Showdown Graphics

This game allows you to customize the colors and stage of the game board.  It's easy to import graphics, images, or logos to give your stage a custom feel.

Game Fonts (1 ): Choose your fonts for the game. These fonts will effect all fonts in the questions, summary, and preview areas. When choosing fonts, keep in mind that you need to have these fonts installed on any computer where the game may be used. The default font for all games is Arial.

Bank Graphic (2 ): This is the graphic that will hold the points earned during a round. You have 3 choices: a circle, a bank, and a piggy bank.

Colors (3 ): You can change the colors of the default stage by changing the colors to the Poles & Shutters, Podium tops, Main walls, Podiums & background wall, and the Floor,  by clicking on the color swatch. You can choose from a variety of colors in the color grid, or you can use Hexadecimal Color Codes, that reflect a specific color. When changing colors (especially in games that you plan to project in a large room), you may want to preview them first. Some colors will show up much differently on a computer screen than when projected.

Advanced User: How do I get a Hexadecimal color from my logo or image? You will need some type of image editor like Adobe Photoshop. Click on the color with the eye dropper (this will open up the color picker). Go down to the area below the RGB, and copy and paste the code in the box (highlighted in yellow below). Next, go to BRAVO! Graphics,and click on the color you want to change. In the example below, we are changing the Primary Color.  In the pop up, paste (Ctrl-V) the code. Then, touch the large color swatch to close and the color will now be applied to the game board. Give it a try, go to Graphics, and click on one of the swatches and type in or copy and paste: 990000. Make sure you touch the swatch to close the color picker.

Load Custom Logo (4 ): You can load a logo or image to customize the game board. Once imported, the image will appear in the upper lefthand corner of the game screen. The size should be 345 x 204 pixels and can be a SWF, JPG, GIF, or PNG. The logo, placed in this area, will appear in up to 4 spots on the game board: the three screens on the wall behind the host and players.  It will also appear on the Host podium, if enabled.

Advanced User: Because you can use SWF and GIF files, you can also add animated logos to your game board. To give your logo or image a cleaner look, consider creating a PNG file, allowing the colored background of the game board to show through (no box). You can also make the logo a clickable link as well (SWF).

PNG vs. SWF: Even though both file formats will work, anytime you can use a vector image (made in Flash), the image will be crisper.

Game Graphic Templates: You can visit our extras page at http://c3softworks.com/resources/extras.html , and download Photoshop and Flash templates for adding images to the games.

Load Custom Stage Background (5 ) : You can load your own custom image as a stage background. You can use Photoshop or any image program, including Adobe Flash. The size should be 800 x 600 pixels and can be a SWF, JPG, GIF, or PNG. This image will appear in place of the default stage currently in the game.

Load Custom Intro (6 ): You can load a logo or image to customize the game screen. The image will appear in the upper lefthand corner of the game screen. The size should be 616 x 417 pixels and can be a SWF, JPG, GIF, or PNG, or FLV. This image will appear as the game board first opens. You can use the default animation that comes with the game or you can create your own animation.

Advanced User: Because you can use FLV, SWF and GIF files, you can also add animated intro screens. If you are going to use video we suggest using FLV as your file format, it will run smoother both offline and on the internet.

Advanced User: Consider using your logo or image and saving it as a PNG file and dropping the opacity to 25 percent where the image is more subtle but visible, you may choose to experiment with the opacity to best meet your needs.

Game Graphic Templates: You can visit our extra page at http://c3softworks.com/resources/extras.html, and download Photoshop and Flash templates for adding images to the games.