Icon-from-MPQ Issues...

So I have this custom .mpq. I was attempting to export one of the icons it uses (BTNTikiIceMage.blp and DISBTNTikiIceMage.blp) for usage.

In Magos (thru it's MPQ Browser), it shows up fine, and exports fine as well.


However, in Wc3Viewer, the BTN is blank; completely transparent (blue background).


And basically, it is transparent in both the World Editor and Warcraft 3 (notice the side of the Town Hall is showing through :/ ).


The most stump-alicious part of this conundrum is that the Disabled version works fine! Both are ripped from the same MPQ, named the same, imported the same; I'm 99% positive I used the correct filename, <ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\TikiIceMage.blp> (always leave that 1% just in case :P).


Anyway, any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated; it's a pretty cool custom-drawn icon. +Rep to the helpiest helper, of course. :P

It looks like your icon has an alpha layer which covers the entire icon. Try converting the icon to .tga, open it in an image editing program and then remove the alpha layer. Save and convert it back to .blp with war3veiwer. You will be asked to insert a blank alpha-layer, so hit accept. The icon should now work properly.

Argh!

I followed your directions, and finally got to where it asked me to add an "opaque alpha layer", and I said yes (forgetting your post). Now when I use it, it's solid White!!

I'm using MGI Photosuite, just copy/pasted the icon image into another 64x64 image, then saved. It worked up until that point. Am I just not using an advanced-enough image editing program?

I'm not so sure about that program, but it should work. You can always try create your own alpha layer in the editing program. Try saving it as 32 bit and then converting.

If you are still having problems, post the icon here and I can do it for you in a sec.

Huh? How in the world...

I'll mess around a bit more, but I'll probably end up giving it to you. Would you prefer a PM to a Pastebin thread, or just make it public on here?

whichever works, or you can even email me at ammorth(at)gmail(dot)com.

Sent; thanks again!

Sent back, you're welcome.