Quote Originally Posted by CenturyGamer
What is a 256 colour image?
Without getting too technical:
A 256-colour .BMP image is an image with a maximum of 256 different colours. These colours are stored in a palette inside the image. It can also be called an indexed colour palette.

You'd have saved your BMP image as (most likely) a 24-bit BMP, which has a possible 16 million different colours.

A .BIF file can't handle this number of colours and so uses an indexed colour palette, thus you need to save your BMP images accordingly - otherwise BANG! "integer overflow". =)


Quote Originally Posted by CenturyGamer
How do i make one?!
Unfortunately, I'm not too skilled with paint shop pro. Haven't used it in quite some time and that was PSP5. =/
There's usually an Image drop-down menu at the top of the program, along with File, Edit, etc. Try clicking there and finding a Mode sub-menu, or a Colours sub-menu or a Palette button, or something along those lines.
Failing that, you might be able to save it as a palette image when you click Save-As. The box will have the file's name and everything and underneath that you might find a 256-colour .BMP save option.

Using GIMP is quite simple for this:



Quote Originally Posted by CenturyGamer
THis is too confusing i give up
Don't! Well, you can if you want, but give it another crack. It's quite satisfying to see your own little soldiers dash across the battlefield using your very own shields, weapons, horses... etc. You can sit back and relax... then say "Ah, I made those shields." =P
Of course, you'd lose the battle cause you're sitting back and relaxing, but that's beside the point.