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Author Topic: How does the Mayday pack allow for coloured backgrounds?  (Read 538 times)

TeDDD

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How does the Mayday pack allow for coloured backgrounds?
« on: February 25, 2010, 10:09:13 am »
Is it a function of the image file the graphics come from?  Or the code for the graphics?  I'm wondering if it's something I can replicate in Photoshop, Paint, or Notepad.
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Vince

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Re: How does the Mayday pack allow for coloured backgrounds?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2010, 10:26:51 am »
The image file is a *.png with transparency (only usable by 40d16 upwards if i recall it correctly). The background of the letters and symbols is a slightly transparent shade of gray, I think - that's what causes the effect.
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Re: How does the Mayday pack allow for coloured backgrounds?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 11:42:10 am »
Yeah, that's how it works. The next version of my tileset is using the same technique.
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TeDDD

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Re: How does the Mayday pack allow for coloured backgrounds?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2010, 12:34:59 pm »
Ah, thanks for the information.  I've had... minor experience with PNG transparencies in the past, I might be able to monkey with other sets to get the same effect.  I'm one of those guys who relies on bright, vibrant graphics.
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