The Badge Tutorial (Pics) Updated: 9/14

[shadowpuppet]

Okay, I'm confused. Does it have to be forced into 64x64? Or does it simply need to have NO DIMENSION larger than 64 pixels?

Wouldn't forcing a rectangular image into a 64x64 size throw off the proportion?

[kevin2u]

help please
i have the tga i want, but now how do i put into the game, out side of the persist files, cause that not go onto the ships you make after
thank you

[Mikali]

Added to the wiki.

http://hw2.tproc.org/wiki/TutorialBadges

-Mikail

[lacota]

I'd just like to quickly mention that in Photoshop CE it *doesnt* have the same transparency as HW2 so you *will* have to use the alpha channel. oh, and I do believe i have the most evil icon ever for my fleet.

http://www.lacota.net/cgi-bin/ImageF...l.jpg&img=&tt=

I knew it was a good idea to invest in MSN stock....

[Matt]

Rich...

I am having a problem too. I made aquite a few badges following all the guidlines, it is 64x64, 24-bit, .tga, the works! But ti still doesn't work in my game.......

[ÜberJumper]

Use this:

http://www.relicnews.com/index.php?f...tory&f_id=2159

Just save a single frame, and not the whole badge.

[bluedragonx]

Final prognosis: Photoshop was useless, The GIMP owns all.

I created my badge in Photoshop. Looked great. Tried to save it to a TGA a number of times and all I got was a blank badg every time.

So finally I gave up and downloaded The GIMP for winbloze (already have it in Linux, so I know how to use it - it ain't exactly intuitive, heh) and turned out the badge in a jiffy.

More proof that Open Source Works (tm).

[BrentLaw]

I have not the faintest Idea and what Layers and that means. If someone can e-mail me and tell me how to do this. My e-mail is blaw182@bellsouth.net:dolt:

[entik]

Does anyone know how to do this in Adobe Photoshop 6? It would be appreciated if someone could help.

[WesMarrakesh]

Ok. I tried using that Descent III program. None of the images I loaded into it and saved as a frame worked (64x64 32-bit .tgas originally done in Photoshop 6), and the one I DID manage to scratch-make isn't transparent and as such looks worse than it normally would. Any ideas on the former, and is there a tutorial on making alpha layers with the Descent III thing?

[Diamonion]

Ok, after all these tutorials and tips and guidelins not once have any helped me do transparency in Photoshop CE. Can any one help? And no Photoshop 7 techiques dont work.
People keep saying "make an alpha channel". Ok... how?

[Ranting Sweed]

I'd just like to quickly mention that in Photoshop CE it *doesnt* have the same transparency as HW2 so you *will* have to use the alpha channel. oh, and I do believe i have the most evil icon ever for my fleet.

http://www.lacota.net/cgi-bin/ImageF...l.jpg&img=&tt=

I knew it was a good idea to invest in MSN stock....

Naww. this is the most evil... http://www.rit.edu/~adw1129/Homeworld%20SS/ss00045.jpg

not only do i kick you ass, but i do it with a PINK fleet.

[TerranTrooper]

I'm having trouble making a Banner with the descent III logo maker. The badges come out alright but the banners got issue. Can anyone help?