Just a little help...

[Ttech]

Also, though not nearly remotely as helpful, maybe it has a cloak? Or an early April Fools joke.

[Resident-Pyromaniac]

Welp. I did adjust size to it's proper length/width, but it still shows up blank.
i thought i read somewhere that you had to use transparency.. ?

[digdug]

you still have problems with UNIDs

to make a new playership you need:
1 UNID with the new shipclass
1 UNID for the image resource of the new ship
1 20 or 40 facing ship sprite of your ship
1 bitmask of the same ship sprites

so, i'm looking at your code that you previously posted and you wrote:

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<ShipClass UNID="&unidGungnirClass;"
...

that's the beginning of your shipclass, inside it there is the XML tag where you specify which image this shipclass should use, that is:

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<Image imageID="Gungnir;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="108" imageHeight="108" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>

so, you are using the image resource called Gungnir, start to read the sprites at 0,0 (top left corner of the image resource), each rotation sprite will be 108x108 pixels.

so, you have to define an image resource with that name, instead you wrote:

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<Image UNID="TestGungnir1;" bitmap="Gungnir.jpg" bitmask="GungnirMask.bmp" backColor="0x00000000"/>

let's fix that

replace it with :

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<Image UNID="Gungnir;" bitmap="Gungnir.jpg" bitmask="GungnirMask.bmp" backColor="0x00000000"/>

and fix the UNIDs too, replace this:

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<!ENTITY unidTestShips1 "0xDFAB9003">

with this:

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<!ENTITY Gungnir "0xDFAB9003">

try, and now your ship should work!

[Resident-Pyromaniac]

it seems even this doesn't help.

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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE TranscendenceExtension
	[
	<!ENTITY itRecoillessCannon			"0x0000400E">
	<!ENTITY itClass1Deflector			"0x00004036">
	<!ENTITY itHelium3FuelRod			"0x0000403C">

	<!ENTITY rsZubrinShields			"0x0000F004">
	<!ENTITY rsZubrinArmor				"0x0000F005">
	<!ENTITY rsZubrinReactor			"0x0000F00C">
	<!ENTITY rsDriveExhaust				"0x0000F10C">
	<!ENTITY rsItems1					"0x0000F11D">
	
	<!ENTITY unidExtension				"0xDFAB9000">
	<!ENTITY unidMerovianArmor			"0xDFAB9001">
	<!ENTITY unidGungnirClass			"0xDFAB9002">
	<!ENTITY unidGungnirsprite				"0xDFAB9003">
]>

<TranscendenceExtension UNID="&unidExtension;" version="0.99c">

<ItemType UNID="&unidMerovianArmor;"
	name=				"segment of Merovian armor"
	level=				"2"
	value=				"150"
	mass=				"3000"
	frequency=			"uncommon"
	numberAppearing=	"1d4"
	modifiers=			"MinorItem"
	showReference=		"true"

	description=		"Merovian armor is resistant to kinetic and blast weapons."

	firstPlural=		"true"
	sortName=			"Merovian armor, segment of"
	>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<Armor
		hitPoints=	"30"
		damageAdj=	"100, 33,100, 75, 100,100,100,100, 125,125,200,200, 300,300,500,500"
		repairTech=	"2"
		repairCost=	"3"
		installCost="30"

		composition="metallic"
		/>

</ItemType>

<ShipClass UNID="&unidGungnirClass;"
	manufacturer=		"Resident-Pyromaniac"
	class=				"Gungnir"
	type=				"Fighter"
	score=				"90"
	techOrder=			"mech"
	
	mass=				"40"
	maxReactorPower=	"250"
	maxReactorFuel=		"60000"
	cargoSpace=			"350"
	maxCargoSpace=		"350"
	thrust=				"600"
	maneuver=			"8"
	maxSpeed=			"30"

	leavesWreck=		"40"
	>

	<Armor>
		<ArmorSection start="315" span="90" armorID="&unidMerovianArmor;" areaSet="0,2" />
		<ArmorSection start="225" span="90" armorID="&unidMerovianArmor;" areaSet="3,4" />
		<ArmorSection start="135" span="90" armorID="&unidMerovianArmor;" areaSet="1,6" />
		<ArmorSection start="45"  span="90" armorID="&unidMerovianArmor;" areaSet="7,13" />
	</Armor>

