Specify a splashscreen with link()

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ID:199860

Jan 25 2012, 6:02 pm

Airjoe

Applies to:

Dream Seeker

Status:

Open

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I would like to be able to specify the image used in the BYOND connection splashscreen when connecting a user to a new world via link().

Jan 25 2012, 6:03 pm
Flame Sage	Your link appears to be broken. I think the image should actually be uploaded to the game's BYOND hub and be displayed whenever a user connects to the game.

Jan 25 2012, 6:06 pm
Airjoe	Fixed, thanks. And I disagree with using the hub, since not all games have or use the hub. The image should be a part of the games resources.

Jan 25 2012, 6:08 pm
Flame Sage	Perhaps a world variable? Then different servers could have different images?

Jan 26 2012, 2:15 pm
OrangeWeapons	I like this. It would make games look so much more professional..

Jan 26 2012, 4:08 pm
EmpirezTeam	My name is EmpirezTeam and I approve this request.

Jan 26 2012, 4:15 pm In response to EmpirezTeam
Techgamer	EmpirezTeam wrote: My name is EmpirezTeam and I approve this request. Well now I have to disapprove of this on principle. ..okay just kidding, but seriously this would be a nice member feature to silence the people upset about the loss of blogs.

Jan 26 2012, 4:36 pm In response to Flame Sage
Majin Furble	Flame Sage wrote: Your link appears to be broken. I think the image should actually be uploaded to the game's BYOND hub and be displayed whenever a user connects to the game. This. If not then Airjoe's concept is nice too.

Jan 26 2012, 4:41 pm In response to Flame Sage
Flame Sage	Flame Sage wrote: Perhaps a world variable? Then different servers could have different images? I think this might be a better solution than uploading an image to the hub?

Jan 26 2012, 4:43 pm
Airjoe	Why a world variable? The image should exist on the world sending the user, not the world receiving the user. The point is that the resource is already there for the splash screen. You shouldn't have to download a resource so you can display a splash screen that shows downloading of other resources.

Jan 26 2012, 4:44 pm
Flame Sage	Well, because then different servers could have their own image.

Jan 26 2012, 6:27 pm
Unwanted4Murder	But the point is that it would still need to show the BYOND splash screen to download the resource for the splash screen if it was a part of your .rsc file. If it was hosted on the game's hub, BYOND would be able to grab it from there before loading the resources.