Altering Icon Transparency at Runtime?

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Mar 18 2016, 8:31 am
(See the best response by Lummox JR.)
Is it possible to change an icon's transparency or alpha during runtime?
Mar 18 2016, 8:33 am
Yes

object.alpha = 130
Mar 18 2016, 8:38 am
im talk about actual icons.
var/icon/I=icon('Fist.dmi')
I.alpha=13

something like that wouldnt work, icons don't have variables.
Mar 18 2016, 8:52 am
Best response
You can do this a few ways. The easiest is:

var/icon/I=icon('Fist.dmi')
I.Blend(rgb(255,255,255,alpha), BLEND_MULTIPLY)

But, chances are whatever you're doing would benefit more from altering atom.alpha instead of doing icon math. The atom color and alpha vars are way more convenient, faster, and will keep your game from getting bogged down with too many resources.
Mar 18 2016, 8:56 am
I understand, I'm experimenting blending alpha icons with none alpha icons, so alpha/color vars don't seem feasible.
Mar 18 2016, 8:57 am
I appreciate the help :D