DDS files for item icon backgrounds

[Drumstix42]

Could probably just edit the Alpha layer, and color that area black (for zero visibility).

[lordebon]

The icon files are in UI/Default/images/icons/. To use a custom one, you'd put it in UI/WhateverYourCustomUIIs/images/icons and keep the name the same (eg icon_is55.dds would stay named icon_is55.dds).

By making it blank, I meant making it transparent. But thinking again, Drums has the right idea of it, you need to edit the alpha layer and make it entire black, as that will make it transparent. Making the content (what you normally see) anything different would just overlay that on top, you have to use the alpha layer to make it transparent.

[Lera]

I followed the directions in the sticky thread about the alpha channel. I saved the files as ARGB 8 bpp | 256 colors + alpha, No MIP maps, 2d Texture. When I'm loading the game, I get a crash with "Unknown DDS texture flags" 00a64dad 2930e920. Am I not using the right settings?

[lordebon]

If you're using photoshop with the nvidia plugin, save it as DXT3 (ARGB 8bbp | explicit alpha), 2D texture, no MIP maps. I don't have experience editing DDS in any other application, but in photoshop those are the settings I've used that have worked fine.

[Lera]

Those settings worked! Thanks!