[Guide] How To Make ItemMinIcon/MapItemIcon

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

This guide is for those who don't know how to make ItemMinIcons and MapItemIcons. I made this guide because I saw a few threads with people asking how to make ItemMinIcons/MapItemIcons.

For those who don't know what ItemMinIcons and MapItemIcons are..
ItemMinIcons are the icons that you see when items are in your inventory and shops.
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MapItemIcons are the icons that you see when items are dropped.
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ItemMinIcons are located in Conquer2.0/data/ItemMinIcon
and
MapItemIcons are located in Conquer2.0/data/MapItemIcon
[Not all icons are in these directories, Most icons are in the data.wdf]

Now search for a icon you want to edit in the 2 directories listed above using the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]..

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Right-Click>View>Thumbnail

I'll be editing the icon for BurningBlade in this guide. After finding the icon you want to edit then open it with Photoshop [or any image editor that supports DDS files]

If your using Photoshop and you have a icon opened you should see something like this
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Just click the OK button when this pops up and then you should see the icon you want to edit
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Just edit the icon to whatever you want. This is what I had when I was finished.
[I Just Did Random Stuff]
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Next is a VERY IMPORTANT step. You`ll need to set up a Alpha Channel that will Mask the icon. [In other words.. You set up a mask to remove all that extra gray that you don't want showing up on the icon]

This is what the Icon looks like if you don't have a Mask for your Item
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To make the alpha channel, go to the channel tab
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You should see a channel named "Alpha 1" and when you click on it.. You'll see a black&white image.
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This black&white image shows what will be viewed and what won't be viewed..
White = Visible
Black = Invisible
P.S. I can't really explain it that well T_T So just bare with it

So just make the mask by selecting what you want to be visible in the icon
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After creating/editing the Alpha channel you need to save it as DDS format and then if your using Photoshop, then use these settings
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I Know I Didn't Explain The Guide Very Well So If You Have Any Questions Then Please Post A Reply To This Thread!

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