Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

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Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby cnbalasub » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:52 pm

Is there a possibility to remove the " Show Intro Screenshots "at the beginning of the simulator. I find it takes longer to wait before can start in simulation. I see that DoveTail Games have at the most with 6 screenshots which I am NOT interested to see while starting up the simulation after login in Steam.

Let me know if there is a way to stop them and what needs to be done to stop them?

Thank you,

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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby Chacal » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:19 pm

It would be quite complicated.
There is no option to turn this off.
The program fetches the screenshots from DTG's web server.

On the other hand, I'm not so sure it slows down loading.
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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby buzz456 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:03 pm

The beer thing sounds good. !*cheers*!
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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby JM1261 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:06 pm

cnbalasub wrote:Is there a possibility to remove the " Show Intro Screenshots "at the beginning of the simulator. I find it takes longer to wait before can start in simulation. I see that DoveTail Games have at the most with 6 screenshots which I am NOT interested to see while starting up the simulation after login in Steam.

Let me know if there is a way to stop them and what needs to be done to stop them?

Thank you,

John


Try doing a search for "RSSlideshow.swf" in your main TS2018 folder. Once you find it, take it completely out of the game files and place it somewhere safe, just in case something goes awry. When you reenter the game and load a scenario, you should see nothing else other than the default wallpaper. The only downside is the loading bar at the bottom of the screen will be gone, so you'll have to play a waiting game while the scenario is loading.

Bear in mind that I did this a long time ago, so I'm not sure if it will still work or if DTG is using something different for the slideshows now. I'm assuming it still works as I haven't seen any of these six screenshots you're referring to. It wouldn't hurt to try, though. Hope this helps! !!*ok*!!
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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby cnbalasub » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:10 pm

I did follow your instructions also kept the file in safe place just in case. Anyway it is working and much better. Want to say thank you for the tip about this.

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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby SAR704 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:51 pm

JM1261 wrote:Try doing a search for "RSSlideshow.swf" in your main TS2018 folder. Once you find it, take it completely out of the game files and place it somewhere safe, just in case something goes awry. When you reenter the game and load a scenario, you should see nothing else other than the default wallpaper. The only downside is the loading bar at the bottom of the screen will be gone, so you'll have to play a waiting game while the scenario is loading.



It worked for me. Thanks for drawing attention to it. The only weird thing was the screen remaining static with the menu options at the top remaining, but it does eliminate the monotony of seeing the same screenshot again and again, as well as the starers on that TSW promo screen.

Not sure if it makes a difference with CPU usage by not requiring RW to load one of the 2 or so images it has in it's memory bank for this purpose....
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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby Chacal » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:28 pm

This is a new one for me. Thanks!
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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby ex-railwayman » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:31 am

JM1261 wrote:Try doing a search for "RSSlideshow.swf" in your main TS2018 folder. Once you find it, take it completely out of the game files and place it somewhere safe, just in case something goes awry. When you reenter the game and load a scenario, you should see nothing else other than the default wallpaper. The only downside is the loading bar at the bottom of the screen will be gone, so you'll have to play a waiting game while the scenario is loading.

Hope this helps! !!*ok*!!


It does indeed, that's brilliant, thank you so much. **!!bow!!**

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Re: Need to take out " Show Intro Screenshots "

Unread postby JM1261 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:37 am

You all are more than welcome. I'm glad it worked out for you guys! !*cheers*!
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