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ONEsatellite
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posted 20 November 2001 15:59     Click Here to See the Profile for ONEsatellite   Click Here to Email ONEsatellite        Reply w/Quote   
hi

my objective is to change the titlescreen(which I assume is the screen at which you choose single/multi player etc.)

the problem that I come across is when I do the neccessary steps to change what that image is, that change doesnt occur.

If someone could please let me know if I am doing something wrong, or am forgetting to do something, or anything else I would appreciate any insight.

This is exactly what I am doing in order to change the titlescreen:

in a temporary directory the contents are:
- MPQview.exe
- MPQ2k.exe
- StarEdit.exe
- storm.dll
- lmpqapi.dll
- patch_d2.mpq (unmodded file from original cd)
- titlescreen.dc6 (new 800x600 pure black image)

Now, in dos, in that temp directory I use this command:

"mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq titlescreen.dc6 data\global\ui\frontend\titlescreen.dc6?"

to which it replies:

"Adding data\global\ui\frontend\titlescreen.dc6... Done"

I then copy the temp dir's patch_d2.mpq(which is a larger size) to my main diablo directory, run the game, and nothing has changed.

I wonder if I should be replacing the titlescreen.dc6 instead of adding a new one, but the mpq2k usage information describes "adding" and "replacing" a file both use the "a" command.
The only thing I can think of is that there is something else that I need to edit to enable this new image to override the old one.

What confuses me more is that I have been able to change two other images in the game using the exact same method mentioned above:
I changed skillpoints.dc6;
"mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq skillpoints.dc6 data\global\ui\panel\skillpoints.dc6"

as well as changing level.dc6;
"mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq level.dc6 data\global\ui\panel\level.dc6"

thanks for reading and any insight

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ONEsatellite
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posted 20 November 2001 16:04     Click Here to See the Profile for ONEsatellite   Click Here to Email ONEsatellite        Reply w/Quote   
quote:
Originally posted by ONEsatellite:

"mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq titlescreen.dc6 data\global\ui\frontend\titlescreen.dc6?"

the question mark is a typing mistake in this message.

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ONEsatellite
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posted 20 November 2001 18:43     Click Here to See the Profile for ONEsatellite   Click Here to Email ONEsatellite        Reply w/Quote   
well
I am pretty sure I now understand the mistake I was making. In the expansion, the "titlescreen" is named "gameselectscreenexp.dc6".

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Spider
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posted 01 December 2001 23:02     Click Here to See the Profile for Spider   Click Here to Email Spider        Reply w/Quote   Visit Spider's Homepage!
ah yes i had that same problem

anyone happen to know the name of the image that has the mana and health lvls ?

i have the same problem as the one above
thx in advance

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