Faction Symbols tutorial

**Nikiforos XMike** · January 12, 2015, 04:45 AM

Is there a tutorial on how to create faction symbols for the menu? (fe_buttons_24, fe_buttons_48, fe_buttons_80)

**paleologos** · January 12, 2015, 05:08 AM

Vanilla faction symbols: How to make one yourself

How to change faction symbol with paint.net

How to make Faction Symbols ala Stephan

That's all I know of.

**PoisonCourtesan** · January 12, 2015, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by paleologos

Vanilla faction symbols: How to make one yourself
How to change faction symbol with paint.net
How to make Faction Symbols ala Stephan

That's all I know of.

All those tutorials are useless without images.

**BM309K58SMERCH** · January 12, 2015, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by PoisonCourtesan

All those tutorials are useless without images.

They all worked well before ImageShack decided to go full retard and remove or block all the older images hosted there. What a shame how greed drove such a good service into general hatred.

Still, the tutorials are descriptive enough, and if you have the files open as you work along and follow the tutorials, then there is no need for illustrations.

**Nikiforos XMike** · January 13, 2015, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by paleologos

Vanilla faction symbols: How to make one yourself

How to change faction symbol with paint.net

How to make Faction Symbols ala Stephan
That's all I know of.

Thanks i'll try to use them even without the images

**Gigantus** · January 13, 2015, 11:31 PM

This template from B.Ward has been helpful for me - it provides a base shield (PSD - multiple layers) which then can be applied to a background. Basically a simple copy\paste operation from there on.

The 4 tgas for one set can be used to achieve various effects, eg putting a portrait over the CoA in the 'roll' pic will have the portrait appear when you 'mouse' over the symbol. 'select' has the highlight effect usually. Only the dimensions of the picture should stay unchanged.

Edit: eventually found the stuff from Capper I was looking for.
Edit2: link is dead, damn
Edit3: uploaded my copy to TWC Download Center, link on the page

**Nikiforos XMike** · January 14, 2015, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by Gigantus

This template from B.Ward has been helpful for me - it provides a base shield (PSD - multiple layers) which then can be applied to a background. Basically a simple copy\paste operation from there on.

The 4 tgas for one set can be used to achieve various effects, eg putting a portrait over the CoA in the 'roll' pic will have the portrait appear when you 'mouse' over the symbol. 'select' has the highlight effect usually. Only the dimensions of the picture should stay unchanged.

Edit: eventually found the stuff from Capper I was looking for.
Edit2: link is dead, damn
Edit3: uploaded my copy to TWC Download Center, link on the page

Thanks Gig I'll look it up