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I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353990] Wed, 11 July 2018 08:23 Go to next message
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Hi guys, first of all I am a big fan of Jagged Alliance, and altough I haven't posted a lot, I've always been here in the "shadows" watching all the progression has been made by all of you guys... So thank you for creating these great mods. Now let's get to the business. The last few days I wanted to change the graphics of some certain weapons, and I started with the FN 2000 Tactical. I managed do extract the bitmap file with the "STI editor" or viewer, not really sure, and I managed to save it as a sti file after the picture was made.

After the new graphic was made I wanted to use it on the JA 2 1.13 Urban Chaos/AFS, but no matter where I placed the file(I checked the xml file, so the pic was the correct one), Data 1.13, BigItems, etc. (where it was supposed to be, or at least I think so...) the new graphic wouldn't show up.

Anyway, I tried several options but couldn't make it work so in the end I got nervous and left it like that...

The next day I said to give it one more try, and I managed to make the pic show on the official mod "Jagged Alliance 2 1.13". But it only shows on Bobby Ray's and when I see the description. I can't see it on the inventory as it's the old graphic of the FN 2000.

So my questions are, could anyone help me out in telling me how I can manage to make it show also on the inventory. And if I succeed, maybe tell me how I can make it show in the UC/AFS version of Ja2.

Thank you very much!

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353991 is a reply to message #353990] Wed, 11 July 2018 10:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hello ecstasy,

Congratulation to your first post and welcome onboard! happy

I would recommend you Gotmilk's Gun Tutorial and hope it helps you.


Best regards; Schein...



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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353992 is a reply to message #353991] Wed, 11 July 2018 11:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Great, just had a quick run on it, seems exactly what I needed, thank you very much.

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353996 is a reply to message #353992] Thu, 12 July 2018 08:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, I managed to work on the gun and I am very happy with what I have accomplished, I only made the bigitem gun, but I can't seem to post it to show it to you guys. Still have to do 3 more posts lol.

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353997 is a reply to message #353996] Thu, 12 July 2018 08:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I finished the inventory one too now.

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353998 is a reply to message #353997] Thu, 12 July 2018 08:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ok, so I finished the tile one too.

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #353999 is a reply to message #353990] Thu, 12 July 2018 08:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Description Image https://i.imgur.com/Ya0spXF.png

Inventory Image https://i.imgur.com/3vwf6fw.png

Tile Image https://i.imgur.com/7zK1faZ.png

Let me know what you think!

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354000 is a reply to message #353999] Thu, 12 July 2018 08:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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And this is how it looks in-game.

https://i.imgur.com/6F3kNGG.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/Y7KzjOf.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/C0WaleL.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354002 is a reply to message #354000] Thu, 12 July 2018 15:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I also changed the QBZ-97. Let me know if you like it, I would be happy to share the bmp files if you are interested in using these weapons graphics.

https://i.imgur.com/aHWsHLW.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354004 is a reply to message #354002] Thu, 12 July 2018 23:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Very nicely done!

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354014 is a reply to message #353990] Fri, 13 July 2018 17:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thank you very much! Today I tried to perfectionate myself and I think I acomplished that. I made a totally new gun, the "SIG MCX VIRTUS SBR". I think it looks great, but I am having problems in adding it as a new gun. I can't seem to fire with it if I create a new item in XML Editor. I was thinking of copying maybe the lines from another gun and just use STI editor to add the graphics files only. What do you think? Also I can't seem to find the exact specification for this model, but I loved the way it looks... very cool.

Real gun : https://i.imgur.com/le4rrUC.png

Description image : https://i.imgur.com/UoEiDeR.png

Inventory image : https://i.imgur.com/WJJ5yuN.png

Tile image : https://i.imgur.com/9xvRbP0.png

How it looks in game (make abstraction of the name...)

https://i.imgur.com/TUX9ip0.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354045 is a reply to message #354014] Sun, 15 July 2018 22:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Been working hard ony some of my new work. Here is what I made today.

The SIG SG 553 R RB!

