PanFrie
09-27-2004, 07:58 PM
ok, first you need a .BMP file thats the right size, for this, i suggest you download a custom crosshair from somewhere, heres a link to a good one
http://www.edgefiles.com/download/ftp2.edgefiles.com//hlgaming.com/dodec/MULTI_CROSS_MARZY.zip
that one is just a dot, so you will know where the middle of your crosshair should be.
next you will need something to extract it, you can use either Sprite explorer (best) or sprite viewer (not so good)
Sprite Explorer
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/spriteexplorer.exe
sprite viwer
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/sprviewutility.zip
EXTRACTING THE .BMP
Sprite explorer
ok, after you install the program, open it
goto File>Load Sprite
load the custom crosshair that you just downloaded.
now, there is a toolbar with a bunch of white boxes and a coloured things and words in them. click on the FIRST ONE, it will be blue and say BMP in it. save the .bmp wherever you want.
Sprite Viewer
after installing the program open it.
goto File>open
open the custom crosshair you just downloaded.
goto File>Save BMP
save it where4ver you want
MODIFYING THE .BMP
open the .BMP in Paint
this the the best part... making your crosshairs!
you can have up to 16, (4 rows of 4 crosshairs)
when you are done, change the background to white
save the file and close paint
MAKING THE SPRITE
Sprite Explorer
ok, this is the hardest part (but its easy now... cause im telling you exactly what to do and you dont need to spend 2 hoursd trying to figure it out like i did...)
goto FILE>NEW
create new sprite
click add
find the .BMP and open it.
hit next
save the .SPR file in your day of defeat/dod/sprites folder as customxahir.spr
now, i made mine alphatest, and you made the backrgound white.. so you should do the same, or you will have a big white box in the middle of your screen, and we dont want that.
hit next., then next. HEY! your done! now go and use them...
Sprite Viewer
ok, if you are using sprite viewer you will need another program called Sprite Wizard
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/sprwizutility.zip
open it
hit next
click browse and open the .BMP file you made
hit next
hit next
choose alphatest
hit next
hit finish
choose where you want to save it and call it customxhair.spr
your done.
Unfortunaltely i dont know how to make dynamic crosshairs (the ones that move) so if anyone knows how to do that, please post
http://www.edgefiles.com/download/ftp2.edgefiles.com//hlgaming.com/dodec/MULTI_CROSS_MARZY.zip
that one is just a dot, so you will know where the middle of your crosshair should be.
next you will need something to extract it, you can use either Sprite explorer (best) or sprite viewer (not so good)
Sprite Explorer
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/spriteexplorer.exe
sprite viwer
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/sprviewutility.zip
EXTRACTING THE .BMP
Sprite explorer
ok, after you install the program, open it
goto File>Load Sprite
load the custom crosshair that you just downloaded.
now, there is a toolbar with a bunch of white boxes and a coloured things and words in them. click on the FIRST ONE, it will be blue and say BMP in it. save the .bmp wherever you want.
Sprite Viewer
after installing the program open it.
goto File>open
open the custom crosshair you just downloaded.
goto File>Save BMP
save it where4ver you want
MODIFYING THE .BMP
open the .BMP in Paint
this the the best part... making your crosshairs!
you can have up to 16, (4 rows of 4 crosshairs)
when you are done, change the background to white
save the file and close paint
MAKING THE SPRITE
Sprite Explorer
ok, this is the hardest part (but its easy now... cause im telling you exactly what to do and you dont need to spend 2 hoursd trying to figure it out like i did...)
goto FILE>NEW
create new sprite
click add
find the .BMP and open it.
hit next
save the .SPR file in your day of defeat/dod/sprites folder as customxahir.spr
now, i made mine alphatest, and you made the backrgound white.. so you should do the same, or you will have a big white box in the middle of your screen, and we dont want that.
hit next., then next. HEY! your done! now go and use them...
Sprite Viewer
ok, if you are using sprite viewer you will need another program called Sprite Wizard
http://www.csnation.net/cssprites/sprites/sprwizutility.zip
open it
hit next
click browse and open the .BMP file you made
hit next
hit next
choose alphatest
hit next
hit finish
choose where you want to save it and call it customxhair.spr
your done.
Unfortunaltely i dont know how to make dynamic crosshairs (the ones that move) so if anyone knows how to do that, please post