Modding Questions

Gandalf Parker · #1 January 31st, 2004, 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by Argitoth:

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Originally posted by Teraswaerto:
Taking a screenshot of the unit & pasting that to a graphics program is the only way really.

Would the screenshot be taken zoomed up during battle or just a screen shot in the unit recruit? or having 1152x768 full screen and THEN taking the screenshot?

I would say the easiest might be to use the AllView game (which has all the units in the game available for viewing) then use the formation command. That view seems about the right size and there is only one background color to mess with.

You might also set the games graphic settings different. Such as low-res and 100% non-traparent screens

Doing a battle would help you get the second sprite for combat but usually if you are going to edit it anyway the combat move isnt that hard to do. Just turning an arm or something. I would just use the first sprite and create the second by cut-n-paste

Saber Cherry · #2 January 31st, 2004, 06:56 PM

It's best to use the method I detailed in another thread, namely, set the opacity to 0% and use a custom, 2-province, all-black-with-2-white-dots tga file for your map. If you pm me your email address, I will email you the "BlackUnitView" tga and map file.

Bowlingballhead · #3 January 31st, 2004, 08:16 PM

So I'm starting from scratch. Peachy. Well, this just became a longer project. Thanks for letting me know so promptly, though, guys!

Bowlingballhead · #4 February 2nd, 2004, 04:41 AM

'sprnbr too high for this file'.

That is the error message I get when I start my game - right as I click on the appropriate nation for the first time.

Can anyone help me understand what this means? I can't fix it if I don't know what's wrong.

Gandalf Parker · #5 February 2nd, 2004, 04:48 AM

Im guessing sprnbr refers to Sprite Number.
Do you have other mods running at the same time? Try turning them off.

Bowlingballhead · #6 February 2nd, 2004, 06:06 AM

Still don't know what it thought was wrong, but it turned out I'd missed a " at the end of a unit name. Isn't that always the way?

It all works now, although I've discovered I have to go back and add in dark outlines around my units or they won't be visible.

Saber Cherry · #7 February 2nd, 2004, 06:27 AM

I made 4 creatures today. And it took me ALL DAY. Sheesh... What free graphics programs are out that are more powerful than Paint, but still easy to use?