Real Gun & In-game : https://i.imgur.com/AqGyObI.png
Description Image : https://i.imgur.com/EH9SWB2.png
Inv Image : https://i.imgur.com/Cj9BbPs.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354049 is a reply to message #354045] Mon, 16 July 2018 12:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Made a new version for SCAR-H CQB in black color.

Description image : https://i.imgur.com/Di0740I.png
Inventory image : https://i.imgur.com/BfIVbhE.png

In-game : https://i.imgur.com/tiQglZ9.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354051 is a reply to message #354049] Mon, 16 July 2018 16:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow, you really seem to have a hand for this type of work. thumbs up


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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354052 is a reply to message #354051] Mon, 16 July 2018 16:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hey Silversurfer, yeah, I am a graphic designer myself, and this is my favourite game from childhood... and hell, still playing it after all these years, but I really haven't tought about it until now to do some artwork. I believe that the guns are very important as myself always love to have good looking guns. I am also a detail freak. happy

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354063 is a reply to message #354052] Tue, 17 July 2018 11:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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New gun, the Beretta ARX-160

Description Image : https://i.imgur.com/lwpkqxw.png

Inventory Image : https://i.imgur.com/ssuOVbd.png

In-Game : https://i.imgur.com/N0u7hvD.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354080 is a reply to message #354063] Wed, 18 July 2018 15:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Now the new assault family of Remington!

Remington R5 RGP

Real Picture & In-Game : https://i.imgur.com/pCcIFRI.png
Description Img : https://i.imgur.com/KU0isUF.png
Inv Img : https://i.imgur.com/s8Y8Mn4.png

Remington R4 Carbine

Real Picture & In-Game : https://i.imgur.com/t3jLK5X.png
Description Img : https://i.imgur.com/bILh9X9.png
Inv Img : https://i.imgur.com/1AxsSYi.png

Remington ACR

Real Picture & In-Game : https://i.imgur.com/qpoOLtl.png
Description Img : https://i.imgur.com/NmcU5gA.png
Inv Img : https://i.imgur.com/QWiXTAl.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354081 is a reply to message #354080] Wed, 18 July 2018 17:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is the ARX-160 supposed to look exactly the same as the previous gun?

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354082 is a reply to message #354081] Wed, 18 July 2018 17:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I don't exactly understand what you are asking me...? As far as the complexity, I am still not 100% satisfied with the result, but I can't seem to add enough of the details that I would like, so I had to let it go. I already tried some other guns too, but some of them just won't work with this small resolution since they have so many details. angry

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354083 is a reply to message #354082] Wed, 18 July 2018 17:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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As for colors, still trying to get the most out of them, as you can see from my first models I stepped up a lot. But I can't seem to find the perfect combo for the inventory ones yet.

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354105 is a reply to message #353990] Sat, 21 July 2018 08:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The SIG M400 ELITE

https://i.imgur.com/VCYQ6T2.png

Descr. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/eH9mfwp.png

Inv. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/rbCLesC.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354106 is a reply to message #354105] Sat, 21 July 2018 08:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Galil ACE

https://i.imgur.com/enqw4nU.png

Descr. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/5K761oV.png

Inv. Img : https://i.imgur.com/8NxnsWy.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354119 is a reply to message #354106] Sun, 22 July 2018 18:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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New batch of guns!

Springfield M1A SOCOM 16 Model

In-game : https://i.imgur.com/oN4Ng6F.jpg
Descr. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/v2MUqrO.png
Inv. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/35vqyFw.png

Springfield SAINT EDGE

In-game : https://i.imgur.com/UPYkkOd.png
Descr. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/yK2DP6v.png
Inv. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/o1wWe3W.png

Christensen Arms CA-15 Recon Green

In-game : https://i.imgur.com/BMZad7i.png
Descr. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/bJhfChf.png
Inv. Img. : https://i.imgur.com/kHRkXYM.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354128 is a reply to message #353990] Mon, 23 July 2018 12:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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CZ 807

In-game : https://i.imgur.com/5Q6fgD0.png

Descr. Img : https://i.imgur.com/nMn4ejR.png

Inv. Img.: https://i.imgur.com/tRxbget.png

Tile Image : Black https://image.ibb.co/k2UoBy/CZ_807_Tile_Black.png

Blue https://image.ibb.co/h4EMWy/CZ_807_Tile.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354131 is a reply to message #354128] Mon, 23 July 2018 18:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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CZ 805 BREN


