Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack: Volume 2

Override or HAK - Your choice! 277 Unique Loadscreens for your Module or PW!
Now a much SMALLER DOWNLOAD!

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*** Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack: Volume 2 *****
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Date: November 27th, 2010 (11-27-2010)

This volume contains 277 loadscreens for the toolset. Volume 1 has also been combined & included in this download!

Loadscreens included are:

- 38 Black & White shots
- 39 Regular Exterior & Interior shots
- 51 Landscape Photograph shots (see the 'Credits' section below)
- 3 Sketches
- 96 Creature shots
- 50 Loadscreens incorporated from Volume 1

** NOTE: Please remove "Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack: Volume 1" from your override directory if you have that, as this volume contains the previous material & having both in the override directory might cause a conflict.

In the toolset, each loadscreen has a special naming format. Example: 079_bw_pic_DeadTrees_002
The following is a key to the naming format:

'bw' = Black & White shot
'cr' = Creature shot
'Ext' = Exterior area shot
'Int' = Interior area shot
'pic' = Picture/Photo from the real world
'sk' = Sketch/Drawing

* CREDITS *
Thanks goes out to the following websites for their wonderful free picutes! Listed under each website is a list of the loadscreens made from their pictures:

* karenswhimsy.com
sk_Castle_001
sk_Castle_002
sk_Castle_003

* Link
pic_Beach_001
pic_Coastal_001
pic_Creek_001
pic_DeadTrees_001
bw_pic_DeadTrees_002
pic_Ferns_001
pic_GrassyHill_001
pic_Lake_001_Boat
pic_Meadow_001
pic_Mountains_004_Winter
pic_Mountains_005_Grassy
pic_Mountains_006_Grassy
pic_Pyramid_001_Sphinx_001
pic_Pyramid_002
pic_Pyramid_003
pic_Pyramid_004
pic_Shop_001_Food
pic_Trees_001_Spooky
pic_Wheat_001_Flowers
pic_Wheat_002
pic_Wheat_003

* Link
pic_Castle_005
pic_Castle_006
pic_Castle_007
pic_Castle_008
pic_Castle_009
pic_Castle_010
pic_Castle_011
pic_Castle_012

* Link
pic_Coastal_002
pic_Coastal_003
pic_Coastal_004
pic_Desert_001
pic_Desert_002
pic_Desert_003
pic_Forest_001_Winter
pic_Forest_002_Winter
pic_Hills_001
pic_Mountains_001
pic_Mountains_002
pic_Mountains_003_Winter
pic_Path_001_Forest
bw_pic_Path_z001_Forest
pic_Path_002_Forest
pic_Path_003_Desert
pic_Path_004_Winter
pic_Rocky_001
pic_Water_001
pic_Water_002
pic_Water_003
pic_Water_004
pic_Water_005
pic_Water_006


Use these however you see fit, but do give credit.


*** Instructions:

You need the compression utility, "7-ZIP" to unpack these files. 7-Zip is a great tool & can be found here (for FREE!): Link

* Go to the DOWNLOAD button on the left of your screen, then select the correct version for your particular operating system.

To check out the files, install 7-Zip first. Next, right click "Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack Volume 1.7z" and mouse over the 7-Zip option. Select "Extract Here". This will decompress the files and make them useable.

Now, there are two things you can do (I would suggest doing just one at a time so data doesn't start 'conflicting', and what-not):

1.) Very Easy. Drop "Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack Volume 2 OVERRIDE" folder into your /My Documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/Override folder.
2.) Easy. Drop "Ugly_Ducks Loadscreen Pack Volume 2.hak" file into your /My Documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/HAK folder. Open the toolset and start a module, then select "View" from the menu at the top left of the toolset, then from the drop-down menu, select "Module Properties". In the properties window that appears, go to "Hak Packs". From here you can select the Loadscreen Pack & assign it to the module.

To see/use the new screens AFTER using either method above, open the toolset & select and open the area you want to place a loadscreen onto. In the Properties Window, go down to "Load Screen" and scroll through all 50 of the new screens! They should be at the top of the screens list because of the way I numbered them - example: 001_Mountains_Crystal_001.

Finally, pick the one you want, save the module, then run the module. It's that simple!

Check it out, and please vote. Also, post any comments/concerns that you wish here.

Thanks.

** UPDATES **
12/1/2010 9:00pm (Eastern U.S. time)
- Changed file types of screens from .tga to .jpg (thanks kamal!) & reduced the download size SUBSTANTIALLY.
- Previous download was roughly 928mb. The new download is roughly 105mb!