---
title: Custom player logos and glow maps
summary: Prepare a PNG, find the logos folder and check the emblem selection in game.
section: ships
kind: guide
status: reference
updated: 2026-10-27
tags: ["X4","modding","custom","logos"]
sources: ["https://wiki.egosoft.com/X4%20Foundations%20Wiki/Modding%20Support/Assets%20Modding/Community%20Guides/User%20Generated%20Logos%20-%20Usage/"]
---
## Prepare the image


Start with a transparent square 256×256 PNG. Name it `playerlogo_01.png`; an optional glow map is `playerlogo_01_glow.png`. This is a player logo rather than a new ship paintmod.



## Find your profile


The `logos` folder belongs in X4 user data: normally within the numeric Steam profile directory, or directly under X4 for GOG. Use the actual profile location, including redirected Documents folders.



Placeholder layout, not a real account ID:



```text
Documents/Egosoft/X4/<profile>/logos/
  playerlogo_01.png
  playerlogo_01_glow.png
```



Do not publish your personal profile ID in instructions. Create the directory if missing.



## First exercise


Create an original simple emblem: a bright symbol over transparency, without tiny text. Test the base PNG first, then add a glow map so the cause of each change is clear.



After launching and loading, find logo selection under player/empire information. Expect a selectable custom emblem; inspect it on an object in bright and dark lighting.



## If it is missing


Check the filename, actual format, square dimensions and profile. Ensure the editor wrote PNG content rather than merely changing an extension. This article does not claim a completed game test. Materials and paint use a different workflow: [ship models](wiki:ship-models).