[=ARSF=Thumpit]

Ok, I've got the image set as a 24 bit .tga at a 62x50 size. It still distorts. Any other options??

[Renaissance]

You remapped it to match the 62x50 size right?
Do you have it as 62x50 or 50x62? Try switching it.

[=ARSF=Thumpit]

Thanks for your help guys.

I never understood the whole "mapping" part but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

I got the two icons working, now I just have to figure out the cameo icons.

My units are still using the old build and cameo icons instead of the ones I just made.

[=ARSF=Thumpit]

Sweet, got that working as well. Thanks for the help guys.

[Renaissance]

Keep up the diligence!

[=ARSF=Thumpit]

Thanks Renaissance,

I've got One general and one new faction done, and I"m working on another general.

I'm very glad for the help I've recieved here so far. I wouldn't be this far without you guys.

[BlueGalactic]

What should I do if the game breaks the images into pieces and moves them around? For example, my Phalanx Tank images are split in the middle and it appears that the halves are reversed in the menu bar.

[Renaissance]

Sounds like the image mapping may be off.

Does it happen with all the cameos? All the ones you added? Or does it appear to be random?

Try this:
- Find a cameo with the same dimensions
- copy and paste the entry
- rename the entry accordingly
- offset the coordinates
-> if the entry starts at 1 and your cameo starts at 250, add 249 to every lateral coordinate
-> repeat that step for the vertical coordinates.
- see if it works!

If it doesn't try this:
- open the image
- cut and paste your cameo over a working cameo
- save the image (keep a backup of the original)
- see if it works!
-> check by the unit that you replaced; if you replaced the Battlemaster cameo it should now be whatever you replaced it with
- if that cameo is messed up it may be a problem with the image.

[BlueGalactic]

Originally Posted by Renaissance

Let's see if this clarifies it for you
When you are mapping images you basically have to provide to bits of info:
- which file you want
- the coordinates of the image; not the dimensions of the file.

TextureWidth = 512 <- how wide the file (tga) is
TextureHeight = 512 <- how high the file (tga) is
Coords = Left:100 Top:263 Right:386 Bottom:278

Left:100 <- starts right of this value
Top:263 <- starts below this value
Right:386 <- starts left of this value
Bottom:278 <- starts above this value

Remember to make all images a factor of 2: 64x64, 128x128, 256x256, 512x512
512x512 is generally best.

If you find the game not using the button you assigned, but the last available button in a commandset, try adding or deducting from the coordinates each time you load the game. I tried that method and it worked. Remember: the image must be a Targa file (.tga) or the game won't read it.

[beng]

The easiest way to learn how the image ini files and the image files work together is to look at the ones that come with the game. The image ini files are in INI.BIG / INIZH.BIG in:

Data\INI\MappedImages\TextureSize_512\

And the image files are in English.Big in ZH and Textures.Big in Generals.

Open one ini file and open one of the TGA files and compare them. You will see immediately how it works.

Just note that the EA games ini files are all wrong. They add one pixel to all image coordinates. Instead of following them, just use the exact pixel coordinates of the image edges that you get from your graphics editing program (paint shop pro, photoshop, whatever).

Just put your mouse cursor on the top left pixel (zoom in the view to be accuarte) and write down the coordinates your graphics software tells you for the top: and left: coords, and then put your mouse cursor on the bottom right pixel and write down the bottom: and right: coords. Do not add 1 to them like EA games does. This results in a black strip or a 1 pixel strip of another image appearing at the edge of the cameos in the game.

If you need good free graphic editor that gives you X Y coordinates of your mouse cursor, you can download PhotoFiltre:
http://www.photofiltre.com
It is small and very good.

Also note that EA games use different image sizes for both the large portraits and the smaller button images, and are not consistent. To get the best size, take a screen cap of the actual in-game user interface and measure the size of the cameo images as they are displayed in the game - that is the size you should use.