Removing the loading hints and similar articles

Quickly getting rid of all the peripheral text and imagery that wraps around a given level, especially in console mode, is not easy. A few options exist for removing the more distracting elements such as splash screens and menus. You may want to do this if you wish to show your work without any artwork made by someone else getting in the way of your own. One method is called destructive editing , where your delete or blank out assets at the source, and this isn't as safe as it is quick. Instead you can provide your own menus, splash, and UI by extending on the classes that call up the default ones.

How to do it...

Removing the console mode videos during map loading

1. Open C:\UDK\~\UDKGame\Config\DefaultEngine.INI.

2. Press Ctrl + F and search for [FullScreenMovie], which should expose the startup and loadmap references.

3. Comment out the entries as follows:

    [FullScreenMovie]
   //+StartupMovies=UDKFrontEnd.UDK_loading
   //+LoadMapMovies=UDKFrontEnd.UDK_loading...