Converting Advanced Strategic Icons
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here is an explanation on how to use new strategic icons. It would help the person that will make the UI mods.
https://forum.faforever.com/topic/2571/how-to-use-different-strategic-icons -
I would love to help you out with this UI mod!
It will be my first Mod for FAF, but with the instructions I can do it.
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That is great to hear
You can contact us on the FAF Discord if you need help. In #modding-general you'll get the quickest replies. Make sure you have the mod role that you can select in the #role-selection channel.
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Isn't that mod and all its icons copyrighted and not supposed to be modified or redistributed by anyone? You guys are pretty strict about these rules with maps.
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If you can show me that it is then we'll need the permission of Balthazar / Keyser before we do this. Where is the original source of the mod anyhow?
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Was on the old forums and you cannot get it anymore. I remember reading the license that came with it and willingly disobeying it.
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I found:
- https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Advanced_Strategic_Icons
- https://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?t=2740 (404)
- https://direct.faforever.com/2014/07/advanced-strategic-icons/ (??)
and this repository from @BlackYps to automate tasks in Gimp.
Search functionality is broken on the old forums. How do you convert the link to the cached forums?
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Advanced strategic icons The creator of this mod is known by the nickname of Shadows in the forum and lobby of Forged Alliance Forever. Main page: http://www.faforever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2740&sid=3f76b85c4a440c00d11a15f6e0a2ccd7 Email: [email protected] Copyright (C) Maxareuos. 2014. All rights reserved. You may not sell or change this creation in any way. ..That's what the original license says. I don't know if putting the icons on the mod vault would be a violation. But I modified some of the icons so I am a criminal for sure.
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Good find - I've send him an email.
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I've finished the conversion. With your instructions it was surprisingly easy and everything now works as it should!
I will then wait for the permission before uploading , but I'm ready to upload the mod if desired. (In 3 Versions small size, medium size, large size)
Of course I have named Maxareuos as the author of the Mod.
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I have not yet received a response - let's wait till the end of the week and then I'll talk with Balthazar.
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OK I installed Penguins Icon Mod and replaced whatever icons he had there with strategic icons as proof of concept and guess what... the mexes icons are still fucked up. What I did worked partially, icons except mexes and pgens and some others get replaced. I think "howering over mexes" did something with t1 icons
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I'll look at this this weekend too then. Busy weekend
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@karlhoffman said in Converting Advanced Strategic Icons:
OK I installed Penguins Icon Mod and replaced whatever icons he had there with strategic icons as proof of concept and guess what... the mexes icons are still fucked up. What I did worked partially, icons except mexes and pgens and some others get replaced. I think "howering over mexes" did something with t1 icons
OK I had problem with game, I reinstalled ASI and FAF and supcom and everything is working. Problem was on my side
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@KarlHoffman do you have a link to the installer for me?
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Just pitching in that the icons work fine for me. I think I'm using this version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wnafvqj1mxwyut/Advanced Strategic Icons mod installer 3.3.1.zip?dl=0
Could it affect if I've previously added them to base game or something?
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@jip link for ASI or for Penguins Icon Mod ? I didn't really create the mod in a proper way I just tried to see if icons works so I modify existing Penguins Icon Mod for myself only. I will read how to create mods and try to make a proper one. Never tried create mod before
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@giebmasse yep I used the same
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Ok, I have converted everything, how do I publish a mod?
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Ok I published them
