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From: Marc P. <mar...@we...> - 2004-08-17 23:11:18
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Hi! OK, I've got some errors (not enough space), but as part is on that ftp the other part is here http://lacroix-iv.sourceforge.net/ on a great and slow 100MB-webspace from sf.net. Bye Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <lac...@go...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:50 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hello > For the MapEditor, do you still have the graphics from it(Desert Village) > and their XML scheme? > Thanks > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Popp" <mar...@we...> > To: <lac...@li...> > Sent: 16 August 2004 20:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > > > > Hi! > > > > OK, it is up. I've also uploaded the newest data structure I've made for > the > > maps. Depending on my notes, I've disign it for perfomance in loading and > > rendering, because the old structure did load and unload to long. > > > > Regards > > Marc > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story |
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From: Marc P. <mar...@we...> - 2004-08-17 04:49:17
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Hi! I've got them. I've uploaded everything related to that project. In a few minutes it will be finished. Regards Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <lac...@go...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:50 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hello > For the MapEditor, do you still have the graphics from it(Desert Village) > and their XML scheme? > Thanks > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Popp" <mar...@we...> > To: <lac...@li...> > Sent: 16 August 2004 20:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > > > > Hi! > > > > OK, it is up. I've also uploaded the newest data structure I've made for > the > > maps. Depending on my notes, I've disign it for perfomance in loading and > > rendering, because the old structure did load and unload to long. > > > > Regards > > Marc > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story |
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From: Trimbitas S. <lac...@go...> - 2004-08-17 01:56:54
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Hello For the MapEditor, do you still have the graphics from it(Desert Village) and their XML scheme? Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Popp" <mar...@we...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: 16 August 2004 20:49 PM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hi! > > OK, it is up. I've also uploaded the newest data structure I've made for the > maps. Depending on my notes, I've disign it for perfomance in loading and > rendering, because the old structure did load and unload to long. > > Regards > Marc |
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From: Marc P. <mar...@we...> - 2004-08-16 23:27:53
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Hi! OK, it is up. I've also uploaded the newest data structure I've made for the maps. Depending on my notes, I've disign it for perfomance in loading and rendering, because the old structure did load and unload to long. Regards Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <Tri...@ho...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hello > Yes, I see ... > Please use then this account : > server : ftp.szt.go.ro > user : szt > pass : jYH4235ASDFjdf > > Regards > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Popp" <mar...@we...> > To: <lac...@li...> > Sent: 16 August 2004 19:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > > > > Hi! > > > > I've got the code. the version is v030. I hope it is somewhat new. But > I've > > got problems with the ftp: > > > > Connecting ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com... > > Connected ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com. Waiting... > > 220 Ftp server ready. > > USER nekhbet > > 331 User nekhbet okay, need password. > > PASS ********************** > > 451 Login failed, can't set startup dir to your home directory: No such > file > > or directory. > > Error: Connection lost > > > > Should be easy to fix, isn't it? > > > > Marc > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <Tri...@ho...> > > To: <lac...@li...> > > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:35 AM > > Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I'm glad to hear from you again. > > > > > > >Mark > > > You can put the MapEditor here : > > > server : ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com > > > user : nekhbet > > > pass : IID_IDirect3DRGBDevice > > > > > > >John > > > Nice to hear from you that. > > > > > > We will still use VisualBasic 6.0 (I don't like VB .NET), but instead of > > DX7 > > > we will use DX8. I started reading&learning some migration tutorials > from > > > directx4vb website. Yesterday I started to rewrite the engine and I > > haven't > > > done to much but it is a start. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Thank you > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > > > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > > > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > > > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > > > Lac...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > > _______________________________________________ > > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > > Lac...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story |
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From: Trimbitas S. <Tri...@ho...> - 2004-08-16 17:14:37
