Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity Original Sin - Mods [Tutorial] How to create a Menu Camera

Hello,

here is a small tutorial showing you how to create a Menu Camera, so when your mod is loaded your scene will be shown in the background. The scene will not be static, it will show water and trees moving, if you set sound you will hear it aswell!

1.)
Create a new level: we will call our level "menu". After you have created your new level "menu" within your already existing mod and you would like to use a scene you have already created just go to:
...\SteamApps\common\Divinity - Original Sin\Data\Mods\***NAME OF YOUR MOD***\Levels\***NAME OF LEVEL YOU WANT TO COPY FROM***

select all files and just copy them into the level we just created:
...\SteamApps\common\Divinity - Original Sin\Data\Mods\***NAME OF YOUR MOD***\Levels\***NAME OF LEVEL OF MENU***

Reload your level!

If you don't wish to copy an existing level, just feel free to create a nice scene within the new level.

2.)
After you have created or copied a scene you will have to find a nice viewing point. Place your editor camera (the window is called "Eyes of a child") and view the scene the way you like:



3.)
Keep your position and go to:
TOOLS -> Place Spec cam at current pos



4.)
This will create a little camera. You now can zoom out a little bit to see it. Select it and then open the triggers:


5.)
Your camera will be called "SpectatorCameraTrigger_000"
Change the name by clicking on it to (exactly): "Camera_Main" (without "")



6.)
Go to Modding -> Module Setting...



7.)
Set the level you want to be the menu level as the menu level:



8.)
You are done! Save your progress and open your mod ingame.



Regards,

Chris