I was making a quick heath and shield meter to test out. But i need help with Alpha channels. I make a bitmap with a power of 2, then color in what i want make a blue border around the edge, then make an alpha channel. I change the border back to black in the alpha and then i make my meter. If i put it in game though it only shows the meter from the alpha. If i select the other channels it doesn't show the alpha. I made a meter that fits exactly inside my shield background but the color gets lighter down the meter. I don't know what to do. Can anyone help?
P.S. I'm using GIMP cause thats all i have.
Also i have a vid on youtube that shows what i mean.