In-game : https://preview.ibb.co/cyc4jJ/SCREEN039.png

Descr. Img. : https://image.ibb.co/bWOzJd/CZ_805_2.png

Inv. Img. : https://image.ibb.co/i9xC4J/CZ_805_Inventory.png


Tile Image: Black https://image.ibb.co/nvmmyd/CZ_805_Tile_Black.png
Blue https://image.ibb.co/dQjvry/CZ_805_Tile.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354164 is a reply to message #354131] Fri, 27 July 2018 09:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Magnum Desert Eagle Burnt Bronze & Black

https://image.ibb.co/mD0aG8/SCREEN044.png

https://image.ibb.co/jzamOo/Magnum_Desert_Eagle_Black_Inventory.png
https://image.ibb.co/iSs0io/Magnum_Desert_Eagle_Black.png
https://image.ibb.co/dC8j9T/Magnum_Desert_Eagle_Inventory.png
https://image.ibb.co/g3eD3o/Magnum_Desert_Eagle.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354197 is a reply to message #354164] Tue, 31 July 2018 18:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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https://image.ibb.co/fMi6gK/Presentation.png

Blaser R8 Long Range

https://image.ibb.co/kEkSM8/Blaser_R8_Long_Range_Inventory.png
https://image.ibb.co/f7eXoo/Blaser_R8_Long_Range_Tileset_Black_x_6y_2.png
https://image.ibb.co/dKigg8/Blaser_R8_Long_Range_Tileset.png
https://image.ibb.co/kumOuT/Blaser_R8_Long_Range.png

Mossberg MVP LC

https://image.ibb.co/dZ6sM8/Mossberg_MVP_LC_Inventory1.png
https://image.ibb.co/hGEZZT/Mossberg_MVP_LC_Tile_Black_x_6y_2.png
https://image.ibb.co/mJqxoo/Mossberg_MVP_LC_Tile.png
https://image.ibb.co/b2558z/Mossberg_MVP_LC2.png

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354208 is a reply to message #353990] Thu, 02 August 2018 23:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow! Really like the look of your new guns in this post.

Were you able to get them to fire in the game? I'm no modder, but I was thinking it might be because you'd have to also add the ammo to the xml, that sort of thing. And add the weapon to another list as well somewhere.

I don't even know how to add weapons, but I'd guess these are added and listed in the various xmls that may be required.

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Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354212 is a reply to message #354208] Sat, 04 August 2018 18:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I just discovered this thread and I really like your work, paying attention to detail. Keep it up!

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Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354269 is a reply to message #354208] Thu, 09 August 2018 09:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ZedJA2 wrote on Thu, 02 August 2018 20:03
Wow! Really like the look of your new guns in this post.

Were you able to get them to fire in the game? I'm no modder, but I was thinking it might be because you'd have to also add the ammo to the xml, that sort of thing. And add the weapon to another list as well somewhere.

I don't even know how to add weapons, but I'd guess these are added and listed in the various xmls that may be required.


Hi Zed, thank you very much. Yes I managed to add some of them, I am not a codder either but they work very good. I also have some others that I haven't posted yet. I am currently on holidays for about a month and see if I can carry on my work, but I don't want to promise anything, I usually get bored fast and that's why. happy I also posted them here so anyone that knows how to add them to the game is free to do so. But I will try my best to add them in the future to a the vanilla mod at least so some of you can play them. Thing is it takes more time to add them into game, that's why I want to finish a batch and then add all of them.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #354270 is a reply to message #354212] Thu, 09 August 2018 09:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ATigersClaw wrote on Sat, 04 August 2018 15:30
I just discovered this thread and I really like your work, paying attention to detail. Keep it up!

Thank you, I will try my best. But as I told Zed I am on holidays for now, and tend to get bored fast when playing games. happy

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #358672 is a reply to message #354270] Wed, 18 December 2019 00:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What happened to all these great guns?

