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Paintball 2: The Game => Paintball 2 Discussion => Topic started by: l1g on March 03, 2007, 08:14:39 PM

Title: Crosshair
Post by: l1g on March 03, 2007, 08:14:39 PM

I have recently downloaded GIMP so I will be able to create HUDs and crosshairs, the only problem is I don't know how to create a crosshair, is there a starting template or do I just start from scrach? Also is it okay to modify the colors of other crosshairs, or is that agaisnt the rules?

I had an idea to make a transparent crosshair, so you can still see players moving behind the crosshair, instead of them disapearing behind the crosshair, however I am not sure if this is possible. 

Can anyone help?  :)

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: l1g on March 03, 2007, 08:16:06 PM

Oh and if I am able to create a crosshair, what kind kind of mode should I save it under: is it a JPEG, or what?

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: jitspoe on March 04, 2007, 03:42:39 AM

32bit TGA or 8bit PCX (with the last color being the transparency).

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: blaa on March 04, 2007, 04:21:39 AM

Transparent crosshairs suck. I played some q2 mode (dooms day or somethign) and there was no crosshair, couldnt hit anything.

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: Zorchenhimer on March 04, 2007, 09:23:29 AM

Quote from: blaa on March 04, 2007, 04:21:39 AM

Transparent crosshairs suck.

You do know that all of the current crosshairs have transparent parts, right?

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: l1g on March 05, 2007, 03:48:06 PM

Jitspoe is there a starting template for making crosshairs?  If not can you make one? Or instruct me on how to? I have noticed that the backgrounds of the other crosshairs are just a wierd greenish color, is that because that color isn't picked up by the game?

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: jitspoe on March 05, 2007, 03:59:03 PM

If you're using the pcx files, the cyan color is transparent.  If you're using the tga files, there's an alpha channel that controls transparency.

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: l1g on March 05, 2007, 04:44:49 PM

Okay forget the transparency thing for right now, how do I start a new crosshair?

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: jitspoe on March 05, 2007, 05:55:23 PM

just file|save as one of the current crosshairs as like ch50.pcx (or .tga) in your pball/pics directory then type "crosshair 50" in the console to use it.  You can use any number you'd like, but keep it a high value so the crosshairs in the release won't overwrite them.

Title: Re: Crosshair
Post by: l1g on March 05, 2007, 07:20:04 PM

Oh, I get waht you mean, okay thank you jitspoe.