Main menu replacement toolkit

A simple toolkit to create your own main menu replacement with background and music.

Sorry for my bad English, I'm German ^^.

introduce

Ever wished you could replace a boring static logo in the middle of the screen and didn't like the Replacer provided?

Does the same "Dragonborn" titelsong always get on your nerves?

Don't worry, now you can create your own Replacer.

Provided in the zip you can find the basic folder structure, the logo.nif file (don't delete it), wallpaper.dds which you can name however you like, as well as mus_maintheme.xwm (don't rename it, replace it with your file) and a photoshop default file where you can pass the image to the correct resolution. For this you need a tool that can work with .psd files and a tool that converts images to .dds files (I recommend Photoshop, which this was created with)

Tutorial

• Background replacement:

• - DOWNLOAD MANUALY, DO NOT USE MOD MANAGER TO DOWNLOAD
• - Extract the downloaded file into a new folder or simply unzip it on your desktop
• - Open Wallpaper-DEFAULT.psd in your photoshop or corresponding program and also open the image you want to use as background.
• - Correct the size of your image to fit the transparent space so that it matches the black frame
• - If your program does not support it, save the file as (YOURNAMEWALLPAPER).dds via Photoshop or (YOURNAMEWALLPAPER).jpg/png/bmp.dds Filesaving
• - Not required if you use PHOTOSHOP - open .dds converter and convert wallpaper to .dds
• - Navigate to \Main Menu Creation Kit\textures\interface\objects and replace "MMCKWallpaperBLANK.dds" with .dds ___OBSOLETE if you are doing this in a new folder

• Music replacement:

• - Use a converter to convert the track you want to use in the main menu to get the .xwm file and rename it to "mus_maintheme.xwm"
• - Navigate to \MMCK\music\special and replace the file there with "mus_maintheme.xwm"

• Repackaging:

If you don't use a mod manager, you don't need to package these files. In this case, just convert the "Mesh" folder in MMCK and the "Music" and "Textures" folders in your working location to the "Data" folder of your Skyrim Special Edition installation (usually like this: \Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data) and enjoy your new main menu

If you followed these steps on your desktop:

Create a folder named after the replacer, and then create a "data" folder within it. Move the "Mesh" folder from MMCK to the new Data folder, then move your working "Music" and "Textures" folders from the desktop to the new "Data" folder.

Use a packaging tool like WinRar, WinZip or Win7 in the new folder.

If you identify these steps in a new folder:

Move the "Grids" folder from MMCK to this folder

Pack the folder into a zip archive.

• Install

Just install new archives manually via Mod Manager (Add Archives Manually)

Activate the mod (let it overlay), load the game, and enjoy the new main menu.

Future plans:

• Add sample pictures
• Add animation frame

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Sorry for my bad english, i am german ^^.

Intro

Ever wished you could replace the boring static logo in the middle of the screen and do not like the provided Replacer?

Does the always same "Dragonborn" titelsong gets on your nerves?

Fear no more, now you can create your own Replacer.

Provided in the zip you'll find the base folder structure, the logo.nif files (DO NOT DELETE), the wallpaper.dds, which you can name to your liking, and the mus_maintheme.xwm (DO NOT RENAME, REPLACE IT WITH YOUR FILE) and a photoshop defaultfile for you to pass your image in for the right resolution. For this you'll need a tool which can work with.psd files and one to convert images to.dds file (i recommend Photoshop, this was created with it)

Tutorial

• Background Replacement:

• - Download MANUALY, do not download this with a mod manager
• - Unzip the downloaded file in an new folder or simply on your desktop
• - open the Wallpaper-DEFAULT.psd with your photoshop or cor …