Race Styles

Overview

	All pictures are 24bit bitmaps. Each ship size has 2 pictures. One is a 36x36 top down view. The other picture is a 128x128 portrait view of the ship. The portrait should have the ship facing forward and skewed towards the bottom left corner of the portrait.
	All of the ships within a style should have a common theme. It is intended that they are all from the same race, so they should have a common color and layout. Also, the 36x36 picture is the picture most commonly seen by the player. Each of the smaller pictures needs to be distinct from the others in the style.

Race Vehicle Pictures

	Vehicle Size (Description)	Filename	Mini 36x36 (Picture Viewpoint)	Portrait 128x128
	Escort	escort	(Top Down)
	Frigate	frigate	(Top Down)
	Destroyer	destroyer	(Top Down)
	Light Cruiser	lightcruiser	(Top Down)
	Cruiser	cruiser	(Top Down)
	Battlecruiser	battlecruiser	(Top Down)
	Battleship	battleship	(Top Down)
	Dreadnought	dreadnought	(Top Down)
	Light Carrier	carrierlight	(Top Down)
	Carrier	carrier	(Top Down)
	heavy carrier	carrierheavy	(Top Down)
	Space Station	spacestation	(Same as Portrait)
	Battlestation	battlestation	(Same as Portrait)
	Starbase	starbase	(Same as Portrait)
	Colony Ship	colonyship	(Top Down)
	Small Freighter / Transport	transportsmall	(Top Down)
	Medium Freighter / Transport	transportmedium	(Top Down)
	Large Freighter / Transport	transportlarge	(Top Down)
	Small Fighter	Fightsmall	(Top Down)
	Medium Fighter	fightermedium	(Top Down)
	Large Fighter	fighterlarge	(Top Down)
	Satellite	satellite	(Same as Portrait)
	Mine	mine	(Same as Portrait)
	Small Troop	troopsmall	(Same as Portrait)
	Medium Troop	troopmedium	(Same as Portrait)
	Large Troop	trooplarge	(Same as Portrait)
	Small Weapons Platform	weapplatformsmall	(Same as Portrait)
	Medium Weapons Platform	weapplatformmedium	(Same as Portrait)
	Large Weapons Platform	weapplatformlarge	(Same as Portrait)
	Fleet (Standard layout: 2 battlecruisers, 2 battleships, 1 dreadnought)	fleet	(Same as Portrait)
	Mine Group (Standard layout: 6-8 mines)	minegroup	(Same as Portrait)
	Satellite Group (Standard layout: 6-8 satellites)	satellitegroup	(Same as Portrait)
	Fighter Group (Standard layout: 3 small, 2 medium, and 1 large fighter)	fightergroup	(Same as Portrait)

Naming Conventions

	The 36x36 picture should be named: [Race Name]_mini_[Vehicle Size Filename].bmp
	The 128x128 picture should be named: [Race Name]_portrait_[Vehicle Size Filename].bmp

	Notes: Some of the Mini pictures are labeled as "Top Down" or "Same as Portrait". The "Top Down" pictures are for vehicles which can actually have a facing as they move. These will be rotated by the game to the correct facing. They should always be drawn facing straight up. The "Same as Portrait" pictures are for vehicles which do not have a specific facing.

Other Race Pictures

	Description	Filename	Sample
	Main Empire Style Layout: small Picture 1 (26x18) - large Empire Flag small Picture 2 (14x10) - small Empire Flag small Picture 3 (below # 2 14x10) - Empire Color small Picture 4 (20x20) - Seeker Picture small Picture 5 (20x20) - Capital ship Missile Picture small Picture 6 (20x20) - Plasma Torpedo Picture	Main
	Race Portrait	Race_Portrait
	Population Portrait	Pop_Portrait
	Population Tiny Portrait	Pop_Mini
	Explosion Animation	BigExplosion	8 frames of 72x72 pixels

	Shield Animation	Shields	8 frames of 36x36 pixels

Naming Conventions

	The main picture should be named: [Race Name]_Main.bmp
	The race portrait picture should be named: [Race Name]_Race_Portrait.bmp