-- backdrop
 g_imgBackdrop = LoadImage("titlesbank\\" .. g_strStyleFolder .. "\\" .. g_strBestResolution .. "\\loading.png")
 g_sprBackdrop = CreateSprite ( g_imgBackdrop )
 SetSpritePosition ( g_sprBackdrop, 0, 0 )
 SetSpriteSize ( g_sprBackdrop, 100, 100 )
 -- loading header and progress
 g_imgHeading = LoadImage("titlesbank\\" .. g_strStyleFolder .. "\\loading-text.png")
 g_sprHeading = CreateSprite ( g_imgHeading ) 
 SetSpritePosition ( g_sprHeading, 50, 80 )
 SetSpriteOffset ( g_sprHeading, GetImageWidth(g_imgHeading)/2, 0 )
 g_imgProgressB = LoadImage("titlesbank\\" .. g_strStyleFolder .. "\\loading-bar-empty.png")
 g_sprProgressB = CreateSprite ( g_imgProgressB ) 
 g_imgProgressF = LoadImage("titlesbank\\" .. g_strStyleFolder .. "\\loading-bar-full.png")

function loading_main()
 -- loading page loop 
 g_iLoadingCountdown = g_iLoadingCountdown - 1
 if g_iLoadingCountdown <= 0 then
  -- Loading Resource specifies sprites used outside of LUA system - all sprites are force drawn in reverse order
  SetLoadingResource(0,4) -- number of sprites up to 63
  SetLoadingResource(1,g_sprProgressF) -- sprite size width controlled by progress percentage (always [1])
  SetLoadingResource(2,g_sprProgressB) -- used as a guide to the total width of progress at 100% (always [2])
  SetLoadingResource(3,g_sprHeading) -- the LOADING text
  SetLoadingResource(4,g_sprBackdrop) -- the overwriting backdrop to hide 3D elements
  StartGame()
 end
end

function loading_free()
 -- resources specified above deleted in engine
 -- as sprites need to survive deletion of this LUA script
end