Author Topic: Trying to add breifing icons. (Read 3561 times)

Retsof · **on:** November 09, 2008, 09:46:21 pm

Okay, I wasn't happy that the science vessel showed up as a cruiser in the briefings, so I made a new icon for it. Problem is, FRED (and most likely freespace itself, haven't tried) barfs all over me for having too many briefing icons. Solutions?

Droid803 · **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2008, 09:48:08 pm

I'd suggest replacing one of the redundant icons, such as largeship and largeshipwing.
(which are identical to cruiser and cruiser wing anyway)

Retsof · **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:00:06 pm

That'll work for now, I'd still like to be able to ADD stuff though.

Droid803 · **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:01:51 pm

I don't think you're allowed to add any new icon types.
I'm not certain though.

chief1983 · **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:14:11 pm

It sounds like it's another hardcoded limit, unless there's a table somewhere that value can be changed. The value could be modified in the code, but like many hardcoded values it could have far-reaching implications that make it not worthwhile right now. Have any mods run into this limit before I wonder?

Retsof · **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:32:50 pm

Well, tried that and the name is still largeship and no icon appears. I guess I could still have it called largship and just chage the file name in the table ... anyway here's the ani if anyone want's to play with it a little.

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Droid803 · **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:41:35 pm

I just did an icon myself. (as an experiment)
It needs to have a specific pallet (only the first 15 colors can be used, the rest must be green). Just import a pallet from an existing ani.

Retsof · **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:53:06 pm

Right, had the same issue with sheild hud icons.

Galemp · **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2008, 11:37:54 pm

FSPort has a bunch of new icons, including the Faustus, that you can use. They're definitely verified to work in-game.

haloboy100 · **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2008, 01:35:32 am

So you did indeed add icons when you worked on FSPort?

Akalabeth Angel · **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2008, 01:46:21 am

Quote from: haloboy100 on November 10, 2008, 01:35:32 am

So you did indeed add icons when you worked on FSPort?

I imagine they brought the FS1 icons over or something similar.

chief1983 · **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2008, 09:24:28 am

I think haloboy is wondering if they set it up so it uses more than are in stock FS2, but it's more likely that they just replaced the ones they didn't need.

Galemp · **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2008, 09:35:48 am

Quote from: haloboy100 on November 10, 2008, 01:35:32 am

So you did indeed add icons when you worked on FSPort?

No, we replaced duplicated or unused icons with the new ones. The GTSC Fasutus is the Terran Large Ship, the SD Demon is the Shivan Support Ship, and the GTD Hades is the Vasudan Supercap (which is why it's Vasudan in the tables.) At present it is not possible to add new icon type entries.

haloboy100 · **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2008, 12:31:55 pm

Ah.

Wait, a Shivan Support Ship?

Galemp · **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2008, 02:22:02 pm

Quote from: haloboy100 on November 10, 2008, 12:31:55 pm

Wait, a Shivan Support Ship?

Well, the icon wasn't being used for anything, so I considered it an open slot.

Droid803 · **Reply #15 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:28:26 pm

But wouldn't making the Hades Vasudan change its engine glows?

Galemp · **Reply #16 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:39:39 pm

Yep. They're orange. We're handwaving it away by saying they're Terran/Shivan hybrid engines.

Although there's been some talk of just moving the Hades icon to the Terran Supercap (Colossus) slot, which would let us go Terran again. The icon set was originally created when we were maintaining compatibility with FS2.

Droid803 · **Reply #17 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:57:14 pm

Yeah...wouldn't making the Colossus Vasudan make more sense?
That we know for sure is part Vasudan

chief1983 · **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2008, 07:35:53 pm

And what research do you think led to the Colossus?

(purely speculation of course)

Trivial Psychic · **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:28:28 pm

Isn't there a table option to override species default engine glows? TBP uses it on many of its ships.

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