How do I make an icon for my game?
Use an icon editor such as Axialis Icon Workshop or if you wish to use a free editor you can use The GIMP. BMP files renamed to .ICO work, or you can use png2ico to convert PNG images into icons with transparency.
Although you cannot embed your icon into your RPG file, you can embed an icon into a copy of GAME.EXE using tools such as XN Resource Editor or Resource Hacker
Another alternative is to distribute your game using a Windows installer, like Inno Setup or NSIS, both of which allow you to specify an ico file to be used for the desktop shortcuts that it creates.
Yet another alternative requires the source code. Simply replace the 'game.ico' in the source code with your own icon and compile GAME using the FreeBasic compiler. Make sure to name your icon "game.ico" (without the quotes) though, otherwise it will not work!
