Slitherine

I always play with the counters, but I'm not too keen on those currently provided. I'd quite like to give a more 3D appearance to them, but I'm not sure of the current 'construction. Would I be right in thinking that there is a kind of transparent bitmap - 64 x 64, upon which is built the unit counter together with the national flag and strength.

Bern

Yes thats pretty much it - edit the images and you'll see your changes in game. Keep a backup in case you break something!

Many thanks - I'm actually really good at breaking things .

My problem(s) I suppose are one, lack of facilities to do the job properly and, two, a total lack of skill. That apart, sounds easy peasy.

So far, I've managed to get the actual unit counter pretty much the way I wanted it, but simply cannot get the tranparency of the base bitmap right, so I end up with a big white square with mi' nice new counter sitting there mocking me. It's probably because I'm using a v.v. old freeware painting prog.

Likely best if I give up now and wait for someone who knows what they're doing .

Bern

The transparency is set in the alpha channel. You need a tool that allows you to edit the alpha channel - Photoshop or some such program. The alpha channel is a black/white image that determines how transaprent each pixel is.

Thanks - I thought something of the sort was the problem. Clearly I'm lacking the tools and equipment!

Bern

Bern wrote:Many thanks - I'm actually really good at breaking things .

My problem(s) I suppose are one, lack of facilities to do the job properly and, two, a total lack of skill. That apart, sounds easy peasy.

So far, I've managed to get the actual unit counter pretty much the way I wanted it, but simply cannot get the tranparency of the base bitmap right, so I end up with a big white square with mi' nice new counter sitting there mocking me. It's probably because I'm using a v.v. old freeware painting prog.

Likely best if I give up now and wait for someone who knows what they're doing .

Bern

Please note that bitmaps do not support transparency. You have to create PNG graphics to use transparency.

Thanks - I stumbled onto that. I really am not up to this; should just stick to playing the game I guess, photoshop and stuff being beyond my reach.

Bern