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Hello Yes, I see ... Please use then this account : server : ftp.szt.go.ro user : szt pass : jYH4235ASDFjdf Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Popp" <mar...@we...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: 16 August 2004 19:26 PM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hi! > > I've got the code. the version is v030. I hope it is somewhat new. But I've > got problems with the ftp: > > Connecting ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com... > Connected ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com. Waiting... > 220 Ftp server ready. > USER nekhbet > 331 User nekhbet okay, need password. > PASS ********************** > 451 Login failed, can't set startup dir to your home directory: No such file > or directory. > Error: Connection lost > > Should be easy to fix, isn't it? > > Marc > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <Tri...@ho...> > To: <lac...@li...> > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > > > > Hello > > > > I'm glad to hear from you again. > > > > >Mark > > You can put the MapEditor here : > > server : ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com > > user : nekhbet > > pass : IID_IDirect3DRGBDevice > > > > >John > > Nice to hear from you that. > > > > We will still use VisualBasic 6.0 (I don't like VB .NET), but instead of > DX7 > > we will use DX8. I started reading&learning some migration tutorials from > > directx4vb website. Yesterday I started to rewrite the engine and I > haven't > > done to much but it is a start. > > > > HTH > > > > Thank you > > Regards > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > > _______________________________________________ > > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > > Lac...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story > |
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From: Marc P. <mar...@we...> - 2004-08-16 16:27:26
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Hi! I've got the code. the version is v030. I hope it is somewhat new. But I've got problems with the ftp: Connecting ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com... Connected ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com. Waiting... 220 Ftp server ready. USER nekhbet 331 User nekhbet okay, need password. PASS ********************** 451 Login failed, can't set startup dir to your home directory: No such file or directory. Error: Connection lost Should be easy to fix, isn't it? Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <Tri...@ho...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hello > > I'm glad to hear from you again. > > >Mark > You can put the MapEditor here : > server : ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com > user : nekhbet > pass : IID_IDirect3DRGBDevice > > >John > Nice to hear from you that. > > We will still use VisualBasic 6.0 (I don't like VB .NET), but instead of DX7 > we will use DX8. I started reading&learning some migration tutorials from > directx4vb website. Yesterday I started to rewrite the engine and I haven't > done to much but it is a start. > > HTH > > Thank you > Regards > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story > |
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From: Trimbitas S. <Tri...@ho...> - 2004-08-16 07:36:31
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Hello I'm glad to hear from you again. >Mark You can put the MapEditor here : server : ftp.nekhbet.netfirms.com user : nekhbet pass : IID_IDirect3DRGBDevice >John Nice to hear from you that. We will still use VisualBasic 6.0 (I don't like VB .NET), but instead of DX7 we will use DX8. I started reading&learning some migration tutorials from directx4vb website. Yesterday I started to rewrite the engine and I haven't done to much but it is a start. HTH Thank you Regards |
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From: Marc P. <mar...@we...> - 2004-08-16 04:48:56
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Hello! > PS:Brent or Mark do you still have the sources for the map editor? If yes > can you upload it on Sourceforge? Yes, I'm quite sure it is somewhere on that disks. Where should I put it? > Do you want to rejoin me in continuing it? Everytime as long as we use VB. Have a nice day Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trimbitas Sorin" <Tri...@ho...> To: <lac...@li...> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 10:58 PM Subject: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening > Hello > I want to reopen the project, not in DirectX7 but in DirectX8. > > > Thank you > With best regards > > -- > forum dedicat ganduriilor si numismaticii : http://deltaip.com/nesheret > -- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lacroix-iv-story mailing list > Lac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story |
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From: John Y. <jo...@ir...> - 2004-08-15 21:51:31
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Yeah I would be more than happy to reopen the story line. John Yoder Director Ireland Linked 012115752 0878568132 www.irelandlinked.com -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Trimbitas Sorin Sent: 15 August 2004 21:59 To: lac...@li... Subject: [Lacroix-iv-story] Re-opening Hello I want to reopen the project, not in DirectX7 but in DirectX8. Do you want to rejoin me in continuing it? PS:Brent or Mark do you still have the sources for the map editor? If yes can you upload it on Sourceforge? Thank you With best regards -- forum dedicat ganduriilor si numismaticii : http://deltaip.com/nesheret -- ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Lacroix-iv-story mailing list Lac...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 29/07/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 29/07/2004 |
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From: Trimbitas S. <Tri...@ho...> - 2004-08-15 20:59:50
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Hello I want to reopen the project, not in DirectX7 but in DirectX8. Do you want to rejoin me in continuing it? PS:Brent or Mark do you still have the sources for the map editor? If yes can you upload it on Sourceforge? Thank you With best regards -- forum dedicat ganduriilor si numismaticii : http://deltaip.com/nesheret -- |
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From: Brent a. M. <km...@mh...> - 2003-08-05 17:56:47
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Hello,
Ive completed a simple sprite viewer and uploaded it to the ftp
at /Graphics/Sprite/CharView.rar. Currently there is only one sprite to view
(scorpion.) After you run the install program from the character viewer, run
run the scorpion.exe file. (Its a self-extracting archive.) Leave the
decompress directory at C:\ (or whatever drive you installed CharView on.)
