Disruptor Scope

[Mana Dragon]

Does anyone know how to edit the Disruptor Scope? I know it is located in gfx/2d area, but making my own disruptor scope causes errors. Suggestions?

[razorace]

What sort of errors are we talking here?

[Mana Dragon]

I used Paintshop Pro to make my own Scope. I put it in tga format because I believe that's what JO recognizes. The error says it cannot recognize gfx/2d/cropcricle.tga ( modified ).

 

I guess I'm asking if there's a specific way to create a 2d Scope for JO?

[razorace]

the .tga is probably not in the proper format. I recommend you just make it easy and make it a .png instead (better compression)

[Mana Dragon]

When you put it in png format, the Scope no longer becomes a scope. Where you could normally see enemies jumping around, you now see a picture of the Targetting Scope. If you use the scope, and move your mouse, you can't even get a glimpse of the outside environment.

 

It's difficult to explain, but it's like Luke Skywalker trying to use the force with the blast sheild down on the helmet. ( Episode IV, the scene on board the Falcon in Light Speed where Obi-Wan suggests trusting your feelings facing the remote droid )

 

However, I could load JO with that picture format, I will try a few other formats.

[razorace]

You probably don't have an alpha channel on your scope picture. As such, there's no transparent parts for the scope and you can't see anything.

[Mana Dragon]

uhhhhhhh How would I do that? Adding an alpha channel?

[razorace]

The shader is already set up to handle the transparency stuff, all you have to do is add an alpha channel. I suggest you google up a tutorial on alpha channels for your particular editor.

[Mana Dragon]

Wow. You really are the Jedi Guardian of Newbie Questions

 

Thanks alot, I now have a classy scope =)

[razorace]

You're welcome.