You can even create your own sail mods, this can make for literally limitless possibilities.

Here's what I did:

http://img19.exs.cx/img19/4027/CAME.jpg

Hrhr... looks fun. Imagine my face on the sails... no, not really... but I can imagine some nice red crosses or something like that on the sails.

LMAO Love the camel sails! Can't wait for some beautiful sail designs to come out.

Very nice.

I noticed they are .dds files.

That's made by a DirectX SDK program. Did you have to use mipmaps or just import the texture?

Very nice.

I noticed they are .dds files.

That's made by a DirectX SDK program. Did you have to use mipmaps or just import the texture?

Nope, I didn't have to use anything. It's very easy to do. Create an image with a multiple of two like 512x512 or even 128x128. Save it as a bmp. import, and then save it as a .dds in the game folder... :)

sweet. Thanks. I'll have to try that out.

Also, if you are having any trouble, here is a perfect tutorial how to make this happen on a Pirates! fansite. :)
http://www.cutlassisle.com/guide/flagsandsails/index.html

A few questions.
What should I name the file?
I noticed there are already files like sail_lrg_pir.dds and sail_lrg_spa.dds Should I overwrite these files?

The tutorial just says "XXX" which I assume means "pir" or "spa" (or whatever the case may be)

I want to change the sail just for my ships, not any of the other ships. Is that possible?
It seems this will change it for all pirate ships or all spanish ships.

Nevermind. Solved my own problem. You just have to go to Options and choose a sail emblem.

Or you could use the Photoshop plugin... ;) You won't loose quality with that.


http://developer.nvidia.com/object/nv_texture_tools.html

I've got me some nice sail :D

http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Shabbaman/20041130111557_pirates2_shabba.jpg

Strangely enough, now I sometimes see sails with pink sails. That must be some opacity error.

Here are a couple that I did:
http://img54.exs.cx/img54/3408/newskull.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75538&stc=1

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/6415/swords.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75540&stc=1

Flags are included in the zip files.

:lol:
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/5292/mickey.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75544&stc=1

I made one final tweak to my skull and crossbones sail
making the skull itself transparent instead of painted white
i think it looks better that way

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/9442/sail3.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75549&stc=1

Nice one :)
I can't get multiple color images (like my avatar) right. Am I missing something? Wolfwood's tutorial only talks about colored images, not with multiple colors. The image in civrules first post looks like a multiple color image though.

Multiple color images work fine.
Just look at my Swords sail and the Mickey one I did.

Here's what I do:
Crop and resize the image to 512x512 because that's the size of the sails that came with the game, but I don't believe this is required. ;)

Use the magic wand or any other masking tool to mask off the area that you don't want to see and color it WHITE.
Save BMP #1

Now, color the same area BLACK.
Invert selection.
Color remaining area WHITE.
Save BMP #2

Now load the BMP #1 into your DXTBmp program.
Click Alpha > Import Alpha Channel > OK and load BMP #2

File > Save As > DDS Texture
Filename: ship_sail_emblem_lrg_whatever.dds
Save as Type: DDS DXT3

Can you post your avatar as a 512x512 pixel .jpg? I will give it a try...

Yeah, I could have done better with a larger image, but here's what I was able to do just working from your avatar.
If you don't like the stripes I can change that, but I really need a larger image to work with.
http://img5.exs.cx/img5/8198/14332.jpg

Hey man, thanks for the effort! I had made the BMP #1 area transparent instead of white, maybe that was the problem.
Another thing, since I implemented my fabulous sail, I occasionally see ships with the "wrong" sail, like spanish ships with the pirate skull. I'm convinced it's a bug.

Here's a couple more I made tonight .. heh.. just having a little fun .. :lol:

http://img62.exs.cx/img62/2664/60-starbucks.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75651&stc=1

http://img62.exs.cx/img62/7007/7e-hag.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75652&stc=1

That starbucks one is great!:goodjob:

I cannot post my Sail mod, as it is a forbidden sign. At least in Germany.

But well, somehow this sign turned the wrong way, it now looks like the sign for the sun wheel.

Must have to do something with the Alpha Channel.