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #358759 is a reply to message #358672] Tue, 07 January 2020 09:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well I don't have time to add them myself, as I am not good with coding, but I said I give my permission to everyone if they want to add them themselves in order for others to play them. Maybe some of the mods that are already up and running can add them to their rooster of weapons.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360199 is a reply to message #358759] Sat, 30 May 2020 11:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Feel like I'm kinda late to the game, but I have a question about making gun graphics. So far I have been able to edit BigItem guns using the STIEditor. As you know, that's pretty hard to do to make high quality edits myself, but I want to be able to create my own high quality gun graphics for my game of Arulco Vacations. Any tips or guidance on where to start? FYI, I'm using GIMP to edit as I'm just a noob when it comes to this kind of editing.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360342 is a reply to message #360199] Thu, 11 June 2020 09:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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PFCParts wrote on Sat, 30 May 2020 08:20
Feel like I'm kinda late to the game, but I have a question about making gun graphics. So far I have been able to edit BigItem guns using the STIEditor. As you know, that's pretty hard to do to make high quality edits myself, but I want to be able to create my own high quality gun graphics for my game of Arulco Vacations. Any tips or guidance on where to start? FYI, I'm using GIMP to edit as I'm just a noob when it comes to this kind of editing.
Well I just used the tutorial on the start of this thread, other then that I only used Photoshop. So I really can't help you other then advising you to try using Photoshop too if you want to make guns from scratch.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360343 is a reply to message #360342] Thu, 11 June 2020 09:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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All the guns that I made are very detailed, so I worked about 1-2 hours on one gun, even more on others, but that is mainly because I am a detail freak, and still given the size of the pictures that you can use in game I am still not pleased 100% of my work.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360346 is a reply to message #360342] Thu, 11 June 2020 16:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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GIMP, Photoshop, NeoPaint, it doesn't matter the editing program. As far as that's concerned, use something you are familiar with. I've used all 3 I mentioned, and wish NeoPaint would run on Win10. The problem is the STI Editor and it's 256-color palette. I am not that good with the graphics (which is why you want to upgrade the AV graphics happy ) The trick is working with the same palette in GIMP as in the STI editor. The rest is artist skill.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360347 is a reply to message #360346] Thu, 11 June 2020 18:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Apparently we can use xxx.jpc.7z files for images which removes the STI issues completely?

This feature was in JA Type P http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php?t=msg&th=22645. Not sure whether this useful feature ever made it into base V1.13? If it hasn't then it will need coding.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360348 is a reply to message #360347] Thu, 11 June 2020 18:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:

Apparently we can use xxx.jpc.7z files for images which removes the STI issues completely?

This feature was in JA Type P http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php?t=msg&th=22645. Not sure whether this useful feature ever made it into base V1.13? If it hasn't then it will need coding.

Yes, that is in Seven's 7609+AI executable, which is what AV uses. That is on my list to try later after I get AV set for this next release.

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Re: Aw: Re: I need some help regarding the graphics of weapons.[message #360349 is a reply to message #360348] Thu, 11 June 2020 19:17 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Dunno if this is of any help for weapons, but Sti-Editor is working fine when I do the following:


Sti-Editor allows to import palette from bmp.

So, let's say you want a .sti that contains several pictures.

First, all those pictures used in one .sti need to use the exact same colour for background-transparancy. Using a flashy colour (a bright red or green for example) makes your lives easier, black is pain to use.

Create a new bitmap (bmp) in the Editor of your choice (photoshop, gimp, irfanview, paintnet, whatever), choose the flashy colour from above as colour (e.g. create a bmp that is just bright red).

Use this bitmap and put all other pictures you wanna use in it (e.g. place all ten new-truck pictures in this bmp, however your editor does this - irfanview it's paste (einfügen) ).

Open Sti-Editor, import your pictures from the bitmaps you've done (e.g. ten new truck pictures) and then choose palette from bitmap. Point Sti-Editor to the multi-picture-flashy-bmp you created before) for this. Save.

Reopen, choose flashy colour from bmp as transparancy colour. save.

Reopen. If stuff still looks ugly, try to do "choose palette from bitmap"-step again.

At least for me, this is working.




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