Custom Sc4 Loading Picture

[swat-medic]

This tutorial is designed to teach you how to change the "Loading Screen" after the introduction video.
If you have any questions, please PM me.


To begin, create a PNG image with the stats of 768 pixels wide, by 600 pixels tall.  Use Paint.net or Microsoft Paint or your favorite image editing program.  This will be the basic.  If you already have an image, resize it to the above stated dimensions.  Give the file this name: file00000002

To insert the picture into your mod, open up Ilives Reader, which can be found on www.simtropolis.com/modding/index.cfm, and open the Intro.dat in your simcity4 disk 2.  Press Fill the List button to the right.  Notice the PNG already in the file, this is a default PNG and will not be used.

Now that you are in the .dat file, copy the two MAD files and create a new, blank file.  Paste the two MAD files into the new file.  Now, right click in the open white area below your two MAD files, and find "Insert File and Compress".  Find your PNG file, and open it.  It is now in the .dat file.   Save your file as whatever you like, and move it to your plugins folder.  When you enter the game, you will now have a loading screen that is custom, and even more fun to wait for your game to start.

Here is an example:
(not an actual mod)
(Click for full resolution)





You should now have a custom loading screen.

Thank you.