Javelin Graphics for Learners

[fLaReD]

This is a graphic substitute I made to help people who want to learn to jav a bit. It's not going to make u "elite" but it should help. What it is, is a graphic that makes it so when you shoot and your bomb bounces off a tile, it shows a dark blue ring (300 pixels diameter) around that bomb, showing how close you can be to the bomb when it hits another object in order to not receive any damage (BombExplodePixels.)

NOTE: When you get the image, change it from a JPEG to a 256 Color BMP and save it in your Continuum\graphics folder as bombs.bm2

IMPORTANT: Make sure you save a backup file of the original bombs.bm2, for when you would like to switch back to it.

NOTE 2: This new graphic file does not contain the animation, or rotation, or spinning of the bomb, or whatever you call it, since its only a tool for learning.

NOTE 3: This did make subspace a little bit laggy for me once, but it hasn't since the first couple days, dont know if it was even the file for that matter, but just beware that it is a rather large file once converted to .bm2 (BMP)

Here is a screenshot of what a bomb looks like after it bounced, and one that hasn't bounced yet. If you're wondering why the background is pure black, thats because I set it to that, (helps me play) its not something that the file will do for you.

Here is the actual file (once again, convert it to .bm2 before you save it) and I recommend only using it for Trench Wars, since I only did the appropriate bombs that Trench Wars settings use. :P

Enjoy!

[Vehicle]

Nice, wanna be a trooper and make a powerball graphic for me with a similar circle, but for the catching radius.

Edit: mildly important detail, I want the radius of ?go strikeball.

[PipArchDevil]

Nice job, I'll be sure to give it a try.
:turned:

[fLaReD]

Sure Under Dog, I'll get right to it. Who are you by the way though?

[Xog]

it's really old, but it's cool.

[Vehicle]

Sure Under Dog, I'll get right to it. Who are you by the way though?

Vehicle If that means anything, which it probably doesn't.

[Ewan]

Nice, wanna be a trooper and make a powerball graphic for me with a similar circle, but for the catching radius.

Edit: mildly important detail, I want the radius of ?go strikeball.

Made one ages ago, I'll send it to you next time I'm at home. email?
It's only the radius for a shark though.

[Twerp]

Vehicle If that means anything, which it probably doesn't.

Whoa, your vehicle?

I remember you were the first one to host zombies that I played in

[Fit of Rage]

The file doesn't seem to want to convert to bm2. There's no file extension under bmp, jpeg etc for bm2, and whenever I append ".bm2" and save it as a 256 color bmp, it just saves it as a bmp and it won't load properly.

[Xog]

name it as "bombs.bm2" Save it as JPEG

[Pan]

Nice job on the change I like it even though quite annoying when 3 or 4 radis around

[Fit of Rage]

name it as "bombs.bm2" Save it as JPEG

Error: Failed to load graphics file "bombs.bm2"

Your move, Holmes.

[Vehicle]

Fit, make sure you have extensions on. So all your files should read "FitOfRage.doc" or "vehicle.txt" or "twerp.bmp".

If they don't, go to Tools->Folder Options->View->and unclick hide extensions for known file types

then click the file, rename it without the .jpeg but with .bm2

[Fit of Rage]

I got it to work, just not the way you suggested. I copied my current bombs.bm2, opened the copy in paint, pasted the jpeg over the bombs copy, renamed the original, saved the copy as bombs.bm2, and voila.

Edit: Thanks Veh, I can use that to save time in the future.

[fLaReD]

lol i had to do to. Ewan my email is ryanmatzke@yahoo.com but did you really make one ages ago? I remember you were the first person I ever told about this and you said you wanted a copy too :grin: btw: vehicle the thing about the powerball will be difficult because the powerb.bm2 document shows the balls animation and trail in the same document, so the ball looks like its about ten different circles: i'll get a screenshot, and theres a couple things i need to know. Do you want the new ball graphic to just be a floating circle? Do you want it to be a circle WITH the powerball in it? Do you want it to just be a large powerball? Do you want it to be a large, filled circle? ^-^