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Community Projects => The FreeSpace Upgrade Project => Topic started by: bruce89 on July 09, 2007, 09:42:40 am

Title: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: bruce89 on July 09, 2007, 09:42:40 am: I have made nameplate templates for all the ships that support nameplates currently (Fenris, Leviathan, Aeolus, Deimos, Orion and Faustus).

You will need the Stop font available here (http://sectorgame.com/goober/freespacefonts.zip).

I couldn't get the Orion nameplate to work correctly, I tried to follow the Orion Nameplate (http://www.geocities.com/ipw47/nameplates.html) guide, but I'm not sure if the GIMP can do this correctly.

A useful plugin for the GIMP is the DDS import export plugin (http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=4816) for exporting the finished nameplate as a DDS file. Be sure to export as a DXT5 format DDS. In order to for the image to export properly, you have to merge all the layers into one (only applies to Orion).

Improvements welcome. I have just noticed that the Faustus one might not be correct, as it should involve the complicated layering process the Orion nameplate goes through.

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Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: Topgun on July 09, 2007, 03:47:55 pm: I thought someone did this already?
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: bruce89 on July 10, 2007, 03:53:09 pm: Quote from: Topgun on July 09, 2007, 03:47:55 pm
I thought someone did this already?

Oh well, I'm doing it as well.
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: achtung on July 13, 2007, 04:31:50 am: Quote from: bruce89 on July 10, 2007, 03:53:09 pm
Quote from: Topgun on July 09, 2007, 03:47:55 pm
I thought someone did this already?

Oh well, I'm doing it as well.

If there was an old one, I didn't know about it. This should do nicely. Thanks. :)
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: Goober5000 on July 18, 2007, 10:51:48 pm: Is it possible to import .PSD files into GIMP? If so, you can just use the template on that page.
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: Topgun on July 19, 2007, 08:16:18 am: I think so, don't know if it can import all properties though.
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: Viper01 on July 19, 2007, 01:45:36 pm: YAY, GIMP NAMEPLATES!!!!!! :wakka: Thank you very much. I tried to make nameplates with GIMP at one point, but I failed miserably, and moved on to stuff I knew how to do. I couldn't make them with Photoshop, because I'm not willing to dish out the money for it. Once again, thank you very much. :D
Title: Re: Nameplate templates for the GIMP
Post by: bruce89 on July 20, 2007, 01:37:23 pm: Quote from: Goober5000 on July 18, 2007, 10:51:48 pm
Is it possible to import .PSD files into GIMP? If so, you can just use the template on that page.

Yes, but layer blending styles are one of the things that doesn't work.