i created my own gradientmap and gradientmaplights files...both png files...i created them so i can create my own custom ship colors...the problem is they only work if i replace the actual png files in the game folder...they dont work if i put them in a mod folder...i dont like overwriting actual game files...so my question is..is there any way to get these files working in a mod folder instead of the game folders..i know i put them in the right mod folder format but they just wont work that way. is there some other xml file that i need to edit that points to the gradient files?
I know exactly what you mean and, no, as of right now I don't think there's a way around it - you either change the main file or you don't. I decided not to.
The devs have made the engine color function off a simple RGB number specification mechanism so clearly the capability is there to do it that way for everything. They just didn't do it. I haven't the slightest clue why we aren't able to specify colors directly in the GUI in that way. The gradientmaps strike me as a really stupid solution to a problem that shouldn't even exist in the first place.
i made my own gradient and left the original colors for standard races intact. just added like 180 new lines of color...but i dont like over writing the original file....
Would you mind making your file available for download? I don't like overwriting files either, but in this case, the damage you could possibly do is pretty minor.
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