Index: credits.cpp
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--- credits.cpp	(revision 7239)
+++ credits.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 static int	Credits_frametime;		// frametime of credits_do_frame() loop in ms
 static int	Credits_last_time;		// timestamp used to calc frametime (in ms)
 static float Credits_counter;
-static int Credits_artwork_index;
+static int Credits_artwork_index = -1;
 static int Credits_bmps[NUM_IMAGES];
 
 char *Credit_text = NULL;
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@
 		read_file_text("credits.tbl", CF_TYPE_TABLES);
 		reset_parse();
 
+		if ( optional_string( "$Start Image Index:" ) )
+		{
+			stuff_int( &Credits_artwork_index );
+		}
+
 		// keep reading everything in
 		strcpy(Credit_text, fs2_open_credit_text); 
 	   
@@ -505,7 +510,10 @@
 	Buttons[EXIT_BUTTON][gr_screen.res].button.set_hotkey(KEY_CTRLED | KEY_ENTER);
 
 	Background_bitmap = bm_load(Credits_bitmap_fname[gr_screen.res]);
-	Credits_artwork_index = rand() % NUM_IMAGES;
+	if ( Credits_artwork_index == -1 )
+	{
+		Credits_artwork_index = rand() % NUM_IMAGES;
+	}
 	for (i=0; i<NUM_IMAGES; i++){
 		Credits_bmps[i] = -1;
 	}