Strat Map Banners

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 03:29 AM

Can anyone tell me how to change the banners over cities and armies on the campaign map? I did it for Macedon a long time ago, but can't remember how. I can't even find the files, so do I need to extract a pak or something?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 05:16 AM

Look in the data/banners folder.

**Halie Satanus** · February 10, 2006, 11:28 AM

i've changed those banners they affected the battle map but the strat map ones are the same, is it different in bi

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 11:31 AM

The ones that appear above cities when it is garrisoned are found in the data\banners folder. Multiple factions banners are found in 1 file. The ones that appear over an ungarrisoned city are in data\models_strat.

**Halie Satanus** · February 10, 2006, 11:46 AM

cheers

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 12:55 PM

OK, but those files have four pictures on them. If I were to replace the file it would replace the banners for all four factions on that file, would it not? How would I go about changing an individual faction's banners?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 02:25 PM

Just edit the relevant faction icon in those files, then it will only change the one you want.

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 02:51 PM

Yeah, I already tried that. But when I convert the file back to .tga.dds format, I get grey boxes around the symbols on the strat map.

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 02:53 PM

that means the alpha channel hasn't been done properly.

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 02:57 PM

OK, I'm competent at the basics of image editing, but I'm not familiar with alpha channels. What program is needed and how do I "do" them properly?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 02:59 PM

what program are you using?

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 03:02 PM

I use PSP 8, but I don't know if it can edit alpha channels. Do I need 3ds Max or something similar?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 03:03 PM

No, you can edit it in photoshop, though i do not know how myself as i don't use photoshop.

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 03:05 PM

Do you know what tool it might be under?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 03:07 PM

Layers i believe.

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 03:11 PM

I've found a reference to alpha channels under Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask from Alpha Channel. I'm a little lost as to what to do. How would you do it with your program?

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 03:13 PM

well i have dxtbmp which opens dds then allows me to edit the skin layer and the alpha layers seperately as bmp so its very different.

**Ryder65** · February 10, 2006, 03:17 PM

Well what does an alpha layer do and what's wrong with mine?

**Neb** · February 10, 2006, 03:18 PM

I use PSP as apposed to photoshop aswell. I don't have it installed at the moment though, so I'll try to help as best as I can from memory. PSP uses a tool called a mask.. which is very similar to an alpha chennel. If the image already had an alpha layer, you can import that to a mask layer in one of the menues at the top. Then you can edit it, and re-write the alpha fromt he mask within the same menu. To edit it, you check or uncheck the little gunglasses-like icon on your layers window (a little floating window, unless you attached it to the main window).

If no one else posts a more concrete tutorial on this, I will boot up my laptop which has PSP7 on it and tell you exactly how to do it. but that won't be until late tonight.. I have to go to work in 5 minutes.

-Neb

**Lusted** · February 10, 2006, 03:19 PM

an aplha channel specifys which part of a texture is transparent. With yours it sounds like not all of the area that should be transparent is being made transparent.

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