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LaughingLeader: /* Preparing Your Icon Images */

2018-03-08T01:53:21Z

Preparing Your Icon Images

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	== Preparing Your Icon Images ==		== Preparing Your Icon Images ==
	1. Save your individual icons in a size and format supported by the Texture Atlas Editor.		# Save your individual icons in a size and format supported by the Texture Atlas Editor.
	:* Support sizes are 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256.		## Support sizes are 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256.
	:* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.		## Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.
	2. Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.		# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.
	3. In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).		# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).
	[[File:IconGuide_ResourceManager_01.png\|thumb\|Using the resource manager.]]		[[File:IconGuide_ResourceManager_01.png\|thumb\|Using the resource manager.]]

LaughingLeader: /* Preparing Your Icon Images */

2018-03-08T01:51:40Z

Preparing Your Icon Images

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	== Preparing Your Icon Images ==		== Preparing Your Icon Images ==
	# Save your individual icons in a size and format supported by the Texture Atlas Editor.		1. Save your individual icons in a size and format supported by the Texture Atlas Editor.
	::* Support sizes are 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256.		:* Support sizes are 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256.
	::* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.		:* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.
	# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.		2. Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.
	# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).		3. In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).
	[[File:IconGuide_ResourceManager_01.png\|thumb\|Using the resource manager.]]		[[File:IconGuide_ResourceManager_01.png\|thumb\|Using the resource manager.]]

LaughingLeader: /* Preparing the Texture Atlas file: */

2018-03-08T01:49:03Z

Preparing the Texture Atlas file:

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	# Click File -> New.		# Click File -> New.
	# Select ''"Public/MyModName_GUID/GUI"'' as the location for your .lsx file (create the GUI folder if it doesn't exist).		# Select ''"Public/MyModName_GUID/GUI"'' as the location for your .lsx file (create the GUI folder if it doesn't exist).
	# ~~Select~~ a name for your texture file, and select an ideal location inside your mod's Assets folder (i.e. ''"Data/Public/MyModName_GUID/Assets/Textures"'').		# Create a name for your texture file (something like ModName_Icons.dds), and select an ideal location inside your mod's Assets folder (i.e. ''"Data/Public/MyModName_GUID/Assets/Textures"'').
	# Select the size of the individual icons (for skills: 64x64) and the size of the image.		# Select the size of the individual icons (for skills: 64x64) and the size of the image.
	# Select the package you created previously, then click Save.		# Select the package you created previously, then click Save.

LaughingLeader: Added some example images.

2017-12-19T00:39:26Z

Added some example images.

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	# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.		# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.
	# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).		# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).
			[[File:IconGuide_ResourceManager_01.png\|thumb\|Using the resource manager.]]

	== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==		== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==
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	# Select your icon and add it (repeat as needed). All of the new icon entries should be automatically added to your texture file.		# Select your icon and add it (repeat as needed). All of the new icon entries should be automatically added to your texture file.
	# Save.		# Save.
			[[File:IconGuide_AddingEntries_01.png\|thumb\|Multiple atlas entries may be added at once.]]
	== Notes: ==		== Notes: ==
	* This same process can be used to add custom portraits (recommended size: 80px wide by 100px tall).		* This same process can be used to add custom portraits (recommended size: 80px wide by 100px tall).

Helaene: /* Preparing Your Icon Images */

2017-12-18T02:54:55Z

Preparing Your Icon Images

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	::* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.		::* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.
	# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.		# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.
	# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).		# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture atlas/icons to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).

	== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==		== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==

Helaene: /* Notes: */

2017-12-18T02:54:19Z

Notes:

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	== Notes: ==		== Notes: ==
	* This same process can be used to add custom portraits.		* This same process can be used to add custom portraits (recommended size: 80px wide by 100px tall).
	* The icon names you use are the entry names in your texture atlas sheet. Within the texture atlas editor, you can right click on an entry and select "Copy name to clipboard" to make the process easier.		* The icon names you use are the entry names in your texture atlas sheet. Within the texture atlas editor, you can right click on an entry and select "Copy name to clipboard" to make the process easier.
	* Skills and statuses are assigned icons in the stats editor. Root templates can also be assigned an icon.		* Skills and statuses are assigned icons in the stats editor (there's a column specifically for the icon name). Root templates can also be assigned an icon.

	== Optional: ==		== Optional: ==

Helaene: /* Adding Atlas Entries: */

2017-12-18T02:52:19Z

Adding Atlas Entries:

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	== Adding Atlas Entries: ==		== Adding Atlas Entries: ==
	# ~~Click~~ Edit -> Add Entries.		# Go to Edit -> Add Entries, or simply click the 'Add Entries' button (next to the Remove Entries X button) in the upper-left of the Texture Atlas Editor.
	# Navigate to where you placed your individual icon images.		# Navigate to where you placed your individual icon images (anywhere on your computer).
	# Select your ~~icons~~ add ~~them~~. All of the new icon entries should be automatically added to your texture file.		# Select your icon and add it (repeat as needed). All of the new icon entries should be automatically added to your texture file.
	# Save.		# Save.

Helaene: /* Preparing Your Icon Images */

2017-12-18T02:50:06Z

Preparing Your Icon Images

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	::* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.		::* Supported formats are .png, .tga, and .dds.
	# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.		# Place your images in a directory you'll have easy access to later.
	# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture to later.		# In the Resource Manager, create a package to add your texture to later (click the Add Package button, next to the Add and Remove Folder buttons, in the upper-left of the Resource Editor and name it however you like).

	== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==		== Preparing the Texture Atlas file: ==

Helaene: /* Preparing the Texture Atlas file: */

2017-12-18T02:47:16Z

Preparing the Texture Atlas file:

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	# Select ''"Public/MyModName_GUID/GUI"'' as the location for your .lsx file (create the GUI folder if it doesn't exist).		# Select ''"Public/MyModName_GUID/GUI"'' as the location for your .lsx file (create the GUI folder if it doesn't exist).
	# Select a name for your texture file, and select an ideal location inside your mod's Assets folder (i.e. ''"Data/Public/MyModName_GUID/Assets/Textures"'').		# Select a name for your texture file, and select an ideal location inside your mod's Assets folder (i.e. ''"Data/Public/MyModName_GUID/Assets/Textures"'').
	# Select the size of the individual icons and the size of the image.		# Select the size of the individual icons (for skills: 64x64) and the size of the image.
	# Select the package you created previously, then click Save.		# Select the package you created previously, then click Save.
	# The Texture Atlas Editor should create a blank texture (.dds) file at the path specified previously.		# The Texture Atlas Editor should create a blank texture (.dds) file at the path specified previously.

LaughingLeader: Provided/clarified information on using icon names.

2017-12-17T21:10:21Z

Provided/clarified information on using icon names.

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	== Notes: ==		== Notes: ==
	* This same process can be used to add custom portraits.		* This same process can be used to add custom portraits.
	* ~~Skills/items/statuses are assigned icons in the stats editor. There's a field for the icon name.~~ The icon names you use are the entry names ~~of the icon~~ in your atlas sheet. ~~To find this~~ you can right click on entry ~~names of your imported icons within the texture atlas editor~~ and ~~copy the~~ name to make ~~it even~~ easier.		* The icon names you use are the entry names in your texture atlas sheet. Within the texture atlas editor, you can right click on an entry and select "Copy name to clipboard" to make the process easier.
			* Skills and statuses are assigned icons in the stats editor. Root templates can also be assigned an icon.

	== Optional: ==		== Optional: ==