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====== User Interface ======

User Interface (UI) is somewhat complicated stuff to get it right, but once done really is enjoyable to view.

====== Allied Force User Interface ======

**Allied Force User Interface** by PMC

====== AF 64 Segment ======

//Coming soon...//

====== AF 128 Segment ======

All these following images are flipped vertically, they are upside down.

In **art\resource\** directory file intel.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| JSTARS_MAP.tga | 370x370 resolution with 256 color |
| KOREA_256.tga | 512x512 resolution 256 color |
| PAK_REGION_OVERLAY.tga | 512x512 resolution 16bit color |
| PAK_OUTLINE_OVERLAY.tga | 512x512 resolution 16bit color |
| BID_3FLY_DIS.tga | 512x512 resolution 256 color |
| BID_3FLY_DOWN.tga | 344x344 resolution 256 color |
| IA_MAP_TGA.tga | 172x172 resolution 256 color |

In **art\resource\** directory file select.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| CAMP_SCENARIO_1.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_1GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_2.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_2GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_3.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_3GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |

In **art\resource\** directory file theaterlabel.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| VICTORY_LABEL_BLU.tga | 99x35 resolution 16bit color |


====== Red Viper User Interface ======

**Red Viper User Interface** by PMC

====== RV 64 Segment ======

//Coming soon...//

====== RV 128 Segment ======

All these following images are flipped vertically, they are upside down.

In **art\resource\** directory file intel.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| JSTARS_MAP.tga | 370x370 resolution with 256 color |
| KOREA_256.tga | 258x258 resolution 256 color |
| KOREA_512.tga | 516x516 resolution 256 color |
| PAK_REGION_OVERLAY.tga | 512x512 resolution 16bit color |
| PAK_OUTLINE_OVERLAY.tga | 512x512 resolution 16bit color |

In **art\resource\** directory file main.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| BID_3FLY_DIS.tga | 344x344 resolution 256 color |
| IA_MAP_TGA.tga | 172x172 resolution 256 color |

In **art\resource\** directory file select.idx/.rsc
^ Filename ^ Image Details ^
| CAMP_SCENARIO_1.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_1GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_2.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_2GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_3.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |
| CAMP_SCENARIO_3GREEN.tga | 224x86 resolution 16bit color |

//Please note that the GREEN named files are for Allied Force, you dont need them in OF/RV but they cause no harm and since they are so small files you can include them there and make universal select.rsc for all Falcon versions.//

====== Open Falcon User Interface ======

**Open Falcon User Interface** by PMC

//Coming soon...//

====== OF 64 Segment ======

//Coming soon...//

====== OF 128 Segment ======

//Coming soon...//

====== Main UI Background Screen Tutorial ======

//following tutorial is "bit" obsolete in RV/OF/AF times...//

by Widowmaker

Requirements:
<code>
Perl
tga2res.pl
procidx.pl
irc2res.pl
</code>

UI's are all 800x600 256 colors TGA 8 bit uncompressed and flipped (turned up side down) be sure to name the tga files the same as here:

Main screen - **mainbg.tga**\\
Dogfight screen - **dgftbg.tga**\\
Tactical Engagement screen - **tacengbg.tga**\\
Campaign screen - **campbg.tga**\\

use the following lines to produce the idx/rsc files

./tga2res.pl mainbg.tga MAIN_SCRN\\
./tga2res.pl dgftbg.tga DGFT_SCREEN\\
./tga2res.pl tacengbg.tga TAC_SCREEN\\
./tga2res.pl campbg.tga CB_MAIN_TGA\\

Perl script has now created the following files:

mainbg.idx\\
mainbg.rsc

dgftbg.idx\\
dgftbg.rsc

tacengbg.idx\\
tacengbg.rsc

campbg.idx\\
campbg.rsc

Copy the newly produced files into art/resource folder. You're done!

====== Credits Tutorial ======

How to build your theaters own Credits file which is shown at exit from sim. 

Grab a copy of default Korean credits.idx and credits.rsc files from art\resource directory. Use the perl

<code>
./procidx.pl credits.idx
</code>

And you'll get ENGLISH_CREDITS.txt file, now edit there your own credit information and then use cred2res.pl to create new credits files, like this: 

<code>
./cred2res.pl credits.idx ENGLISH_CREDITS.txt
</code>

Perl script just produced you a credits.idx and credits.rsc files which you need to place to terrdata\Theater.name\files directory so TSwitch.exe can swap them when you change theaters. That's it.
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