Tilesets in the game...creating?

[runner]

I have downloaded Irfanview but Gerda's instructions on customizing the settings do not appear to be correct...is this because I have a newer version of Irfanview? I do have photoshop and presumably all I would need to do is alter the size of each picture I propose to use to 80 x 80 and perhaps sharpen/ colour the images etc and then store online as described? Does this all make sense....I do fancy creating my own tileset

[Gerda]

Of course you can use another program to modify the images. I use PaintShop Pro to customize the images if needed. But I stick to my opinion that 80 x 96 pixels is the best size for an image to use in a tileset. With 80 x 80 pixels the tiles are not full covered at top and bottom.

I made a tileset "Dogs" today with only using IrfanView Version 4.10. That is newest version at the moment.

First I collected an overload of dogs images in a folder: Dogs original. Made another folder: Dogs Tileset. Copied the images from Dogs Original to that one. Kicked out images till I had 36 images left. Than cut of some borders if needed and cropped and save the result.
Next made a folder: Dogs.
Within IrfanView went to Thumbnails and selected all 36 images.
Started Batch Conversion from the folder: Dogs Tileset:



This is how I set the advanced options:



After I went into the game and clicked the button: Options. From there clicked the button: Make a Tileset. Browsed to the folder Dogs et voila, another tileset is born.

To share it with other players I upload the CST file to my Esnips account and post the download link in my Tilesets thread.

[runner]

Just created my first tileset Gerda called...eh runner

[Gerda]

Cool. I am looking forward to see it. Can you make an account on Esnips please if you have not one already. Create a MTE-tilesets folder on Esnips please and upload it there and copy the download link into the forum?