【IV:MP】Change your Main Menu Background【Tutorials & Mods】

[DarkPower202]

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【IV:MP】Change your Main Menu Background【Tutorials & Mods】
Got bored of that grey stripe lines background? Let's make it look 'lot better!
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Table of Contents
- How it works?
- Guide - Making your own Background
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Download Pack v1.0 (Background Theme Pack)
- Download Pack v2.0 (GTA IV Background Themes)
- Download Pack v3.0 (All-In-ONE Theme Pack with Background Music)
- Download Pack v5.0 (VOCALOID 初音ミク Background Themes + All-In-ONE)

How it works? (Back to the top)


[Guide] How to customize the background by yourself (Back to the top)

• Copy your favorite picture/theme. (1680x1050 resolution, PNG format recommended)
• Navigate to where your GTA:IV & IV:MP is installed. (Run: %SystemDrive% > Program Files > Rockstar Games > Grand Theft Auto IV)
• Go to "IVMP\CEGUI\imagesets" directory.
• Paste the picture/theme, Rename the picture to "IVMPBackground.png".
• (Additional Step) Rename the logo to "IVMPLogoHiRes.png" if there's any.

You're done!

Frequently Asked Questions (Back to the top)

• Q1: My picture is not in PNG format?
• A1: Get Paint.NET, Install it, Open the picture using it & Click File > Save As: PNG format.

• Q2: My picture is not in 1680x1050 resolution?
• A2: Open Paint.NET, Open the picture & Click Image > Resize:
• A2: Uncheck Maintain Aspect Ratio, Set Pixel Size Width to 1680 & Height 1050, Click OK & Save it.

*Picture might get stretched.

• Q3: Where can i get Paint.NET?
• A3: http://www.getpaint.net/download.html

• Q4: I forgot to backup the picture!
• A4: http://s10.postimg.org/y8jv4e4w9/IVMPBackground.png Save that image.

• Q5: Can you put my picture in the next pack?
• A5: Actually no, but you can share it on the forum post below using this code: (Remove the stars *)

Code: [Select]

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[b][size=12pt][color=purple]*Your theme name here*[/color][/size] by *Your name here*[/b]
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[img width=643 height=393]*Your direct link to the screenshot here*[/img]
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[b]IVMPBackground.png:[/b] [url]*Your IVMPBackground.png direct link here*[/url]
[b]IVMPLogoHiRes.png:[/b] [url]*Your IVMPLogoHiRes.png direct link here*[/url]
[hr]*Upload the pictures to http://postimage.io/ for a better resolution!
*Preview first before posting! Check if there's any problems.

Example:
GTA 5 Theme by DarkPower202

IVMPBackground.png: http://s4.postimg.org/60mhf1lml/IVMPBackground.png
IVMPLogoHiRes.png: http://s4.postimg.org/3kp9exsxp/IVMPLogo_Hi_Res.png (Blank Transparent PNG)

[DLC] Background Theme Pack (v1.0) (Back to the top)
Screenshots:

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?xzdrabksbsog6hc

*This mod app contains batch-file commands, Your antivirus might consider it as virus but it is NOT a virus at all.
Features:

• GTA V Background Theme
• Windows 7 Background Theme
• Windows Vista Background Theme

*GTA IV Theme and Background Music are NOT included.

[DLC] GTA IV Background Themes (v2.0) (Back to the top)
Screenshots:

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?azexdk4n31av9bc

*This mod app contains batch-file commands, Your antivirus might consider it as virus but it is NOT a virus at all.
Features:

• GTA IV Background Theme

*GTA IV Theme only.

[DLC] {All-In-ONE} Theme Pack with BGM (v3.0) (Back to the top)
Video:

Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tz7spdrnglfzz0d

*This mod app contains batch-file commands, Your antivirus might consider it as virus but it is NOT a virus at all.

It should work fine without a problem IF you have GTA:IV installed NOT on the System Drive (C:)
Features:

• Background Music for Every Themes
• Customizable Loadscreen
• GTA IV Background Theme
• GTA V Background Theme
• Windows 7 Background Theme
• Windows Vista Background Theme

It has all the features from the previous packs!
Known Bugs:

• Background music does not start/cuts 5-10 seconds after launching it [UAC-Bug] (Solution below)
• Changes to bg_theme.xml does not change the background music and the loading screen [UAC-Bug] (Solution below)
• GTA V Loadscreen is bugged when running under 1024x768 screen resolution
• If the IV:MP client crashes on start, You can hear the background music about 5-10 seconds after the crash and stops 3 seconds later
• (Windows 8+ Users) "Windows SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk" (Solution: Click "More info" and Click "Run anyway")

Temporary Solution: (UAC Security Problem/Installed IV on System Drive)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tu6eq2h8rnvjs3s

[DLC] VOCALOID 初音ミク BG Themes {A-I-O} (v5.0) (Back to the top)
Video:

Download:
https://www.mediafire.com/?maz61uvnh3id0hy

*This mod app contains batch-file commands, Your antivirus might consider it as virus but it is NOT a virus at all.
Features:

• VOCALOID 初音ミク Background Theme
• VOCALOID 初音ミク Background Music【39みゅーじっく！(39 Music!)】
• VOCALOID 初音ミク Loadscreen

It has all the features from the previous packs!
Instructions are located inside the ReadMe.txt file, Read it carefully Please comment below if you found some bugs

[DarkPower202]

• A2: Uncheck Maintain Aspect Ratio, Set Pixel Size Width to 800 & Height 600, Click OK & Save it.

wrote 800x600 instead now changed to 1680x1050, sry for typos

[Zephyr.]

Nice...I Just Customized mine.Thank you

[Pokedude]

Nice work, dude! 

[Walid]

Cool  

[Nadim Jones]

Thankss 

[Osamad]

Thats great

[DarkPower202]

Bump, You can now share your own theme by using the code located in the F.A.Q section!

NEW! Released GTA:IV Background Theme, Click here to Download!

NEW! Released a mod showcase video!

[DarkPower202]

Coming Soon! Launch IV:MP with GTA V Background Music support! It is automated but still work in progress

[Mihail Junkovich]

Nice C:

[MrTheenD]

Do you like Windows Vista that much?
Good work by the way.

[DarkPower202]

Do you like Windows Vista that much?

well, it have nice wallpapers so that's why i added it and Win7

[DarkPower202]

Update Checkout the new video on the main post @How it works

Coming Soon! GTA V Loading Screen? I'll upload it soon

[DarkPower202]

NEW! v3.0 released! I present you the Enhanced Version of IV:MP (T3) Launcher, Click here to Download!

Known Bugs: Click here

*Note that you will need 7-zip (Click to download) to extract the file that you've downloaded.

[Vitorrio]

Hey, the mod looks pretty good, but, does it change the loading screen, as well? I know there is another mod that changes that. Anyway, I was wondering, can we put our own photos for the background?