This bonehead can't make a title.gif

[Michael Daumen]

I don't know what the problem is - I copy a title.gif from somewhere else, and paste the pic I want into it, but when I try to use in in a scenario, it doesn't work.

Since the last time I did it right was a milennium ago, is there something I'm missing?

[Von Bert]

The problem is that the NEW Gif dont look properly (ruined, mismatched colours ..) or that is not loaded at all by the game ?

I found out that working using photoshop, there is a difference if i copy another another gif, bmp .. and paste it directly in a civ2 image...in this case if the pallette are not the same.. the pasted image will look horrible.. and ruined in his colours..

on the reverse.. if i copy the gif/bmp.. open a new file.. paste it.. then copy this one.. and paste it in the CIV2 gif/bmp.. in this case photoshop automatically adjust the image colours to the pallette of civ2 .. thus the pasted image will look good.

Maybe , if coping directly from a bitmap/gif with different pallette then civ2... the paste operation over a civ2 files will have bad results.
But if u "pass" through another file..one with no pallette ... and THEN copy this and go to the civ2 file..it ll look nice.

But i dunno if this is true ONLY in photoshop..

hope it can help..

[Michael Daumen]

The bottom half of the file contains a squished version picture, topped by smaller and smaller squished versions repeating themselves.

[Von Bert]

Mayeb you can try , by removing the title.gif, and make it title.bmp just to see if this way it works..
Make the bmp 8 for MGE or 16 bit.. maybe TOT can load up the 16 bit bmp..

or.. try again by starting from another TITLE.GIF..

[kobayashi]

title.bmp definitely is a non starter.

Mike, your technique from 1000 years ago is definitely the way to go. My guess is you're using a different paint program from what you used to use 1000 years ago? Its probably replacing the pallette automatically for you if you using 'save as' instead of just 'save'?

[curtsibling]

I copy/paste one of the existing MPS titles, resize it to suit, and paste my image from a BMP into the MPS gif.

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[Michael Daumen]

This is my result using your technique.

[Michael Daumen]

Sorry, here:

[curtsibling]

You have the aspect ratio lock off on whatever program you are using to resize.

If you are needing a hand, email me the image you want as your
title, and what text you need, and I will make the title for you.

kurtzibling@yahooDOTcoDOTuk

[kobayashi]

very clever of you to use DOT