While I love Sunrider, I'm not the biggest fan of the main menu for Mask of Arcadius, at least from a visual standpoint. It's just a static image of the promotional art, an ensemble image already showcased in the OP video. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, but it's rather plain in my esteem, failing to convey the sweeping space opera atmosphere that the games themselves capture so well. As such, I decided to try my hand at making a replacement, editing together a video incorporating renders taken of the ship assets, character and background art from the game files, and some basic keyframe animations and other effects. The outcome was hardly a masterpiece, but I'm fairly satisfied with it, all things considered. A video captured in-game of the new menu is below:



If you would like to use this menu for yourself, the relevant files can be found here:

drive.google.com/open?id=1u7kuPkOnv9Bq8oG_eibu1GEp_j-FTMjY

Installation instructions:

Copy the MenuMod folder into the "game" folder of your Sunrider directory. If you're using the Steam version, the file path should look something like this:

Computer\Local Disk (C:)\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sunrider\game

Once you've copied the folder, copy the Options and Screens RPY files into the game directory. You'll have to replace the default versions of those files, so either overwrite them or delete them first. As with any mod that changes the default files, I strongly recommend making backups of the default Options and Screens RPY files first. Replacing the Options file is optional, as it just adds two additional tracks (Star of Bethlehem and Colors of an Orchestra) that play after The Meteor on the menu.

Known Bugs:

• When starting a new game and asked to select a difficulty, the backgound will become a default checker pattern. The UI still works, and you should be able to start the game as normal.
  
• Minor stuttering and lag between the OP video and the menu. The menu animations will also lag slightly when sub-menus are open, but they will still continue to play.
  
• The rendering options menu and command console WILL NOT WORK in the new menu. If you wish to adjust the rendering mode or use the command console, enter a scene by starting/loading a game or selecting one from the bonus menu first. If you accidentally open up the command console while in the menu, hitting ESC will get you out of it. However, as far as I'm aware, the rendering menu will leave your game unplayable if it is triggered while in the main menu. You'll have to forcibly close the program using alt-tab or some other method. Speaking of rendering options, please note that the menu animations will only play if you are using the DirectX or OpenGL modes. Do not use the software rendering mode!