[Tutorial] Adding a custom log-in background

[hannahtaylor]

I've seen a few people asking how to add your own custom background when you log-in, so I have decided to make a guide.

 

Start by finding your PokeMMO folder. If you can't remember where you put it, like me, I right click the icon I have on my desktop and press 'open file location'. In the PokeMMO folder go to data then themes and select what theme you would like to give a custom background to.

 

You should be seeing something like this-

 

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Using Notepad ++, or normal Notepad should do, edit gfx to include

 

<images file="res/background.png">
        <area name="login-background" xywh="*"/>
    </images>

 

Like so-

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Then edit the main widgets to include

 

<theme name="logingui">
        <param name="background"><image>login-background</image></param>
    </theme>

 

Like so-

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Save the picture you would like to use as the background as a png in the res folder and name it 'background' and there you go!

 

Also reminder that themes are currently not supported on Android.

Edited October 16, 2019 by hannahtaylor

[Rhyse]

Nice! I was about to start investigating about this. ^^

Thank you

[hannahtaylor]

Gonna give this a little bump for people to see

[n0etics]

This helped me out when I needed it the most! Thanks for the guide!

[Nuree]

Thanks for the help hannah! If you don't mind, how can I make a .gif work? and is it possible to add frames in order to make it appear animated? Not a coder myself hahaha.

[StigmaChange]

It doesn't work, it gives me an error, could you make a video explaining it please?

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[budadeth]

On 7/16/2020 at 11:13 AM, StigmaChange said:

It doesn't work, it gives me an error, could you make a video explaining it please?

 

you still need it?

[BrotherGrim]

Is there a way to restore the default (no roms loaded) background of the animated sky? I see that there are three bg_0x.png files in /textures

[budadeth]

6 hours ago, BrotherGrim said:

Is there a way to restore the default (no roms loaded) background of the animated sky? I see that there are three bg_0x.png files in /textures

i dont think so bro... the mostly alike would be put that sky as a fixed background, without the animation

[KingOfRandom1]

could you use a gif file if you wrote it in that code

[budadeth]

On 1/19/2021 at 11:40 PM, KingOfRandom1 said:

could you use a gif file if you wrote it in that code

you would see a static image, without animation

[HeroNero]

mine doesnt work. it just crashed due to error. where did i go wrong? can you please make a tutorial video on how to do it properly please. we would all appreciate it. :D

[NavajasOnline]

no funciona para mí. Gracias

[druido890]

When I am in the character selection screen, the background returns to the default one (the black and white one to understand)

[Clovissssss]

 

What is the XML file that we should edit?

[Kuroawolfie]

On 11/25/2021 at 12:36 AM, druido890 said:

When I am in the character selection screen, the background returns to the default one (the black and white one to understand)

In "main-widgets" you only need to paste "<param name="background"><image>login-background</image></param>"  on the second line of the login frame section

Edited June 11, 2023 by Kuroawolfie

[Kuroawolfie]

This guide still works now a days!!!

[areum9]

Thank you so much! ^ ^

[Lucianditoo]

It gives me error when lauching the game and asks me if I wanna repair, some help ?

 

Edit: It was my fault, didn't save the image as PNG. changing this solved it.

Edited September 11, 2023 by Lucianditoo