Custom Icons

[Surael]

I've gone through that tutorial about importing icons step for step, and these still just...don't work. I don't know why they don't, but no matter what, it's always either a green block, or a black block. I'd really like to use these, too, but..I dunno.

 

[shadowhalk]

what the heck are you talking about???

 

[Fulltimer]

Direct answer is: Use TGA, not BLP!

Check wat u've dun against this:
FIRST: goto http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/icons.php
SECOND: download Irfanview.exe inorder to change your FINISHED image from jpg to tga (download at: http://www.irfanview.com ). <Skip if not applicable>
THIRD: Open WE's Import Manager (TFT only) f12 and goto File>Import File and select your file's location and load it into WE. As Darg mentions, make SURE your Import path is "ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTN...file name.TGA" . This will be different for the DISBTN counterpart to your image (if necessary).
FOURTH: Goto Object Editor (TFT Only). Select Items tab. Choose NEW ITEM icon. Once you've started a new icon...goto Art-Interface Icon...and find your newly added image/icon file.
FIFTH: If you want your icon to show up in the Item Palette of the Terrain Editor, you MUST place the image file (TGA) into a newly created sub\sub directory of your Warcraft III director/folder: ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTN..file name...tga In other words....CButtons is a subdirectory of Rep...Textures. K

 

[Ninja_J]

instructions still dont work for my icon

 

[blood_wave55]

what the heck are you talking about???

1) Please register(more people reply to your threads or posts) !
2) Shadowhalk post things that are helpful
3) Both of you guys read the World Editor Tutorials
4) Ok for your problem, your suppose to do BTN(picture name).tga a size of 24 not anything else.
Hope this helps

 

[Ninja_J]

Not really since i did all that

 

[The Helper]

Sorry but I dont believe you since the buttons you posted are in .blp format.

 

[Ninja_J]

no, the originator of the post were blp. Mine are tga and still dont work

 

[The Helper]

Oh my bad - that is not you. You should keep your replies about your specific problem in your own thread to minimize this type of confusion

 

[Ninja_J]

yeah srry, its just that i couldnt find my own thread on custom icons from yesterday...

 

[Bartuc08]

clcik on youy name an d look for all thread started by you, then u find it bump it up or whatever and walla!

 

[Rinpun]

Really? I use blps all the time and they work splendid as a more compressed tga.

If you use photoshop and you don't constrain the image proportions (uncheck it in image size) AND save it as 32 bit, you shouldn't have a problem getting a blp to work.

And your topic is on the second page of this forum, Ninja.

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16003

 

[Fulltimer]

Two important points u made Rinpun (which deviate somewhat from tutorial):

1) Save image as a 32-bit image (tutorial says 24-bit)

2) Uncheck "Constrain Proportions" (tutorial doesn't address, which is understandable)

Lastly, BLPs work for you just fine...which is a definite "WOW".

I have just finished some icons, and had to use tga because blp did NOT work (for 24-bit). So, Rinpun's note IS FANTASTIC.....if it works for everyone elz!

 

[SD_Ryoko]

I will say this one last time. Maybe.

There is no reason to use BLP for icons..
When you save your map in the world editor, it COMPRESSES your TGA's, so they end up the SAME SIZE. Open it with WINMPQ and look. Your blp and TGA will be about 3-7k each depending on the color range.


If you can't get your icons to work
Of course after following all the steps, PLEASE clip them as an attachment (TGA please) and one of us would be happy to look at them for you.

Then we can tell you what was wrong - so you can do your own! Win win situation.

Okay? Okay!

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Surael

Your format for the TGA was wrong. I have resaved it.

When you use the correct format, your TGA should be :

Size: 12.0 KB (12,306 bytes)
Size on Disk: 16.0 KB (16,384 bytes)

And I have clipped the new one. Don't bother with BLP for now, get it working first.