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undefinedI'm not good with computers :headbang: , and I'm not sure how to make my own flag, could someone help me out?

Okay, I'm gonna start by assuming you use Windows.
As you're "not good with computers" I'm guessing you aren't proficient with Photoshop, so We'll use MS Paint (Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint)

On the top Menu bar, click "Image", then select "Attributes" from the list. In the box that appears, set "Width" as 107, and "Height" as 71.
(Ensure "Units" is set to "Pixels")

Now, use the paint brush (or any other tools) to select your colours and draw your flag. Some good guidelines are here: http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=340162

When you're happy with your flag, click "File" on the top menu and select "Save As..." from the list. When the box appears, type your file name, and in the box below that, "Save as type:", select "JPEG file interchange format (*.jpg,*.jpeg)". Make sure you know where it's saved, and click "Save".

Now just go to your nation's settings page and upload!

Nibbleton

Or, do an image search (such as http://images.google.com ) for what you want and... borrow it. Irfanview is a good, free program that will let you resize the image if it's too large.

Just bear in mind that when making a flag, it doesn't have to be 105x71 or whatever the specs are. Mine isn't. Lots of people's aren't...some made really large one-color flags just for the heck of it...it has to be a bit under 6kb, though - under 5.8kb in my experience.

Wow, no mention of me.

used to be a time when folks were directed to contact me
for flag stuff, although lately I have been a bit busy.
Need to work in a day of the week again to do flags, like say tuesday nights.

I combined a few pictured and combined them all with photoshop (which is too complicated to explain). i used the double headed eagle on albabia's flag, and a flame that i found on a yahoo! image search.
there are plenty of people that would make a flag for you if you asked them and told them what you want on it. i can, if you want. i just can't edit any .gif images (mostly moving picture files).
:p

I'd be happy to make a flag for you if you wish. I made my own nations' flags, and friends' flag as well.

The Most Serene Republic of Cataclypse
Principality of Paradoxal Peoples
The Dominion of Dolphindelph
The Free Land Of Scientific Inventopia
The Republic of Ryndak

I can also use .gif images to take a still from if you want...I have animation workshop which breaks it down frame by frame.