MIMIR - MaIn Menu Image Replacer

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[size=4]MaIn Menu Image Replacer[/size][/center]

[b]MIMIR replaces Fallout 4's looping main-menu video with a static image selected from your own DDS image folder.[/b]

It does this at the game's native Bink output stage. It does [b]not[/b] replace [b]MainMenuLoop.bk2[/b], and does [b]not[/b] require converting still images into video files.

Yes, it is vibecoded. No, that should not be an issue due to the simplicity of the plugin.

[size=4][b]Features[/b][/size]

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[*]Replaces the native main-menu background video with a static DDS image.[/*]

[*]Random selection or persistent shuffle-bag selection.[/*]

[*]Avoids immediate repeats when multiple valid images are available.[/*]

[*]Optional reselection whenever the main menu opens.[/*]

[*]Pauses and suppresses further decoding of the main-menu video after the replacement is installed.[/*]

[*]Leaves startup videos and other in-game Bink videos untouched.[/*]

[*]No ESP, ESL, Papyrus scripts or replacement BK2.[/*]

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[size=4][b]Requirements[/b][/size]

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[*]Fallout 4 runtime [b]1.10.163[/b][/*]

[*]F4SE [b]0.6.23[/b][/*]

[*]At least one supported DDS image in

[code]Data\Textures\MIMIR[/code][/*]

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[color=#ffcc66][b]MIMIR deliberately refuses to load on unsupported Fallout 4 runtimes.[/b][/color]

The Bink import locations used by the plugin are runtime-specific. This build is for Fallout 4 1.10.163 only.

[size=4][b]Installation[/b][/size]

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[*]Install F4SE 0.6.23 for Fallout 4 1.10.163.[/*]

[*]Install the MIMIR main archive with your mod manager.[/*]

[*]Create

[code]Data\Textures\MIMIR[/code]if it does not already exist.[/*]

[*]Place one or more supported DDS images in that folder.[/*]

[*]Launch Fallout 4 through F4SE.[/*]

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Subfolders under

[code]Data\Textures\MIMIR[/code]are supported by default.

[size=4][b]Image format[/b][/size]

MIMIR currently accepts conventional uncompressed 32-bit DDS files using BGRA or RGBA channel masks.

Recommended for a 1440p display:

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[*][b]2560x1440[/b][/*]

[*]16:9 landscape composition[/*]

[*]32-bit BGRA DDS[/*]

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Images with other dimensions are center-cropped and scaled to cover the native main-menu video canvas.

Invalid or unsupported DDS files are skipped. If no valid image can be loaded, Fallout 4's original main-menu video remains active.

[size=4][b]Configuration[/b][/size]

Configuration file:

[code]Data\F4SE\Plugins\MIMIR.ini[/code]

Default behavior:

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[*]Recursive folder scanning[/*]

[*]Persistent shuffle bag[/*]

[*]Immediate-repeat prevention[/*]

[*]One image selection per game launch[/*]

[*]Main-menu Bink decoding paused after replacement[/*]

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Set

[code]bChangeOnMenuOpen=1[/code]to select another image whenever the main menu opens, including after returning from gameplay.

[size=4][b]Logs and state[/b][/size]

Log:

[code]Documents\My Games\Fallout4\F4SE\MIMIR.log[/code]

Persistent shuffle state:

[code]Documents\My Games\Fallout4\F4SE\MIMIR.state[/code]

Delete

[code]MIMIR.stat