login screen

[orunu]

hmm i've been look and i cant find it... where are the login screen files located at so i can edit them and make a custom login screen?

[Illiest]

data>main>start.dat

[orunu]

Originally Posted by Illiest

data>main>start.dat

oh.... i thought they would be img files like a DDS..... how can i edit that cuz i wana have this



as the login screen on my client and possible turn it into the one for the server for everyone to use i threw this together in PS and i've never seen a tut on this subject... any ideas on how i would make that the login screen? will rep+

[rabge]

try hexeditor

[orunu]

yea i just googled it see if i could find a tut and i found one on here thru google =]

[Illiest]

Originally Posted by orunu

oh.... i thought they would be img files like a DDS..... how can i edit that cuz i wana have this



as the login screen on my client and possible turn it into the one for the server for everyone to use i threw this together in PS and i've never seen a tut on this subject... any ideas on how i would make that the login screen? will rep+

Rename start.dat to start.swf then use a converter to convert to swf --> flv.
Use adobe flash editor to edit flv file.
Convert flv --> swf
rename start.swf to start.dat
For more help look below.

Originally Posted by Moronicidiot

Before you start reading, this is a guide to be able to edit login screens for conquer, not a guide to edit them. I am not writing a guide to editting login screens because that gets very off topic and it requires the knowledge of using adobe flash (or any other flash editting program).

First off, the login screen for conquer is a flash file (swf file) and if you have any prior knowledge of editting/creating flash files on Adobe Flash CS3/CS4/CS5 then you may be able to edit the Conquer login screen with ease.



The programs that I use to edit the login are: SoThink SWF Decompiler & Adobe Flash CS3. (I use Photoshop CS3 for designing my logins.)

Basically what I do is, I change the file extension of the start.dat to start.swf and then use the SoThink SWF Decompiler to decompiler the swf file and turn it into an fla file (the file that can be editted using Adobe Flash CS3/CS4/CS5)



When you convert the start.swf to start.fla, you will be prompt with the window below, just press OK.



Once you have the start.swf converted to start.fla, you can open the start.fla with Adobe Flash and then start editting it.



To save the login when your done editting on Adobe Flash, just press ctrl+enter or go to file>export>swf and Adobe Flash will export the login for you.

(Don't forget to go to settings and set the flash player to flash player 7 before exporting)

[orunu]

Originally Posted by Illiest

Rename start.dat to start.swf then use a converter to convert to swf --> flv.
Use adobe flash editor to edit flv file.
Convert flv --> swf
rename start.swf to start.dat
For more help look below.

mmk so i understand that completely (that and the tut u quoted) but if i rename it to start.swf it stays a .dat just the name has .swf in it... so im assuming i am going to need to go and find a DAT to SWF converter

[Illiest]

There's no dat --> swf converter. Use winrar.

[orunu]

Originally Posted by Illiest

There's no dat --> swf converter. Use winrar.

lol as i said renaming it on my computer for some reason wont change the file extension i can take a screenshot of it i right click start(on the info is says DAT file)--->Rename--->start.swf---->start.swf(on the info says DAT file)



Uploaded with

EDIT: i did wat u said use winrar instead of having .rar at the end i changed it to .swf and it changed it to a shockwave flash object which im assuming is the correct format now?

[Illiest]

What in the world are you doing.
Open winrar. DO NOT COMPRESS START.DAT TO START.RAR
Find start.dat
Rename to start.swf
The description should now be Shockwave Flash.
In your screenshot it says DAT File.

[orunu]

Originally Posted by Illiest

What in the world are you doing.
Open winrar. DO NOT COMPRESS START.DAT TO START.RAR
Find start.dat
Rename to start.swf
The description should now be Shockwave Flash.
In your screenshot it says DAT File.

yea from the screenshot that was just with the renaming "rightclick-->rename" and it still says dat idk why it doesn't change the file extension for me when i do that like it does u and i did wat u said with winrar and no corruption like it was when i just "add to archvie" and renamed it like that

[Illiest]

Last time i'm explaining this.

See how how RENAMED IT.
DO NOT ADD TO ARCHIVE.
We're just using winrar to RENAME IT.

[orunu]

Originally Posted by Illiest

Last time i'm explaining this.

See how how RENAMED IT.
DO NOT ADD TO ARCHIVE.
We're just using winrar to RENAME IT.

lol i think ima just give up cuz i followed that tut word for word and when i got done non of the buttons worked and neither did the text boxes for user and pass XD so i ****** something up good thing i backed up the start file..