Change Blitzkrieg 1 Main Menu

[kosamja]

Is it possible to change Blitzkrieg 1 Main Menu so that click on New Game opens Custom Missions window, click on Multiplayer opens GameSpy window, click on Load Game opens Load Saved Game window, click on Options opens Settings window and click on Exit (and pressing Esc on keyboard) closes game without confirmation? If it is possible can someone please edit blitzkrieg main menu and upload edited files?

[Major Pain]

I just re-designed the MainMenu for NIVAL over the last few months.

The GameSpy Button nows sends you to a new Proprietary Server instead of a Black Hole.

What you are asking about can be done, but some of it requires some pretty detailed Code Changes to the Menu Interface.

I can change a couple of Functions, but most are out of reach without NIVAL's signing off on it.  So unless this is something you are doing for a General Release for a MOD, the chance to do it all is very slim.


In effect, you only will have the Main Menu handle all of the things you want to do.  That does defeat the other Menus and makes them impossible to get to if the changes are made.  I count around 12 possible sub-menus you will lose.  That will change your game considerably.  You will not have access to MODS or Multiplayer with MODS.  You might want to rethink some of this and have at least two sub-menus that can give you some additional options.





If my Screenshot is what you wish to do... just affirm it and I'll look at the code and see what can be changed without a Copyright Issue. 

[kosamja]

Hi Major Pain, thanks for answering. Your screenshot is what I would like to do (I only play few custom missions and dont play any mods). I saw that in Blitzkrieg demo (http://megagames.com/download/254597/0) clicking on Load Game opens Load Saved Game window and clicking on Options opens Settings window, so I thought that same can be made with blitzkrieg 1.2 version, but I dont know how to do that. (maybe its about changing some files in UI folder which is located in DATA.PAK ).

[Major Pain]

Yes the Demo Interface was from sometime back.     That was not quite the same as you have requested.

I looked at the Code Involved and the changes you requested.


Code Change to re-route Menu Interface Selections directly to Sub-Menus.   Well this is a violation of the Copyright.   After looking into the Code, Some of the Code exists in the game.exe, net.dll, and gamett.dll.  These Interface Functions exist in a hard-coded section of the code.  The data is used to build the MENU Interface Table.    To change these files would require approval from the Lead Community Supervisor at NIVAL.   For a single use, it would never be approved.  

This would be a significant change to the Front End Code of the Game.   The issue is changing the code on one system for one person is not going to gain favor.   If it had a wide application, then it might be considered, much like the project we just completed for Multiplayer.  I have never see a request that circumvents so much of the Front End Code as this one.

I'm sorry but this is not possible within the existing Game Structure.  My hands are tied as a Programmer and Code Writer.

MP

Note:

UI is short for USER INTERFACE.   The files in the UI Folder are Copyrighted Code Files.    All of the Code that handles the MENU Code exist there, but the actual MENU Interface Table is hard coded which would require a de-compile then re-compile of C/C+ Code.   

[pmelmago]

and what about if i want to made like a new Sudden Strike (if im right the sudden strike was originally started from blitzkrieg) well can i buy it the copyrights for made my own proyect with this as base as an combat simulator Engine - System i love those kinds of games and i really want change alot of it for made my own style of mod can you help me major please i need you! buddy! <3

[pmelmago]

i was thinking on a kind of "THE GODFATHER" Story line, and some old cars and some thugs with thompsons and alot of civilians and like a Gang war over the map , where the fight for licor business . did you like the idea? work for me please i will paid :3