How to make emblem

cpt_zdzich · 03-26-10, 02:51 AM

Im looking for a quick guide how to make my own emblem. In sh3 it was really easy, but here my .dds files doesnt want to cooperate with game i think im making it wrong :< or maybe i put it to wrong place? Thank u for help

Arclight · 03-26-10, 03:21 AM

Got a mod for adding an emblem: http://www.filefront.com/15935129/Custom-emblem.zip/

Just extract into JSGME "mods" folder, replace the .dds in there with your own (make sure you name it the same and leave it in the same location), and enable.

.dds name is "CustomEmblem.dds" and is in "..\data\Textures\Tnormal\tex\emblems" inside the mod's folder.

Probably won't work with other emblem mods. Name and info don't display in-game but shows up fine.

cpt_zdzich · 03-26-10, 03:49 AM

Cool, it works as u said but dunno why my emblem has a white background in game, imo it should disappear... How do u make emblems? What programs do u use?

Arclight · 03-26-10, 03:58 AM

I use GIMP; needs a plugin for .dds though I think.

Paint.net is maybe easier, has .dds support build in, but don't know how to work with that.

For GIMP I just use "color to alpha" to make the background transparant, or use a selection tool to single out the image from the background, then either invert selection and remove or copy-paste into new image with transparant background. Save it with DXT3/5 compression.

Send me the image over FileFront or something and I'll rework it, if you don't know how to use the programs.

cpt_zdzich · 03-26-10, 04:07 PM

I cant make it :< i still get white background on my textures...

I would like to use one of these:

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9112/emblem1.jpg

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/2664/emblem2m.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7173/emblem3.jpg

if u could make it for me and upload somewhere...

Arclight · 03-26-10, 05:15 PM

Gimme a minute...

Arclight · 03-26-10, 05:31 PM

There ya go: http://www.filefront.com/15941039/custom-emblems.zip/

Don't forget to rename the one you want to use, that mod only handles 1 at a time and depends on the proper filename.

Maybe save the link as well, in case you overwrite one on accident or something.

jdbecka · 03-26-10, 05:42 PM

Would someone be kind enough to make this into a emblem for me please, as I do not have the skills or knowledge to do it, It would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time

Arclight · 03-26-10, 05:48 PM

I can see where this is going...

Just a minute.

Arclight · 03-26-10, 05:54 PM

Just grab the mod and replace the .dds in there with this one: http://www.filefront.com/15941189/sk...rossbones.dds/

Make sure the name stays the same (you can just overwrite the old one).

BlackSpot · 03-26-10, 06:16 PM

Careful Archlight. I've been here. Years ago I produced nose art for B-17 Mighty Eighth. Remember it? I got some very strange and sometimes impossible requests. It's a Pandora's box your opening there

Arclight · 03-26-10, 06:44 PM

Just be very still and back away slowly...

etheberge · 03-26-10, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Just be very still and back away slowly...

lol, yes I see a 76 pages thread developing

Arclight · 03-26-10, 06:58 PM

Ya, should have just posted a guide.

jdbecka · 03-26-10, 07:18 PM

Cheers Arclight, Much Aprricated

03-26-10, 02:51 AM	#1
cpt_zdzich Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	How to make emblem Im looking for a quick guide how to make my own emblem. In sh3 it was really easy, but here my .dds files doesnt want to cooperate with game i think im making it wrong :< or maybe i put it to wrong place? Thank u for help __________________ Rohr eins Feuer bereit Herr Kapitänleutnant!

03-26-10, 03:21 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Got a mod for adding an emblem: http://www.filefront.com/15935129/Custom-emblem.zip/ Just extract into JSGME "mods" folder, replace the .dds in there with your own (make sure you name it the same and leave it in the same location), and enable. .dds name is "CustomEmblem.dds" and is in "..\data\Textures\Tnormal\tex\emblems" inside the mod's folder. Probably won't work with other emblem mods. Name and info don't display in-game but shows up fine. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 03:49 AM	#3
cpt_zdzich Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Cool, it works as u said but dunno why my emblem has a white background in game, imo it should disappear... How do u make emblems? What programs do u use? __________________ Rohr eins Feuer bereit Herr Kapitänleutnant!

03-26-10, 03:58 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	I use GIMP; needs a plugin for .dds though I think. Paint.net is maybe easier, has .dds support build in, but don't know how to work with that. For GIMP I just use "color to alpha" to make the background transparant, or use a selection tool to single out the image from the background, then either invert selection and remove or copy-paste into new image with transparant background. Save it with DXT3/5 compression. Send me the image over FileFront or something and I'll rework it, if you don't know how to use the programs. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 03-26-10 at 05:33 PM.

03-26-10, 04:07 PM	#5
cpt_zdzich Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I cant make it :< i still get white background on my textures... I would like to use one of these: http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9112/emblem1.jpg http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/2664/emblem2m.jpg http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7173/emblem3.jpg if u could make it for me and upload somewhere... __________________ Rohr eins Feuer bereit Herr Kapitänleutnant!

03-26-10, 05:15 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Gimme a minute... __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 05:31 PM	#7
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	There ya go: http://www.filefront.com/15941039/custom-emblems.zip/ Don't forget to rename the one you want to use, that mod only handles 1 at a time and depends on the proper filename. Maybe save the link as well, in case you overwrite one on accident or something. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 05:42 PM	#8
jdbecka Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Would someone be kind enough to make this into a emblem for me please, as I do not have the skills or knowledge to do it, It would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time

03-26-10, 05:48 PM	#9
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	I can see where this is going... Just a minute. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 05:54 PM	#10
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Just grab the mod and replace the .dds in there with this one: http://www.filefront.com/15941189/sk...rossbones.dds/ Make sure the name stays the same (you can just overwrite the old one). __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 06:16 PM	#11
BlackSpot Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 266 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Careful Archlight. I've been here. Years ago I produced nose art for B-17 Mighty Eighth. Remember it? I got some very strange and sometimes impossible requests. It's a Pandora's box your opening there __________________ Do nothing which is of no use.

03-26-10, 06:44 PM	#12
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Just be very still and back away slowly... __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 06:58 PM	#14
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ya, should have just posted a guide. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-26-10, 07:18 PM	#15
jdbecka Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cheers Arclight, Much Aprricated