Sideicons/Leader Portraits
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Re: Sideicons/Leader Portraits
does anyone know how to change the portrait graphic to transparent. I did one already but it just threw up black or grey images where the portraits were.
I'd like to try a mod where all unit portraits, message screens, anything that gets in the way of the battlefield graphics are transparent.
I did it with Field of Glory (which was much easier!) and it looked great and better for me to plan.
After a thousand or more battles(in both titles) I like to cut the graphics (other then then the present battle which I usually max zoom ! ) to the bare minimum.
I'd like to try a mod where all unit portraits, message screens, anything that gets in the way of the battlefield graphics are transparent.
I did it with Field of Glory (which was much easier!) and it looked great and better for me to plan.
After a thousand or more battles(in both titles) I like to cut the graphics (other then then the present battle which I usually max zoom ! ) to the bare minimum.
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Bye the way, I usually use paint.net
A must get program I believe.
A must get program I believe.
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Just put an all-black alpha channel. Do you have a program that does alpha channels?
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not sure. I can't find alpha channels in paint.net, can't load an image with blender and dazzled with gimp. Gimp seems like it would work but I can not figure it out. Arrrg...............
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Re: Sideicons/Leader Portraits
From a quick Google you should be able to use alpha channels in Paint.NET. I still use Photoshop 5.5 as it's much easier to edit alpha channels with it than newer software frustratingly.
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Hello again ...
Powick Bridge 1642, scenario by OliversArmy
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m511 ... Bridge.zip
Prince Rupert of the Rhine vs. Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes
(Well, I just love Rupert's red bow tie ...)
Powick Bridge 1642, scenario by OliversArmy
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m511 ... Bridge.zip
Prince Rupert of the Rhine vs. Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes
(Well, I just love Rupert's red bow tie ...)
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Calais 1596, scenario by Warlord156.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ut60m ... Calais.zip
Albert VII vs. Henri IV
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ut60m ... Calais.zip
Albert VII vs. Henri IV
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Re: Sideicons/Leader Portraits
In case you cannot find a good portrait for a specific leader: here's a small series of icons for generic/unknown leaders, 1400s, 1500s and 1600s.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9zh74 ... eaders.zip
1400s:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9zh74 ... eaders.zip
1400s:
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Re: Sideicons/Leader Portraits
A thing worth mentioning is the UI 'stretch' that happens with widescreen resolutions, that I assume most people use.
One way to counter this would be to compress the portraits horizontally, so that when theyre streched they become normal.
One way to counter this would be to compress the portraits horizontally, so that when theyre streched they become normal.