How to Disable the Splash Screens in XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2

Annoyed by the unskippable startup movies of XCOM: Enemy Unknown you have to watch and wait through every time?

Me too. Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to disable the splash screens on PC and Windows.

Note: Same kind of change applies to XCOM 2 and many other Unreal-engine based games, whether the splash screens can be skipped or not.

How to Disable the Startup Movies in XCOM 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown

1. Find the XComEngine.ini file

By default (Replace %USERNAME% with your username):

XCOM:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config\XComEngine.ini

XCOM 2:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\Config\XComEngine.ini

or

Find the XCOM 2 or XCOM - Enemy Unknown folder in the Documents -folder (Documents under Libraries)

By default:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\

And in there, the 'XCOM - Enemy Unknown' or XCOM2 -folder.

In the *\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config\ folder, you'll find the XComEngine.ini

2. Backup XComEngine.ini

Take a copy of XComEngine.ini, and
Rename the copy to XComEngine.ini_org or similar as a backup.

3. Edit XComEngine.ini

Comment (with semi-colon ;) or delete StartupMovies lines
You can leave 'StartupMovies=Black' in place

XCOM: EU

Find lines:

StartupMovies=Logo_2KFiraxis
StartupMovies=UE3TechLogo
StartupMovies=LogoLegal_PCConsole
StartupMovies=1280x720_Black

Delete the lines or comment them out (with semi-colon ;) like this:

;StartupMovies=Logo_2KFiraxis
;StartupMovies=UE3TechLogo
;StartupMovies=LogoLegal_PCConsole
;StartupMovies=1280x720_Black

(The game might delete the commented lines from the file on startup, thus - ALWAYS BACKUP)

XCOM 2

StartupMovies=X2_2KFXS_Logos
StartupMovies=X2_Logo
StartupMovies=UE3TechLogo_XC2
StartupMovies=XC2_LegalScreen

Delete the lines or comment them out (with semi-colon ;) like this:

;StartupMovies=X2_2KFXS_Logos
;StartupMovies=X2_Logo
;StartupMovies=UE3TechLogo_XC2
;StartupMovies=XC2_LegalScreen

(The game might delete the commented lines from the file on startup, thus - ALWAYS BACKUP)

4. Save XComEngine.ini

Save the XComEngine.ini file.

5. Start the game

Start the game eand you'll be in the main menu in seconds without the unskippable splash screens.

Want to learn how to disable the splash screens for Dishonored as well? Click here.

How to Disable the Splash Screens in Dishonored

Annoyed by the unskippable startup movies of Dishonored you have to watch and wait through every time?

Me too. Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to disable the splash screens on PC and Windows..

How to Disable the Startup Movies in Dishonored

1. Find the DishonoredEngine.ini file

Find the Dishonored folder in the Documents -folder

By default:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\

And in there, the Dishonored folder.

In the *\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\Config\ folder, you'll find the DishonoredEngine.ini

By default:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\Config\DishonoredEngine.ini

2. Backup DishonoredEngine.ini

Take a copy of DishonoredEngine.ini, and
rename it to DishonoredEngine.ini_org or similar as a backup.

3. Edit DishonoredEngine.ini

Find lines:

StartupMovies=Black_266ms
StartupMovies=ZenimaxLegal
StartupMovies=ZenimaxLegalFR
StartupMovies=LogoBethesda
StartupMovies=LogoArkane
StartupMovies=UE3_logo
StartupMovies=Legal
StartupMovies=Loading

Delete the lines or comment them out:

;StartupMovies=Black_266ms
;StartupMovies=ZenimaxLegal
;StartupMovies=ZenimaxLegalFR
;StartupMovies=LogoBethesda
;StartupMovies=LogoArkane
;StartupMovies=UE3_logo
;StartupMovies=Legal
;StartupMovies=Loading

(The game might delete the commented lines from the file on startup, thus - ALWAYS BACKUP)

4. Save DishonoredEngine.ini

5. Start the game and you'll be in the main menu in seconds without the unskippable splash screens.

Want to learn how to disable the splash screens for XCOM: Enemy Unknown as well? Click here.

Dwarf Fortress Tutorial (Video Series)

Beginner's Guide to Dwarf Fortress [DF2012]: Step-by-step tutorial series on how to get started in the Fortress Mode, how to build your first fortress and how to help your dwarves survive.

This Dwarf Fortress video tutorial series follows along as I build an example fortress, showing what to do and how to do it. The series is meant for new Dwarf Fortress players, but I hope it'll be useful for all DF players, new and experienced alike.

I recommend using these video tutorials in conjunction with the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. You'll learn the basics through the videos and can follow along, and then find additional information from the wiki.

PLAYLIST (all videos in this tutorial series): Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial [DF2012]

DOWNLOAD the tutorial fortress http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6891

How to Install Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress Tutorial, Part 1: Downloading and Installing (Lazy Newb Pack). How to Get and Install Dwarf Fortress (DF/tutorial)

Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial

Playlist (all videos):



Watch on YouTube: Dwarf Fortress Tutorial 2012

LINKS AND REFERENCES

Game: DWARF FORTRESS - free & awesome

Game version: 0.34.11 (DF2012)
Graphics package: Phoebus' Graphic Set 0.34.11v00

Installation package: Lazy Newb Pack. See the Part 1 of this tutorial series for the Download and Installation Guide.

Other Utilities: splintermind-attributes is a Dwarf Therapist clone that displays the exact numeric attributes of the dwarves.

DF2012:Installation (Dwarf Fortress Wiki)
DF2012:Quickstart guide (Dwarf Fortress Wiki)
DF2012:Dwarf fortress mode (reference, e.g. controls)

Let's Play Dishonored

Let's Play Dishonored: Slow-paced Dishonored gameplay.

I'll try to play this Dishonored playthrough stealthily, if only possible, and avoid killing too many people (non-lethal approach). I won't reload unless I die, so if things take the wrong turn, I'll try to get myself out of it and live with whatever the game throws at me.

This let's play is BLIND (I haven't played the game before and don't know what to expect, apart from test run through the prologue and mission 1)


Played, recorded and uploaded on PC, max graphics and 1920x1080. All videos on the playlist are uploaded with high quality 1080p Full HD.

Let's Play Dishonored, Part 1

Watch in HD via YouTube...

Let's Play Dishonored, Part 1

Below, you can find all the videos on this LP.

About Dishonored

Dishonored, set against the backdrop of the city of Dunwall and the rat plague, follows the story of Corvo Attano, Lord Protector - a royal bodyguard, falsely accused of murdering the Empress and ultimately imprisoned.

Driven by revenge, Corvo escapes from his confinement six months later, and becomes an infamous assassin as he strives to avenge his, and the Empress', fate.

Dishonored is a first-person stealth action video game that is developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It's available on PS3, Xbox 360, & PC 2012. http://www.dishonored.com/

Let's Play Dishonored Playlist

Watch in HD via YouTube...

See the full show: Let's Play Dishonored
Playlist (all episodes): Let's Play Dishonored