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 Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011 
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Posted: Aug 24, 2012 11:07 PM
Msg. 1 of 22
Well,I need some guidance for making scope masks.This is the image I'm using.
 Is there anything I need to modify in order for it to work properly? |
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 24, 2012 11:23 PM
Msg. 2 of 22
Yeah,that doesn't really help much.But I think I can trace it and export it in higher resolution.What do you recommend for this?
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 24, 2012 11:50 PM
Msg. 3 of 22
Well,I can totally do the tagging part but the compiling part is the problem.You see,I've looked at other scope masks,they are colored white and have gray around the circle/rectangle and black inside the "scope".
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renegade343 Joined: Jun 26, 2012 
CE3 Stage Modeler, Editor, and Writer |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 12:28 AM
Msg. 4 of 22
I have no idea how to help with your particular situation, and I'm sorry about that...
But, I do want to point out that the chevrons (arrow-ish stuff) below the center reticle are uneven and unaligned.... Figured I should point that out, since it might make your gun hard to use in-game. |
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 12:47 AM
Msg. 5 of 22
I don't see how,considering that it has no effect on aiming.
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Jesse Joined: Jan 18, 2009 Discord: Holy Crust#4500 |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 01:32 AM
Msg. 6 of 22
 More like this. 512 x 512. Black = transparent. Alpha = distortion. Gray\white = opacity. TL;DR. IN-GAME Black = see-through. White = Black. Edited by Jesse on Aug 25, 2012 at 01:33 AM |
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Maniac1000 -Helpful Poster- Joined: Feb 24, 2007 
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 01:35 AM
Msg. 7 of 22
Quote: --- Original message by: Jesse http://i50.tinypic.com/2ywzt60.jpg More like this. 512 x 512. Black = transparent. Alpha = distortion. Gray\white = opacity. TL;DR. IN-GAME Black = see-through. White = Black. Edited by Jesse on Aug 25, 2012 at 01:33 AM Yes, the alpha is the mask. |
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Cheddars Joined: Oct 30, 2010 
Rave to the Grave. |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 02:51 AM
Msg. 8 of 22
One must learn the forces of the Jedi.
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 11:17 AM
Msg. 9 of 22
Well,how did you do that,Jesse?
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Jesse Joined: Jan 18, 2009 Discord: Holy Crust#4500 |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 01:04 PM
Msg. 10 of 22
Paint.
Image > Invert Colors. |
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 01:13 PM
Msg. 11 of 22
Wow.So incredibly simple.
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009 
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 02:06 PM
Msg. 12 of 22
I am strongly against using paint, even for the simplest of tasks such as inverting colors. Well, as long as you save it to a lossless image type I guess that's fine, but it feels that the professionalism is taken away somehow :/
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 02:25 PM
Msg. 13 of 22
Simple tasks should be done with simple tools.
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The_Arbiter Joined: Aug 23, 2011 
I feel like having scotch |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 02:26 PM
Msg. 14 of 22
That's a good one
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 04:51 PM
Msg. 15 of 22
Quote: --- Original message by: Dumb AI Simple tasks should be done with simple tools. Not really a good example, and not good on the long run. Why have many tools open, requiring you to do this first in one tool, then do that in another tool? Why not just do everything in one tool. Saves so much time :/ Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 25, 2012 at 04:53 PM |
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 05:24 PM
Msg. 16 of 22
Well,would you go code your own complex all-in-one program just to edit 1 picture?
I only have 3 tools for CE(besides the HEK).I use GIMP and HEK+,including a Bitmap Extractor. Edited by Dumb AI on Aug 25, 2012 at 05:24 PM |
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 05:30 PM
Msg. 17 of 22
Then use gimp to do everything bitmap related. You'd save time in it if you were familiar with gimp shortcuts and stuff. I use photoshop for everything bitmap/texture related.
For my example above, I was talking about bitmap editing in general, not an all purpose tool for editing halo. Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 25, 2012 at 05:31 PM |
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Dumb AI Joined: Sep 18, 2011
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 05:35 PM
Msg. 18 of 22
Well,inverting in GIMP doesn't do anything for me.None of the colors changed.Maybe I should go tweak it.
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renegade343 Joined: Jun 26, 2012
CE3 Stage Modeler, Editor, and Writer |
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 06:18 PM
Msg. 19 of 22
Quote: --- Original message by: Dumb AI I don't see how,considering that it has no effect on aiming. ...okay. Maybe I use weird cues when I play. I dunno. But still, it could be worth a fix (?) |
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Choclate Thunda Joined: Aug 2, 2010 
My BS meter agrees... -Hud Artist/Creator- |
Posted: Aug 28, 2012 08:08 AM
Msg. 20 of 22
Quote: --- Original message by: XlzQwerty1 Then use gimp to do everything bitmap related. You'd save time in it if you were familiar with gimp shortcuts and stuff. I use photoshop for everything bitmap/texture related. For my example above, I was talking about bitmap editing in general, not an all purpose tool for editing halo. Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 25, 2012 at 05:31 PM Qwerty, stfu, stop acting like you know everything about everything -_- Quote: --- Original message by: Dumb AI
Any way, yes you want to make it like how jesse showed, put that in photoshop or gimp, dup the blue channel and make that alpha, save in data folder in a file you want to see the bitmap in or if you dont have one do something like, "dumb_ai\ui\hud\bitmaps\scopes" and save as a tiff, then open tool and type tool bitmaps "file location" (tool bitmaps dumb_ai\ui\hud\bitmaps\scopes) Then tag to a weapon hud, compile map, donesky. |
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Aug 28, 2012 10:19 AM
Msg. 21 of 22
Quote: --- Original message by: Choclate Thunda Quote: --- Original message by: XlzQwerty1 Then use gimp to do everything bitmap related. You'd save time in it if you were familiar with gimp shortcuts and stuff. I use photoshop for everything bitmap/texture related. For my example above, I was talking about bitmap editing in general, not an all purpose tool for editing halo. Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 25, 2012 at 05:31 PM Qwerty, stfu, stop acting like you know everything about everything -_- Quote: --- Original message by: Dumb AI Any way, yes you want to make it like how jesse showed, put that in photoshop or gimp, dup the blue channel and make that alpha, save in data folder in a file you want to see the bitmap in or if you dont have one do something like, "dumb_ai\ui\hud\bitmaps\scopes" and save as a tiff, then open tool and type tool bitmaps "file location" (tool bitmaps dumb_ai\ui\hud\bitmaps\scopes) Then tag to a weapon hud, compile map, donesky. Well well well. Looks like someone's mad. Hey bro, everyone has their own preferences do they not? We don't all work the same. Sometimes other people work better this way and sometimes the other way. I'm simply stating that you can save time using one texture editing tool. Guess I'm being hated for trying to help. Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 28, 2012 at 10:19 AM |
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Maniac1000 -Helpful Poster- Joined: Feb 24, 2007
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Posted: Aug 28, 2012 06:39 PM
Msg. 22 of 22
Ignore him man, you do good helping. Using gimp to do all you need would be smartest imo.
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