Et public main menu


(cheesy) #1

You may have noticed that a few clans have hijacked the ET main menu system, so that it displays only their servers. The menus are overbearing and more-or-less lure players onto their servers. Many clans do this, however I noticed that one clan in particular has the monopoly on the main menu.

Plan:
It is hopeful to get the support of a several clans to make a new menu system that overwrites all other menus in the game, breaks this monopoly that some clans have, and restores the menus, backgrounds and settings.

Primary Objectives:

  • Delete or overwrite all other main menu systems
  • Restore default ET backgrounds
  • Restore the main menu structure, look and feel, less intrusive
  • Optimize settings
  • Add a link to Punkbuster update
  • Add a menu link to http://et.splatterladder.com/, with a choice of mods
  • Make it difficult to overwrite
  • Make an executable install file, available to the public

Secondary Objectives:
The new menu system would also include a separate menu with a list of servers that participated in this project. This menu would be at bottom of main menu, in similar font as rest of menu. The idea here is to give several gaming communities a chance to advertise, without being overbearing.
The participating clans would be those who have been established for a while and are willing to add a link to their local in-game menu to install this new MAIN menu system.

To make this happen we need some clans/servers willing to participate, volunteers to design the new menu, and coders to make an executable to install it.

Please respond here or PM me on this forum.

Cheesy,
PS
I understand there will be some haters out there, especially those with hijacking clan menus. Ultimately what the public wants, the public will get.


(stealth6) #2

it is basically impossible to make it always overwrite other mods, especially if it catches on.


(Nail) #3

just delete the offending pk3 and stay off crap servers


(macbeth) #4

full agree…


(mortis) #5

I concur, keep the offending pk3s off your system…


(signofzeta) #6

This is why I like ETmain, and stock official maps. It is people like these who give modders and mappers a bad name.


(avery) #7

Late bump… Not all of them are bad… I have created one that is for our clan, however! Currently… it is not on our server to download when a player connects. Right now… it is in the forums to be downloaded when the player wants it. They can choose whether they would like to download it or not. Will we add it to our server…? Probably not.


(Mateos) #8

I don’t like the crappy PK3s in my ETmain. So it’s fine like you do :slight_smile: Use SL/TB/Xf instead :slight_smile: At least you have learnt something new, it’s always fine.


(Scennative) #9

i dont use the main menu :stuck_out_tongue:

My favorite programm to connect to server is etstarterpro 0.95

(http://www.gamefront.com/files/8693774/)

You can see the online players, on the connect etstarterpro patch your et to 2.55 or 2.60b, automatic connect on teamspeak (2 or 3 ?! but i am sure only 2) and mumble.

you can kill prozess and start other programms on et start and more :stuck_out_tongue:


(.Chris.) #10

But some change more than just the Main Menu, the HUD and Limbo Menu’s have been changed in some of these pk3s, it’s irresponsible modding. they cause more harm than good.


(raydioaktivman) #11

I was wondering what happened to my main menu. That is just wrong. :confused:


(aaa4) #12

+1 …


(Smurfer) #13

Most old players stay away from those servers. It’s just too bossy…Here, eat this turd before you can enter. :stroggbanana: