function newImage(path) {
      var image = new Image();
      image.src = path;
      return image;
}

function preloadImages() {
      img1 = newImage("img/bot-menu05.gif");
	  img2 = newImage("img/bot-menu06.gif");
	  img3 = newImage("img/bot-menu07.gif");
	  img4 = newImage("img/bot-menu08.gif");
	  img5 = newImage("img/bg01.jpg");
	  img6 = newImage("img/initium-1.jpg");
	  img7 = newImage("img/bg02.jpg");
	  img8 = newImage("img/bg04.jpg");
	  img9 = newImage("img/optimus-1.jpg");
	  img10 = newImage("img/optimus.jpg");
	  img11 = newImage("img/supremus.jpg");
	  img12 = newImage("img/supremus-1.jpg");
	  img13 = newImage("img/activus.jpg");
	  img14 = newImage("img/activus-1.jpg");
	  img15 = newImage("img/viator.jpg");
	  img16 = newImage("img/viator-1.jpgg");
}

preloadImages();