Mallard LoadScreen | 5 in 1 | Easily Configurable Loading Screen

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In short

A modular loading screen with a sleek but simple design, easily configurable.

Mallard LoadScreen is a very customizable and semi-modular loading screen with an easy configuration. We aimed to offer the sleek sexiness of other great loading screens, all while keeping things easy on users who aren't as well knowledgeable in web development and design.


Features

Some of the many features of Mallard LoadScreen:

✅ 5 Modes/Layouts

  • It's like having five loading screens in one. There are 5 different mode layouts with varying modules and boxes.


✅ Easy and Robust Configuration

  • The robust configuration of Mallard LoadScreen makes it easy for you to configure the loading screen in advanced ways.
  • This allows you to have a loading screen that is unique to your server, making it stand out from other server's loading screens.


✅ Background Image Drag 'n' Drop, Fading Transitions/Cycle

  • Simply place the background images you would like in the backgrounds folder and the loading screen will automatically detect them.
  • Has a smooth cycle system where each background image is cycled through.
  • Use this to provide unique screenshots of the server or just nice backgrounds.


✅ Backgrounds Scale with Player Resolution

  • Background images will scale to each player's particular resolution, your loading screen will look amazing on every player's computer.


✅ Download Progress Bar

  • Shows the current percentage as well as the current file being downloaded and the current status.


✅ Music Player with Volume

  • Set music to play on the loading screen with a configurable volume.


✅ Adjust Stripes, Colors, Opacities/Transparency, and more!

  • Enable/disable the stripes, change their colors, modify their opacity (transparency level), and more.
  • Set each of the boxes' opacities (transparency level).


✅ Header Box

  • A heading box which displays your server's name (configurable). Supports images as well.
  • The box itself can also be configured to be hidden so that only the text/logo display at the top.


✅ Description Box

  • A description box with a configurable heading and contents. Alignment settings are also available.
  • Summarize your server for players joining so that they understand the mode before they load in.


✅ Rules Box

  • List up to 8 of your main rules to give players an idea of the kind of server they are joining and what to expect.


✅ User Box

  • Display user information, such as (many of these can be disabled/configured):
  • Avatar
  • Username
  • Realname (set in Steam)
  • Location (set in Steam)
  • IP Address


✅ Server Box

  • Display information regarding your server, such as:
  • Current player count
  • Max player count
  • Server gamemode
  • Server map


✅ Quote/Tips Box

  • Display quotes or tips that smoothly transition on a timer to display through each one as the player loads in.
  • Use this to give players tips on gameplay, quote your staff, or just have funny notes for players.


✅ Custom Box Headers

  • Each custom box allows for you to configure exactly what the header is, in order to tailor it to your server.


✅ Many More Features!

  • Please see the addon's configuration options, screenshots, and other information.


If you dislike any of the above features, chances are you can disable them in the config, some of the features may vary depending on which mode you have your loading screen set to.

Please view the Configuration Options tab for more detailed information on the robust configuration options available in this loading screen.


✅ 5 Modes/Layouts

  • It's like having five loading screens in one. There are 5 different mode layouts with varying modules and boxes.


✅ Easy and Robust Configuration

  • The robust configuration of Mallard LoadScreen makes it easy for you to configure the loading screen in advanced ways.
  • This allows you to have a loading screen that is unique to your server, making it stand out from other server's loading screens.


✅ Background Image Drag 'n' Drop, Fading Transitions/Cycle

  • Simply place the background images you would like in the backgrounds folder and the loading screen will automatically detect them.
  • Has a smooth cycle system where each background image is cycled through.
  • Use this to provide unique screenshots of the server or just nice backgrounds.


✅ Backgrounds Scale with Player Resolution

  • Background images will scale to each player's particular resolution, your loading screen will look amazing on every player's computer.


✅ Download Progress Bar

  • Shows the current percentage as well as the current file being downloaded and the current status.


✅ Music Player with Volume

  • Set music to play on the loading screen with a configurable volume.


✅ Adjust Stripes, Colors, Opacities/Transparency, and more!

  • Enable/disable the stripes, change their colors, modify their opacity (transparency level), and more.
  • Set each of the boxes' opacities (transparency level).


✅ Header Box

  • A heading box which displays your server's name (configurable). Supports images as well.
  • The box itself can also be configured to be hidden so that only the text/logo display at the top.


✅ Description Box

  • A description box with a configurable heading and contents. Alignment settings are also available.
  • Summarize your server for players joining so that they understand the mode before they load in.


