Since the invention of BAT there have been a couple of BATMODS sets with variations of loading screens and backgrounds included for the various era modules
In the past there have been questions about how to customize your own BAT backgrounds and here's a thread where all of this can be discussed and where everyone can share new sets.
A few words to introduce what's happening in BAT here: First of all, each BAT era module has their own set of backdrops. So you can address each era module individually in BATMODS.
The path where these graphics go is:
\#[...]3\STD\gui (#[...]3 being #WAW3, #JTW3, etc.)
The files are limited by the game and are named:
background0.tga to
background14.tga for randomized
launch screenswide_gui_background_de.tga, wide_gui_background_en.tga, wide_gui_background_jp.tga, wide_gui_background_ru.tga for randomized in-game
GUI backdropsThese names are hardcoded and you cannot simply extend these listings.
note: these do not affect the Country backdrops which are set in the Country folders:
C:\IL-2 Sturmovik BAT\Missions\Campaign\DE (DE, US, RG, GB....)
These files can be set individually and must be named either wide_background.tga or background.tga - this varies and you must find out yourself in a particular case. These files usually must be square to my knowledge, like 900x900 and you must compensate for wide screen by deformation. Also they must be 256 colors (8 bit) only for all I know.
These are the basics. With this and with studying the examples already available in BATMODS, you can easily create your own custom BAT backgrounds.
To get things started, I have done a boring plain brushed steel backdrop set that does not change. You will always have this, be it startup or GUI backdrop (again: NOT in the individual country folders for campaigns and missions!)
Neutral Steel Backdrop for #DOF3, #TGA3, #WAW3, #JTW3
D/L
https://www.mediafire.com/file/uzcqqp49r9b5fce/BAT_Neutral_Steel_Backgrounds.zip/file
Here's another variant for B.A.T. loading screens: Welcome to C.A.T., the feline flight sim.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/kfoy4979uoaohpf/%23BAT_%23CAT_Loading_screens.zip/fileIf you want to be greeted by Captain Minka each time you launch
B.A.T. sorry C.A.T., put these in your BATMODS folder and activate "#BAT_#CAT_Loading_screens" through JSGME
(artwork by Margarita Zhitnik)
Three more launch screen options, to be activated from BATMODS:
"Classic Il-2 1946"
https://www.mediafire.com/file/urrkdisev7g29xf/BAT_loading_screen_1946.zip/file
"Jewelry"
https://www.mediafire.com/file/vslu00ml1ncb2e5/BAT_loading_screen_Pin_Up.zip/file
The artist, the comics, the girls, the machines... Romain Hugault edition
https://www.mediafire.com/file/odaiyma6l4ob5pr/BAT_loading_screen_RHugault.zip/file
https://www.romainhugault.com/fr/
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