[Fixed!]Creating a main menu logo for a FC

[LordOfDragons]

(After searching everywhere on the forum and not finding something which helped me, i decided to open a thread for the problem. If there already is a thread with the same issue, feel free to delete this one)

Sooo, im working on a full conversion mod at the moment and i need to create a logo for my menu. Problem is:

I dont work with programs like Photoshop, Paint or gimp very often so i don't know what to do for making a transparent logo the game will be able to read...
I already tried creating it several times but failed. Is there a tutorial for this? Or any other way you guys can help? I'm using Gimp 2 right now and im totally helpless.

[DnALANGE]

Is it for the pre menu... or main menu...
Be ware, or check the original main games premenu pictures to see the sizes.
Just make sure to make yours the same size.
About the main menu, make a text with gimp and be sure to make everything transparent with the eraser, and or the magic wand.
Then save it as a dds, tga for transparancy in game.
Then open the material editor and create a material ( .mat )file.
Those files can being read by Amnesia.
For example for billboards, as that is the main menu text you see there.
Hope this hint helps you a bit more.
To teansparent your picture,... Google is your friend, and Youtube will help a lot as well!
Good luck.

[LordOfDragons]

Is it for the pre menu... or main menu...
Be ware, or check the original main games premenu pictures to see the sizes.
Just make sure to make yours the same size.
About the main menu, make a text with gimp and be sure to make everything transparent with the eraser, and or the magic wand.
Then save it as a dds, tga for transparancy in game.
Then open the material editor and create a material ( .mat )file.
Those files can being read by Amnesia.
For example for billboards, as that is the main menu text you see there.
Hope this hint helps you a bit more.
To teansparent your picture,... Google is your friend, and Youtube will help a lot as well!
Good luck.

It's for the main menu.
I just need a transparent picture which can be used as a logo and thats a problem at the moment because i dont know what size it has to be and how to do it with gimp. I even tried paint (If it's even possible with that...)
So, the wand/eraser can make the background transparent?
And what about the size?
(A video or so would be good because i never use gimp.)

[DnALANGE]

Yes, paint will do fine, i almost always use it.
The size must be a 2x2, or 64x64 or 1024x1024 for example.
Whats works to is 1024 x512 for example.
Try it out yourself.
Its quite easy to do.
Transparancy is to see on youtube.
Good luck.

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Yes, the magic wand and eraser make the back transparent.
If you see black and white squares those will be invicible in game like pictures or text or anyghing at all you create.

[LordOfDragons]

Yes, paint will do fine, i almost always use it.
The size must be a 2x2, or 64x64 or 1024x1024 for example.
Whats works to is 1024 x512 for example.
Try it out yourself.
Its quite easy to do.
Transparancy is to see on youtube.
Good luck.

Hm okay i will try it with paint. I have absolutely no experience with gimp.
Thanks for your help!

(If there are more questions, i will get back here i guess.)

[DnALANGE]

Press on my name, and look for my posts...
I had created something like what you want there posted it last week i guess, i show how to transparent a picture.

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Here is my video, its for creating a custom back for a note.
Look and you see how i do transparancy.
https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-29874.html

[LordOfDragons]

Okay i decided to come back here after several failed attempts to make a logo.

Something must be wrong with my logo because the game can't load it, whatever i do. I made it transparent (In gimp this time, with an alpha channel, dont know if thats the right way to do it.) and tried different sizes. I also exported it so its an .tga. I must be doing something wrong.

[DnALANGE]

Did you create the .mat file?
THAT file needs to be in YOUR mod and press BILLBOARD and choose the file(picture \ .mat file) YOU want.
Be aware, IF there are other picture with a WRONG size the level editor will CRASH!
Be aware to have POW 2 sizes (only if needed for the game).
Can you explane where it is crashing OR better send over your .hlp log - > MyDocuments\Amnesia\YOUR MOD FOLDER.
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Is the GAME crashing or the LEVEL EDITOR?
OR, is the picture \ .mat file not loading?
or IS it loading in the level editor and NOT visible in game?

We are waiting your response.

[LordOfDragons]

Did you create the .mat file?
THAT file needs to be in YOUR mod and press BILLBOARD and choose the file(picture \ .mat file) YOU want.
Be aware, IF there are other picture with a WRONG size the level editor will CRASH!
Be aware to have POW 2 sizes (only if needed for the game).
Can you explane where it is crashing OR better send over your .hlp log - > MyDocuments\Amnesia\YOUR MOD FOLDER.
---
Is the GAME crashing or the LEVEL EDITOR?
OR, is the picture \ .mat file not loading?
or IS it loading in the level editor and NOT visible in game?

We are waiting your response.

Crashing? Nothing is crashing ._.
And do i really need to create a .mat for the main menu logo? I thought i just need to put it into graphics. It's just a simple picture loaded on the main menu right? Or well i dont know i never did one.
But i must be doing something wrong because its not loaded on the main menu. I didnt create any .mat files or loaded anything in billboards.

(So thats what i mean with main menu logo, just in case you think i mean something else ._. )

Spoiler below!

[Mudbill]

Did you try opening the original logo file and edit that slightly, then use that edited version for your mod's logo? If you try that, you ensure to keep all the settings from the original. If it doesn't work, perhaps it's formatted incorrectly through GIMP.