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im trying to add guide signs to my game as writing on the walls but i dont know how to import decals into the game. or even how to write on walls. i was told i could use blender to apply a texture to a flat plane but im not all that proficient with blender and even if i was, how would i export it to the correct file type that gameguru uses?

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Hey there Protag
With sign decals use a plane as you described. Export as .x (Blender 2.79)
If you have more than one sign, I would use the same plane unwrapped to different parts of the texture. That way you can have multiple signs using the same texture.

If you want the signs to look like writing on the wall, then the texture will need to have an alpha channel so it is transparent where there is no writing, save it using dtx5 and put transparency = 6 in the FPE.

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Edit one of the stock decals, you can just edit the image/texture then and copy the exiting .fpe and paste with a new name and make it point to the new texture
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@smallg this ALMOST worked but im not sure what you mean by "point at the new texture". when i try to add the new edited decal in-game, its just invisible. what do i have to type into the .lua script?
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For entities like this you never have to do anything in LUA

Quote: ""point at the new texture""


Copy your texture into the same folder as the mesh and fpe. Open the .fpe and insert the name of your texture. Make sure your texture is in .dds format for best results.



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okay i have an understanding of what i need to do but i dont think i have a proper program that can edit .dds files. i tried using gimp but gimp converted them into gimp files
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Use "save as". If gimp does not support .dds you can grab the free tool "paint.net".
Might be daunting at first, but once you get the hang of it you can make entire collections of overlays (decals) in minutes
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gimp doesnt support .dds by default but i managed to install a plugin that allows for .dds support but i cant save it as a dds file
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Paint.net does if it helps .. Its Free
https://www.getpaint.net/
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alright so, after using paint.net, it worked. i got the decal in the game. i still need to calculate the scale and size it needs to be so the player can read it. the only issue i have left is that the decal is automatically animated, im assuming because i copy/pasted the .fpe and .dds file of an animated decal already in the folder. what editting do i need to make to the script so it becomes a static, readable decal?
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Oh yes, every engine has a bit of a different nomenclature. Decals in GG are animated sprites. What you aim to create is an -> overlay.
Nevermind calculating the scale. You can scale it in engine using the widget.

Don't use the animated decal as a template. Use what I attached.

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Edit decal fpe file and line below:
effect = effectbank\reloaded\decal_animate4.fx

Should looks like:
effect = effectbank\reloaded\entity_basic.fx
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and there we go. what 3com said was the last thing i needed to do. i now have a consistent way to add static decals as signs to the game.
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That works too! Glad you got it sorted.
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Glad to help.
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In gimp save and save as are only project save, to save them as different formats you use file/export and the change the name so it says .DDS . PNG etc.

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