Photoshop Loading Screen Template

[Frotty]

Hi, I made a photoshop template for creating Loadingscreen quick & easy.

1. Download the .psd file from the attachments and open it in Photoshop

2. Insert your loadingscreen like so:

3. Use photoshop's "Save for Web" function:

Drag-Select all slices so there are no grey areas left:

Press Save... and save with these settings to a folder of your choice:

Your files will be inside an "images" folder inside of your chosen folder:

4. Convert the .png files to .blp by using your favourite converter (I used blplab-batch converter with these settings):

5. Import the files into your map using the import-editor. Replace war3mapImported\ with UI\Glues\Loading\Load-Generic\

6. Set Loading Screen to Generic

And you're done!

Pros over the model-version:

• No model file needed
• Smaller filesize
• Players don't need to press a key

 

[Chaosy]

very good and useful, I will make sure to try this.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Great.

Images have to be attached to the hive. Since there aren't that many, I might do it for you soon^TM.

 

[Frotty]

Great.

Images have to be attached to the hive. Since there aren't that many, I might do it for you soon^TM.

Ah, the pain of forum attachments.
Would be great if you could do it for me, but I guess I can as well.

 

[GywGod133]

my map

 

[EarthSouvenir]

Why don't you put the converter too? so other people won't wastin time to search for it..
no offense...



~ Fairy ~

 

[yogaprad]

i cant see the screenshot

 

[PurgeandFire]

I attached the images to the hive.

Approved.

 

[Vinz]

Cool tutorial, all along I thought those bottom/upper right textures were the metal stuff in the campaign loading screen corners.

 

[Frotty]

I attached the images to the hive.

Approved.

Thanks
You saved my lazy ass

 

[Heinvers]

Thank you for this deer Frotty
May the wurst be with you!

 

[Vinz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchita_Wurst

 

[Frotty]

 

[AlwaysAndForever]

Awesome

 

[Dr Super Good]

For now the image must be composed/created with a 4:3 aspect ratio in mind. Additionally one can probably use non power of 2 textures for a higher resolution loading screen.

 

[Frotty]

Pretty sure that would break backwards compatibility with older versions? If it even works.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Pretty sure that would break backwards compatibility with older versions? If it even works.

As far as I am aware all versions of Warcraft III supported non power of 2 textures. This is because the support is entirely up to the underlying graphic driver, and all modern graphic cards (eg the trash one gets integrated into a processor or the lowest end budget card from 10 years ago) and drivers support non power of 2 textures.

Textures larger than 512 in any dimension are only supported by recent versions of Warcraft III. (EDIT: this was reverted in an even more recent patch as of 1.30)

 

[Frotty]

As far as I am aware all versions of Warcraft III supported non power of 2 textures. This is because the support is entirely up to the underlying graphic driver, and all modern graphic cards (eg the trash one gets integrated into a processor or the lowest end budget card from 10 years ago) and drivers support non power of 2 textures.

Textures larger than 512 in any dimension are only supported by recent versions of Warcraft III.

I'm not talking about pot, but previous versions being rendered in 4:3 and stretched. So even if it would work, it wouldn't look good. (I would think)
perhaps with the custom model it could work?

 

[Frotty]

The template is 4:3 ..

 

[Edy]

Can I have a download link for the photoshop ur using, can't find any free photoshops and adobe is trash imo.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Can I have a download link for the photoshop ur using, can't find any free photoshops and adobe is trash imo.

Not possible. Photoshop licence is not free. You might be able to get it at a discount as a student however.

Free alternatives include paint.net as well as the highly recommended GIMP.

 

[Edy]

Not possible. Photoshop licence is not free. You might be able to get it at a discount as a student however.

Free alternatives include paint.net as well as the highly recommended GIMP.

Thx for the info

 

[Frotty]

photoshop is an adobe product, you will not find it anywhere else.
I'm using an older version in these screenshots.
I don't know if the existing photoshop alternatives (such as gimp) can read and export the slices template properly.

 

[Anglo Warior]

What are the pixel sizes of those slices? I'd love to use this method but I do not have photoshop, so I'd need to chop the image manually.

Edit: Nevermind, Figured it out.
For those wondering:
The full image should be 1024 x 768
The top panels should be 512 x 512
The bottom panels should be 512 x 256