How to?

[Petek]

I think that the file named "patch ..." was for those who had a prior version of the game and didn't want to download the whole game again just to apply the fixes.

[sisko]

I think that the file named "patch ..." was for those who had a prior version of the game and didn't want to download the whole game again just to apply the fixes.

i can confirm that.

[Geo]

Thanks for the responses. 

[ete]

Where can I find a list of the stuff Yitzi's patch do? Can't find it under the modding forum...

http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Yitzi%27s_patch
http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/New_alphax_variables_in_Yitzi%27s_patch

[Geo]

Where can I find a list of the stuff Yitzi's patch do? Can't find it under the modding forum...

http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Yitzi%27s_patch
http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/New_alphax_variables_in_Yitzi%27s_patch

Cheers!
Hadn't found the second link.


After some attempts, I still can't make a switch from progenitor and human citizen icons (and resources as well) show up properly ingame. I only get black rectangles.
If someone who'se pretty versed in graphic matters would like to take a look in it, I'd be grateful.

[Buster's Uncle]

You saved them without changing the mode back to indexed and loading SMAC(X) palette - see if these work.

[Geo]

Well, the citizen icons show up fine, but there's a bright pink background with the resource icons (formerly it was pitch black, resource icons invisible).

[Buster's Uncle]

Okay, I half expected background troubles after you saved the files in RGB mode. You need to reload the original .pcxs and paste your changes in, wholesale - just box up both rows and paste at once, which will mess up unused background around the rows, but not bother the resource icons.  Just be careful to keep the same position, to the pixel.  Then save, and all should be working.  No need to switch modes to do a simple paste-in.  If your program won't save that the right way, you do need to bite the bullet and get GIMP.  -Photoshop is better, if you're willing to spend money.

[Geo]

I need to copy/paste icon by icon (at least for the first 3 citizen classes), since the progenitor's don't have a separate male/female icon for the Talents, Workers, and Drones.

[Buster's Uncle]

Copy/paste the rows you already did.  The background's the problem, not them.

[Geo]

And now I have the same problem with the opening screen.
I copy parts from files in IrfanView to Paint, save the Paint file as .png, and switch it to .pcx in IrfanView again. The result? a black opening screen. 
Looks like there's simply some kind of incompatability between those two programs.

Copying parts between two IrfanView files seems not possible. The copied part completely erases the file I try to paste it into, showing up as a clipboard file.

[Buster's Uncle]

Are you copy/pasting from Paint on top of the original file in IrFan and saving?  That's probably what you need to do, if it will let you.  It's what worked for me with Paint and PhotoShop in the old days.

Trying to convert .pngs is probably what's messing you up.

Did the last thing with the icons work, then?

[Geo]

Okay, looks like I found a way to copy stuff between two IrfanView files. I need to draw a box in the destination file the same size as the copied box from the origine file, and the copied part pastes in it then...
Bloody hell, such basic stuff isn't even covered in the help file. 

[Geo]

Looks like IrfanView is no use. The moment I copy stuff into a file, somehow its properties are changed and the content shows black ingame. Even if the particular part of the file that shows ingame isn't a tinkered section. 

[Buster's Uncle]

...Or [Ctrl]a and paste the whole thing into Paint>make the alterations>[Ctrl]a and paste the lot back into IrfanView>save.  That worked with PhotoShop, anyway...

[ninja'd]

So the above wouldn't work?  Poo - I was worried that IrfanView might be the problem.  GIMP.

Sorry.