new flag pack

[esco7800 10]

im looking to make a new flag pack the old one just has nations flag not organisations like plo/ Hezbollah/South Lebanon Army/ FARC and so on if any one could tell me how I would do that it would help or point me and the right direction think not trying to chang size on anything just the flag it self?

[W0lle 1052]

Not too difficult, grab the flag textures you need. Save them as .paa files with 512x512 px dimension and create a pbo file which contains all the textures.

[esco7800 10]

thanks how do I make a pob file and when I try to save the flags i've found the computer only ask to save them as a png file or bitmap how do i save them as a .paa file?

Edited February 25, 2010 by esco7800

[W0lle 1052]

Either using BinPBO from the BI tools or Kegetys ArmA2 toolsuite.

[scars09 9]

since flags can be applied as textures from the missionmakers, think about it if you really want to make an addon. there where ofp and arma flag packs which basically where the flags as jpg or paa files. missionmaker can then choose one or more flagtexture to add to his mission. advantage of that method is that no additional addon (your flag addon) would be needed. i made extensive use of those flagpacks back in my days as missionmaker and still have them all on hd in case i will need them someday.

here is a link to an example, subfactions excellent ww2 flag pack

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=3970

[esco7800 10]

thanks for the help

---------- Post added at 01:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:15 AM ----------

since flags can be applied as textures from the missionmakers, think about it if you really want to make an addon. there where ofp and arma flag packs which basically where the flags as jpg or paa files. missionmaker can then choose one or more flagtexture to add to his mission. advantage of that method is that no additional addon (your flag addon) would be needed. i made extensive use of those flagpacks back in my days as missionmaker and still have them all on hd in case i will need them someday.

here is a link to an example, subfactions excellent ww2 flag pack

http://ofp.gamepark.cz/index.php?showthis=3970

how would i do that what your saying is what i wanted to do?

Edited February 26, 2010 by esco7800

[scars09 9]

don´t know what exactly you refer to.

to assign a flagtexture to a flag in editor, place a existing flagpole and write

this setFlagTexture "yourtexturename.jpg"

in the initfield of the flagpole. the texture need to be in the missionfolder which is generated after saving your mission.

to make a flagpack, provide the textures in a 256x128 size as jpg or paa files. pack them as zip or rar and give the people a downloadlink. if you have any talent with editing textures try to make some shadows on the flags like subfacition did with his flagpack. the more unique your flags are the more people will like them.

[esco7800 10]

thanks