SkipIntro

Skip Intro

A BepInEx (mod loader) plugin for Shadows of Doubt. Start the game faster: no studio logos and no press-any-key screen, straight to the main menu.

If it saves you a few seconds on every launch, a like on its Thunderstore page is always appreciated. Donations are welcome too:

What it does

• No press-any-key screen: the game goes straight to the main menu, also with a controller connected. The screen only asks which controls you use, so the mod tells the game for you: controller when one is connected, otherwise keyboard and mouse.
• No studio logos: the logos at launch play before any mod is loaded, so they are switched off in the game's settings file instead. The mod changes just that one setting, only in a game version it knows, and keeps a backup of the original in BepInEx/config/SkipIntro. This takes effect from your second launch with the mod.
• Easy to undo: set RemoveLogos to false and the logos are back from the next launch. Steam's "Verify integrity of game files" also restores them.

After a game update the logos come back, and the mod leaves the new file alone until an update of the mod supports that version. The press-any-key skip keeps working.

With the Steam Workshop loader the start screen is shown for a few seconds while the mods load, and then it skips by itself. With a mod manager it is skipped at once.

Config

After one launch, edit BepInEx/config/sm3gm.sod.skipintro.cfg with the game closed.

Setting — Default — Meaning

Startup / SkipPressAnyKeyScreen — true — Go straight to the main menu instead of waiting on the press-any-key screen.

Startup / Controls — Auto — Which controls to tell the game you use: Auto (controller when one is connected), Controller or KeyboardMouse. Use Controller if your pad sometimes shows keyboard prompts.

Startup / RemoveLogos — true — Remove the studio logos at launch, from the next launch on. False puts them back.

Install

Use Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman and install as normal. BepInEx is installed automatically.

To install by hand:

1. Install BepInExPack IL2CPP version 6.0.755.
2. Put SoDSkipIntro.dll in BepInEx/plugins/SkipIntro/ inside your existing BepInEx folder.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Post it on the official Shadows of Doubt Discord: https://discord.gg/shadows

Also by sm3gm

All Sm3gm mods are on Thunderstore.

Support

This mod is free and always will be.

Likes are greatly appreciated, so if you enjoy it, please leave one. You give a like on the mod's Thunderstore page while logged in to Thunderstore. If you installed through a mod manager, open that page in your browser to find the button.

If you'd like to support future mods, or just send a friendly thought, you can do so here:

Thanks for playing.