Freedom Force covers

YoungHeros · February 09, 2008, 02:02:52 PM

Any ideas on where I can find these lovely covers? (from the load screens)

Thanks ^_^

stumpy · February 09, 2008, 02:50:38 PM

I think those are in art.ff, in the paths that start with art\library\interface_scenes\comic_*.

YoungHeros · February 09, 2008, 02:58:11 PM

Thanks, I will try that ^_^

Edit: It worked, but sad it's 4 small pictures instead of one large :(

Lunarman · February 10, 2008, 12:04:45 AM

yeah, for some reason they're in parts and you have to stick 'em together to make a wallpaper.

YoungHeros · February 10, 2008, 04:58:28 AM

The covers from :ffvstr: are in a file type called DDS, and I can't open it with any of my programs :wacko:

Any Ideas on how I fix that?

stumpy · February 10, 2008, 07:37:47 AM

I use IrfanView for image viewing, which is freeware. Either natively or via a plug-in (I forget which), it can read DDS files and save them in other formats (JPG, etc.). It is a really nice program and supports every graphics format I have ever had need to read.

The GIMP can also read DDS files via a free plug-in.

YoungHeros · February 10, 2008, 07:50:09 AM

Thanks Man!

Protomorph · February 10, 2008, 11:03:34 AM

DDS is a Micro$oft format, and plugins can be obtained with a web search for most popular programs out there, such as Painshop Pro and Photoshop. It is also the native skin texture format for FFvTTR skins.

I would never subject anyone to irfranView. The one time I installed it, I couldn't get it off my system fast enough. It tried to take over my entire media system. I hate programs like that.

stumpy · February 10, 2008, 03:51:57 PM

Quote from: Protomorph on February 10, 2008, 11:03:34 AMI would never subject anyone to irfranView. The one time I installed it, I couldn't get it off my system fast enough. It tried to take over my entire media system. I hate programs like that.

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that. When I installed it, it was totally explicit in letting me choose which file formats it would register for. It handles a huge number of them, but you can choose to have any or none associated with the program. Not one single time did it surprise me by opening when I didn't want it to.

Meanwhile, I find it to be very useful for quickly opening various image files, without all the sluggishness and overhead of the dedicated graphics programs. And, despite having more full-featured programs for real graphics editing, when I am not just viewing a file, probably 80% of the time I am just pasting a screen (application) capture and plopping some text notes onto it. For those uses, I have not really seen anything better.

UnkoMan · February 12, 2008, 05:24:47 PM

I also find it quite useful when I want a quick look at a picture, or want to resize/crop something fast. It's great for screen captures, too. The only thing that I ever had trouble with was the thumbnail mode. It works with very small amounts of pictures, but I tend to keep a lot of them in the same folders.