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exuperyp
10-02-2003, 21:44
Am trying to convert/make a flag in BMP format to all the flag files in the game to make a new faction. I have the BIFreader22B and the CA_BIF_BUF utility. I am having trouble being able to import the BMP to the BIF with BIF reader. IF someone can give a good rundown that would be great. And YES I know there is a line that reads IMPORT ALL BMP that doesnt work all I get is a small corner of the image I want to import not the whole thing. WHAT TO DO??????

Second, I modified an info-pic and I followed the advice Solypist. I took the BMP image and converted it to TGA using ACDC and then used the CA_BIF_BUF utility to convert to a BIF---only that the CA_BIF_BUF utility leeches all the color out of the image and when I look at the BIF it is ALMOST all WHITE. I tried it another time and it became all black. ???????? ugh....

Wellington
10-03-2003, 01:58
The problem is probably related to the fcat that ACDC doesnt understand that the 1st entry in a BIF colour palette is the transparency. Get that wrong and it all screws up.

This thread may help make things a bit clearer -

http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin....t=11293 (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=11293)


If you still have problrms then I'll releasing a utility called MTTM_Batch in around a week or so, which will assist in the conversion of CAs STW/MTW file types.

Have a quick read of the last couple of entries in this thread for more details -

http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin....;t=9518 (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=9518)

Welly