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I've been messing around with the recent dev build after it was revealed that we will be getting a video player of sorts in-game. The video player itself works pretty well but still has some kinks that need to be ironed out.
Anyways I did some experimenting with file swapping and was able to add custom videos!
I was able to add some of my videos to the tutorial playlist!
With this being added think of the possibilities for immersion and role play. The first thing that I though of is mission intros and briefings. Cinematic cut scenes for new games and specific points in gameplay. Movie making just got a whole lot more interesting.
Also with the new tutorial there comes the possibility of custom videos on servers! And the new intro... (Schine please do a intro video contest!)
This opens up a whole bunch of interesting possibilities. I might just start working on a custom intro video for the game.
Also for Schine, if I may make a suggestion for the tutorial videos.
I know that this is just the first iteration of in-game video but I would try and recut those videos so they mesh better with gameplay. No need for the schine logo since players will already hav seen that. Also cut out the video Outros as they advertise where to get the game, seems a awkward to have that since you've already gotten the game in order to watch it in-game.
Anyways I did some experimenting with file swapping and was able to add custom videos!
I was able to add some of my videos to the tutorial playlist!
You can add your own videos by adding mp4 files in the StarMade>data>video folder. To play them as part of the tutorial just add the video file to the tutorial folder and add a prefix in the same manner as the other videos (ex. 05 - My Video) (Mind the spacing on the "-". there needs to be a space between the number and the first letter of the video title or else the name of the video will be short one letter). Im still not sure how to add the descriptions to the videos. must be a file somewhere but I havent found it yet.
Once you've added the video just boot up the game and check the tutorial tab on top of your HUD when you've pressed a menu button like your inventory (I). The video should be there and will play as if you're watching out of game.
I've even managed to replace the new schine logo intro when you boot up the game!
instead of a 5 second logo i get this:
To do this just replace the file named "SchineSplashScreen" in the video folder. The name has to be exactly the same or else the game crashes.
Once you've added the video just boot up the game and check the tutorial tab on top of your HUD when you've pressed a menu button like your inventory (I). The video should be there and will play as if you're watching out of game.
I've even managed to replace the new schine logo intro when you boot up the game!
instead of a 5 second logo i get this:
To do this just replace the file named "SchineSplashScreen" in the video folder. The name has to be exactly the same or else the game crashes.
With this being added think of the possibilities for immersion and role play. The first thing that I though of is mission intros and briefings. Cinematic cut scenes for new games and specific points in gameplay. Movie making just got a whole lot more interesting.
Also with the new tutorial there comes the possibility of custom videos on servers! And the new intro... (Schine please do a intro video contest!)
This opens up a whole bunch of interesting possibilities. I might just start working on a custom intro video for the game.
Also for Schine, if I may make a suggestion for the tutorial videos.
I know that this is just the first iteration of in-game video but I would try and recut those videos so they mesh better with gameplay. No need for the schine logo since players will already hav seen that. Also cut out the video Outros as they advertise where to get the game, seems a awkward to have that since you've already gotten the game in order to watch it in-game.
