This sucks, I released my game two months ago, and only just realized there was an issue because someone shared a screenshot of their desktop, where I noticed that the game still had the default shortcut icon. I didn't realize that there was a problem, because I changed the window_icon.png file in /gui, and that worked just fine, and I didn't think to test that the shortcut icon was updated, too.
Now that I'm trying to do it, nothing seems to work.
I can't test whether .icns works because I don't have a mac, so I have no idea whether that's going to be fixed on the next build.
I have a 256x256 image, which I exported to .ico in GIMP, 32 bpp. 8-bit alpha, no palette. I placed the icon.ico file in the /game root folder. I build distribution, unzip pc folder to my desktop and open it up. It still shows default.
I delete the .zip of the distribution and try again.
I did it again, exporting as .ico, 4bpp, 1-bit alpha, 16-slot palette. Replace image, build, unzip. Default icon.
I clear my icon cache by looking in app data. I restart explorer.exe in my task manager. Restart computer. Build, unzip. Still default.
I try again, using the site https://anyconv.com/png-to-ico-converter/ linked in the documentation. Same result.
Why isn't this working?
It sucks to know that people have been downloading the game and were met with a default desktop icon. It reflects poorly on the game. Please help.
[Solved] Need help updating .ico icon
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[Solved] Need help updating .ico icon
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Re: Need help updating .ico icon
You don't put it in game. You put it in base, which is one level above game.
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Re: Need help updating .ico icon
Hi PyTom! Sorry to make you help out with this.
I moved them to base and tried exporting, but it's still giving me the same default icon, and I'm not sure why.
I tried exporting again, making sure I had the dimensions right (256x256) and setting it to 4bpp, 1-bit alpha, 16-slot palette in GIMP. Deleted the .zip for the last distribution, built, and unzipped again. Still getting default icon. I even tried refreshing it before building, in case that did anything.
I would include it here, but the forum doesn't seem to allow me to attach an .ico file.
I moved them to base and tried exporting, but it's still giving me the same default icon, and I'm not sure why.
I tried exporting again, making sure I had the dimensions right (256x256) and setting it to 4bpp, 1-bit alpha, 16-slot palette in GIMP. Deleted the .zip for the last distribution, built, and unzipped again. Still getting default icon. I even tried refreshing it before building, in case that did anything.
I would include it here, but the forum doesn't seem to allow me to attach an .ico file.
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Re: Need help updating .ico icon
Okay, NOW it seems to work.
I restarted my PC, deleted the old zip file, deleted persistent files, forced recompile, refreshed, updated old-game, and built again.
I have no idea which of those steps was the key, but I'm including all of those here just in case.
I restarted my PC, deleted the old zip file, deleted persistent files, forced recompile, refreshed, updated old-game, and built again.
I have no idea which of those steps was the key, but I'm including all of those here just in case.
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