Copyright (c) 2017, uniflare, see LICENSE.txt for details

Splash Screen Example Plugin

Splash Example Plugin is a simple, light-weight splash screen rendering plugin with several features such as;

• Drop and play!*

• Compatible with engine templates and GameZero/GameSDK Sample project**

• Renders an 'Initial' Splash texture in windowed mode immediately (first)***

• Renders a 'Main' Splash texture in windowed or fullscreen mode

• Several CVars to control the plugin without building from source

  • CVar splash_plugin_enable (def 1) Enable/Disable splash plugin
  • CVar splash_show (def 1) Controls showing the main (second) splash image
  • CVar splash_minimumPlaybackTime (def 3.0) 'Main' splash display time in seconds
  • CVar splash_texture (def 'SplashExample/Textures/Splash.dds') Main splash texture
  • CVar splash_show_initial (def 1) Enable/Disable the intial splash image
  • CVar splash_minimumPlaybackTime_initial (def 3.0) 'Initial' splash display time in seconds
  • CVar splash_texture_initial (def 'SplashExample/Textures/InitialSplash.dds') Pre splash texture
  • CVar splash_startTimeOffset (def 0.0) Allows for more accurate splash length in some cases

• Extra documentation for learning/understanding the example plugin' concept

• Verbosely commented source code (available on github)

• Automatically overrides original splash screen routine (if any)

  • Installation can vary between projects, be sure to read the INSTALL.txt document in the 'Docs/' folder. ** Assumes that the example plugin package is compatible with the target engine. *** Make sure you set the correct r_width/r_height cvar values! This plugin assumes you are using the player profiles feature of CRYENGINE to store/set your game resolution! These cvars should be the same width and height of your initial splash image!

Quick Start

If you want to see it in action immediately, right-click and select 'Launch Game' on any cryproject file*

*   Assumes compatible engines have been installed via the CRYENGINE Launcher,
        also assumes the necessary assets folder exists in the projects root and contains the splash 
		example textures.
		
Note for 5.4: CryGameSDK does not seem to be lnicluded with the downloaded engine via the CRYENGINE Launcher.
    For this reason, an extra step is required to test the CryGameSDK; Simply copy CryGameSDK.dll from 
	the GameSDK (5.4) bin folder to the launcher engine bin folder, by default, this means;
	    C:\Program Files (x86)\Crytek\CRYENGINE Launcher\Crytek\gamesdk_5.4\GameSDK\bin\win_x64\CryGameSDK.dll
		to
		C:\Program Files (x86)\Crytek\CRYENGINE Launcher\Crytek\CRYENGINE_5.4\bin\win_x64\CryGameSDK.dll

Integration with a project

Integration consists of a several requierd steps to combine the splash plugin with an external project. For more information consult the INSTALL.txt document in the 'Docs/' folder supplied with this package.

Building the plugin using Visual Studio

Building is not necessary to use the plugin, however it is very easy to do so. Consult the INSTALL.txt document in the 'Docs/' folder supplied with this package.

More information

For help or more information please visit the associated thread on the forums below. CRYENGINE ® Forum Thread: https://forum.cryengine.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=4201 CRYENGINE ® (Archived) Forum Thread: https://www.cryengine.com/community_archive/viewtopic.php?f=314&t=135972 GitHub ® Repository: https://github.com/uniflare/SplashExample