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Byzantine Emperor
03-19-2006, 22:10
OK im a bit of a newbie here and im making a bit of a mod for BI. I need 2 questions answering:
1. I have created the Moors out of the ERR and the White Huns out of the Roxolani. I have successfuly changed everything apart from the banners the captains/generals carry and poke out of the settlements (the army strength bar thing, they still carry old symbols) and also on the campaign map the symbol you get at the bottom of your user interface (what you can right-click to bring up your faction summary). How do you change these?
2. I am in dire need of a free, downloadable picture-editing program to create new regions with. Prefferably no registation please!

If any one can answer these questions, I thank them many times!:help:
GiantMonkeyMan
03-19-2006, 22:15
go into the UI folderand under the culture you wish to change you should find the symbols... i think
as you may need a picture editing program i suggest that you download the latest photoshop trial so you can do what you want for about 30 days
Byzantine Emperor
03-19-2006, 22:24
Thanks for the reply but...
Ive looked at the Interface in the UI but its just a load of little symbols, I cant make it out.
And the latest Photoshop trial you have to register for
Stuie
03-20-2006, 20:41
Get Gimp...

http://www.gimp.org/

I use it for all my RTW image editing.
Byzantine Emperor
03-20-2006, 20:42
Ive now found a decent image editor now :) But i need a soloution still to my banner troubles. Anyone?
Lusted
03-20-2006, 20:53
data\banners folder, 4 factions symbols are in each banner.tga.
Byzantine Emperor
03-20-2006, 21:13
The folder has some rebel symbols and some weird blocks of colours in it. I dont see any faction symbols:dizzy2:
Lusted
03-20-2006, 21:15
Those blocks of colour are the symbols, it uses na alpha channel to show the faction symbol ingame.
Byzantine Emperor
03-20-2006, 21:28
How am i supposed to know what the block-colour symbols are?
They look pretty similar
Lusted
03-20-2006, 21:38
Look at the alpha channel for each section and it will show what shape the colour will be in game, thats how you know which one each block is.
Byzantine Emperor
03-20-2006, 21:45
Sorry if i sound a complete idiot asking this but...
How do you look at alpha channels?:dizzy2: :dizzy2: :dizzy2: :wall: :wall:
Byzantine Emperor
03-26-2006, 17:07
Can you tell me what the symbols are, in order please? I am having trouble with these alpha channels
edyzmedieval
03-26-2006, 18:58
It depends on what photo editor you use. For example, in Adobe Photshop, you got the alpha channels and layers in the box on the right.

You got different alternatives. Maybe you should try IrfanView.

www.irfanview.com
Byzantine Emperor
03-26-2006, 21:02
It depends on what photo editor you use. For example, in Adobe Photshop, you got the alpha channels and layers in the box on the right.

You got different alternatives. Maybe you should try IrfanView.

www.irfanview.com

Irfanview and PaintShop Pro is what I am using! Paintshop can't read the files and I don't know how to access the Alpha Channels from Irfanview??!!:no: