Importing custom icons

[Testtubebaby]

Hello folks,

I've gone and created some custom assets for my project. I've made some icons for items as a test run (the 24x24 icons from the Iconset image), and I'm having a hard time finding a way to bring them up in the program since it defaults to the single image that the program has built-in. It simply won't let me select my custom resources.

The imported image is in the correct file format (png), and I did the export/import method to ensure that nothing went awry, and yet it still eludes me as to why it isn't showing up. It's even the same size as the original.

I saw some other posts on the subject, but none of them were able to answer my question. I'm hoping someone will be able to answer here.

 

[Sparky89]

You can only have 1 icon set sheet. I would surgest you use the original expand the template using Photoshop or GIMP and add on your icons or just replace the old one's with new one's.


if your icon set sheet is correct try and move out the original ( say desktop ) and place in yours. only one will work at one time.

 

[gstv87]

if you put the file in your project folder, with the same name as the original file, it should override the original, and you should see it in the resource manager with a red dot.
unless, there's a plugin overriding that on top.

 

[Testtubebaby]

I was hoping to avoid replacing the original file, but it seems it must come to it.

Thanks for your help everyone, much appreciated.

 

[gstv87]

you're not overwriting anything, mind you!
the original is still within the editor's files, and it's copied over every time you make a new project.

 

[Shaz]

I was hoping to avoid replacing the original file, but it seems it must come to it.

You just export the original file in the Resource Manager, and save it into your game's graphics/system folder - this means you can make changes to it which will apply ONLY to this project and not affect any others.

Then increase the length by a multiple of 24 to add your new icons, and save it again with the same name.