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Menu Background Collection Rotation

This mod changes only the background scenario of the menu. It should be compatible with and without the "Tales of the Dragon" DLC. It should also be compatible with most other menu mods, as long as its priority is higher.

There are 10 background scenarios in this mod, one of which is randomly chosen every time the game is started: Four of these are only slightly updated versions of the original background scenarios by Ensemble Studios as seen in earlier editions of AoM, two of them are improved original scenarios, and four background scenarios are completely new.

If you the same main menu look as you can see in the screenshot, subscribe also to other mod I made:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2664910507
The mods are perfectly compatible (the priority order doesn't matter), since they change separate files.

There aren't any big battles in any of the background scenarios going on. So the background is always relatively quiet and not CPU intensive, unlike some other background scenario mods, where there is loud fighting or a lot of units accumulate over time.

The intro company logos are also skipped in order to speed up the start of the game.

To make the random rotation of different background scenarios happen a user.cfg is created. This marks this mod as desync sensitive, although it is a sole aesthetic mod only changing the menu background and absolutely nothing in-game. However, if you really don't want a desync sensitive mod and are alright with only one background scenario check out my other mod:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2664910507

This mod is fairly simple and it is easy to customize the user.cfg to include or exclude background scenarios.

Leave a comment, if you know how to remove the ring cloud around the camera view in the scenario editor. In this mod some backgrounds have the cloud and some do not. However, it would be nice to release two additional mods: one where all the background scenarios of it have the cloud and one where none has it.



AL Main Menu #1
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2499069942
- I removed the villagers hacking wood, because they were a little annoying

Arkantos Main Menu Background
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1193140821
- Not using the music change in this mod

Unique background - norse night
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=260032629

New Background - Egyptian Village
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1203478263

ST - Enchanted Forest Background
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=263570417

Greek Town Menu Background
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=934499271
- Using only scenario 4

Menu Backgrounds
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=260456966
- Slightly updated versions of the original background scenarios by Ensemble Studios
- Removed atlantis2 scenario, because there is a loud battle going on
- Removed greeceorg scenario, because "AL Main Menu #1" is an improved version of it
- Removed water scenario, because "Arkantos Main Menu Background" is an improved version of it

Credits go to the authors of the individual scenarios. If you are one of them and want to be listed as a contributor to this mod, please add me as friend, because that is how the workshop works apparently.


https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2654788478