Allow Skipping EA Logo on Game Startup in Release Builds?

[DevGeniusCode]

Should we allow disabling the logo in the release version as well? Currently, the debug and internal builds support parseNoLogo, while the release build enforces the EA logo for legal reasons. What do you think?

GeneralsGameCode/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp

Line 1220 in 3d0ee53

{ "-nologo", parseNoLogo },

GeneralsGameCode/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp

Lines 828 to 836 in 114f16a

	Int parseQuickStart( char *args[], int num )
	{
	#if (defined(_DEBUG) || defined(_INTERNAL))
	parseNoLogo( args, num );
	#else
	//Kris: Patch 1.01 -- Allow release builds to skip the sizzle video, but still force the EA logo to show up.
	//This is for legal reasons.
	parseNoSizzle( args, num );
	#endif

GeneralsGameCode/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp

Lines 780 to 799 in 114f16a

	Int parseNoLogo(char *args[], int)
	{
	if (TheWritableGlobalData)
	{
	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
	TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
	}
	return 1;
	}
	#endif
	Int parseNoSizzle( char *args[], int )
	{
	if (TheWritableGlobalData)
	{
	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
	}
	return 1;
	}

[ZenBre4ker]

Just bein able to skip it would be enough, IMO.

[DevGeniusCode]

It has been found that deleting the logo file or renaming it prevents the logo from loading without crashing.

[xezon]

Being able to skip intro with key would be great. Other than that the established "-quickstart" command line argument ideally skips all intros automatically.

[FireRainV]

It's already possible with patch 1.05, you can just press the escape key at any time, even the opening cutscene can be skipped before it even started.
Same thing with patch 1.09 for og generals.