[Fixed!]Creating a main menu logo for a FC

[DnALANGE]

And do i really need to create a .mat for the main menu logo? I thought i just need to put it into graphics. It's just a simple picture loaded on the main menu right? Or well i dont know i never did one.

Awnser is YES!
you still need to create a.mat file.
the game reads .mat files.
So if you want this be loaded and seen in game.
OR
Plane
Billboards
Decal
ALL of these above NEED a .mat file.
If you create a .mat file, you can use that single one for Planes\Billboards\Decals.
I hope you understand me now.

[Slanderous]

You don't need .mat file for logo I beleive. I think you only need to modify the file that's located in "redist\lang\eng\graphics\main_menu" for vanilla game. Preferably always set your logo dimensions to 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256, 512x512, or 1024x1024, because the game doesn't read other resolutions properly.
That's actually bullshit. I just remembered that I heared the logo should be in the same resolution as it is originally, which is 319x275 (at least for me).

As for the logo itself, I might be able to help you, so if you want you can drop me a PM.

[Mudbill]

Try this file I'm attaching. It's a modded menu logo I know works.

[LordOfDragons]

Try this file I'm attaching. It's a modded menu logo I know works.

It's not loading your logo either.
I dont really know if im doing something wrong without noticing or something else needs to be done. I just renamed it to fit to my menu.cfg. I also tried adding the TDD logo and that worked just fine...

[DnALANGE]

O my god...
What is it now...
There could be a lot of things you want...
A picture in your PRE MENU...
a picture in your MAIN MENU... or is it a billboard you want to see,
because only frictionsl games would look very weird for a main menu...
What is it precisely?

[LordOfDragons]

O my god...
What is it now...
There could be a lot of things you want...
A picture in your PRE MENU...
a picture in your MAIN MENU... or is it a billboard you want to see,
because only frictionsl games would look very weird for a main menu...
What is it precisely?

Like i said (Also written in the title), a logo for the MAIN MENU of my FC mod.
No billboards, no pre menu or anything else. Just for the main menu.

[DnALANGE]

Are there any errors in your log file?
Does the game crash, or loading another picture?
Send us your picture, with the name you use, and your
1 pre menu.cfg
2 main init.cfg
3 menu.cfg
4. Config folder would do too.

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Try what i said with a .mat file.
Just add a billboard wich will be your picture.
Easy to do and fast.

[jmitchell]

I had an issue like this recently as well. What solved it for me was changing my logo's dimensions to 400x400. It looks like the pictures have to be that size or smaller in order to be loaded.

From what I understand, your logo is currently a .tga (good move!), though .png will work as well. Also, I don't know what's going on with this .mat file idea, but that's not necessary at all.

Also, make sure in your menu.cfg that you've added "MenuLogo = filepath" in the Main node (should go right under the Music filepath). Here's mine for reference:

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<Main
    MainFadeInTime = "1"
    MainFadeOutTimeFast = "0.3"
    MainFadeOutTimeSlow = "3"

    TopMenuFadeInTime = "1"
    TopMenuFadeOutTime = "0.3"
    TopMenuFontRelativeSize = "0.05 0.05"
    TopMenuStartRelativePos = "0.8 0.325"
    TopMenuStartRelativePosInGame = "0.5 0.5"
    TopMenuFont = "menu.fnt"
    
    MainMenuLogoStartRelativePos = "0.0525 0.22"
    MainMenuLogoRelativeSize = "0.47 0.47"
    
    BGScene = "Amontillado/maps/menu_bg.map"
    BGCamera_FOV = "70"
    BGCamera_ZoomedFOV = "40"
    
    ZoomSound = "ui_zoom.ogg"
    Music = "../Amontillado/extrasounds/Kosmogonia_Intro.ogg"
  
  MenuLogo = "Amontillado_logo.png"
/>

[DnALANGE]

Lol... in my fc the MenuLogo is empty,...
So, its not nescesary to fill that in...
The .mat is for text you can add in your menu.map
Also a picture works offcourse, thats what i try to explane..
Also mitchell..
The /armatillo/..../... is Not nescasary as well.
KosmogoniaIntro.ogg would do as well.
As well for the bgscene its not nescacery.

[LordOfDragons]

Hm well im trying some things with mudbills attachment right now. I changed the size, renamed it but nothing worked. It's just not loading. And im sure i edited the menu.cfg right...
Here my menu.cfg (The menu section):

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<Main
    MainFadeInTime = "1"
    MainFadeOutTimeFast = "0.3"
    MainFadeOutTimeSlow = "3"

    TopMenuFadeInTime = "1"
    TopMenuFadeOutTime = "0.3"
    TopMenuFontRelativeSize = "0.05 0.05"
    TopMenuStartRelativePos = "0.8 0.325"
    TopMenuStartRelativePosInGame = "0.5 0.5"
    TopMenuFont = "menu.fnt"

    MainMenuLogoStartRelativePos = "0.0525 0.22"
    MainMenuLogoRelativeSize = "0.47 0.47"

    BGScene = "test_mod/main_menu/menu_bg.map"
    BGCamera_FOV = "70"
    BGCamera_ZoomedFOV = "40"

    ZoomSound = "afx_events_mansion_tremor_01.ogg"
    Music = "music_temple_dieses_herz.ogg"

    MenuLogo = "test_mod/graphics/search_logo.tga"
/> 


Must be something wrong with the picture itself, because when i just tried adding the logo from TDD, it worked...