Various collections of 1920x1080 wallpapers for use with tickbox's Custom Loading Backgrounds mod.

Using wallpapers from Steam profile backgrounds and reuploaded art from various sources (so I can crop them). Reuploaded wallpapers hosted on Imgur.

Using all of these at once might kill your fps if you run a heavy setup. I don't know why; it just got worse after adding a bunch of wallpapers. I tried 200 wallpapers on a light setup (one without Extended Weapon Customization lol) and didn't notice much of a difference.

Installation

Make sure Load Internet is 'On' in the Mod Options. Then add the list with one of the following methods:

Adding as a Curated List (Preferred)

1. Open the text file on the repository
2. Click on 'Raw'
3. Copy the url
4. Add the alternative list by writing table.append(curatedLists, {"<URL DIRECTLY TO THE TEXT>"}) to <Darktide Mods>/CustomLoadingBackground/scripts/mods/CustomLoadingBackground/CustomLoadingBackground.lua. The default one is on line 15, so you can use that as a reference and put other lists in the lines below. You can comment that one out if you don't want it.

Adding as the Main List

Choose one of the following methods.

• Appending to the Existing Main List

  Copy the relevant contents of urls.txt and paste it into <Darktide Mods>/CustomLoadingBackground/scripts/mods/CustomLoadingBackground/urls.txt. Make sure each link leads directly to the image (not just to an album).

• Replacing the Existing Main List

  Download urls.txt and put it into the <Darktide Mods>/CustomLoadingBackground/scripts/mods/CustomLoadingBackground folder, replacing the existing file. Rename the existing file beforehand if you want to use it again later (the mod only reads urls.txt; other files won't be used).

Adding Your Own Images

Through Imgur Album

1. Click 'Copy Link'
2. Add 'i.' in front of 'imgur' and '.png' to the end of the url (or whatever file type it is)
3. Paste it into urls.txt

There's a tool to do the last two actions for you: https://imgur.plen.io/. Paste the link into this website first, then use the link it creates for step 3.

From a Webpage

1. Right click on the image
2. Click Copy Image Link
3. Paste it into urls.txt

Be aware that some of these images may be thumbnails, which are low resolution! Usually, you can get the full image by clicking Open Image in New Tab in step 2, then copying the url from there. However, some websites don't allow access to images if visited from a direct link.

Testing the Mod

See the list of commands on the mod description page. Using the /bg # chat command will display the image onscreen for you to see. With v1.2+, this preview will take up the whole screen. The list will be in random order.

List Contents

Stolen Without Remorse - The Main File (urls.txt)

The main file is full of Warhammer-related arts. The list is separated by which game it's from and what factions are depicted.

See the comment block at the top of this file for further details.

The Stretched Boys

Wallpapers that would've gone into the main file if they were truly 16:9. Most of these are just barely off, and the stretching isn't very noticable.

Darktide Promo

Promotional screenshots for Darktide

Steam Girl

Art from the seasonal Steam sales in 2024, featuring Steam Girl by Nemu.

Winter

Some winter stuff, mostly from Steam

Fraternal Love

Art from The Coffin of Andy and Leyley