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[fairline]

Thanks a lot mate

I used to have a utility which stripped the alpha transparency channel from pngs, but this was lost with my last computer self-destruction. The problem is that IE didn't used to support the png transparency channel, and they appeared darker when viewed through IE; nothing to do with compression loss btw. I think that the latest versions of IE don't have this problem (?). Don't know as I use Opera these days.

I guess I still post bmps out of habit. I'll look at PNG gauntlet.

[Catfish]

Originally posted by McMonkey
He suggested a utility called PNG Gauntlet which can compress Bitmaps into PNGs with no loss of data/quality.

PNG files use lossless compression by default. PNG optimisers like PNGOut and PNGCrush squeeze even more bytes out of them. The key point was that these utilities can also remove the gAMA chunk, the piece of info that IE mishandles, causing the graphics to appear darker.

Originally posted by fairline
The problem is that IE didn't used to support the png transparency channel, and they appeared darker when viewed through IE; nothing to do with compression loss btw.

You're right, it didn't support PNG's transparency, but that's got nothing to do with why they appear darker .

Originally posted by fairline
I think that the latest versions of IE don't have this problem (?).

I checked the gamma issue in IE 7 when it came out and it's still fooked. They fixed the transparency problem, though - I still use GIFs for that because people still use version 6 or less of IE.

[fairline]

I stand corrected Catfish

Should have known you'd be waiting in the wings as soon as I imparted some dodgy mis-information

[Catfish]

Only 'cause Werd100/McMonkey said in the CFC thread that he was going to quote my post here. Hadn't posted at either site in months. I'll leave you alone now .

[McMonkey]

Just added some scenarios to the Scenario League.

Test of Time scenarios:

Seeds of Greatness and End of the Bronze Age (Kull), Brown Man's Burden (Gothmog) and The Mongols (Harlan Thompson).

MGE and FW scenarios:

King David of Israel (Beingofone), Wars of the Mediterranean (Paul Mutica), Roman Riots (St Leo), Celtic Italy (Goddi Diego), The Iranians (Stefan Härtel), Zhan Guo: Quest for Tian Xia (Prometeus aka Turno), Empires (Jamestout), Malta (Rmsharpe), The Cruel Sea (Case), The Age of Constantine and the Age of Basilius (Masis Panos).

You know where to find them:Scenario League

More to follow

EDIT: Whilst trawling through the Upload Log I found two scenarios I had not seen before and a load of graphic mods by a Spanish guy called Petit. I think the mods are for the purpose of multiplayer games but I cannot find where. I'm not sure if Petit made these two interesting scenarios or if they are mods of someone elses work. Well worth a look as they seem well made!

Mexico 1836

Russian Revolution

[techumseh]

Are you taking those from my site?

[McMonkey]

Yes. Would it be better to just link to your site as I did for Frederick the Great and Market Garden? Would be easy enough to change!

[techumseh]

Sure. If you want to add my other scenarios as well, feel free.

[McMonkey]

They were next on my list. I will add a link to your site for the downloads in case you update any of them. Will also save me some time

EDIT: Those two "new" scenarios were by a guy called Chris Daub. Has anyone else seen them before?

[techumseh]

Actually, they're by someone called Alfonso Sanchez. The scenario "Russian Revolution" was originally by Chris Daub way back in 1996, and Alfonso has given it a graphics update, and converted it into Spanish. While it was the inspiration for my original Russian Civil War scenario, it's pretty dated and not very accurate.

The other, Mejico, looks more interesting. It may be the first decent scenario on the Mexican-American War of 1846-47. The art is very good and there are some neat tricks like national borders. It has a well done readme on a PDF, which I can't read because it's in Spanish. I haven't played it yet, but it looks very promising.

It's too bad Alfonso didn't mange to connect to our forum, he would be a welcome addition.

[techumseh]

Alfonso also has a web site, with a couple of other scenarios he's made: http://es.geocities.com/civiliza2/

[fairline]

I must check out the Mexico scenario. It says it's the Texas- Mexico conflict of 1836, right? Has anyone ever made a US-Mexican War of 1846 scenario?

[andrei_vlad]

it's a nice scenario but it need gareth's touch

[techumseh]

Actually, it uses mostly Fairline's art. I'm finding the conquest of Mexico a cakewalk, with far too many US units, and cavalry easily able to capture cities with walls. It might be more challenging to play as Mexico.

[McMonkey]

Is there a way to get rid of old info on the SL Wiki?

For example if you go to the Authors section there is an entry for Mathias Koster and also Mathias Köster even though there is only one current scenario for that designer. Similarly all my info is now listed as McMonkey but my old Werd100 identity still shows in the authors section.

I hope this makes sense. I found it quite hard to explain clearly!