To load the scorpion sprite, just click on file->load sprite,
and you should see the files scorpion.spr and scorpionSmall.spr. The
animations for this sprite will be listed on the right in the combo box.
Choose one and click Play to see what it is. The difference between
scorpion and scorpion small is the number of frames used. They both use the
same frames but scorpionSmall only uses every-other frame, if you know what
I mean.
Thanks,
Brent
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From: Marc P. <Mar...@we...> - 2003-07-30 21:35:46
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Hello!
Yes I've got some code for TGA.
For D3D it si simply the same function as for verything else:
Set myNewTexture =3D d3dx.CreateTextureFromFileEx(dxdevice, =
"Picture.tga", 256, 256, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5, =
D3DPOOL_MANAGED, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, &HFF000000, ByVal 0, ByVal =
0)
What it will be for DirectDraw? Don't ask me. But wait! Why don't we =
just try Trimbitas Sorin's (@TS: Sorry, but which of this two words is =
your first name, your calling name?) function called =
"DD7_LoadTexture("Pic.tag")" ?
It als uses an similar function:
Set DD7_LoadTexture =3D DD.CreateSurfaceFromFile(FileName, ddsd)
This should work - I think.
Your right gif only has 256 colors, but you can say which of these =
should be the transp.=20
My vote is for GIF. It's smaller. The player will not get the =
differents, becourse the pallette of GIF is variable, so it takes the =
255 most needed colors.
So this was me and my 2 Cent
Marc |
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From: Marc P. <Mar...@we...> - 2003-07-30 21:23:52
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Hello!
Yes I've got some code for TGA.
For D3D it si simply the same function as for verything else:
Set myNewTexture =3D d3dx.CreateTextureFromFileEx(dxdevice, =
"Picture.tga", 256, 256, D3DX_DEFAULT, 0, D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5, =
D3DPOOL_MANAGED, D3DX_DEFAULT, D3DX_DEFAULT, &HFF000000, ByVal 0, ByVal =
0)
What it will be for DirectDraw? Don't ask me. But wait! Why don't we =
just try Trimbitas Sorin's (@TS: Sorry, but which of this two words is =
your first name, your calling name?) function called =
"DD7_LoadTexture("Pic.tag")" ?
It als uses an similar function:
Set DD7_LoadTexture =3D DD.CreateSurfaceFromFile(FileName, ddsd)
This should work - I think.
=20
=20
Your right gif only has 256 colors, but you can say which of these =
should be the transp.=20
=20
My vote is for GIF. It's smaller. The player will not get the =
differents, becourse the pallette of GIF is variable, so it takes the =
255 most needed colors.
=20
So this was me and my 2 Cent
=20
Marc
PS: B.t.w. the main-part is still in process. Is there a new version of =
the MapEdit to support my node maps? |
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From: Marc P. <Mar...@we...> - 2003-07-30 21:21:21
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OK, let it be!! I give up!=20 :-) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Trimbitas Sorin=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Loading TGA files in a DX surface.... this was tried by an ex-member = of our project.He becomed bored so he left it. Look if this file is good for what you need Thank you -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brent and Michelle=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! I'm not sure about GIF's, I think they might force a 256-color = palette for compression, which might not work well for transparency. = However, since the color-key is pure green (0,255,0), that would = probably be one of the palette colors, so maybe it would work. It's = probably worth looking into, considering the compression factor of gifs. = Do you want to look into this, or should I?=20 =20 TGA sounds like a good alternative, also. Do you have any code for = loading tga's, Marc? =20 Brent =20 -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... = [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of Marc = Popp Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 6:45 AM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! =20 Hi! =20 What's about tga format? I've used it for Direct3D with transparency = and it worked fine. The size is about half of an bmp I think. =20 Marc ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Trimbitas Sorin=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! =20 Hello Would GIF format suit the needs for transparency??? =20 -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brent and Michelle=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:40 AM Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! =20 Hello, =20 I've been thinking about the use of jpgs, and I think it = will work only for the portions of the map that don't have transparency = (which is a large portion.) Since the transparency relies on a specific = color to work, and the jpg compression alters the colors slightly, it = will screw it up. This means that we'll have to use a combination of = jpgs (for the solid tiles) and bitmaps (for the tiles w/ transparency.) = It won't be too hard to implement, and I've already made the changes for = the TilePallete class in the ParseXML method. If anybody has any ideas = on how to do this differently, feel free to jump in J=20 =20 Thanks, Brent =20 -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... = [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of = Trimbitas Sorin Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:01 PM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! =20 Hello It's just great ;) Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build = the path that the player should follow to reach from a city to = another(desert,some herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...). As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG = format.If we will use them in BMP format how big will be the = game???Anyway, hundreds of MB.. In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I = make a function for this?? Thank you =20 -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: Brent a. M. <km...@mh...> - 2003-07-30 16:29:45
