Skip TS2014 Video at startup

[Marleyman]

And, if you want the hints and tips gone too:

If you are fed up reading the Tips that flash up on your screen every time you load a scenario then do this:

1 Navigate to Steam\steamapps\common\RailWorks\data
2 rename the flash folder in that directory to flashoff, just so you know where it is.
3 Make a new folder called flash and leave it empty
4 done.
5 Get you favourite screenshot.
6 Size it to 1920x1080.
7 Put it into the empty flash folder you just made.
8 Rename the screenshot to UI_BG_Slideshow02.swf
9 Ensure that you have changed the suffix from .jpeg to .swf
Now your chosen screenshot will display when a scenario loads instead of the tips flash video.

No more flash video on every scenario load. Just a black screen with the loading bar.

[OldProf]

As for the need to apply after every verification, well, how often do you do a file verification?

You don't write scenarios, do you?

[imnew]

And, if you want the hints and tips gone too:

If you are fed up reading the Tips that flash up on your screen every time you load a scenario then do this:

1 Navigate to Steam\steamapps\common\RailWorks\data
2 rename the flash folder in that directory to flashoff, just so you know where it is.
3 Make a new folder called flash and leave it empty
4 done.
5 Get you favourite screenshot.
6 Size it to 1920x1080.
7 Put it into the empty flash folder you just made.
8 Rename the screenshot to UI_BG_Slideshow02.swf
9 Ensure that you have changed the suffix from .jpeg to .swf
Now your chosen screenshot will display when a scenario loads instead of the tips flash video.

No more flash video on every scenario load. Just a black screen with the loading bar.

Thanks MM !

[krellnut]

All this stuff works awesome, thank you so much. But how do you resize photos, please?

[Marleyman]

As for the need to apply after every verification, well, how often do you do a file verification?

You don't write scenarios, do you?

I do.

[Marleyman]

All this stuff works awesome, thank you so much. But how do you resize photos, please?

GIMP, Photoshop or some other photo editing software.

[jackal40]

I'd like to say thanks! for this info. It is nice to be able to skip the intro.

Now if there was only a way to not see the same info screens each time I go to drive a route.

[Marleyman]

I'd like to say thanks! for this info. It is nice to be able to skip the intro.

Now if there was only a way to not see the same info screens each time I go to drive a route.

There is and I posted that info in this thread too, just a few posts above this one.

[buzz456]

All this stuff works awesome, thank you so much. But how do you resize photos, please?

GIMP, Photoshop or some other photo editing software.

I think he's asking if there is some way to change the size "in game"

[jackal40]

I'd like to say thanks! for this info. It is nice to be able to skip the intro.

Now if there was only a way to not see the same info screens each time I go to drive a route.

There is and I posted that info in this thread too, just a few posts above this one.

Thanks again, I somehow missed that part.

[HighGround22]

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Thanks for all this, Marleyman!

This thread caused me a laugh at my technologically-fickle nature:

The first time I was reading through the early part of this thread, I thought "Ah. Neat-oh trick. But not worth the effort since I can just as easily carry-on with hitting Esc."

Oh yeah? Apparently, the seed had been planted!

After about two more startups, I discovered that hitting Esc was no longer a satisfactory way to continue, and I found myself quickly burrowing back here into the Forum, desperately searching for this thread.

Near-panic! Had to have that mod!

Well, I now have both mods going strong (a nice old sweetheart of a GP9 for my scenario loads), and I thank you muchly once more, Marleyman.

Alla best,

[HighGround22]

All this stuff works awesome, thank you so much. But how do you resize photos, please?

At risk of answering a stale question, I've found that IrfanView is a honeybun of a powerful yet simple-to-use graphics utility. I'm certain you'd be happy with it for your daily graphics viewing and modification needs.

http://www.irfanview.com/

[Chacal]

What happened to route-specific loading pictures?
This used to be a TS feature.

[Bananarama]

These went away with the release of TS2012.