Author Topic: Moving load screen (Read 1651 times)

Swiss · August 21, 2009, 03:52:01 AM

I'm not saying anyone should make this. But it would be epic-ly great to have in v13, v14 whatever.

You know when your loading and it shows a picture of what the map looks like? Well, it could show what a camera is seeing, so like, its not all boring while you load. So you're watching the people play on the map.

I don't know if that would be hard. Probably would.

Good idea? Bad?

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Isjix · August 21, 2009, 03:53:26 AM

Then you'll have to load the loading screen.

Space Guy · August 21, 2009, 03:56:41 AM

In order to see the map from a camera's point of view, you'd have to do one of two things:
- Download the map and everything in it (what Blockland already does, except it then lets you play instead of view another load screen)
- Download a live bitmap image of the camera's picture. This takes up quite a lot of bandwidth (downloading 1024x768 picture 30 times a second for a decent quality...)

MtnDew · August 21, 2009, 04:15:29 AM

I want a loading screen minigame
Like..

Bounce the ball around! Or something.

tails · August 21, 2009, 04:16:37 AM

It's brilliant now that some games have to load the main menu.

So you load the main menu pick the game you want load the game, skip the cutscene and load the game for real

pitchblack · August 21, 2009, 04:30:17 AM

I want this to be on loading screen :D

AlphaicX · August 21, 2009, 08:33:43 AM

Quote from: pitchblack on August 21, 2009, 04:30:17 AM

I want this to be on loading screen :D

Fun :D

Atomshock · August 21, 2009, 09:42:04 AM

If you want something to do while its loading go look in RTB for the tetris GUI. It's Client-sided :3

Dapizzanator · August 21, 2009, 09:55:59 AM

Quote from: Atomshock on August 21, 2009, 09:42:04 AM

If you want something to do while its loading go look in RTB for the tetris GUI. It's Client-sided :3

I can't find that... Link pls?

Mr.Noßody · August 21, 2009, 11:27:15 AM

The animation should be added to the map file, So the loading screen would be a part of the map itself.

Ephialtes · August 21, 2009, 11:50:36 AM

Then what do you put on the loading screen to load the animation for the loading screen for the map?

Marcem · August 21, 2009, 11:53:24 AM

Well, for that, you add a loading screen for the main menu! Yay!

pixl · August 21, 2009, 11:57:56 AM

Super blockhead bros!

Camera · August 21, 2009, 12:08:28 PM

Elphie · August 21, 2009, 03:14:31 PM

Quote from: MtnDew on August 21, 2009, 04:15:29 AM

I want a loading screen minigame
Like..

Bounce the ball around! Or something.

oooh that sounds nice

EDIT: and there could be a new addon type of thing where peeps make mini games