HowToAddCreaturesStendhal: Difference between revisions

Most RPGMaker 2000 sprites (like at [http://charas-project.net]) works for stendhal. But they are in 24x32 size.

We need to scale it using scale2x to get the best quality possible to 48x64.

Either use [http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/ scale2x] or send us the original sprite and we will scale it.

Once you have scale2x, the command to type is ''scalex -k 2 old.png new.png''

If the images have a coloured background like those from Charas, it needs to be made transparent. See below for how to do that in [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] or use this [[VisualHowToRemoveBackgrounds|Visual Guide]].

* Open your png

* Convert it to RGB mode with Image -> Mode -> RGB

* Add transparency to the image with Layer->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel

* Select the coloured background (green from Charas) by doing Tools->Selection Tools->Fuzzy Select (or pressing Z), and clicking on the green background. Make sure that the 'threshold' is set to 0 which means it will only select exactly that green colour. Also turn off 'Antialiasing' and 'Feather edges'. These settings should be available on the gimp main window.

* Remove the green background by pressing Ctrl-k (or Edit->Clear). Gimp should show the transparency as gray checker board pattern.

* Repeat the selection and clearing steps for any remaining green areas, if everything was not cleared at once.

* Save your changes

You can change the background to clear before you change the scale or send it to someone to change it. The order doesn't matter.

See also [[StendhalOpenTasks#Monsters and Items| How to know graphics specifications for creatures]]