{"id":553,"date":"2007-02-07T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T12:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/2007\/02\/07\/create-your-own-icy-tower-character\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:59:24","slug":"create-your-own-icy-tower-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/create-your-own-icy-tower-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Create your own Icy Tower character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harold the Homeboy has become something of a cult hero in gaming circles now following the success of <a href=\"http:\/\/icy-tower.en.softonic.com\/ie\/28508\">Icy Tower<\/a>. However, due to the addictive nature of the game you end up spending so much time with the little dude that it\u2019s possible to become sick of the sight of him (especially if you want to be as good as the player in this video).<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">[youtube]lMqq07EZwDk[\/youtube]<\/div>\n<p>The good news is it\u2019s possible to give Harold a makeover using the built-in templates files. Enter the &#8220;\\icy tower\\characters\\template&#8221; folder in Windows Explorer and click on the paintbrush icon to open a sprite version of the character. Press Ctrl + E to open up the sprites for editing Use the editor to tweak the character\u2019s design, ensuring that every part of every sprite is the same colour. Make sure you don\u2019t go out of Harold\u2019s green outline (though you can change the colour of this outline). 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