Bizarre error with png files (got it fixed!)

[{depth}shaman]

I used a scenery called wb-water.png. My map compiled correctly and I could playtest my map. Abruptly i started getting this error message several hours into my mapmaking session today:
"Error loading texture: C:/soldat/SCENERY-GFX/WB-water.PNG"
whenever I start a game with my level.

After several restarts of polyworks and my computer the error persisted.
I knew other PNG files worked. Fade is a much used one that never gives any problems. So I removed WB-water from my map, and replaced it with a less graphics intensive "water.PNG." I simply saved WB-water as something else after downgrading graphics in paint. I still have the problem. Now it just says:

"Error loading texture: C:/soldat/SCENERY-GFX/water.PNG"

I don't want to save it as bitmap cuz then the graphics are really bad on it.

The only solution I have found, is deleting all the water, compiling it but not saving it, and then restarting the computer in which case I can start the game, but without the files.

SO FRUSTRATING! please help, it will speed up the release of my congo server.

[Frenchie]

Try opening it (the png file) in paint and saving it again.

[{depth}shaman]

lol. I did. I saved it as "water.png" like i said above. Then i completely romeved wb-water.PNG from the soldat folders. no luck...

[VirtualTT]

What is your system configuration? Probably your graphic card doesn't support large textures. (wb_water.png was about 1600px width)

Paint can handle properly only bmp files. Use other applications to save/modify png, jpg and all other image file types...

And by the way problem with wb_water.png was brought up many times before... 

[zyxstand]

how is bmp bad gfx?  it's just a bit bigger of a file which is usually not a problem...

[VirtualTT]

a bit bigger? 
wb_water.png ~0,18 mb
wb_water.bmp ~2,67 mb (+1400%)

and bmp also can't handle semi-transparency

[zyxstand]

and bmp also can't handle semi-transparency

oohh - i was wondering how you do that...  well, how exactly DO you get semi-transparency?!

[VirtualTT]

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=3705.msg43308#msg43308

And also when saving images as png uncheck Save background colour and Save colour values from transparent pixels.

[{depth}shaman]

Alright! got it fixed. I think ill just use your water from coldmorning. I hope thats cool cuz im already using all your other scenery! I can hardly wait to unveil my congo campaign server! Haha, i think my whinyness took a bite outta my karma.