So i want a image i made to appear on the screen. Ive got the .dds file but its not split up like this: http://www.galaxywiki.net/wiki/Dialog_Background
Does it have to be cut up like this? Cant i just have a imported image displayed?? why is it so complex???
Can i just make a .tga and use that?
Ive attached my image as well

You do have to cut it up to use it as the article suggests; I think if you just want it as a dialog background you can keep it how it is. You can use tga as long as you rename it to .dds before you import it.

well i am so confused as in how to cut it up, and if i use the dds file as it is, it gets distorted.

Open up your image in one window in your image editing program. Open up the cut up image from the article in another window. Select each part as the wiki displays and paste it into the correct area until your image is cut up. Then when used as a dialog background, starcraft II will move the parts around until it is correctly displayed.

They designed it so that one image can be used for the entire dialog without resizing issues. It really isn't that complex, and the article explains it fairly well. I tried my best to write it as simply as possible. Here's what it would have to look like ultimately:


One thing to note, though, is that unless your dialog is the same size as your posted image, it will not look that great as the top, bottom, left, and right sides will look awful when repeating (as seen int he image above). You'd be better off hiding the dialog background and creating that image as a dialog item (image) instead.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on May 31 2011, 6:01 am by DevliN.

Thats the answer I'm looking for. i just wanted to place an image on the screen. SO simple!
But no i understand cutting up the image now, it is kinda complex at first but makes sense in the end. Thanks