Last updated: 11/10/98 23:27
Unit Pictures |
 The PCX file found in the unitpics subdirectories is
essentially a simple 96x96 pixel image of your unit, typically placed on a nifty-looking
background. This is the picture of the unit that is displayed when you hit the F1
key during a game to bring up the unit's information.To create your PCX file, use any of a number of graphical editing tools, such as Paint Shop Pro, Windows Paint, etc. When you are finished creating your picture (whether it be a BMP, GIF, or PCX file), save the file as a PCX file. The image is saved in a PCX file in the unitpics subdirectory, and is given the short name of your unit as the filename. A group of background images is availabe for you to download and use. Rather than embarassing yourself with a free-hand stick-figure drawing, you could use the modified Unit Viewer that comes with Kinboat's 3DOBuilder application (again, see TADD's download area). In the same window that you use to creat the unit's GAF image, 3DOBuilder will create a BMP file of the appropriate size for you. Finally, you will need a tool like Paint Shop Pro to convert this final BMP to PCX format. There is no required palette (that is, predefined color set). |
Glamour Images |
| These are the full-screen images that are displayed upon completing a single-player mission. |
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