	<Devices>
		<Device deviceID="&itRecoillessCannon;"/>
		<Device deviceID="&itClass1Deflector;"/>
	</Devices>

	<Items>
		<Item count="4d6" item="&itHelium3FuelRod;"/>
	</Items>

	<AISettings
		fireRateAdj=		"30"
		fireAccuracy=		"90"
		perception=			"4"
		/>

	<Image imageID="Gungnirsprite;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>

	<DriveImages>
		<NozzleImage imageID="&rsDriveExhaust;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="48" imageHeight="48" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>
		<NozzlePos x="-45" y="-18"/>
		<NozzlePos x="-60" y="0"/>
	</DriveImages>

	<PlayerSettings
		desc=				"The much-feared Gungnir fighter is a versatile combination of several starships."
		initialClass=		"true">

		<ArmorDisplay>
			<ArmorSection name="forward"
						imageID="&rsZubrinArmor;" 
						imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="52" imageHeight="29"
						destX="42" destY="15" hpX="55" hpY="14"
						nameY="8" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="10" />

			<ArmorSection name="starboard"
						imageID="&rsZubrinArmor;" 
						imageX="52" imageY="0" imageWidth="22" imageHeight="59"
						destX="92" destY="45" hpX="95" hpY="60"
						nameY="30" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />

			<ArmorSection name="aft"
						imageID="&rsZubrinArmor;" 
						imageX="74" imageY="0" imageWidth="68" imageHeight="14"
						destX="34" destY="103" hpX="55" hpY="105"
						nameY="74" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />

			<ArmorSection name="port"
						imageID="&rsZubrinArmor;" 
						imageX="142" imageY="0" imageWidth="22" imageHeight="59"
						destX="22" destY="45" hpX="15" hpY="60"
						nameY="52" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="8" />
		</ArmorDisplay>

		<ShieldDisplay>
			<Image imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="136" imageHeight="136"/>
		</ShieldDisplay>

                                    <ReactorDisplay>
			<Image imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" 
						imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="256" imageHeight="60"/>

			<PowerLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="60" imageWidth="202" imageHeight="14"
						destX="54" destY="9"/>

			<FuelLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="74" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"
						destX="54" destY="37"/>

			<FuelLowLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="88" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"/>

			<ReactorText x="62" y="22" width="154" height="14"/>
			<PowerLevelText x="62" y="0" width="154" height="9"/>
			<FuelLevelText x="62" y="51" width="154" height="9"/>
		</ReactorDisplay>

	</PlayerSettings>

</ShipClass>

<Image UNID="Gungnirsprite;" bitmap="Gungnir.bmp" bitmask="GungnirMask.bmp" backColor="0x00000000"/>

</TranscendenceExtension>

I just don't get it. :{

[Arisaya]

You don't need to define things already in the TranscedenceUniverse (those are things that start with 0x0000-0x9FFF), only things from other extensions.

[digdug]

you are nearly there !
just fix another little error: you forgot the & in 2 places and you still have the unid names wrong, if you call your resource unidGungnirsprite, you have to use call unidGungnirsprite in your shipclass, so fix:

<Image UNID="&unidGungnirsprite;" bitmap="Gungnir.bmp" bitmask="GungnirMask.bmp" backColor="0x00000000"/>

and

<Image imageID="&unidGungnirsprite;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>

now it should work

[Resident-Pyromaniac]

Thanx Digdug, You are a lifesaver! Woot! I can now pilot the Gungnir.

Viva la Gungnir!