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	#~~REDIRECT~~ [[OpenXcom]]		# Install IrfanView.
			# Open my [[media:units_template.PSD.zip]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).
			# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.
			# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.
			# When fished drawing, turn off all the work layers and keep only the new unit graphics.
			# Cut the image to the size of the spritesheet needed (in the CIVM.PCK example, I would cut away all the portion of the image without the green background). Then delete any background color the sprite may have (in the CIVM example: the green color).
			# Activate the "frame_GRID" layer. At this point what the image should look as is: the sprites of the unit, on transparent background, "caged" inside a purple grid. "Save for web"
			# IMPORTANT: make sure to have selected all the selections of the image.
			# When all is selected, set the parameters: gif, no dithering, transparency, import palette and select "Battle.act". Then save in the chosen folder.
			# Saving will create a subfolder with all the images for the frames, already divided, inside it. For technical reason it creates also image files for the spaces between the frames, so you'll have a lot of files.
			# Go to the folder and select the "big thumbnail" view. Delete all the image files with the purple line inside; KEEP all the empty image files.
			# Open IrfanView. file > Batch Conversion\Rename.
			# Make sure to have selected "Batch rename" on the top left.
			##Go to the folder and select all the image files, then select "Add All".
			## Then "Sort" them "by Name (ascending, natural)".
			## Make sure to have the right name pattern, it must end with: "_###" (example: "CIVM2_###", for a new male civilian unit).
			## "Start Batch"
			## Now the ascending numeration is again smooth, starting from "_000".

			And done. The rest is the ruleset.

			== External Links ==

			* [http://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=1976.msg18805#msg18805 Original forum post on modding sprites]

			[[Category:OpenXcom]]

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	# ~~Install IrfanView.~~		#REDIRECT [[OpenXcom]]
	~~# Open my~~ [[media:units_template.PSD.zip]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).
	~~# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.~~
	~~# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.~~
	~~# When fished drawing, turn off all the work layers and keep only the new unit graphics.~~
	# Cut the image to the size of the spritesheet needed (in the CIVM.PCK example, I would cut away all the portion of the image without the green background). Then delete any background color the sprite may have (in the CIVM example: the green color).
	~~# Activate the "frame_GRID" layer. At this point what the image should look as is: the sprites of the unit, on transparent background, "caged" inside a purple grid. "Save for web"~~
	~~# IMPORTANT: make sure to have selected all the selections of the image.~~
	~~# When all is selected, set the parameters: gif, no dithering, transparency, import palette and select "Battle.act". Then save in the chosen folder.~~
	# Saving will create a subfolder with all the images for the frames, already divided, inside it. For technical reason it creates also image files for the spaces between the frames, so you'll have a lot of files.
	~~# Go to the folder and select the "big thumbnail" view. Delete all the image files with the purple line inside; KEEP all the empty image files.~~
	~~# Open IrfanView. file > Batch Conversion\Rename.~~
	~~# Make sure to have selected "Batch rename" on the top left.~~
	~~##Go to the folder and select all the image files, then select "Add All".~~
	~~## Then "Sort" them "by Name (ascending, natural)".~~
	~~## Make sure to have the right name pattern, it must end with: "_###" (example: "CIVM2_###", for a new male civilian unit).~~
	~~## "Start Batch"~~
	~~## Now the ascending numeration is again smooth, starting from "_000".~~

	~~And done. The rest is the ruleset.~~

	~~== External Links ==~~

	* [http://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=1976.msg18805#msg18805 Original forum post on modding sprites]

	~~[[Category:~~OpenXcom]]

Hszp at 08:20, 3 April 2014

2014-04-03T08:20:23Z

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	# Install IrfanView.		# Install IrfanView.
	# Open my [[media:units_template.~~PDS~~.zip]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).		# Open my [[media:units_template.PSD.zip]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).
	# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.		# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.
	# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.		# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.

Hszp at 08:19, 3 April 2014

2014-04-03T08:19:49Z

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	# Install IrfanView.		# Install IrfanView.
	# Open my [[media:units_template.~~psd~~]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).		# Open my [[media:units_template.PDS.zip]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).
	# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.		# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.
	# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.		# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.

Hszp: Create modding sprites page

2014-04-03T08:17:17Z

Create modding sprites page

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# Install IrfanView.
# Open my [[media:units_template.psd]] file. It is based on the X-Com soldier spritesheet, which is the one with the highest number of frames, so every other spritesheet is as big or smaller than it. I made "sections" for all the frames so it automatically creates all the separate frame images instead of the big image (see further).
# Import the spritesheet neeeded (in the template I included the CIVM.PCK as example) and make sure to have the right palette open. You can find the palette for photoshop somewhere on the forum.
# Create a new layer (or duplicate, if you just want to modify an existing unit) and draw.
# When fished drawing, turn off all the work layers and keep only the new unit graphics.
# Cut the image to the size of the spritesheet needed (in the CIVM.PCK example, I would cut away all the portion of the image without the green background). Then delete any background color the sprite may have (in the CIVM example: the green color).
# Activate the "frame_GRID" layer. At this point what the image should look as is: the sprites of the unit, on transparent background, "caged" inside a purple grid. "Save for web"
# IMPORTANT: make sure to have selected all the selections of the image.
# When all is selected, set the parameters: gif, no dithering, transparency, import palette and select "Battle.act". Then save in the chosen folder.
# Saving will create a subfolder with all the images for the frames, already divided, inside it. For technical reason it creates also image files for the spaces between the frames, so you'll have a lot of files.
# Go to the folder and select the "big thumbnail" view. Delete all the image files with the purple line inside; KEEP all the empty image files.
# Open IrfanView. file > Batch Conversion\Rename.
# Make sure to have selected "Batch rename" on the top left.
##Go to the folder and select all the image files, then select "Add All".
## Then "Sort" them "by Name (ascending, natural)".
## Make sure to have the right name pattern, it must end with: "_###" (example: "CIVM2_###", for a new male civilian unit).
## "Start Batch"
## Now the ascending numeration is again smooth, starting from "_000".

And done. The rest is the ruleset.

== External Links ==

* [http://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=1976.msg18805#msg18805 Original forum post on modding sprites]

[[Category:OpenXcom]]