Help getting sprite to appear in game

Daftpanzer · October 12, 2002, 11:29

Ok, ive made some basic graphics, got the alpha channel to work in photoshop, got the spritemaker to work, and got the sprite file. For now all I want to do is see the sprite in the game, not make a whole new unit.

Ive been trying to replace the graphics for the settler or the warrior. Ive tried replacing the sprites, and ive tried making a new sprite and changing the spriteID file, but no matter what the sprite doesnt appear in the game.

I dont know how but even with the sprites replaced, the original graphics are still shown somehow!?

Ive been following all the help files I can find, I dont understand how this is happening. As far as I know, either replacing the correctly numbered sprite or changing the sprite ID file to get a unit to use a new sprite, should show my unit graphic.

Its as if the sprite files are ignored. Im obvisouly doing something very wrong but I dont know what.... Could someone please tell me how do I get the new graphics to be shown? I appreciate any help...

Martin Gühmann · October 12, 2002, 12:29

The file that needs to be edit is called newsprite.txt of course it needs a prefix if you want to modify one of the mods. The spriteID.txt is the sprite file of CTP1 and does nothing. In CTP2 unit sprites names have three digits, example: gu002.spr the settler sprite.

-Martin

Immortal Wombat · October 12, 2002, 18:13

Yeah, to replace the settler, use gu002.spr, not gu02.spr. And keep a backup

Daftpanzer · October 14, 2002, 19:24

Quote:

The spriteID.txt is the sprite file of CTP1 and does nothing

That would explain things

I guess the info I have been reading is for CTP1...

Ok, thanks, I will give this a try, hopefully I can get somewhere now..

Daftpanzer · October 18, 2002, 09:33

Mwahaha it works

thanks v much

mapfi · October 18, 2002, 10:06

looking good
Warrior vs Spacecruiser - I wonder who'll win...

Daftpanzer · October 18, 2002, 11:38

Thanks

Although at the moment all the spaceship can do is move over ground terrain and found cities...

Immortal Wombat · October 18, 2002, 11:59

I'm betting on the warrior then

hexagonian · October 18, 2002, 12:11

Of course if this was civ3, I would also be betting on the warrior, irregardless of the abilities of the Cruiser.

Daftpanzer · October 19, 2002, 11:09

lol yeah... To me it seems that in civ3, units get stronger the more outdated they become

Im sure a stack of 4000 year old warriors could capture a city full of mech infantry (especially if it was my mech infantry)

The Big Mc · October 21, 2002, 12:22

Remember to attach it when you are done.