code Menu

[Tempust85]

I have the basic functionality of the menu done, I just need to make it prettier and generally make it look cool. I'll post a video here when there's something decent to show.

[Tempust85]

Does anyone feel like whipping up a concept of how they think the menu should look?

[katanamaru]

If I still JK installed I can try and grab a screenshot.

[Tempust85]

I have it too, but I don't want an exact 1:1 copy of the original's menu.

[Circa]

Hmm. Maybe something similar, but higher quality and leave some JA aspects in it.

Or implement @@therfiles' method of map menus.

 

My favorite part of those menus were the shots of the desk where you can see some his equipment and stuff and books. That was so legit. Maybe you could model those and make a map of his room or whatever and have each "menu" go to different parts of the room.

 

[CaptainCrazy]

Fine i'll find my own tutorial then lol.

[therfiles]

Hmm. Maybe something similar, but higher quality and leave some JA aspects in it

 

Or implement @@therfiles' method of map menus.

 

My favorite part of those menus were the shots of the desk where you can see some his equipment and stuff and books. That was so legit. Maybe you could model those and make a map of his room or whatever and have each "menu" go to different parts of the room.

 

 

This sounds cool. Maybe you can make that into a map and we can have some sweet camera pans and stuff

[Tempust85]

I never thought of that, is a map in the menu even possible without code edits?

[Circa]

I never thought of that, is a map in the menu even possible without code edits?

http://jkhub.org/topic/2681-main-menu/

[hhunter6]

Are you using the original menus from DFII or new ones all together?

[Tempust85]

I'm wanting to use new ones, and I'd like some concept ideas from everyone here about what they would like to see.

 

P.S Models can be shown with almost no load time lag and with shaders, but no lighting.

[KCDodger]

I had a concept, but I am unsure how possible it is.

We all know the JKII menu screen with the saber parts, manuals and whatnot. Would it be at all possible to render those in 3D, as a background? like an active 3D background, instead of a picture?

 

I know one can put a .mov or somethingrather file in the menu, as evidenced by JKA's menu. Perhaps, we could make a larger filmed file with a loop, that gives the impression of a 3D menu, while not actually being one?

 

What do you think? Contrary to several opinions, I believe a game's menu is part of the experience, and should be treated with the same love and care as the rest of the game.

[Tempust85]

I can put in a 3d scene (not a map) but it won't have any lighting so I would have to bake shadowing onto the textures. It is doable though.

 

Or I could just make it a video.

[KCDodger]

Yeah, the video is what I'm suggesting. Make a nice vid of a pretty 3D setting, record, say, "LOL 3D MENU GUYS."

[Tempust85]

Here's how the main menu looks right now:

 

 

Logo has a shine shader. Any suggestions?

[Raz0r]

Pretty much perfect.

 

Maybe generate some new fonts.

[Tempust85]

I can make new ones in photoshop, but I don't know how to make a .fontdat file which I assume has the location for each character.

[Circa]

I believe that's what this file does.

 

https://jkhub.org/files/file/371-jafont/

 

Though I haven't tried it yet.

[Raz0r]

Yep, that's what I use. So simple.

[Tempust85]

Yeah works a treat, but not for what I want to do. So I made images be used as buttons:

 

[GPChannel]

GREAT! 

[Tempust85]

 

Saber glow on the cursor flickers.

[minilogoguy18]

Reminds me a lot of the original JK menu while still being something new.

[Tempust85]

 

Do you guys agree with the color scheme?

[minilogoguy18]

Dude, that's awesome, I love it.

 

Like the sketch of what I'm assuming Kyle kinda hiding in plain sight in the background, subtle and well placed. This definitely gets my vote as the final draft for the main menu backdrop.