✅ Rules Box

  • List up to 8 of your main rules to give players an idea of the kind of server they are joining and what to expect.


✅ User Box

  • Display user information, such as (many of these can be disabled/configured):
  • Avatar
  • Username
  • Realname (set in Steam)
  • Location (set in Steam)
  • IP Address


✅ Server Box

  • Display information regarding your server, such as:
  • Current player count
  • Max player count
  • Server gamemode
  • Server map


✅ Quote/Tips Box

  • Display quotes or tips that smoothly transition on a timer to display through each one as the player loads in.
  • Use this to give players tips on gameplay, quote your staff, or just have funny notes for players.


✅ Custom Box Headers

  • Each custom box allows for you to configure exactly what the header is, in order to tailor it to your server.


✅ Many More Features!

  • Please see the addon's configuration options, screenshots, and other information.


If you dislike any of the above features, chances are you can disable them in the config, some of the features may vary depending on which mode you have your loading screen set to.

Please view the Configuration Options tab for more detailed information on the robust configuration options available in this loading screen.

Mallard LoadScreen has a robust configuration that allows for server owners to tune the loading screen to their liking and make their loading screen unique in comparison to other servers.

This page is just to give an idea of the available advanced and robust configuration options that Mallard LoadScreen has. Please see the configuration file for more details on each. Do not hesitate to open a support ticket if you are having any difficulties configuring Mallard LoadScreen.

Configuration: General

The general configuration allows you to set various miscellaneous configuration options.

  • Server Title
  • The server title to display in the header (if heading image is not enabled).
  • Options: Text (your server name)
  • Default: MALLARD LOAD
  • Server IP
  • The IP of the gameserver (for query information, e.g. playercount)
  • Options: Text IP Address
  • Default: 127.0.0.1
  • Server Port
  • The port of the gameserver (for query information, e.g. playercount)
  • Options: Text IP Port
  • Default: 27015
  • Stripes
  • Whether or not to have colored stripes.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true
  • Stripe Color
  • If stripes are enabled, the color to make those stripes. Supports RGBA.
  • Options: RGBA Color
  • Default: rgb(255, 136, 0, 0.8)
  • Box Opacity
  • The opacity of the boxes seen on the loading screen.
  • Options: Opacity number
  • Default: 0.8
  • Background Tint
  • Whether or not to tint the background images.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true
  • Background Tint Level
  • If background tint is enabled, the level of tint to apply.
  • Options: Tint number
  • Default: 0.2
  • Music Enabled
  • Whether or not to enable music playing while loading.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: false
  • Music Volume
  • If music is enabled, the volume to play it at.
  • Options: Volume number
  • Default: 0.2


Configuration: Header Box

Settings regarding the heading box.

  • Header Box
  • Whether or not to display the header box itself. Disabling this will still show the text or logo, just not the background box.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true
  • Header Logo
  • Whether to use a header image logo instead of the text setting for the header contents.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true


Configuration: Description Box

Settings regarding the description box.

  • Description Heading
  • The text that shows at the top of the description box.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: About Us
  • Description Alignment
  • The alignment setting of the text inside of the description box (contents).
  • Options: left, right, justify, or center
  • Default: justify
  • Description
  • The description contents.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: Placeholder text


Configuration: Rules Box

Settings regarding the rules box.

  • Rules Heading
  • The heading to use for the rules box.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: Core Rules
  • Rules 1–8
  • Each of these settings corresponds to their rule number in the box.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: Placeholder text


Configuration: User Box

Settings regarding the user box.

  • Show Name
  • Whether or not to show the "real name" they have set on their Steam profile.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true
  • Show Location
  • Whether or not to show the location they have set on their Steam profile.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true
  • Show IP
  • Whether or not to show their connecting IP address.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true


Configuration: Server Box

Settings regarding the server box.

  • Server Heading
  • The heading to use for the server box.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: Server Info
  • Show Current Players
  • Whether or not to show the current player count.
  • Options: true or false
  • Default: true


Configuration: Quote/Tips Box

Settings regarding the quote/tips box.

