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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: td on Thu 18/05/2006 13:44:48

Title: Change distribution icons...
Post by: td on Thu 18/05/2006 13:44:48
Well i don't know how i should ask correctly...
Is it possible to change icon images: "winsetup.exe" and main "*.exe" file in Compiled folder? And else i wanna change window image of my main "*.exe" file (In Internet Explorer this simbol is "e". And in AGS - is "blue cup" image in left-top corner).
Who know???
Title: Re: Change distribution icons...
Post by: GarageGothic on Thu 18/05/2006 13:55:56
If you looked under "Icon" in the help file you would have found this:

QuoteCustom icon
If you wish, you can use your own custom icon when you build a Windows EXE file. To do this, simply place your icon in your game's folder, and name it USER.ICO. Then, load the editor and save the game.
If you are using Windows 95, 98 or ME, your icon must be 32x32 pixels in 16-colour. If it is any other size or colour depth, AGS will not be able to use it.
If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, your icon can be of any size and colour depth. This will not cause a problem for people who play your game on Windows 98; it is simply that the editor can only compile high-colour icons when it is running on Windows 2000 and XP.

NOTE: The icon must be a proper Windows .ICO file, not just a renamed BMP file. Icon editors, such as AX-Icons from http://www.axialis.com, will convert it for you.

You can also have a custom icon for the Setup program generated. To do so, create your icon as above but name it setup.ico in the game folder.

As for the second question, the "window image" is identical to the icon of the .exe file.
Title: Re: Change distribution icons...
Post by: td on Thu 18/05/2006 14:06:41
Thanks Dude! I try it...
Title: Re: Change distribution icons...
Post by: Mr Flibble on Thu 18/05/2006 18:37:40
Note: Put the .ico file in the folder of the game with all your rooms etc., not in the compiled folder with the .exes. People (including me) have made this mistake before and its not really clarified in the manual.
Title: Re: Change distribution icons...
Post by: Ishmael on Thu 18/05/2006 18:47:53
Quote from: Mr Flibble on Thu 18/05/2006 18:37:40
its not really clarified in the manual.

Well, actually it is. The manual speaks of game folder and compiled folder. But yeah, not clarified within single articles.