Found this on the Civ Fantics forum: For Civ5, go to My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\UserSettings.ini, and change SkipIntroVideo = 0 to SkipIntroVideo = 1
Note: You will only see a black screen while the game loads, so don't worry. Apparently the into movie was the "loading screen." That's why it doesn't go away immediatly when you wan to skip it; you're game hasn't loaded yet. Dumb, I know.
Er, it does that because the game is loading itself while playing the video so you have something to stare at other than a loading screen. Why is that method dumber than simply sticking a loading screen in there?
[QUOTE="DanielDust"]Huh o_0? How is that a bug? you'll find mods to remove the intro for lots of games, just google it. All good software developers know that all bad features are actually received as bugs. Is it legal to use to mod to alter the software? I thought mods were like playable scenario additions.
Found this on the Civ Fantics forum: For Civ5, go to My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\UserSettings.ini, and change SkipIntroVideo = 0 to SkipIntroVideo = 1
Note: You will only see a black screen while the game loads, so don't worry. Apparently the into movie was the "loading screen." That's why it doesn't go away immediatly when you wan to skip it; you're game hasn't loaded yet. Dumb, I know.
ssvegeta555
Thanks. Some why I prefer the blank screen to the movie.
Er, it does that because the game is loading itself while playing the video so you have something to stare at other than a loading screen. Why is that method dumber than simply sticking a loading screen in there?
MadCat46
Because loading screens are usually less time taking. How much does the game need to load before it actually starts? Besides, when we click to cancel the intro video, it drags on and finally stops at a random time in future.
[QUOTE="blackhermit"] Because loading screens are usually less time taking. How much does the game need to load before it actually starts? Besides, when we click to cancel the intro video, it drags on and finally stops at a random time in future. Keyword there being usually. Loading time depends on many things and isn't some universal number. CivV is a large and complex game, it has a lot of resources it needs to load and it isn't the most optimized game around so it's going to have a decent load time. I have no clue what you're referring to about a drag time afterwards, it shifts instantly once I quit the movie.
[QUOTE="blackhermit"][QUOTE="DanielDust"]Huh o_0? How is that a bug? you'll find mods to remove the intro for lots of games, just google it. All good software developers know that all bad features are actually received as bugs. Is it legal to use to mod to alter the software? I thought mods were like playable scenario additions. It's legal since it automatically changes some settings for people that don't want to mess with the files, it basically does what ssvegeta said but the "loading screen" won't go away, you'll just have a black screen that'll automatically continue to the menu after it loads.
It's not a bug, just bad game design. The developers chose not to make a loading screen, just have it load in the background of the movie. If you remove the intro movie, you see a black screen until the loading finishes. How long you have to wait depends on your computer. On really fast computers it can be 10 seconds, on really slow ones 2 minutes. The background loading is actually nice the first time you play the game. You watch the whole movie and don't even realize it was loading. It's only after you've played the game a few times that you notice this.
Er, it does that because the game is loading itself while playing the video so you have something to stare at other than a loading screen. Why is that method dumber than simply sticking a loading screen in there?
MadCat46
Well, I rather see a loading screen than a movie. I would hate seeing the same movie over and over again, but I'd imaging that many of use are so use to loading screens we kind of just ignore them and take them for granted. It's kind of like those "invisible words" when you read a novel as most people tend to gloss over "he/she said" all the time. I'd say a black screen is a nice compromise. :)
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