Please purchase to remove watermark if you like Paint X. All we have really done to make our flags is split an RGBA graphic into two pieces. This may not be necessary using Aorta but it illustrates one thing. Notice, however, that I've matched graphic formats in the list above. We will try out these new flags momentarily. "Load normal" sphinx.tif, "Load mask" black_alpha.tif (multicolored)."Load normal" julius_doe.tif, "Load mask" black_alpha.tif (multicolored)."Load normal" union_jack.png, "Load mask" black_alpha.png (multicolored)."Load normal" white.bmp, "Load mask" c_inverted.bmp (team-colored).Finish the other 4 flags using this list - don't forget to save: Now click "Save as" button and put us_flag.dds in the "multicolor" folder. Consult with other modders who have tackled this. However, if you plan on publishing a mod, you may encounter this problem. My old mac, an original mini, has no problems despite the fact that its not supposed to even run Civ IV but does anyways. This might not be a problem on the Macintosh platform. Depending on a computer's graphics capabilities, our flags may not work. However, in the DDS files we've created, an alpha channel may exist. We haven't used any alpha channels while making our flag graphics. (Black or white don't count.) If you were to make these flags in a program that used RGBA -and could convert directly to dds- what would you guess the alpha channel would look like? The box on the right in Aorta. You should see something like this:Īgain, notice the right box. Next click the "Load mask" button, navigate to black_alpha.jpg and open it. MULTICOLORED FLAGS: Now click the "Load Normal" button again, navigate to us_flag.jpg and open it. We'll finish the other team-colored flag after we make a multicolored flag. Make sure the DXTC box is checked but not the Mipmaps box. Now click the "Save as" button, rename it c.dds, navigate to the "team-color" folder, hit save and you see DDS Options. For each of the 6 flags we make, the graphic we load there will have the the word alpha in it. You should see something like this:īefore hitting the "Save as" button, I wish to emphasis the box on the right.
Next click the "Load Mask" button, navigate to c_alpha1.bmp and open it. Click the "Load Normal" button, navigate to white.bmp and open it. You will see a number of buttons and 2 white boxes. Reminder: Flag graphics have to be 128 X 128. TEAM-COLORED FLAGS: Launch Aorta 2.0. Then I used Elements to create a black_alpha.tif using the same technique for my black_alphas in Gimp.
(This option is found in the export pane by selecting "custom" in the "Size" option - set max dimension to 128.) Photoshop Elements was on standby by just in case the exported TIFFS were off by a pixel. iPhoto automatically scaled them to 128 X 128 on export. They were named julius_doe.tif and sphinx.tif. Then, in the main window with all the pictures showing, I selected each of the 2 pictures in turn and exported them as TIFFs to my tutorial folder. While using the crop tool, I checked "Constrain" and, from the menu next to that box, selected "Square." This made it easy to get a square but after iPhoto saved my changes I hit the info button and the dimensions were off by 1 pixel (1131 X 1130). I used iPhoto '08, found 2 photos, edited them and cropped a square portion from them. IPhoto and Photoshop Elements: I will make the pieces (3 total) for the last 2 multicolored flags. Next, I did the same thing for a Union Jack flag saving it as union_jack.png. Then I rotate it 90 degrees, crop a square - crop tool is in the Transform Tools under the Tools menu, scaled it to 128 X 128 and saved it as us_flag.jpg. I close this document from the File menu and open a US flag I got off the internet. Now select "Save as" again, repeat the process to save black_alpha.jpg as a black_alpha.png. Now select "Save as" from the File menu, name it black_alpha.jpg, click on "File Type" and select JPEG. So select "All" from the Select menu, over to the Colors menu and select "Invert." Good, a BLACK square. I really want BLACK but that is not an option. Open a new 128 X 128 document with a WHITE background. Tip: Use only black-and-white artwork for team-colored flags. Gimp: I will make the pieces (4 total) for 2 multicolored flags.
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