Crosshair

[l1g]

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? 

[l1g]

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?

[jitspoe]

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

[blaa]

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

[Zorchenhimer]

Transparent crosshairs suck.

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

[l1g]

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?

[jitspoe]

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.

[l1g]

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

[jitspoe]

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.

[l1g]

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