Well, Civrules, or anyone else, feel free to get a free copy of this special sail directly from me in the Chat, any help would also be appreciated. :)

Here is a set of Pirate Flags that I made from photos of real flags to give it a little more realism.
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/8090/96-pirateflags.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75723&stc=1

...and here are a few more sails I made..
..a couple of Blackbeard, a Captain Morgan, and another:

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/2522/44-blkbeardsail.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75727&stc=1

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/2830/b6-bbsail.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75724&stc=1

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/4120/6c-morgansail.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75729&stc=1

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/7006/71-piratesail.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75730&stc=1

Bah, I still think Blacky will attack me even if he was on my sail... :rolleyes:

:lol:
Nice work. :)

:lol: Here's a couple different sets of Coca-Cola Sails and Flags:

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/1681/0d-coke1.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75742&stc=1

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/4108/86-coke2.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75743&stc=1

Finally, I finished my German Flags pack:

3 Sail Emblems, 1 Flag.

http://www.longasc.de/Civ3/flagingame.jpg

Brigantine with the Swords Emblem.

http://www.longasc.de/Civ3/flaglarge.jpg

Royal Sloop at Shipyard

http://www.longasc.de/Civ3/flags.jpg

The whole set, there is also a blank cross included, on this picture the emblem is that of the Grand Admiral of the Fleet.

:goodjob: Nice Job Longasc!!!

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/953/bf-sail1.jpg


http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75899&stc=1

Here's one for fans of Sid's original Pirates!

http://img23.exs.cx/img23/1021/17-retro.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75913&stc=1

Hey colossus, thank you!

BTW: There is a button private Messages in the right top corner, I sent you one days ago, I had a question. But as you can see, I already did it. :) I only got the impression you rarely use this function and did not get the message at all.

Sorry.. I never noticed that I had a message
Looks like you figured it out though :D
Sometimes you can use that problem to your advantage as in the sail I made for Shabbaman.
I kind of like these stripes:

http://img5.exs.cx/img5/8198/14332.jpg


Here comes a few Sail Mods made from various Crests / Coat of Arms that I found here and there on the internet.

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/4547/55pembroke.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75959&stc=1

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/5629/88devonshire.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75954&stc=1

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/6204/3dhamilton.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75955&stc=1

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/6254/36jamaica.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75956&stc=1

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/2287/a4leblanc.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75957&stc=1

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/7567/b8paget.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75958&stc=1

http://img66.exs.cx/img66/5871/u6uvader1.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75962&stc=1

There are a couple of Vader flags in this pack too

OMG, your Crest / Coat of Arms sails are great. Darth Vader is not shabby either, but somehow weird on a Sloop! ;)

:lol: well.. you know
he's the oldest pirate of all...
long.. long ago.. in a galaxy far.. far away.. :lol:

Longasc, I loved your sail mod of the German Cross! :goodjob:

Downloaded that as soon as I saw it.

By request:

http://img95.exs.cx/img95/2108/l2gphoenixl.jpghttp://img95.exs.cx/img95/9356/p6ephoenixd.jpg

I couldn't decide whether it looked better light or dark so I've included them both. :)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75992&stc=1

LOL, you guys crack me up. I am going to download some of the silly ones!

I made a texture showing the tughra of the ottoman sultans. It has not much to do with the setting, I know, but I think it looks nice.

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/6229/u6ctughrasea.jpg

http://img29.exs.cx/img29/5078/b8ntughraport.jpg

German Cross is great, any chance some other German insignia will be put on a sail by someone soon? :mischief:

And Darth Vader rocks, that picture sure would scare the hell out of 17th century sailors :D

Drunk Master, I already did that... but I cannot recommend it:

The symbol you requested is often reversed ingame, depending on the direction the wind is blowing, it would only work on a sail, but as flag it is better to chose symbols that can be mirrored without problems.

some other German insignia

Do you speak of the Hakenkreuz?

SOBE Long John Lizards' GRAPE GROG Sail

http://img125.exs.cx/img125/1043/q9esobe.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76220&stc=1

..and the flag
http://img100.exs.cx/img100/1274/r8lsobeflag.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76234&stc=1

Sail and Flag From Disney Legend Marc Davis' Pirates of the Caribbean Artwork:
http://www.bigbrian-nc.com/wdw-pc26.htm

http://img104.exs.cx/img104/3392/d3fpoc.jpg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=76272&stc=1

Do you speak of the Hakenkreuz?

You think I want a hakenkreuz on my sails? What kind of Neo-nazi do you think I am?

That's the craziest idea I ever heard. That's ludicrous, i would never do something like that. It's inmoral to the point of evil!

But if someone has it, I would like to see it for educational purposes...

:mischief:

Thanks colossus for the mods. :)

..you guys are welcome as always :)
it's a lot of fun for me :lol:
..well.. I'm back again with another little update

Here's one for all of the Gary Larson "Far Side" Wiener Dog fans:

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/9079/gl7jn.jpg

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/3541/wd1iy.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=77135&stc=1



..and for no particular reason, here's MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman:

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/982/mad3sx.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=77136&stc=1

Alfred is really cool, but ingame, the Wiener Dog is even cooler. :)

I will not show many pics this time, so I will explain what I put into this ZIP:

German Flags Set:
1 Flag: Reichskriegsflagge
NEW: now with background texture! Thus looking more like the standard flags ingame.

