by David » Sat Aug 24, 2024 8:41 am
Stylesjl wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 3:18 am
I did notice that it looks a bit visually jarring in the case of the icon on the map. I'm not really sure though how it can be avoided without altering all of the product images.
This issue that the product icons on the map appear visually jarring will be resolved in the new version, which uses pre-made small versions of product images that were scaled using a graphic tool, resulting in a better appearance.
The current version's icons were scaled down in-game using a simple algorithm, which caused the visual jarring. To improve this, we will include a batch file called make_small_images.BAT in the MOD kit for version 11.0, located in the \MOD_kit\Images\Products folder. This file allows you to batch produce small images based on the standard images.
Here's what the make_small_images.BAT file looks like:
rem make smaller versions of the product images and save them in \small
rem smaller versions of the product images are displayed in various places in the game. For example, factories in the Firm Summary report showing the products they produce
rem you can download the magick app that this batch file runs from https://www.imagemagick.org/
del small\*.png
magick mogrify -format png -define png:color-type=2 -resize 40x40! -path small *.png
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I did notice that it looks a bit visually jarring in the case of the icon on the map. I'm not really sure though how it can be avoided without altering all of the product images.
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This issue that the product icons on the map appear visually jarring will be resolved in the new version, which uses pre-made small versions of product images that were scaled using a graphic tool, resulting in a better appearance.
The current version's icons were scaled down in-game using a simple algorithm, which caused the visual jarring. To improve this, we will include a batch file called make_small_images.BAT in the MOD kit for version 11.0, located in the \MOD_kit\Images\Products folder. This file allows you to batch produce small images based on the standard images.
Here's what the make_small_images.BAT file looks like:
[color=#0000BF]rem make smaller versions of the product images and save them in \small
rem smaller versions of the product images are displayed in various places in the game. For example, factories in the Firm Summary report showing the products they produce
rem you can download the magick app that this batch file runs from https://www.imagemagick.org/
del small\*.png
magick mogrify -format png -define png:color-type=2 -resize 40x40! -path small *.png
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