What is wrong whith my TITLE.gif ??

[Eivind IV]

I am this close (----) from finishing my WW-2 "Lebensraum"-scenario. The last thing I was going to do before requesting any playtesters, where to make a title.gif. I used Paint Shop Pro 7.04 and exported my psp-file into a gif-file.

But when I load my scenario, my Title.gif is all blury and not like I made it. It seems ok when I just look it in a normal image viewer. In civilization it won't work...Can anyone please help me?

 

[kobayashi]

You need to load a title.gif which works first and save the palette.

then load your own picture and load the palette you saved.

Then you must save as a '89 non-interlaced' gif. This is the only format that will work.

 

[Eivind IV]

Thank you for replying!
I knew in advance that a had to save my TITLE.gif as a '89 non-interlaced' gif. It just doesn't seem to cooperate with me at all. I am really frustrated by this at the end of my creation. I have attached a screenshot of the ****er. Have anyone seen the TITLE.gif like this before?

 

[DarthVeda]

Here try this one.

 

[Hobbesmaphone]

No index colouring, must have it as a RGB

 

[Case]

Eivind, what's this scenario about? Does it cover the entire Eastern Front, or does it focus on the SS?

 

[Mercator]

Originally posted by Eivind IV
I knew in advance that a had to save my TITLE.gif as a '89 non-interlaced' gif.

It must be 87 non-interlaced, not 89... But the problem is the palette, which DarthVeda probably solved already.

Hobbesmaphone: GIF only has index colouring.

 

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by DarthVeda
Here try this one.

Everybody is so nice in here! Thank you! Now it finally works!

 

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by Case
Eivind, what's this scenario about? Does it cover the entire Eastern Front, or does it focus on the SS?

Hello my good man! Well, it starts in june 1941 with Operation Barbarossa (invasion of The Soviet Union). But you also have to protect your western flank. You do not want the Western Allies to interfeer.

It does not focus only on the SS. You have to control both the Wehrmacht, the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe. And who knows...maybe your scientists will invent some wonder weapons or some new tank models.

But the Russian campaign is important if you want to stay alive. A decisive victory would be the best if you want to continue fighting for your national socialstic ideals.

Take care!

 

[Eivind IV]

By the way...is it possible to somehow change the font colour in the message boxes in Civilization II?

 

[insurgent]

I'm afraid not.

 

[Mercator]

Yes it is possible! The colour used is one of the colours in the units.gif. As a matter of fact, the palette of the units.gif is used for all graphics. But since it is one of the palette colours, it'll mean all graphics will be affected, if you change this one colour.

Check this Scenario League tip:
http://apolyton.net/sleague/Guides/sldt_palette.shtml

 

[insurgent]

I am sorry. Can you do that? I didn't know, but it would change the colour of all text, wouldn't it?

 

[Mercator]

It would change colour of pretty much all text... And if your icons, units or other graphics use that same colour they will also be affected.

 

[Yop73]

Will the Lebensraum scenario be FW, MGE or ToT?

 

[Field Marshal Klesh]

Damn, I have a scenario near completion with the exact same name...

-FMK.

 

[Eivind IV]

Originally posted by Mercator
Yes it is possible! The colour used is one of the colours in the units.gif. As a matter of fact, the palette of the units.gif is used for all graphics. But since it is one of the palette colours, it'll mean all graphics will be affected, if you change this one colour.

Check this Scenario League tip:
http://apolyton.net/sleague/Guides/sldt_palette.shtml

Hello Mercator!

I have looked into the S.L. tip. I read everything on how to change the font colour in the message boxes. But I can not figue out how to do this on my own scenario. Could you please tell me how you do this in your own words, step by step? This is the last thing I need to do before publishing it. Really frustrating!

Well, hope that you can help me...I would be thankfull.

 

[Field Marshal Klesh]

Hello again, have you released this scenario?

-FMK.

 

[The ANZAC]

It's in the DL section here at CFC. Also what can I do to pull your leg to finish your Lebenstraum scenario, FMK?

 

[Field Marshal Klesh]

Anzac, think of a new name for it?

Eivind IV, would you mind if I release my scenario under the title "Lebensraum: 1939". If you think that is too close to yours or whatever, just say so and I'll try for another name.

Anzac again, I am really quite good with it. I got a few more text events to write, do a few more passes to make final adjustments to cities etc and then write up a readme. Henrik has got me thinking of doing a describe.txt, but thats gonna take awhile.

Just finished up a cool looking border gfx with JMarks. You like?
Got the Wermacht Cross, Hammer/Sickle, RAF symbol, Fur De Lance, and the Fasces for fascist Italy.

-FMK.