hallo wardo, to make trasparent background i proceed in this manner:
create a blank image with trasparent background, then paste the screen shot of the unit.
After i delete the background (it is the most boring part), i use the gum to do this, if you have previously pasted the screen shot on a blank image, the gum will delete the background with a blank background.
For the grass part i dont use the screen shot grass, i just edit my own grass.
If you have already a white background (as in your case) just use the magic wand, it select all the white part, so you can delete it (with the gum) and obtain a blank background, anyway this are the thread that have helped me to understand the samethinks you are asking:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=51373
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=51750
there is also explained how to name the TGA files (you must use the dictionary name in the export_descr_unit file)
the unit look very nice, the only problem (and this is also my problem) is that the screen shot are token from above (is like you look at them from the sky), while the standart units card are token from below (is like you look at them from the ground) so im not sure they will be of some use, but i think they can help now, waiting some real graphic artist make some better. Also our amateur unit cards are better than grey peasant!
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PS remember to resize it to 160*210 this is the standard format of the unit cards!
If you want, you can upload the TGA file with rapid share:
http://rapidshare.de/
EDIT: if you want to play it just create a unit_info directory in your "data\ui\" folder. then in the new directory, create a "seleucid" directory and put the TGA file, but rename it "roman_praetorian_cavalry_info". it should work
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