[GRAPHICS] Mouse cursor

[krom]

As I'm changing the game to be >256 colors As my local version and soon SVN works in 16bit color I found that the mouse cursor images doesn't has the correct colors(they was using some kind of mapping to get correct colors in game).

The images are in the netpanzer folder /pics/cursors, and are several BMP files. If you open them with any program (not netpanzer, hehe) you will find that the colors are not the same as in the game, this is because in the source was not using the palette of the BMP files. Since that is changing(now will use the palette or any number of colors it has), the cursors will have this (wrong) color.

For this reason is needed that someone 'paint' the cursors or create new ones. There are some restrictions and several posibilities.

Restrictions:
  1- For the moment the BMP files must be 256 colors should be 16 or 32 bit color and 32x32 pixels
  2- The hotspot (the point that points) is the center of the image.
  3- The color number '0' (zero) is the transparent pixel and won't be draw (still not using alpha chanelIf alpha channel is provided, i'll change the code to use it (maybe 1 line more of code?)). Pixels that doesn't has to be drawn should has this color

Posibilities:
  1- Take the current image files and paint exactly (just change the colors) like the game.
  2- Take the current image files and paint with other colors
  3- Paint completely new mouse cursors, the restrictions are the same(32x32x16 or 32, hotspot is center, 0 is transparent (or alpha)).

If the images are different we can vote them to see which one to put into the game.

You can attach the files in this thread.

Thx.

[krom]

I made some modifications of the requirement of the mouse graphics

[C-D]

hi krom, didn`t even really notice that thread.

but sound easy to be done - something for me, i try it.

[C-D]

ok, here are my first two modified cursors:


(allie cursor)

and


(breakallie cursor)


and for compare the old ones:

[krom]

I have some images of the cursors in game, i attach to this post (i think only registered people can see attachments right now).

btw, i found one bug when using this images, lol, i don't check for loading error, SDL doesn't support the format you give me, but i converted with ImageMagick and now is ok.

[C-D]

ok, here another 3 new creations from me.
i think i rework the move and allie/backallie cursors dont like them to much
oh btw i upload the previous ones as .bmp files but the hoster where i upload them convert them, strange.

[C-D]

ok, this one is much better:


 ;D

[C-D]

hi, i  redisigned all the cursors and already tested them ingame. so krom feel free to use them for the new releas if you like them.

[wile64]

I think is it too light, don't see great, sorry C-D 

I have fast make exemple more big

[C-D]

well your cursors dont really fit for netpanzer . ..when i play games for example fps games or games like netpanzer i better watch where i am shooting at and dont really look at some "fat" cursors, so thats why i tryed to keep them decent and transparent.

but i see if can modify them a little. :)

[krom]

All the cursors are very nice, after thinking about it, this is what we are going to do.

On 0.8.3 there won't be any cursor update, but on 0.8.4 (I promise faster releases after 0.8.3) I'll put a package system for the cursors and a selected method, so players can select their cursors.

[wile64]

well your cursors dont really fit for netpanzer .

Is Juste an sample 

..when i play games for example fps games or games like netpanzer i better watch where i am shooting at and dont really look at some "fat" cursors, so thats why i tryed to keep them decent and transparent.

I agree, but if I do not see the cursor I do not know or I'll shoot 

[C-D]

but i see if can modify them a little. :)

ok here they are..a little bit fatter^^: