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I’ve uploaded changes to the HM3 Alpha that make the new “fonts” slot much more functional. You now have the standard three colors to play with, AND patterns now work with them, AND whatever you’ve typed in will now follow from selection to selection so you don’t have to re-type it. On the downside, it now clocks in at a hefty 1MB in size, so be warned.

Enjoy!

Starting tomorrow I’ll begin work on a few additional Insignia sets. Combing through the great suggestions in the last thread, here are the main groups I’ll probably do.

• Nature
• coyote
• animal heads
• more eagles
• snarling dog
• cat’s paw with claws ready for attack.
• dorsal fin
• Roses and other flowers
• snowflake and other weather-related symbols
• bear paw
• Nautilus shell
• musical notes
• Animal (paws, animal heads, animal silhouettes, insects, arachnids etc)
• Vegetal (leaves, trees, flowers, fruits)
• Laurel Wreath
• Olive branch (v. re-usable)
• Open five finger hand (no HandRight/HandLeft equivalent, yet at least) — http–interconnected-org/home/more/2004/12/hand_columns.jpg
• Gems
• Additions to the Insignia-Tech set, including variations on gears and more chest-mounted force projectors.
• Zodiac signs.
• Runes.

If you have any additional suggestions for Insignia along those broad categories, let ’em rip.

I’ve just uploaded the HeroMachine 3 Alpha “Violodion Edition”, which has a new button right next to the “Save as JPG” one that lets you “Save as PNG”, allowing you to save your creation as a transparent-background PNG format instead of the lossier JPG.

Holler if you have problems with it. It should let you produce images that are slightly larger in terms of file size, but without the pixelation and degradation of the JPG format. Since some operating systems and browsers don’t play well with JPGs PNGs I am leaving both formats in. More options are more better!

I just uploaded a new set, “Fonts-Standard”, to the HeroMachine Alpha. You now have 21 fonts to use to type in your character name, add a number to a jersey, etc.

The file is very large, 720KB, so be warned. Fonts don’t come cheap. You can only apply the line color, the text you type doesn’t change automatically as you change from font to font, and it’s a little funky to move (the letters get all highlighted and you have to click back in the text field to make it stop).

Down the road, if this is a popular addition, I can add some logic that does at least some of that missing functionality. But for now it’s a nice way to add text in to your creation without having to know another Paint program.