Change Main Menu Background and Loading Screens - How To

[marckinhos]

Hi all

 

After years, I went back to Dragon Age Origins and I wanted to mod the main menu background image (or animation), the loading screens and the loading animation (load cog / load wheel), but I don't know where those files are located.

 

I know how to extract the .erf files using the game tools, but which are the files for the menu screen and loading screens, could someone help me, please?

 

If you're modding DAO and you've stumbled across some files like those throughout your tasks, please let me know.

 

Stay safe wardens,

Peace :thumbsup:

[theskymoves]

Looks to me like all those files (load and start menu) are in guiexport.erf.

 

My Origin download version of the game has that archive at [game install location]\Origin Games\Dragon Age\packages\core\data.

[marckinhos]

Looks to me like all those files (load and start menu) are in guiexport.erf.

 

My Origin download version of the game has that archive at [game install location]\Origin Games\Dragon Age\packages\core\data.

I guess you nailed it "theskymoves" :) Thank you!

Time to mod DAO's screens and UI. ;)

Would you by chance know of any mod that already does that, so it would save me the time to learn how to edit .dds files? :P

[marckinhos]

Looks to me like all those files (load and start menu) are in guiexport.erf.

 

My Origin download version of the game has that archive at [game install location]\Origin Games\Dragon Age\packages\core\data.

Hey theskymoves, have you ever used guiexport.erf in the override folder and did it work? If I put this file in the override folder the game won't load it normally, the gfx animations or maybe some RGBA textures will be broken.

 

Would you by chance have a working guiexport file to share or do you know how to fix it?