[Guide] How To Make ItemMinIcon/MapItemIcon

[Moronicidiot]

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• [If you don't have this and you have another image editor that support DDS files then your fine.]
  
• [Plug-In to edit DDS files on Photoshop CS3]
• [To view the image of DDS files]

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.


MapItemIcons are the icons that you see when items are dropped.


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 ..

To use the all you have to do is..
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


Just click the OK button when this pops up and then you should see the icon you want to edit


Just edit the icon to whatever you want. This is what I had when I was finished.
[I Just Did Random Stuff]


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


To make the alpha channel, go to the channel tab


You should see a channel named "Alpha 1" and when you click on it.. You'll see a black&white image.


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


After creating/editing the Alpha channel you need to save it as DDS format and then if your using Photoshop, then use these settings


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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[raidenx123]

I like the flashy images

[Arco:)]

lol great guide!
not gonna thanks cuz i can do it but it'll be great for the nubs