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Offline jdjtcagle

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Problem with Alpha Channels
Hey guys,
Alright I'm having a bit of a hard time getting my 32 bit TGA planet to show the atmosphere glow it's has on the photoshop document... It shows as a solid color.  But on fred it shows the atmosphere correctly blended into the background. :confused: 

Is it something on my launcher settings?  Why would it blend correctly on Fred and in-game it's a solid color with no transparency

I have CS2.

Suggestions?
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Offline blackhole

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
Gotta be BitmapX in the table file (At least, thats what I ended up doing <_<).

 

Offline jdjtcagle

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
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$BitmapX: PlanetA

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This is what the modular table says - should it be different?

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Offline blowfish

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
I thought that BitmapX was only for files that had a green background.  If it has a normal alpha channel, it should just be $Bitmap:

 

Offline jdjtcagle

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
Hmm... changed the table and still no transparency.

Blowfish could you try to get it to work on your comp?  You have access to the file
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Offline blowfish

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
Odd ... It works fine for me (i'm using the one from the release 4 alpha modpack - jdjtcagle knows what I'm talking about).  Tried adding it to stars.tbl as bitmap and bitmapx and it worked, then moved it to a TBM and it still worked.

EDIT: Oh, I see the new version.  Testing it now.

EDIT 2: The new version still works fine for me.
« Last Edit: March 16, 2008, 08:53:14 pm by blowfish »

 

Offline jdjtcagle

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Re: Problem with Alpha Channels
Not for me... It shows up but I always get a solid atmosphere with no transparency.  But it seems I'm the only one...  Maybe the build of SCP I'm using?  I'm not sure.
"Brings a tear of nostalgia to my eye" -Flipside
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I'm an Apostolic Christian (Acts: 2:38)
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Predator
Hammer Of Light - Omen of Darkness
Freefall in Darkness
A Thousand Years