3 Sail Emblems: Admiral, Großadmiral, Commander of the Navy (Swords)
NEW: No grey "artifacts" at any zoomlevel. More details, finer texture in general. Size reduced slightly to prevent those nasty grey/black bars.

Phoenix Set: (my personal favorite)
1 Flag: Phoenix Flag
NEW: This flag has a texturized background

1 Sail Emblem: Phoenix - done by Colossus. As I took his Sail Emblem for the Phoenix Flag, I thought it would be good to include it in this package, too.

MODDER STUFF
A black and a white texturized background BMP, made of the English flag texture.

This gives the flags a more lively appearance than solid color. Use Photoshop and "multiply" your foreground pic over the texture or set it a bit transparent so that the texture appears on the flag.

OK, one pic to show you how my favorite flag/sail set looks like:

This is a set of 3 Bavarian Flags and 1 Sail Emblem.

Bavaria is landlocked, but still, it looks decent... :p

Bavarian Flagset (File)

Thought I'd post these. I've got more but don't have much time right now.
There's a matching flag in the zip file too
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/finn.jpg
koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_suomi.zip
Uncle Sam "I want YOU"
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/sam.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_sam.zip
Black sail with bleeding heart
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/heart.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_hblood.zip
St. Dogbert
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/dogbert.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_dogbert.zip
Just some symbols I threw together
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/diamond.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_diamondo.zip
Lada logo :) couldn't find BMW one large enogh
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/lada.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_lada.zip
Snake
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/snake.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_snake.zip
Wolf
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/wolf.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_wolf.zip
James Potkukelkka from an old finnish comedy series.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/james.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~jatt/ship_sail_emblem_lrg_james.zip

If some of the links or files ain't working don't expect me to repair them anytime soon. Duty calls.

I especially like the black sail, the wolf is probably good for a friend of mine. Nice ideas, nice sail emblems.

I will check the flags out, too, they are usually neglected unfortunately.

Imperial German Navy

Flaghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=79373&stc=1
Ger_Imp_Navy_flag.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=79374&stc=1
Germany_Imperial_Navy_Flag.zip

Link to a info site about this flag
http://flagspot.net/flags/de1871~w.html

Scania Flag & Sail

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=79375&stc=1
Scania.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=79376&stc=1
Scania_falg_Sail.zip

Link to a info site about this flag
http://flagspot.net/flags/se-scani.html

Wilhelm III, like your choice of flagship.
Nice use of the background-fill-in effect for the Scandia sail.

Swedish flag
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1
Sweden.jpg

While I like the flags, did you use transparency for the eagle of the sail emblem? It looks purely white, but maybe it is only because the pic is so bright.

Gold Doubloon Sails,
Some Native American designs as sails on Solid color backgrounds in TGA format. (compatable with Pirates!)

More Native American style sails, Including some Mayan.
These are in DDS format.
DDS files updated to reduce background bleed and flags added.
Added some new files in the new zip.

Have figured out how to make TGA files with transparent backgrounds.

Here are the updated TGA files. Without background bleed like the DDS (on only some game displays) for comparison, you should prefer the DDS versions.

Just for fun, some Parrot sails. TGA on transparent backgrounds.
Puffin DDS sails.

3 versions of the Tactical Nuke Sail,

The T-Nuke from Civ III on blue,
red and blue detailed clip-art versions.

Oh the things you can find while going through your clip-art disks.

These are Mayan. Most of them are on colored sails, many are duplicated on plain (transparant) backgrounds. All are DDS.

For the record, the mask that looks like its from the Northwestern Coast is from Colombia.

http://pirates.piratesahoy.net/mayan_sails.zip

http://img133.exs.cx/img133/2355/clipboard01tc.jpg

:goodjob: Nice Job Longasc!!!

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/953/bf-sail1.jpg


http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75899&stc=1

just a question, is the motive for that sail from a running wild cd? or did they themself get it from somewhere else? it looks so familiar :)

I think we definitely needed this one, a true revolted pirate, maybe a little bit in advance to his time...


Boat in port :
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/6199/piratescommunistport2hy.th.jpg (http://img177.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img177&image=piratescommunistport2hy.jpg)


Boat sailing :
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/1989/piratescommunistnavigation7zz.jpg

COuld someone remind me how to take screenshots and where they go?

COuld someone remind me how to take screenshots and where they go?
When you want to take a screenshot, press "Prt Scr" button on the top-rightish side of the keyboard.
Then just paste in a program such as IrfanView or paint.

Cool beans.
Well, going on the Commie theme, I've done one of China using the Air Force roundel on the sail and its flag for the flag.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/sail.png