Change billboards in demo playback?

[kalynnda13]

I have an idea for a Google-oriented short vid (in support of the Hail Mary team), but I need to change a billboard. I seem to recall there was a way to do that in the live game. So my questions are a) how do you change the billboard to use a new image, and b) will it work in a demo playback?

I have two ideas I want to see if I can create. One is several heroes sitting/standing/dancing on a billboard that has a Google-related image. The second is a hero (or several heroes) doing a fly-by of a Google-related billboard. I'm not quite sure what I'll use for the billboards...I have to do a bit of research. I'm open to suggestions. 

Thanks for your help!  I am so amazed by the talent here.

[Samuraiko]

Yes there is - you can use the Splasher program to do it. Leandro may have a copy of it - if not, I do.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

[Leandro]

Should still be up on the website, www.splasher.com.ar

[ThorsAssassin]

I can confirm that they work in the demo's still. Used Splasher a few times on the current video I am working on.

[kalynnda13]

OK, I've got Splasher and I can change most billboards. Is it possible to change the ones that were player created? For example, the ZombCare one in Kings?  I did some pigg diving, but haven;t been able to find a corresponding texture for them.  Thanks again.

[Leandro]

OK, I've got Splasher and I can change most billboards. Is it possible to change the ones that were player created? For example, the ZombCare one in Kings?  I did some pigg diving, but haven;t been able to find a corresponding texture for them.  Thanks again.

texture_library/WORLD/City_Zones/Praetoria/signs/FanB_ZombCare2x1.texture

You're going to have to edit splasher.csv (it's a simple text file) and add it. The second line in the csv says:

Billboards - Horizontal 2:1,15

The 15 is the number of items in that section, so increase it to 16 to fit another. Immediately after that line, add a new line:

ZombCare,1024,512,texture_library/WORLD/City_Zones/Preatoria/signs,FanB_ZombCare2x1

And save the CSV. Next time you open Splasher, one of two things will happen:

1. it won't start at all (check that you have the right number of items in each section; the very first line of the file is the number of sections)

2. ZombCare will be there and you're good to go.