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[Acanthus117]

I've been interested in making graphics. I have most in paint, what do i do now?

[Toastergargletop]

check the wiki, its helpful.

[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

download a graphics pack and look at some of the graphic.txt files I believe this is the basic usage

%comments by me do not include in file

graphics_mayday %This must be the same name as the File

[OBJECT:GRAPHICS] %Declares it as Graphic type (this comment wasn't needed lol)

[TILE_PAGE:(UPPER-CAP-NAME)] %Name of tile set (can be whatever you want)
   [FILE:(folder)/(filename.{filetype})]
   [TILE_DIM:16:16] %Is it a 16X16 tile pack
   [PAGE_DIM:12:27] %How many tiles (pictures{16X16}) in file and vice versa for height

[CREATURE_GRAPHICS:(CREATURE)] %What creature that will get the given image

   [(profession):(tile_page_name):3:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT] %3:1 starts at the forth image from the left and the second image from the top (starts at 0,0. even tho PAGE_DIM starts at 1,1.) AS_IS uses the color in it, for pre colored images, ADD_COLOR is for a black and white image (uses creature color). DEFAULT is used just for everyday, the others include ZOMBIE,SKELETON,GUARD,ROYALGUARD

P.S. you can get creative with the ADD_COLOR by say, making a creature full color except a white headband, then give it to a dwarf, and whatever color (job profession in this case) will color the headband while the pre colored remains the same

and checking the Wiki is very good, I don't work much with graphics but I do sometimes

[Acanthus117]

Cool. If i make it good enough, mebbe I'll hazard at seeing if people like it.

[m00npirate]

Yes please do! The more graphics to choose from the better imo! I really wish there were tons of tile/graphic sets out there, it spices up the game a lot.

[Spong]

Yes please do! The more graphics to choose from the better imo! I really wish there were tons of tile/graphic sets out there, it spices up the game a lot.

On that note, a little something I'm working on:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

My own edit of Mayday's pack. Going for something a little more feudal and a bit less 'Imperial' - shown so far are the reworks of wrestler, swordsdwarf, axedwarf and hammerdwarf plus the champion versions of all but the wrestler - also at the bottom are the Royal Guard Champion swords, axes and hammers wearing their mithril armour and masked helms . Hopefully I'm going to try to cover as many creatures as possible. My first time doing pixel art and its very different to what I'm used to, quite a learning process to figure out what is visible from a distance. If there's a demand for it and I can get permission from Mayday I might release this when I'm done but its not something I'm rushing its just a bit of fun really.

Edit: Also was thinking of changing the hammer dorfs to be holding the hammer more like the axedwarf - anyone think this would be better?

[Deon]

I think something like this should be stickied, or we'd better have a list of "how to" for common questions. I had to answer something like this at least twice this month, and this is the latest answer:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=48543.msg1008641#msg1008641

It looks almost like Hugo's answer .