Thanks to a curious player, I have realized that Anomalies is modable. Here is a quick tutorial on how to modify the background image...
If you access the "Anomalies" folder under your Steam Account, you can modify the "Space_Background_0xx.bmp" files. They are numbered 006 - 010 (replacing the 'xx').
In this way, by replacing bitmaps, the game is "modable." You can download a different set of "spacey" backgrounds I made here: Space_Backgrounds.zip
- To find your "Anomalies" folder, right-click on Anomalies in your Steam Library, and click "properties."
- In the "Local Files" tab, click on "Browse Local Files."
- You may want to make a backup of the existing "Space_Background" files before doing the next step.
- Copy and paste the contents of the "Space_Backgrounds.zip" file into this folder, and allow it to overwrite the existing files.
- Run Anomalies after the files are over-written.
For making custom backgrounds, I would suggest the following:
- They should be 2048 pixels wide by 1024 tall. ( they could be different sizes, but the 2x1 aspect ratio should be preserved and they should be powers of 2, i.e. 128, 256, 512, 1024 etc...)
- The top and bottom colors of the image should be some flat color (mine are black), as any image details will get stretched in this region.
- Follow the above procedures with your custom images
- Make sure they are named the same as the original bitmap files (they need to be .bmp file format too)
- Share your screenshots! Tell your friends how awesome Anomalies is, and don't forget to upvote or comment on other people's screenshots as well.
Thanks for playing Anomalies!