SE 4: Disabling Splash Screens?

Captain Kwok · #1 February 24th, 2007, 01:16 AM

So it wasn't Shrapnel Games that added a splash screen to Star Fury?

Suicide Junkie · #2 February 24th, 2007, 03:24 AM

There is a difference between having a splash screen the whole time, and adding one (well two) after a long while.

Removing a feature is far more noticable.

The least it could do is load the modfiles in the background instead of doing nothing at all until you click or it times out.
It is a pity that so many programs don't start right away when you click go. Just get a move on, show the logos in a nonintrusive way that dosen't slow things down, I say. Take pride in your work, but not on my time.

I know this is out of proportion, but its a pet peeve of mine.
So, I stick with 1.91 as an upgrade from 1.94+ where possible.

Captain Kwok · #3 February 24th, 2007, 03:26 AM

But to be fair, it was more of a MM thing then an SFI thing - you can cleary see Aaron's preference for the start menu thing and splashes from Dungeon Odyssey onwards.

Suicide Junkie · #4 February 24th, 2007, 03:47 AM

True.
It is far too easy to shift blame.

capnq · #5 February 24th, 2007, 07:43 PM

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Suicide Junkie said:It is a pity that so many programs don't start right away when you click go.

I cannot think of a single commercially released game that behaves the way you want.

Did you expect Strategy First to buy the IP, but never mention anywhere that they're the publisher now?

Atrocities · #6 February 24th, 2007, 08:39 PM

Great mod launcher program Fyron.

Suicide Junkie · #7 February 24th, 2007, 10:13 PM

Not at all Cap'n.
I wouldn't mind at all if they had a modest logo on the intro screen. We've got a decent amount of time waiting for the game to load all the datafiles, and that is prime time for having a logo.

I do take offense with a full screen ad that stops the game from loading the whole time it is up.
I've seen some games with 5-8 ads at the beginning... and I'm certainly not going to buy them. If it is ad supported, so be it, but don't expect me to buy it too. One form of payment is enough for me.

capnq · #8 February 25th, 2007, 06:34 PM

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capnq said:

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Suicide Junkie said:It is a pity that so many programs don't start right away when you click go.

I cannot think of a single commercially released game that behaves the way you want.

On further thought, I own at least two games that don't even let you click through the corporate logo splash; they won't respond until the intro movie starts.

Matryx's launcher is sufficient for my needs; Fyron's' feature list seems like overkill to me.

Fyron · #9 February 25th, 2007, 09:07 PM

I tried to accommodate all the crazy configurations people use.

Suicide Junkie · #10 February 25th, 2007, 09:11 PM

Doom and Warcraft come to mind.