To show custom pic when the game starts ("Mainscreen" not minimap)

ok, this seems a very difficult thing to do but if any1 have played Force Majeure Vampire Hunters(FMVH) then you'll know what I'm talking about. Made by the FM clan btw.

Basically, It shows a "pic" when the game actually starts for about 5 sec.

I'm guessing they made a pic, convert it to BLP(possibly TGA??), either import the pic into the map or use WinMPQ to insert it, and finally use a trigger to show it for x amout of time then its disabled.

My question is where do you insert it using WinMPQ?? I have no idea what the path is for the "main screen"

It's probably a custom fade filter (splash screen). They can be imported into the map using WinMPQ. You could export a pre-made one like....

ReplaceableTextures\CameraMasks\Panda-n-Cub.blp

And edit that and then import it into the map you have.... After that, just use triggers to show the "cinematic" panda fade filter

As always there ARE tutorials for theese kind of things... You just have to look for them...

Something like a 800x650 blp image, rezise it to a 512x512 TGA, insert.

It will rezise it to 800x650 with regular screen size, in game.

Regards
Dead-Inside

oh man, how could I forget the cinematic sceen. I didn't know there was a turtorial for this(I'll go look now). As alway, a thousand thx guys!!!

*EDIT* heh found the tutorial, but you guys already explained everthing the tutorial says =)