Modding unit shadows

PvK · #1 January 17th, 2004, 04:56 AM

Alpha channels work, but it's nice to know the official shadow color - makes it easy to match the existing units' shadows.

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PvK · #2 January 17th, 2004, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by Johan K:
Purple (255,0,255) is supposed to be the shadow color. It darkens the color behind it. If you want something more complex, you might try using an alpha channel. I think that should work even though the standard sprites don't use that.

Odd - I tried this, but ended up with opaque purple (actually, radioactive pink) instead of a shadow. Maybe because I am also using alpha channels in the tga? Or something else.

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Johan K · #3 January 18th, 2004, 01:36 AM

Yup, if you use alpha channel you have to make a proper black, alpha 50% shadow too.

PvK · #4 January 18th, 2004, 04:35 AM

Ah! Ok, thanks for the guesswork-saving answer!

PvK