Not a bug, just a question.

[BrainDead]

When I start the latest version of Celestia on my old machine, I never
see the logo.png splash screen. Is there some way I can pause/slow down
the opening sequences so that I can see the splash screen?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I've tried everything I can think of to
display the thing when opening the program, and I really would like to
see it. Is this simply a case of "Not enough machine?"

The Celestia.cfg file is pointing to the correct image, but when I start
Celestia, I get about 5 seconds of white screen before viewing - by this
time - the rush to the Sun and then the Earth.

Anything I can do to correct this?

Thanks, Bob

[selden]

Bob,

Have you tried adding a
wait { duration 5 }
at the beginning of start.cel ?

I think the hangup is caused by the "preloadtex" commands that are at the beginning of that script.

[Malenfant]

Try reducing the texture resolution too - if it's at High Res then lower it to Medium or even Low. That should make it load up the textures quicker, so you can see the startup flight to earth.

[BrainDead]

Thanks very much for the suggestions Selden, Dr. Thomas.

I'll play with the start cel for a while and let you know what happens. I have
tried some delays (waits) but I didn't think about the preloads or the high
or medium textures.

Thanks again.