[SilentPL]

PS2 loadscreens 1.2


Yeah, another mod from me. However, it's the first ASI plugin by me, and I think it works well
Some time ago I watched a YouTube video from GTA III, which was recorded from PS2. I saw different splashes while loading (SA style) and I was like "WTF? Why it's absent from PC version?". I decided to recover it, and it was pretty easy. The best part is that most of randomizing functions still exist and it's used (!), I had only to finish them.

VC now selects from 13 different loadscreens, and III selects from 25 (!) loadscreens. They cycle fast, it's not my fault though - it can be adjusted in gta.dat file.


This mod doesn't require any ASI loaders - III and VC load them by themselves. Just put loadsc.asi in game directory or mss folder and play. Plugin recognizes your GTA version by itself.


Screenshots:

GTA III


GTA VC



Showcase video


http://youtu.be/KcuknLGTwsw


Supported games

• GTA III 1.0 (all versions)
• GTA III 1.1 (all versions, including Steam version)
• GTA VC 1.0 (all versions)
• GTA VC 1.1 (all versions, including Steam version)

Mirror download:

GTA Gangstas mirror


I should thank Deji here for introducing me into C++ - mod couldn't be made without it*

* That was written in 2011.

This post has been edited by SilentPL on Tuesday, Nov 27 2012, 17:21

This mod is hosted at GTAGarage.com

Screenshots:

Downloads:
Download PS2 Loadscreens 1.2 - 0.016MB, uploaded on Nov 27 2012, downloaded 943 times

Click here to view the mod at GTAGarage

[DimZet13]

Not work with 1.1, but work 1.0 (gta III)

This post has been edited by DimZet13 on Saturday, Jul 9 2011, 18:41

[SilentPL]

VC or III? I've tested it on VC 1.0 and 1.1, not on III though.

[DimZet13]

Not work with gta3.exe v1.1. Hang in loadnig
But good work with gta3.exe v1.0

[lpgunit]

Looks nice, I've been looking for such a mod before, since R* was lazy enough not to add the console loadscreens in the PC version.

[H3NR1QU3]

QUOTE (lpgunit @ Sunday, Jul 10 2011, 04:58)

Looks nice, I've been looking for such a mod before, since R* was lazy enough not to add the console loadscreens in the PC version.

I think they didn't add it because PC version loads way faster than PS2 version does, so we wouldn't even be able to see all screens properly.

[spaceeinstein]

QUOTE

...since R* was lazy enough not to add...

SilentPL said it was easy to reimplement this, so does it make sense to say that R* was so lazy as to not do this but also not lazy enough to port the entire game?

EDIT: Wow, the loading screens did really went by fast. Is it possible to put an option to show just one random loading screen at a time?

This post has been edited by spaceeinstein on Monday, Jul 11 2011, 06:02

[SilentPL]

QUOTE (spaceeinstein @ Sunday, Jul 10 2011, 22:30)

EDIT: Wow, the loading screens did really went by fast. Is it possible to put an option to show just one random loading screen at a time?

No, you can make use game only two loadscreens though. Just delete all "SPLASH" lines from gta_vc.dat, they determine when loadscreen changes. Apart from these lines, there's only one more 'hardcoded' place. Should fit your needs.

[XEPOMAHT007]

I hope that the next version will fix this bug and added support for version 1.1 GTA3.EXE

[SilentPL]

Well, it will be tricky as I even don't know III. I'll redo this version soon though.

[krasiejow]

Good work, but this is not the first mod that unlocks this "hidden feature".

I think Rockstar chose only 1 loading screen for PC, because it loads really fast, even on old PC. Compare it with the loading speed on PS2 .

@Silent: A dalo by rade np. dodac 3 wlasne tekstury do folderu TXD i zeby programik tylko wsrod tych 3 wybieral? A i jeszcze jakby dalo rade muzyczke grac, chocby "hardcoded" w asi bardzo by mi sie to przydalo w moim modzie dla VC

[SilentPL]

Well, they could just reduce amount of "SPLASH" lines in gta3.dat/gta_vc.dat, and it would cycle slower.

About other mods - I saw one, but it had some bugs and also showed gta_log entries on screen - I didn't want it.

Muzyczki raczej się nie zrobi. A bez modyfikacji modu możesz jedynie zapełnić te pliki loadsc1-13.txd własnymi trzema loadscreenami i zredukować ilość wpisów "SPLASH" w gta_vc.dat.

[krasiejow]

But I thought that "SPLASH" in gta_vc.dat says which textures has the game to use for map loading?

Btw. I got once a similar report like XEPOMAHT007 on VC 1.0 (don't remember the crash address), but I'm not sure if that was yours mod fault or mine, because I was searching why my game crashed after some changes to main.scm.

[MichaelKnight1]

Mod Suck and Your English Native is bad also ,

[ManDog]

QUOTE (MichaelKnight1 @ Friday, Apr 20 2012, 15:02)

Mod Suck and Your English Native is bad also ,

Your English is the WORST i've seen so far, his is perfect. Yours sucks, and the mod dosen't suck. It's brilliant.

[SilentPL]

Years later, mod is updated to 1.1. You can finally use it with 1.1 III.

Edit:

Don't you think that the last two posts are funny.

This post has been edited by SilentPL on Saturday, Nov 10 2012, 16:52

[SilentPL]

1.2 released. This version now works with Steam EXEs.

[Los Santos Pedestrian]

Really good work; way better than the standard PC loading screens. Unfortunately I would only play GTA III/VC -1 times every year, and I need to make space on my 150 GB hard drive with 30 GB free.