[Other Tutorial] Change Game.exe's icon.

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⚠️DISCLAIMER
It is kinda illegal. Not really, but still, do this at your own risk...

Tutorial

Tools Required:

• Resource Hacker
• An icon file - it must be a .ico file, .png will on work. Must be in your game's folder.

Steps:

• Open recourse hacker.
• Do Ctrl-O and choose your Game.exe file.
• Enter the 'Icon' folder.
• Open the '1' folder (if it exists)
• Right-click the first one and select 'Replace Resource...'
• Now, navigate to your .ico file and select it.
• Wait then Ctrl-S.
• Restart your computer and boom! New icon.

Most .png -> .ico conversion tools will make transparent backgrounds to white, beware of that.

Alternatively, you can set up a shortcut with a custom icon. But the original Game.exe will still be there

 

[Marin]

Worth pointing out that using Resource Hacker will make your program be flagged as a virus/trojan/etc, which can lead to things like this.

 

[#Not Important]

Worth pointing out that using Resource Hacker will make your program be flagged as a virus/trojan/etc, which can lead to things like this.

It didn't happen to me

 

[Marin]

It didn't happen to me

It happens when downloading through a browser. Not typically when running it.

 

[DarrylBD99]

It happens when downloading through a browser. Not typically when running it.

Btw Marin, is GConvert alright to use to change Game.exe icons?

 

[Marin]

Btw Marin, is GConvert alright to use to change Game.exe icons?

Any type of manifest/icon hacking will probably leave a trojan warning or similar when downloading. But I don't have experience with that to know.

 

[#Not Important]

I think that if you have it as a .zip file it's fine. I just tried