zLoadings

Plugin made in Union 1.0l for Gothic 1 and 2.

Usage

This plugin allows creating random loading screens in a very convenient way. All required files can be packed into one .mod/.vdf file.

• Plugin file: zLoadings.dll has to be put in \System\Autorun\.
• Config file: zLoadings.json has to be put in \System\.
• Text background texture: ZLOADING_BACKGROUND-C.tex.
• Textures for loading screens.

Json config

Json file contains an array of loadings with defined texture name and completely optional text object with text that can appear on load.

• Single loading object with text

  {
    "splash": "ZLOADING_ORCTEMPEL",
    "text": {
      "eng": "Sleeper Temple",
      "pol": "Świątynia Śniącego",
      "rus": "Храм Спящего",
      "ger": "Tempel des Schläfers"
    }
  }

• Optionally, different font can be set for text on loadings.

  {
    "font": "FONT_SCREEN",
    "loadings": []
  }

Example config file

{
  "font": "FONT_SCREEN",
  "loadings": [
    {
      "splash": "ZLOADING_MOE"
    },
    {
      "splash": "ZLOADING_FOREST"
    },
    {
      "splash": "ZLOADING_ORCTEMPEL",
      "text": {
        "eng": "Sleeper Temple",
        "pol": "Świątynia Śniącego",
        "rus": "Храм Спящего",
        "ger": "Tempel des Schläfers"
      }
    },
    {
      "splash": "ZLOADING_RIVER_1"
    },
    {
      "splash": "ZLOADING_RIVER_2"
    }
  ]
}

Language for text

Json is using UTF-8 encoding and Union is using ANSI, so it will be converted based on Language symbol in [CORE] section from SystemPack.ini.

• The default symbol is based on system language, but it can be changed as desired.
• In order for the text to appear, text matching the symbol has to be defined in the config file.
• At the same time this allows to create multilanguage plugin and easily add translations for other languages.
• If there is no match, that loading screen will be simply displayed without any text.

{
  "splash": "ZLOADING_ORCTEMPEL",
  "text": {
    "eng": "Sleeper Temple",
    "pol": "Świątynia Śniącego",
    "rus": "Храм Спящего",
    "ger": "Tempel des Schläfers"
  }
}