Unit Flags

[Loupgarou]

Anyone know of a Guide to make custom Unit Flags, and Flags on Strat View. Also anyone know a good GIMP guide? I've started to be limited by my lack of knowledge of dds making and implementing so any help would be appreciated!

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

Making custom Unit Flags (what are 'Flags on Strat View'? aren't they the same as the default view flags) is very easy on GIMP, what questions do you have?

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

for Unit Flags you don't need to compress when exporting as DDS (usually in GIMP compression is auto-enabled, you have to disable it yourself in Advanced Options)

the Unit Flag DDS should be 32x32 pixels, but since the unit flag is circular, your element needs to fit inside a 22x22 invisible circle

 

[jarcast2]

Unit strategic view icons are 128x128 and unit flag icons are 32x32.
The ratio symbol/picture is the same of that for 256p icons that is 173 pixels but proportionally scaled down.
For 128 it's 86.5 --> 87.
For 32 pixel it's 21.6 -> 22.

 

[Loupgarou]

I've downloaded and looked a various flags from other creators to see if I could see what they did, and some just look totally incomprehensible blurs, but are fine in game. Would that be a compression issue? And the Strat Flags are different for whatever reason, and are seemingly tied to the model art define. Also, it doesn't seem like they need to be colored, I assume the Civ color defines fill those in magically? I have no idea how to use gimp atm, but I am looking into that. I suppose I guess am looking for what would be needed for Unit Making.

Ultimately I want to be able to make a civ start to finish on my own, which I can handle all the coding aspects well enough. but for now I have a few units with reused Unit Flags, both in SV and Standard that I would like to correct.

So the sizes I should make the icons are 128x128 and 32x32, and leave space on the edges for the circle?

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

I've downloaded and looked a various flags from other creators to see if I could see what they did, and some just look totally incomprehensible blurs, but are fine in game.

yes that's what they're supposed to look like, it's not a compression issue it's a zoom issue, if you zoomed into the in-game flags at the same scale they'd look like incomprehensible blurs too

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

And the Strat Flags are different for whatever reason, and are seemingly tied to the model art define.

Now I never use Strategic View, but I just checked and you're right, my Lancer replacement defaults to the original Lancer flag when I switch to the Strategic View

Also, it doesn't seem like they need to be colored, I assume the Civ color defines fill those in magically?

your element just needs to be white on a transparent blackground

 

[Loupgarou]

I only know of the Strat View issue cuz someone I know only plays in it and a Longsword UU was a Swordsmen in SV. Seems kinda backwards but considering some other stuff... yeah. Thanks for the sizes and the coloring info, If I run into a different issue I will be back!