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News Forum New Sprites Gallery Opens    Caves Dweller Rascii    Administrator     10/18/2013  2 Based on the results of the Sprites Gallery Poll, the new Sprites Gallery has opened today. As you can see from the image on the left, I have used mea's Deep Abyss: Sulfur Molluscs as an example of what should be posted in the Sprites gallery. Only completed sprites should be posted, which can be used by developers to create COBs/agents. Sprites that are works in progress should still go in the Art gallery, since they are not ready to be used in-game. If you have any questions about what is appropriate or inappropriate, feel free to ask in this corresponding forum thread or PM a moderator. - Rascii   Wee Scrivener Trell     10/18/2013 Do they have to have a black background? I have several finished sprites, but they're on a clear background. Trell "Holy crap in a casket!"   Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator     10/18/2013 The background color isn't important, as long as it's a solid background. - Rascii   Wee Scrivener Trell     10/18/2013 Awesome. Thanks! Trell "Holy crap in a casket!"   Malkin Manager     10/20/2013 I've just submitted a flower cookie sprite. I resized and trimmed it extensively from an existing public domain image, but while the full view looks fine, the preview thumbnail looks jagged and like it's still got extra pixels in it. I used a combination of Preview and Seashore to resize and crop the image. Does anyone know why this could be happening? My TCR Norns   Carrot Beetle DragonSparke   10/20/2013 It looks to be an issue with the gallery displaying transparencies. When you click the image and it pops out in a window, it looks great, and the transparencies display correctly.   Jessica     10/20/2013 Yeah: I've always noticed that transparent backgrounds don't fully work in the gallery area. Adding a pure black background might help to avoid the issue, while still making it usable as a sprite. Discover Albia   Caves Dweller Rascii Administrator     10/21/2013 The thumbnail images are made by using a PHP script and it doesn't always render them properly. I think Jessica's suggestion could be useful. Another option is to only upload transparent gif's rather than png's. I think those work properly for thumbnails. I just googled the PHP function that I use to make the thumbnails and apparently lots of other people have the same issue. I tried some troubleshooting but still haven't gotten it right. I'll let you know if I figure it out tomorrow. - Rascii   Malkin Manager     10/21/2013 Thanks for letting me know that lots of other people have the same problem - it's good to know I've got company. Thanks for investigating! My TCR Norns   Tea Queen Laura     10/21/2013 This is a great addition to our galleries; I'm looking forward to seeing it gradually fill up with all different styles of sprites! I bet we'll have some real gems in there before long.   Jessica     10/30/2013 Just out of curiosity, what would be the best thing to do when uploading sprites? GIF files sometimes lose their sharpness and have some artifacts. Is it best to add a black background to PNG images, or upload transparent ones knowing that the preview will have a black background, but the full size will have the correct transparency? Thanks! Discover Albia

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