Main Menu Background

[algorath]

Im not quite happy with the current picture used in the main menu (backdrop.tga)
I´d prefer an ancient map of europe like this, its from the movie "king arthur". This is of course copyrighted but if you dont tell i wont either
What do u think about something like that?

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[Tzar]

This should be menu screen!?

[Maximus Macro]

mine is still in the vanilla animations how is that possible? im at revision 1346

[apple]

mine is still in the vanilla animations how is that possible? im at revision 1346

You should put "-nm" in the launcher.

[Elendil of Númenor]

And if we would have a very short video? Say, at least for the Rome folder, showing Romans marching past from one side of the screen to the other? A whole unit could go past, and the video would loop so it would look like an "endless" army really... Or maybe not just one unit? And if we really want to make it exquisite, each faction (mod-folder) could have its own, showing an army from that faction marching by (possibly in a scene that looks like their native land). We could also add minor effects (camera shake, bloom, some kind of saturation etc.). What do you think?

edit: Maximus, check the command line of the exe. I think you don't have "-nm" (minus quotation marks) there. You should put it there.

[ray243]

And if we would have a very short video? Say, at least for the Rome folder, showing Romans marching past from one side of the screen to the other? A whole unit could go past, and the video would loop so it would look like an "endless" army really... Or maybe not just one unit? And if we really want to make it exquisite, each faction (mod-folder) could have its own, showing an army from that faction marching by (possibly in a scene that looks like their native land). We could also add minor effects (camera shake, bloom, some kind of saturation etc.). What do you think?

edit: Maximus, check the command line of the exe. I think you don't have "-nm" (minus quotation marks) there. You should put it there.

Should we ask Naxzul to make the video?

[algorath]

A video would be nice too

[Naked fanatic]

I like the current background, but video could be a good alternative.

[Ballacraine]

Yes, I like the current background too ( as posted by Tzar )

Balla.

[dvk901]

Video would be cool...but it's just one more intensive thing going on. Personally, I like Tzar's background.

[Killerbee]

Video would be cool...but it's just one more intensive thing going on. Personally, I like Tzar's background.

ofcourse, it's gorgeous. only the flowers are less good imo

[thedarkdeath]

Can I have some help getting the new screen onto my laptop as I put that into the launcher on the desktop, it came up with an error or is another one?

[naxzul666]

Test Menu video:
http://www.filefront.com/16131803/Me...vid%E9oRS2.rar

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[algorath]

sweet
How about a marching legion, or pretorians

[tone]

Yeah, I'd rather not have that particular legion on there....it's not one of the best ones visually in my opinion. How about Praetorians or Macedonica/Valeria Victrix/Cyrenaica?

[Tzar]

Do we really need to replace menu background?

[naxzul666]

The menu is fine as it is, I think everyone agrees not to change it.
In addition, if the team wanted to change the menu and replace it with a video, I would have asked, what has not been done.
But personally, I meant with my post, I did a test to see if it would worked properly.

[Chernish]

I think everyone agrees not to change it.

I agree. Dont change it, please! Flashing frames video is tired into vanilla

[algorath]

Well i dont agree, but it aint my decision, we´re a democrazy with the occasional supreme rule of tone&dvk

[Chernish]

Well i dont agree, but it aint my decision, we´re a democrazy with the occasional supreme rule of tone&dvk

Good, but a sense of taste and style, too, should be taken into account :-)