Modding GFX

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Images

Depending on the GFX type, the game engine will render sprites differently:

Simple - Scales the whole sprite equally.

spriteType = {
        name = "GFX_main_bg"
        texturefile = "gfx\\interface\\main_bg.dds"
    }

Sliced - Utilises the 3x3 sprite division so that resizing does not distort corners and only the center part is stretched.

corneredTileSpriteType = {
        name = "diplo_dialog"
        size= {x=190 y=310 }        
        textureFile ="gfx\\interface\\tiles_dialog_diplo.tga"
        borderSize = { x=94 y=94 }
    }

Tiled - Similar to Sliced, but tiles (repeats) the center part rather than stretching it. For sprites with no borders at all, the entire sprite is tiled.

corneredrepeatpritetype = {
        name = "GFX_wallpaper_background"
        size = { 256 256 }
        texturefile = "assets\\wallpaper256.png"
        borderSize = { 0 0 }
    }

Maskedshieldtype is a special type that is used to render flag of a nation inside a mark of particular form (circle or shield):

maskedShieldType = {
        name = "GFX_minishield_small"
        textureFile1 = "gfx\\interface\\minishield_small.tga"
        textureFile2 = "gfx\\interface\\minimask_small.tga"
        effectFile = "gfx\\FX\\maskedflag.fx"
    }

tilespritetype and textSpriteType have no special logic associated with them. scrollingsprite is not parsed.

Progress bar

 progressbartype = {
        name = "GFX_morale_progress_small"
        color = { 0.0 0.5 0.0 }
        colortwo = { 1.0 0.0 0.0 }
        textureFile1 = "gfx\\interface\\morale_progress_small1.tga"
        textureFile2 = "gfx\\interface\\morale_progress_small2.tga"
        size = { x = 24 y = 6 }
        effectFile = "gfx\\FX\\progress.fx"
    }

Barcharts

BarChartType = {
        name = "GFX_pop_item_chart"
        size = { x=40 y=40 }
 }

Piecharts

PieChartType = {
        name = "GFX_pop_distribution_chart"
        size = 35
    }

Linecharts

LineChartType = {
        name = "GFX_topbar_linechart"
        size = { x = 97 y = 26 }
        linewidth = 2       
        allwaystransparent = yes
    }