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Ok to basically outline what this tutorial will entail, I will show you how to change the main menu of Quake3, specifically changing the “EXIT” button into a BFG explosion two-frame animation. Simple? Actually it is. I recommend you read my previous tutorials before attempting this one, if you want to understand absolutely everything. Here’s what you need to do first, near the top of ui_menu.c:
Add
#define ART_EXIT0 "models/weaphits/bfgboom/bfgboom_2"
#define ART_EXIT1 "models/weaphits/bfgboom/bfgboom_3"
// Image locations
After
#define ID_EXIT 16
Then right below that comment out:
menutext_s exit;
And instead put:
menubitmap_s exit;
// tells Quake3 that you’re using an image not text
Then scroll down and find MainMenu_Cache and add:
trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( ART_EXIT0 );
trap_R_RegisterShaderNoMip( ART_EXIT1 );
// caching of the images defined above
And last but not least (most important part actually) comment out the follow like I have already done:
y += MAIN_MENU_VERTICAL_SPACING;
/* s_main.exit.generic.type = MTYPE_PTEXT;
s_main.exit.generic.flags = QMF_CENTER_JUSTIFY|QMF_PULSEIFFOCUS;
s_main.exit.generic.x = 320;
s_main.exit.generic.y = y;
s_main.exit.generic.id = ID_EXIT;
s_main.exit.generic.callback = Main_MenuEvent;
s_main.exit.string = "EXIT";
s_main.exit.color = color_red;
s_main.exit.style = style; */
And below paste:
s_main.exit.generic.type = MTYPE_BITMAP;
// image, not text
s_main.exit.generic.name = ART_EXIT0;
// first image to display, when the mouse isn’t on it
s_main.exit.generic.flags = QMF_LEFT_JUSTIFY|QMF_PULSEIFFOCUS;
// flags
s_main.exit.generic.callback = Main_MenuEvent;
// what menu to issue the command in
s_main.exit.generic.id = ID_EXIT;
// the ID for what the button does when clicked
s_main.exit.generic.x = 300;
// x coordinate
s_main.exit.generic.y = y;
// y coordinate
s_main.exit.width = 70;
// image width
s_main.exit.height = 70;
// image height
s_main.exit.focuspic = ART_EXIT1;
// image that it flashes to when the mouse is over it
You don’t need any extra pk3’s for this, just compile the source and run Quake with the fs_game command or selecting the folder in the MODS menu. Now you have a nifty BFG explosion for a quit button =)
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