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Usage Guide

Quick Setup (2 minutes)​

Step 1 — Open Plugin Settings​

In Unreal Engine, go to Edit → Project Settings, then scroll down on the left side to Plugins → Loading Screen Pro.

Step 2 — Create the Default Asset​

Click the ✚ Create & Assign Default Loading Screen Asset button.

This automatically creates a DA_LoadingScreen Data Asset in your project's Content/ folder and assigns it as the active loading screen.

Step 3 — The Asset Opens Automatically​

The Data Asset opens in the Details panel. Here you configure everything:

  • Slideshow Images — add your background images (Texture2D)
  • Background Color — fallback color if no images are added
  • Hints — add loading tips that cycle during loading
  • Music — assign a background sound
  • Progress Bar — choose style (Bar / Segmented / Stepped)
  • Spinner — choose style (Ring / Arc / Bars / Dots)

Step 4 — Preview the Loading Screen​

At the top of the Data Asset, click the ▶ Preview Loading Screen button.

A 1280×720 preview window opens immediately — no Play-in-Editor required. You see all animations, transitions, and music playing live. Close the window when done.

Step 5 — Play the Game​

Press Play or package the game. The loading screen appears automatically on every level transition — no Blueprint nodes required for basic use.

Per-Level Loading Screens​

To use a different loading screen on a specific map:

  1. Create a new Data Asset: right-click in Content Browser → Miscellaneous → Data Asset → LSPDataAsset
  2. Configure it as desired
  3. Go to Project Settings → Plugins → Loading Screen Pro
  4. Under Per-Level Overrides, click + and set:
    • Map → select your level
    • Loading Screen Asset → select the new Data Asset

Blueprint Integration​

Show / Hide Loading Screen manually​

Use the Show Loading Screen and Hide Loading Screen Blueprint nodes to trigger loading screens manually — for example during a cutscene or custom transition.

Drive Progress from Blueprint​

Use the Set Loading Progress node and pass a float value between 0.0 and 1.0 to control the progress bar from code.

Events​

EventWhen it fires
On Slide ChangedEvery time the active slide changes
On Loading Screen ShownWhen the loading screen appears
On Loading Screen HiddenWhen the loading screen disappears

Troubleshooting​

Loading screen does not appear → Make sure a Data Asset is assigned in Project Settings. Loading screens only appear in packaged builds or Launch — not in Play-in-Editor (PIE).

Progress bar stays at 0% → Set a Minimum Display Time (e.g. 2.0 seconds) in the Data Asset so the bar has time to animate.

Music does not play → Music plays correctly in packaged builds. In the editor, use the ▶ Preview Loading Screen button — not PIE.

Images do not show → Make sure the textures are set to Texture2D and use a compatible format (RGBA8 or DXT5).