Adds a simple white loading bar at the bottom of startup, instead of covering the cool reference with text

Mockup of what it looks like, since the window's invisble when you try to print-scr it: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/275750804227489794/769931098636943391/unknown.png

src/console.c

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ I_mutex con_mutex;
 
 static boolean con_started = false; // console has been initialised
        boolean con_startup = false; // true at game startup, screen need refreshing
+
+       UINT8 con_startup_loadprogress = 0; // Progress for startup load bar
+
 static boolean con_forcepic = true; // at startup toggle console translucency when first off
        boolean con_recalc;          // set true when screen size has changed
 
@@ -1517,16 +1520,17 @@ void CONS_Printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 	if (startup && (!setrenderneeded))
 	{
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
-		patch_t *con_backpic = W_CachePatchName("KARTKREW", PU_CACHE);
+		patch_t *con_backpic = W_CachePatchName("STARTUP", PU_CACHE);
 
 		// Jimita: CON_DrawBackpic just called V_DrawScaledPatch
-		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT/2, 0, con_backpic, NULL);
+		V_DrawScaledPatch(0, 0, 0, con_backpic);
 
 		W_UnlockCachedPatch(con_backpic);
-		I_LoadingScreen(txt);				// Win32/OS2 only
+		I_LoadingScreen(txt); // Win32/OS2 only
 #else
 		// here we display the console text
-		CON_Drawer();
+		//CON_Drawer();
+		CON_DrawLoadBar();
 		I_FinishUpdate(); // page flip or blit buffer
 #endif
 	}
@@ -1902,3 +1906,34 @@ void CON_Drawer(void)
 
 	Unlock_state();
 }
+
+//
+// Draws a simple white fill at the bottom of startup for load progress
+//
+void CON_DrawLoadBar(void)
+{
+	const INT16 barheight = 2;
+	INT16 barwidth = 0;
+
+	Lock_state();
+
+	if (con_startup_loadprogress > CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS)
+	{
+		Unlock_state();
+		I_Error("CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS has not been updated!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!con_started || !graphics_started)
+	{
+		Unlock_state();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	CON_DrawBackpic();
+
+	barwidth = (BASEVIDWIDTH * con_startup_loadprogress) / CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS;
+	V_DrawFill(0, BASEVIDHEIGHT - barheight, barwidth, barheight, 0);
+
+	Unlock_state();
+}

src/console.h

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ extern boolean con_recalc;
 
 extern boolean con_startup;
 
+extern UINT8 con_startup_loadprogress;
+#define CON_STARTUP_LOADSTEPS 12
+
 // top clip value for view render: do not draw part of view hidden by console
 extern INT32 con_clipviewtop;
 
@@ -62,3 +65,6 @@ void CON_ToggleOff(void);
 boolean CON_Ready(void);
 
 void CON_LogMessage(const char *msg);
+
+// Startup loading bar
+void CON_DrawLoadBar(void);

src/d_main.c

@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ tic_t rendergametic;
 void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 {
 	tic_t oldentertics = 0, entertic = 0, realtics = 0, rendertimeout = INFTICS;
-	static lumpnum_t gstartuplumpnum;
 
 	if (dedicated)
 		server = true;
@@ -770,14 +769,17 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 	LMFAO this was showing garbage under OpenGL
 	because I_FinishUpdate was called afterward
 	*/
+
+#if 0
 	/* Smells like a hack... Don't fade Sonic's ass into the title screen. */
 	if (gamestate != GS_TITLESCREEN)
 	{
-		gstartuplumpnum = W_CheckNumForName("STARTUP");
+		static lumpnum_t gstartuplumpnum = W_CheckNumForName("STARTUP");
 		if (gstartuplumpnum == LUMPERROR)
 			gstartuplumpnum = W_GetNumForName("MISSING");
 		V_DrawScaledPatch(0, 0, 0, W_CachePatchNum(gstartuplumpnum, PU_PATCH));
 	}
+#endif
 
 	for (;;)
 	{
@@ -1256,7 +1258,6 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		configfile[sizeof configfile - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 
-
 	// Create addons dir
 	snprintf(addonsdir, sizeof addonsdir, "%s%s%s", srb2home, PATHSEP, "addons");
 	I_mkdir(addonsdir, 0755);
@@ -1280,6 +1281,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("Z_Init(): Init zone memory allocation daemon. \n");
 	Z_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Do this up here so that WADs loaded through the command line can use ExecCfg
 	COM_Init();
@@ -1363,6 +1365,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("I_StartupTimer()...\n");
 	I_StartupTimer();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Make backups of some SOCcable tables.
 	P_BackupTables();
@@ -1426,6 +1429,8 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	con_startup_loadprogress++; // finished IWADs
+
 	CONS_Printf("W_InitMultipleFiles(): Adding external PWADs.\n");
 	W_InitMultipleFiles(startuppwads, true);
 	D_CleanFile(startuppwads);
@@ -1463,6 +1468,8 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	con_startup_loadprogress++; // finished PWADs
+
 	cht_Init();
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------- READY SCREEN
@@ -1470,6 +1477,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("I_StartupGraphics()...\n");
 	I_StartupGraphics();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	// Lactozilla: Add every hardware mode CVAR and CCMD.
@@ -1495,6 +1503,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("HU_LoadGraphics()...\n");
 	HU_LoadGraphics();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------- CONFIG.CFG
 	M_FirstLoadConfig(); // WARNING : this do a "COM_BufExecute()"
@@ -1525,6 +1534,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		// check the renderer's state
 		D_CheckRendererState();
 	}
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	wipegamestate = gamestate;
 
@@ -1554,9 +1564,11 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 
 	CONS_Printf("M_Init(): Init miscellaneous info.\n");
 	M_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	CONS_Printf("R_Init(): Init SRB2 refresh daemon.\n");
 	R_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// setting up sound
 	if (dedicated)
@@ -1584,6 +1596,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 				digital_disabled = true; // WARNING: DOS version initmusic in I_StartupSound
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (!( sound_disabled && digital_disabled ))
 	{
 		CONS_Printf("S_InitSfxChannels(): Setting up sound channels.\n");
@@ -1591,11 +1604,13 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 		I_InitMusic();
 		S_InitSfxChannels(cv_soundvolume.value);
 	}
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	S_InitMusicDefs();
 
 	CONS_Printf("ST_Init(): Init status bar.\n");
 	ST_Init();
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	// Set up splitscreen players before joining!
 	if (!dedicated && (M_CheckParm("-splitscreen") && M_IsNextParm()))
@@ -1613,6 +1628,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 	CONS_Printf("D_CheckNetGame(): Checking network game status.\n");
 	if (D_CheckNetGame())
 		autostart = true;
+	con_startup_loadprogress++;
 
 	if (splitscreen && !M_CheckParm("-connect")) // Make sure multiplayer & autostart is set if you have splitscreen, even after D_CheckNetGame
 		multiplayer = autostart = true;