files "frontend_scene.xml" and "frontend_camera_script.xml", found in patch15.pack. The former sets the map to be viewed and the latter defines aspects of the camera movement."

It might be extra tricky to re-establish the Avatar management background however.

Ah, As I investigated further, I discovered that the latest steam update OBLITERATES the scs_enemystate_a03 preset from the terrain pack file. No problem for me tho... I had it backed up. I'll take a look and see what I can do. And now the two xml files "frontend_scene.xml" and "frontend_camera_script.xml" are simply in the data pack. Looks like CA sought to clean up house.

**Saudade of Sunday** · January 29, 2013, 03:30 AM

I express my utmost interest in this thread, I'm also looking for a way to remove the new railroad and ironclads scenery
from my main menu and loading savegames screens. Live2sculpt, could you please upload your terrain .pack file? The more
people have it backed up, the better.

**Live2sculpt** · February 09, 2013, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Saudade of Sunday

I express my utmost interest in this thread, I'm also looking for a way to remove the new railroad and ironclads scenery
from my main menu and loading savegames screens. Live2sculpt, could you please upload your terrain .pack file? The more
people have it backed up, the better.

This is strange territory.
We are speaking of an original game component, but one which has been removed from current versions of the game.

I'll need a moderator's assessment of that in regards to twcenter Terms of Service.

*rings bell*

In any case, I satisfied myself with simply modifying the current script to only show the camera tracks that I liked such as temples and nature, removed the ones such as train bridge and porthole, and greatly slowed the camera panning speeds.

When analyzing the scs_enemystate_a03 file, I found the vanilla menu camera angle hard to replicate, due in part to the 'lense' focus differences etc.

**irishron** · February 09, 2013, 05:26 PM

You're stuck with what CA gave us. No going back. Sorry.

Now, if you wish to make new ones and share them with the community, this is legal and above board.

**Live2sculpt** · February 10, 2013, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

You're stuck with what CA gave us. No going back. Sorry.

Now, if you wish to make new ones and share them with the community, this is legal and above board.

Thank you.
So the old scs_enemystate_a03 file itself is not share-able, but a NEW map that simulates scs_enemystate_a03 features could be shared?