Custom loading screen

[Costest]

[url]http://code.garrysmod.com/?into=garrysmod/lua/menu/loading[/url]
I see it's all lua. So couldn't we just design our own loading screens? Or is that code compiled with garrysmod? or in the GCF?
[b]Edit: [/b]So if we create a different file in one of their places, that file should get ran instead?

[Suberiji]

If it would work it would be great. I hate that damn white loading screen. Especially when I'm tired and just plays when I have nothing to do.

[Nev]

You can't edit the loading screen files. They get overwritten when you launch the game.

[Costest]

Snips

[Skondra]

[QUOTE=Nevec;15934505]You can't edit the loading screen files. They get overwritten when you launch the game.[/QUOTE]

What if you make them read only?

[Nev]

[QUOTE=Skondra;15940140]What if you make them read only?[/QUOTE]

Not sure. I'm not sure how source loads content, but it's most likely directly from the gcf instead of creating temp files.

[Skondra]

[QUOTE=Nevec;15940261]Not sure. I'm not sure how source loads content, but it's most likely directly from the gcf instead of creating temp files.[/QUOTE]

I don't know if the same applies with Lua files, but in the case of resource files if Source finds a file in the Garry's Mod folder that is also in the GCF file then it uses the one in the Garry's Mod folder.

Or you could just run it as a source mod.

[Costest]

that's what I thought
[b][i]We need to try this.[/i][/b]

[Kane245]

I have seen it done before but all that had gotten changed was the GMod Icon, switched with another custom one.

[aVoN]

[QUOTE=Costest;15934105][url]http://code.garrysmod.com/?into=garrysmod/lua/menu/loading[/url]
I see it's all lua. So couldn't we just design our own loading screens? Or is that code compiled with garrysmod? or in the GCF?
[b]Edit: [/b]So if we create a different file in one of their places, that file should get ran instead?[/QUOTE]

Yes, you can easily put any file to /lua/vgui and getting it ran.
Then you overwrite the loading-screen VGUI. That's what I'm doing to get the loading-screen black.

[Bkacjios]

I'm not sure I get that.. Care to explain?

[aVoN]

filename: lua/vgui/zzz.lua

[lua]//Makes the loadingscreen black
if(not GetLoadPanel) then return end

local Loading = GetLoadPanel();

function Loading:Paint()
surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 255 );
surface.DrawRect( 0, 0, self:GetWide(), self:GetTall() );
end

[/lua]

[Bkacjios]

Doesn't work for me..

I added in some prints to see if it was working.. and it was.. kinda.

[lua]
print("ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE THE LOADING SCREEN!?!?!?")
if(not GetLoadPanel) then
print("HELL NO!");
return;
end

local Loading = GetLoadPanel();

function Loading:Paint()
surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 255 );
surface.DrawRect( 0, 0, self:GetWide(), self:GetTall() );
end

print("HELL YES!");
[/lua]

Always getting the "HELL NO!"

Loaded Steam library
ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE THE LOADING SCREEN!?!?!?
HELL NO!
Registering gamemode 'sandbox' derived from 'base'

[Slayer3032]

I just extracted my GCF and made Gmod into a sourcemod.

I overwrote the loading screen files and replaced the .res files so now I have an epic looking console and source menus and stuff like that.

My server browser is epic.
[img]http://imgkk.com/i/Dv9RataM.png[/img]

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/KiuBOXn3.png[/img]

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/odx5u0C9.png[/img]

[Skapocalypse]

[QUOTE=slayer3032;15968709]I just extracted my GCF and made Gmod into a sourcemod.

I overwrote the loading screen files and replaced the .res files so now I have an epic looking console and source menus and stuff like that.

My server browser is epic.
*Badass pictures*
[/QUOTE]

Might there be a small tutorial on how to do that? I could have some fun with it. :)

[Slayer3032]

Extract the Garry's Mod GCF to a folder named garrysmod in the sourcemod folder using GCFScape.

Restart Steam, Edit files to your liking.

Just remember to replace updated files with each Gmod update.

[aVoN]

[QUOTE=blackops7799;15967829]Doesn't work for me..

I added in some prints to see if it was working.. and it was.. kinda.

[lua]
print("ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE THE LOADING SCREEN!?!?!?")
if(not GetLoadPanel) then
print("HELL NO!");
return;
end

local Loading = GetLoadPanel();

function Loading:Paint()
surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 255 );
surface.DrawRect( 0, 0, self:GetWide(), self:GetTall() );
end

print("HELL YES!");
[/lua]

Always getting the "HELL NO!"

Loaded Steam library
ARE WE GOING TO CHANGE THE LOADING SCREEN!?!?!?
HELL NO!
Registering gamemode 'sandbox' derived from 'base'

[/QUOTE]

Then it needs to be loaded delayed. Add a timer. The LoadingScreen seems to be laoder after that vgui element.

[Exo |POW|]

Wouldnt that mean that you cant connect to Gmod servers?

[Yobdren]

GMod is forward and backwards compatible.

[minnezx]

I made one pretty easy: https://drive.google.com/open?id=17gtbSkr3uG-AlMZIpwRhCuHUz9TXbZ6p