[Freeciv-Dev] modpacks in native win32 client (PR#479)

[akemnade@xxxxxxxxxxx (Andreas Kemnade)]

sawash@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
 > Full_Name: Ashwin S. Sawant
 > Version: 1.11.0
 > Distribution: Windows binary
 > Client: Both (or N/A)
 > OS: Win 98, RedHat 6.2
 > Submission from: (NULL) (202.54.125.34)
 > 
 > 
 > I downloaded the fantasy and ancients modpacks. The technology list goes out 
 > of
 > the visible screen, so playing it is uncomfortable under linux gtk+ client. 
 > So i
 > decided to use the windows native version.
 > It cannot load the modpacks. It says - couldnot load gfx for small.spec for
 > fantasy. it tried both the latest 1.11 version and 1.14 version of the 
 > fantasy
 > modpack. Is it a bug? or the win native client can not handle modpacks?
 >
The win native client cannot handle xpms so it cannot load the gfx of
a modpack. You have to convert it to pngs manually. I have tried the
ancient modpack. It works after converting the gfx (I load them using
gimp and save them as pngs).

Greetings,
Andreas Kemnade