Development:Cargo (graphics) - Revision history

Pyramid: /* Introduction */

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‎Introduction

Pyramid: /* Development Needs and Tasks */

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‎Development Needs and Tasks

Pyramid: /* Development Needs and Tasks */

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‎Development Needs and Tasks

Pyramid: /* See also */

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‎See also

Pyramid: /* The Process */

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‎The Process

Pyramid: /* Including and Testing */

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‎Including and Testing

Pyramid: /* Specific Image Requirements */

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‎Specific Image Requirements

Pyramid: /* Submission */

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‎Submission

Pyramid: /* Specific Image Requirements */

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‎Specific Image Requirements

Pyramid: /* See also */

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‎See also

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 =Introduction=
 =Development Needs and Tasks=

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 Proposed development roadmap:
-*Phase 1 [ 98%]: Provide missing cargo textures
+*Phase 1 [ 98%]: Provide missing cargo textures.
-*Phase 2 [ 34%]: Improve cargo images with low quality
+*Phase 2 [ 34%]: Improve cargo images with low quality, replace images duplicated for several items.
 =Cargo Images=

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 Proposed development roadmap:
-*Phase 1 [ 97%]: Provide missing cargo textures
+*Phase 1 [ 98%]: Provide missing cargo textures
-*Phase 2 [ 20%]: Improve cargo images with low quality
+*Phase 2 [ 34%]: Improve cargo images with low quality
 =Cargo Images=

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 * [[Cargo]] - List of all cargo
 * [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11512 Call For Cargo Images forum topic]
+* [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11688 Cargo Images topic]
 '''Author: [[User:pyramid|pyramid]]'''
 [[Category:Development]]

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 ===The Process===
-When '''replacing existing cargo images''' with already exceptionally high (cinematographic) quality, you may follow the process as described in [Development:Graphics_Requirements#The_Selection_and_Vetting_Process]
+When '''replacing existing cargo images''' with already exceptionally high (cinematographic) quality, you may follow the process as described in [[Development:Graphics_Requirements#The_Selection_and_Vetting_Process]].
 For both, submitting '''replacement of existing cargo images''' or '''adding missing cargo images''' (provided the  new images are not way off-topic):

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	Next, start Vega Strike, and on a planet or station, go to the trading screen, find your cargo, and verify if your image has been loaded.		Next, start Vega Strike, and on a planet or station, go to the trading screen, find your cargo, and verify if your image has been loaded.
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		+	To speed up the testing process, you can start Vega Strike with a testing mission:
		+	<code><pre>./vegastrike test/docking.mission</pre></code>
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		+	If you cannot find your cargo, try changing the texture file reference for the Atlantis planet in the ''data/sectors/testsystems/planets.system'' file to e.g. ''planets/university.texture'' or ''sol/earth.texture''. With this, the planet will be changed to another type, and the probability of finding different cargo items will increase.

	==Selection and Vetting==		==Selection and Vetting==

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 The cargo graphics format currently recommended for the master data is '''png''' format (being an open source project, we also prefer open formats). Though we can use any of the proprietary formats like ''''tif''', '''jpg''', or '''bmp'''.
-For submission, the images are then converted to dds images with the ''.image'' extension, using the DXT1 compression.
+For submission, the images are then converted to dds images with the ''.image'' extension, using the DXT1 compression with nvcompress:
 The '''image ratio''' horizontal:vertical must be 1:1 (assuming pixel ratio of the map is 1:1), since the texture is mapped directly to the user interface. This means a circle must show as a circle when viewing the texture in an image viewer.

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 You will be required to submit:
-* The image file
+* The non-dds (e.g. '''png''') image (if you apply any changes such as cropping, resizing, color transformation).
-* A master part list file if you are not replacing an existing cargo but have created a new specific image
+* The dds image file (in data directory).
-* a credits text file (copyright.txt or credits.txt file) stating the creator of the source image and the license type of the original image, plus any additional info you may want to supply (source/url, real name, experience, thoughts on the image, modification method)
+* A master part list file if you are not replacing an existing cargo but have created a new specific image.
 In addition you may also submit:
-* the source code or project file used to create the textures (any format)
+* the original unscaled image (in the ''masters/textures/cargo/sources'' directory).
-* the original image
+* the source code or project file used to create the textures (any format, in the ''masters/textures/cargo/sources'' directory).
-* the adapted image (if you apply any changes such as cropping, resizing, color transformation)
+* a credits text file (copyright.txt or credits.txt file) stating the creator of the source image and the license type of the original image, plus any additional info you may want to supply (source/url, real name, experience, thoughts on the image, modification method, in the ''masters/textures/cargo/sources'' directory).
 If you have write access to svn then submit the textures after going through the community selection process.
 Otherwise, please call, through a forum topic or private message, a developer with write access to submit them.
-As of September 2010, svn has two directories for texture data:
+The svn repository has two directories for cargo images:
-* masters/textures that holds the original textures and also source files that were used to create the textures (if you are willing to share them so that larger resolutions may be produced in the future if required)
+* ''masters/textures/cargo'' that holds the original textures and also source files that were used to create the textures (if you are willing to share them so that larger resolutions may be produced in the future if required). This directory is for future development use and is not distributed with the game releases.
-* data/textures that holds the textures used in game.
+* ''data/textures/cargo'' that holds the textures used in game and distributed in the releases.
 =References=

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 ===Specific Image Requirements===
-The cargo graphics format currently recommended for the game is '''png''' format (being an open source project, we also prefer open formats). Though we can use on y of the proprietary formats ''''png''', '''jpg''', or '''bmp'''.
+The cargo graphics format currently recommended for the master data is '''png''' format (being an open source project, we also prefer open formats). Though we can use any of the proprietary formats like ''''tif''', '''jpg''', or '''bmp'''.
 The '''image ratio''' horizontal:vertical must be 1:1 (assuming pixel ratio of the map is 1:1), since the texture is mapped directly to the user interface. This means a circle must show as a circle when viewing the texture in an image viewer.

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	* [[Development:Cargo (descriptions)\|Cargo (descriptions)]] - Detailed descriptions of the items in the cargo MOD.		* [[Development:Cargo (descriptions)\|Cargo (descriptions)]] - Detailed descriptions of the items in the cargo MOD.
	* [[Cargo]] - List of all cargo		* [[Cargo]] - List of all cargo
		+	* [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11512 Call For Cargo Images forum topic]