[Foxer]

Howdy! I always want to see nice looking 32-bit+alpha FS2 icons, so... I made it. Here it is. This icon is scalar (both versions) which means it will look good with small 16x16 ico and also with all larger sizes (up to 64x64). Of course larger is better . Hope you like it! Previews and links below.

Standard version (only for lighty backgrounds):


Glow version (for all kind of backgrounds):


Download:
Standard version (Right click -> Save as)
Glow version (Right click -> Save as)

Update 2007-07-16:
Standard version up to vista's 256x256 and both 16- and 32-bits (Right click -> Save as)

PS. I want to make one more for FRED2 and one for Launcher also.

[Huggybaby]

Sweet, I'll bet these get used somehow, somewhere. Thanks foxer, good job!

[taylor]

Please post PNG versions too, and up to 128x128.

[Foxer]

Here you go

Standard version PNGs
Glow version PNGs

[taylor]

Thanks!

And I guess you don't mind if they are used officially, right?  There wouldn't be much in the way of credit probably, which is why I ask, we would just know where it came from.

It would just be nice to replace the current .ico for the EXE with this one (the standard version anyway).  Plus, something is needed for the Linux and OS X versions (hence the PNG request).

[Foxer]

Sure I don't mind! I'll be glad to see EXE with this ico. Feel free to use it .

[taylor]

Alright, unless Goober miraculously objects to it for some reason, I'll add it to CVS to replace the current OS X icon and the .ico used in the Windows EXE.  I'll also add the 48x48 PNG version for Linux users.  Expect to see it with future builds.

[Goober5000]

"Miraculously" objects?  That would be something of a dysmiracle, wouldn't it?

This looks great.

[Mars]

Thanks for that... all y'all... the old one looks horrible at 64X64

[taylor]

Hey Foxer, can you post one of the normal version as a 16-bit .ico?

I tried adding it to a binary and it looks all screwed up.  I'm not sure whether that is a MSVC6 thing, or if 32-bit icons just don't work on anything older than WinXP, but I can't really use it as is in an EXE.  I don't really have the graphics tools to do this myself anymore, being a Linux user and all.

[neoterran]

you definately need to make them in PNG format and in 128 because on windows vista, anything less than 128 pixels x128 pixels doesn't look good in comparison to the other icons around it.

[neoterran]

Hey Foxer, can you post one of the normal version as a 16-bit .ico?

I tried adding it to a binary and it looks all screwed up.  I'm not sure whether that is a MSVC6 thing, or if 32-bit icons just don't work on anything older than WinXP, but I can't really use it as is in an EXE.  I don't really have the graphics tools to do this myself anymore, being a Linux user and all.

you need winxp or up for 32 bit support.

[taylor]

you need winxp or up for 32 bit support.

Hmm, thought that might be the case.  We'll have to use a 16-bit version for the game then.

[Kaine]

iirc there should be a way to set the windows exe to automagically choose which icon to use depending on what is supported.

[taylor]

iirc there should be a way to set the windows exe to automagically choose which icon to use depending on what is supported.

It will, but those images have to already exist in the ico.  I'm just not sure that this ico includes those other color sets.

[karajorma]

It doesn't. 5 images from 64x64 to 16x16 in 24 bit is all either of them has.

[Foxer]

Have an update to this topic. I compile a new version of "standard" (non-glow) icon. It contains graphics up to 256x256 resolutions (which will look very good at Vista OS) and both 16- and 32-bit color sets. Unfortunately filesize increased very with this operation (269 kB). Hope that will do and will work this time. That can be a nice addition to 3.6.10 open's version right?

Link with new version to download is in the first post of this topic.

I can work a little on quality or number of images (size versions) of icon in .ico file to decrease filesize if you want me to, Taylor.

[jr2]

Nice...

[phreak]

lol, i didn't see this before.  looks awesome.

[shiv]

Necrothreaded
Does anyone have in mind including those new icons to the recent fs2_open builds?