Request for the tutorial: How to create the flags

**fingon** · April 08, 2009, 03:12 AM

Hello,

I would be really happy if someone could post step-by-step tutorial how to change in-game flags. We know that there are 19 flags in Ui/flags but how to edit them in photoshop?? Lets say we have some historical flag and we want to implement it into the game. So what we must do. Some guide would really help.

Thx for replies.

**fingon** · April 08, 2009, 02:36 PM

Noone?? So thank you very much...

**msldta** · April 08, 2009, 09:39 PM

Fingon
I didnt use photoshop so i cant help you there waiting to get my photoshop copy but its as easy as unpacking the files you need and using a simple image editor and cutting out the old flag and then editing your flag and insert it into the old flag so you can size it up right and repack it but the MOST IMPORTANT PART IS MAKE SURE WHEN YOU REPACK YOUR MODIFIED FILES THAT THERE FOLDER IS IN THE DATA FOLDER OF YOUR ETW DIRECTORY FOLDER :C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data better yet when you unpack the rigidmodels and UI folder unpack them into your C:\ProgramFiles\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data because when u want to repack them if there not in your data folder u wont be able to repack and use them ok so back to where i was
then use your DDS converter program and convert them into a bmp or png and change the output folder to something maybe in your documents like i did then edit the files to your liking for the flag then when your are done make sure to convert them back either to TGA or DDS remember that if your not sure about if u need to convert it too TGA or DDS remember that the UI folder files are all TGA and Rigidmodels folder files are in DDS format when i get my photoshop i give u a step by step picture tutorial to help but might be a few days ordered my copy of photoshop last night
i know this really didnt help much as far as editing goes but your best bet is too unpack it for fun then mess around with them editing wise to get the feel of photoshop and see what u can do wish i could help u with photoshop but im clueless until i get mine

**fingon** · April 09, 2009, 01:03 PM

Thanks for reply.

I know how to unpack the flags, I wanted to know how to create a new flag from scratch, because someone here posted that there is a white flag used for retreating troops. So that I can use it and edit it in PS. Then its also hard to make the animated flags that u see in flags folder. But thats another story. I see noone has created its own animated flags yet.

**msldta** · April 13, 2009, 01:18 AM

Use pack file manager open your models pack,then expand rigidmodels, flags, textures and in texture expand there is whiteflag.dds thats the one Cainrae was talking about

**Cainrae** · April 13, 2009, 07:33 AM

Lot of posts around with guides

**Mr. Scott** · April 23, 2009, 09:13 PM

how do you change the flag for a faction?

**erasmus777** · April 23, 2009, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by msldta

Fingon
I didnt use photoshop so i cant help you there waiting to get my photoshop copy but its as easy as unpacking the files you need and using a simple image editor and cutting out the old flag and then editing your flag and insert it into the old flag so you can size it up right and repack it but the MOST IMPORTANT PART IS MAKE SURE WHEN YOU REPACK YOUR MODIFIED FILES THAT THERE FOLDER IS IN THE DATA FOLDER OF YOUR ETW DIRECTORY FOLDER :C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data better yet when you unpack the rigidmodels and UI folder unpack them into your C:\ProgramFiles\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data because when u want to repack them if there not in your data folder u wont be able to repack and use them ok so back to where i was
then use your DDS converter program and convert them into a bmp or png and change the output folder to something maybe in your documents like i did then edit the files to your liking for the flag then when your are done make sure to convert them back either to TGA or DDS remember that if your not sure about if u need to convert it too TGA or DDS remember that the UI folder files are all TGA and Rigidmodels folder files are in DDS format when i get my photoshop i give u a step by step picture tutorial to help but might be a few days ordered my copy of photoshop last night
i know this really didnt help much as far as editing goes but your best bet is too unpack it for fun then mess around with them editing wise to get the feel of photoshop and see what u can do wish i could help u with photoshop but im clueless until i get mine

This is a definite contender for run-on sentence of the year. I ran out of breath just reading it.

**OneManShow** · April 27, 2009, 07:06 AM

Is it possible to create one different flag for each units ? a specific flag for prussian dragoons, another flag for prussian grenadier etc etc....

**Bladerunner** · April 27, 2009, 10:37 AM

No - The selection of the used flag is within the faction_table, so it is done by faction not by unit.

**Mr. Scott** · May 09, 2009, 12:35 AM

whenever I change the flags in the UI and texture files, etc. the flags in the campaign don't change. But all the rest does. Any help?

**HellFell** · May 09, 2009, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by scottypd54

whenever I change the flags in the UI and texture files, etc. the flags in the campaign don't change. But all the rest does. Any help?

rigidmodels/flags

**Der_kaiser** · May 09, 2009, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by msldta

Fingon
I didnt use photoshop so i cant help you there waiting to get my photoshop copy but its as easy as unpacking the files you need and using a simple image editor and cutting out the old flag and then editing your flag and insert it into the old flag so you can size it up right and repack it but the MOST IMPORTANT PART IS MAKE SURE WHEN YOU REPACK YOUR MODIFIED FILES THAT THERE FOLDER IS IN THE DATA FOLDER OF YOUR ETW DIRECTORY FOLDER :C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data better yet when you unpack the rigidmodels and UI folder unpack them into your C:\ProgramFiles\Steam\SteamApps\common\empire total war\data because when u want to repack them if there not in your data folder u wont be able to repack and use them ok so back to where i was
then use your DDS converter program and convert them into a bmp or png and change the output folder to something maybe in your documents like i did then edit the files to your liking for the flag then when your are done make sure to convert them back either to TGA or DDS remember that if your not sure about if u need to convert it too TGA or DDS remember that the UI folder files are all TGA and Rigidmodels folder files are in DDS format when i get my photoshop i give u a step by step picture tutorial to help but might be a few days ordered my copy of photoshop last night
i know this really didnt help much as far as editing goes but your best bet is too unpack it for fun then mess around with them editing wise to get the feel of photoshop and see what u can do wish i could help u with photoshop but im clueless until i get mine

Can someone make this easier to understand/read?

**Der_kaiser** · May 10, 2009, 02:41 PM

I request this either be updated for simplicity's sake or removed from the tutorial list. It's completely incomprehensible. It doesn't mention what files need to be edited, or even how you edit them. All I see is "Convert" and "I don't have photoshop". Not to mention the various contradictions. Please, clean it up or remove it.

**Honolulu** · October 16, 2011, 07:26 PM

Hello,
I've managed to make all the flags of Hannover to East Frisia flags and it works well. However, it arisen the following problem: The images of flags, which are not completely filled by a flag, have a black background in my game. This looks very bad. So can anybody help me with my problem?