Troller0001
I've anxiously awaited your arrival!
As the sane person I am, I decided to spend several hours to automate a repetitive 5-minute task.
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Recently, someone linked a Reddit thread asking for an easy way to export icons to a set of predetermined sizes. The GIMP plugin posted there as a reply allowed exporting to .dds as well, which was useful. However, it only allowed exporting to dds with the default export settings, which unfortunately don't actually work for civ 5 icon sheets. So, lo and behold, this variant (using the one linked in the Reddit thread as a rough base) does work for civ 5, and even adds in some neat extra little features!
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Exporting icon sheets for civ 5 is repetitive and takes some time. After making the sheet, you'll need to crop it, merge all the layers, create a layer mask, resize it to the relevant size, export it with a changed name, and repeat. Furthermore, there are many export options for dds (the image format required for civ 5), while only a few of these options actually work in-game! Add in some extra requirements for compression to work properly and you've got a cocktail of places to easily make mistakes in.
This plugin aids in exporting icons in the correct format to the sizes required for them to work in-game. It supports sheets with multiple layers, and ignores hidden layers.
Features
Resource Thread with Installation Instructions: https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/gimp-plugin-icon-sheet-export.28959/
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Recently, someone linked a Reddit thread asking for an easy way to export icons to a set of predetermined sizes. The GIMP plugin posted there as a reply allowed exporting to .dds as well, which was useful. However, it only allowed exporting to dds with the default export settings, which unfortunately don't actually work for civ 5 icon sheets. So, lo and behold, this variant (using the one linked in the Reddit thread as a rough base) does work for civ 5, and even adds in some neat extra little features!
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Exporting icon sheets for civ 5 is repetitive and takes some time. After making the sheet, you'll need to crop it, merge all the layers, create a layer mask, resize it to the relevant size, export it with a changed name, and repeat. Furthermore, there are many export options for dds (the image format required for civ 5), while only a few of these options actually work in-game! Add in some extra requirements for compression to work properly and you've got a cocktail of places to easily make mistakes in.
This plugin aids in exporting icons in the correct format to the sizes required for them to work in-game. It supports sheets with multiple layers, and ignores hidden layers.
Features
- Specify Icon Size of the base sheet
- Choose Export Filename & Directory
- Select Icon Sizes to export to
- (optional) Compress Icon Sheets
- (optional) Generate IconAtlases
- (optional) Resize Icon Sheets
Resource Thread with Installation Instructions: https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/gimp-plugin-icon-sheet-export.28959/
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