  • Quote Heading
  • The heading to use for the quotes box.
  • Options: Text
  • Default: Pro Tips
  • Quotes
  • A list of the quotes to cycle through at a certain pace.
  • Options: Quotes
  • Default: Placeholders


See your README.md file for details. In summary:

💻 Installation:

  1. Upload the contents of the loading screen to a directory on your web server.
  2. If you are unsure of what a web server is, you may need to look into getting web hosting.
  3. If you uploaded a compressed archive (e.g. .zip) of the loading screen to the web server, be sure to extract it.
  4. Place the contents on your web server in a directory where you would like it to appear in the website listing, e.g. mysite.com/loadingscreen/darkrp
  5. Now, continue to configure and setup the loading screen and game server. See the next section for details.

🔨 Configuration & Setup:

  1. Edit config.php to your liking, make sure you include your server IP and server port or the functionality will not work.
  2. Note that in the config, you do *not* need to provide a Steam API key anymore. To make it more convenient for users configuring the loading screen, we found a way to obtain the necessary Steam information through other protocols and technology that do not require an API key. This should make it easier to maintain your loading screen in the long term.
  3. Place the backgrounds you want in the backgrounds folder, the loading screen will automatically add them. You can remove the default ones or use them instead of your own.
  4. Place any music files that you wish to play in the music folder, these must be in OGG format. The loading screen will automatically add them. You can remove the default ones or use them instead of your own.
  5. Find a web host you like and upload the loading screen to your hosting, if you need help doing this please contact your web host's support rather than us.
  6. Check to see all is good by heading to the URL you stored the loading screen at. Don't worry if the gamemode doesn't show up, the loading screen can only grab this information when loading into the server.
  7. On your game server, in your server.cfg or other convar configuration area set your sv_loadingurl to wherever you uploaded the loading screen along with ?steamid=%s. It should look like this in your server.cfg:
  8. sv_loadingurl "http://domain.com/loadingscreen/includes/php/mode1.php?steamid=%s"
  9. This is where you select which mode you would like: replace mode1.php in the sv_loadingurl convar to whatever mode you want: mode1.php, mode2.php, mode3.php, mode4.php, mode5.php
  10. Load into your server with a beautiful new loading screen and enjoy!
  11. Don't forget to leave a review if you like it!

Mallard LoadScreen and its team are dedicated to ensuring that your server's loading screen experience can be the best it can be.

Having an issue, need help configuring, or don't understand a certain aspect of Mallard LoadScreen?

First, check the knowledgebase to see if your question has been answered.

Otherwise, please feel free to create a support ticket or ask for help in the official ICELABS Discord.

Looking to know more about Mallard LoadScreen before purchasing?

Please feel free to join the official ICELABS Discord and ask questions in the #📦-mallard-loadscreen channel.

Product reviews

4.90 average based on 18 reviews

Komissar
Cool addon and support
Thank you very much for this wonderful loading screen is easy to configure and does not conflict in principle, but it is imperative that I notice that it works for you not only on the chromium version, you need the site to be http, i.e. without a secure connection, if you do not know how to enable fopen simply in your host file.htaccess enter this - php_value allow_url_fopen On . Also, the addon is very quickly configured and everything is described in readme.md and in config.php .I advise everyone to purchase! Спасибо большое за этот прекрасный загрузочный экран настраивается легко и в принципе не конфликтует, но обязательно что я заметил чтобы у вас работал он не только на хромиум версии нужно чтобы сайт был http т.е. без защищенного соединения, если вы не знаете как включить fopen просто в файле вашего хоста .htaccess впишите вот это - php_value allow_url_fopen On . Также аддон очень быстро настраивается и все описано в readme.md и в config.php.Всем советую к приобретению!
This product was received for free
By Komissar -
(version 1.2.0)
русский_MTF
It's pretty good.
It's a pretty nice custom loading screen to use. Recommend this to anyone who is a server owner with a few extra dollars to put into a nice looking loading screen.
By русский_MTF -
(version 1.0.3)
j0e
Very fast and great Support
The answer for my ticket was very fast and very helpful. Great work!
By j0e -
(version 1.1.0)
[SPR] Hodas
Review
I have to say it was really enjoyable to configurate this script, it was really simple and useful stuff added in, not too much but those that could be considered A must have. also layout is as I like it personally, simple and not stuffed with wierd pictures or shapes. (Shapes belong to women :>)
By [SPR] Hodas -
(version 1.0.4)
Author's reply
Many thanks for the support!
By Graham -
[HG] TyGuy464646™ [M]
Review
AWESOME loading screen! Definately worth your time and money. I would rate this 6 stars if I could
This product was received for free
By [HG] TyGuy464646™ [M] -
(version 1.0.4)
Author's reply
Many thanks for the support!
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