We incorporated a desktop version of the app which can be executed on Windows in the package with sources. We would recommend using it in order to make sure that the new images are configured properly in the game. Each time you update the image or animation - start the desktop app and make sure that they are properly aligned with other objects in the game:
There is a "resources" folder.
Once you update the image in the folder it appears in the desktop version of the game.
In the "\Resources\images\maps" folder you can find thge images of maps utilized in the game. Update them to create new levels.
1. Create animation in your favorite editor
2. Create the following movements for them:
3. Create separate frames in *.PNG format for each of the movement. It is up to you
to name the files and choose a number of frames.
4. Run Texture Packer and convert the *.PNG files created in Step #3 in one packed
file.
5. You will receive a configuration file with a name for each of the sprite (key)
which will match the name of the source PNG file
6. Go to \IslandDefense\bin\Resources\ini\units folder and open a configuration
file for a unit you want to reskin.
7. Set appropriate keys in packed image for each of the movent in the lines like this one:
<action name="animate_die" value="Animate[1.0,[folder:soldier.die::,indexes:solder1_die00.png,01:20]]"/>
To add a new level you just need to
1. Create an image background for the level in your favorite image editor.
2. Create a new *.XML configuration of the level and put it to
bin\Resources\ini\maps folder. The configuration file contains lines like on the
screenshot on the right:
3. Open a level editor, choose a newly created level and carefully set the new paths
for it.
1. Create an image for the new map and put it in the "images/map" folder
2. Set coordinates for "flags" which will appear at the map
Name: fuel1, Description: 250 fuel
Name: gear1, Description: 300 gears
Name: gear2, Description: 600 gears
Name: gear3, Description: 1200 gears
Name: gold1, Description: 1540 golds
Name: gold2, Description: 3390 golds
Name: gold3, Description: 5550 golds
Name: gold4, Description: 8010 golds
Name: gold5, Description: 10780golds
Name: fuel1, Description: 250
Name: fuel2, Description: 20
Name: fuel3, Description: 30
Name: gear1, Description: 300
Name: gear2, Description: 600
Name: gear3, Description: 1200
Name: gold1, Description: 1540
Name: gold2, Description: 3390
Name: gold3, Description: 5550
Name: gold4, Description: 8010
Name: gold5, Description: 10780
and update IDs.