LoadIcon

LoadIcon is a new layout that was added to the GLE in GLE-V2, intended to be used for a simple animation to play when a stage is loading.

The GLE comes with a LoadIcon.arc that you can use in your own projects.

Custom Loading icons

The Load Icon is very simple. If you make your own, please ensure the following:

• There needs to be a Null Pane that is a child of the root Null Pane named "LoadIcon"
• The following animations are required:
  • Appear
  • Wait
  • Disappear

Aside from those requirements, you can do whatever you want with this layout.
You could make it take up the whole screen, or keep it to a corner (like the provided layout does).

Misc. Information

The loading layout is triggered when the following conditions are met:

• There is a stage being loaded
• A System Wipe is active and filling the screen
• The player hasn't died. (If you die in a stage, the loading icon won't appear when reloading the stage)
• The stage being loaded takes a while (meaning stages that load really quickly won't display the layout at all, or if timed correctly, the Disappear animation only will play).
• The player entered a QuickWarpArea that has the LoadIcon setting enabled.

The loading icon can be disabled completely via GameSettings.bcsv

The Wait animation will continue playing even if the Disappear animation was triggered (if the Disappear animation is setup correctly).

Pre-made Layouts

Below are some pre-made LoadIcons if you would like something other than the Default Launch Star.

(Default) Launch Star

The default LoadIcon that you get when you install the Galaxy Level Engine.
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8-Bit Mario Walking

An animation of Mario walking from Super Mario Bros. on the NES.
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SMG Save Icon (Big)

The icon used when saving the game in Super Mario Galaxy (scaled up).
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SMG Save Icon (Small)

The icon used when saving the game in Super Mario Galaxy. This one is at the same size as it is in that game.
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Spinning Power Star (30fps)

A spinning Power Star. Spins slowly.
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Spinning Power Star (60fps)

A spinning Power Star. Spins quickly.
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