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Im not sure about GIFs, I think they might force a 256-color palette for compression, which might not work well for transparency. However, since the color-key is pure green (0,255,0), that would probably be one of the palette colors, so maybe it would work. Its probably worth looking into, considering the compression factor of gifs. Do you want to look into this, or should I? TGA sounds like a good alternative, also. Do you have any code for loading tgas, Marc? Brent -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of Marc Popp Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 6:45 AM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hi! What's about tga format? I've used it for Direct3D with transparency and it worked fine. The size is about half of an bmp I think. Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: Trimbitas Sorin <mailto:lac...@go...> To: lac...@li... <mailto:lac...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello Would GIF format suit the needs for transparency??? -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent and Michelle <mailto:km...@mh...> To: lac...@li... <mailto:lac...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:40 AM Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, Ive been thinking about the use of jpgs, and I think it will work only for the portions of the map that dont have transparency (which is a large portion.) Since the transparency relies on a specific color to work, and the jpg compression alters the colors slightly, it will screw it up. This means that well have to use a combination of jpgs (for the solid tiles) and bitmaps (for the tiles w/ transparency.) It wont be too hard to implement, and Ive already made the changes for the TilePallete class in the ParseXML method. If anybody has any ideas on how to do this differently, feel free to jump in :-) Thanks, Brent -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of Trimbitas Sorin Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:01 PM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello It's just great ;) Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build the path that the player should follow to reach from a city to another(desert,some herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...). As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG format.If we will use them in BMP format how big will be the game???Anyway, hundreds of MB.. In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I make a function for this?? Thank you -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: John Y. <jo...@ir...> - 2003-07-30 15:13:39
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That all sounds good but keep in mind that a very large number of people out there play the game for the combat, so if we put to great a limit on mana recovery then we could be alienating this group of player. I agree that spells should cost a good deal in mana, and I really like the idea of starting as a normal person who learns stuff on the journey. Well that's my 2 cents anyway Cheers John -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Trimbitas Sorin Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 19:24 To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Newsgroup post >>Also don't restrict characters to a certain class based ability system let the player learn whatever they >>want, such as negotiation so that the player that would rather think >>than fight can also improve I don't want to use a pre-build class,it wouldn't fit the story-line i'm thinking.The player will not have the chance to start as a fighter, a mage, a druid.....He/She will start as a normal person.When he/she will advance in the game he/she will have the possibility to learn how to cast magic, how to pick a lock, how to improve his/her fighting skills, how to invent usefull stuffs ... I hate games that when you start you choose for your character,by example, 10 wisdom points, and when you finish the game you have ... the same 10 points(without any improving items/spells). If we want to make a good game we will have to give the player new game experience, not a Diablo clone. I'm thinking about another type of magic caster.By example you have(when you will be able to cast spells) 10 points of mana.A simple Fire Arrow will cost you 6 MP.You cast the spell and you remain with 4MP.You "rest" a day and your MP are now at maximum.I want to make another change in this:for every past/rest day the maximum MP you can restore is 20%.If we will make this change the player could play/think more about how to attack enemies or how to skip the combats(alliances,passing near them ... ). Sorry again for my English -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01 /01 _______________________________________________ Lacroix-iv-story mailing list Lac...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lacroix-iv-story |
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From: Marc P. <Mar...@we...> - 2003-07-30 12:44:30
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Hi! What's about tga format? I've used it for Direct3D with transparency and = it worked fine. The size is about half of an bmp I think. Marc ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Trimbitas Sorin=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello Would GIF format suit the needs for transparency??? -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Brent and Michelle=20 To: lac...@li...=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:40 AM Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, =20 I've been thinking about the use of jpgs, and I think it = will work only for the portions of the map that don't have transparency = (which is a large portion.) Since the transparency relies on a specific = color to work, and the jpg compression alters the colors slightly, it = will screw it up. This means that we'll have to use a combination of = jpgs (for the solid tiles) and bitmaps (for the tiles w/ transparency.) = It won't be too hard to implement, and I've already made the changes for = the TilePallete class in the ParseXML method. If anybody has any ideas = on how to do this differently, feel free to jump in J=20 =20 Thanks, Brent =20 -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... = [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of = Trimbitas Sorin Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:01 PM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! =20 Hello It's just great ;) Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build = the path that the player should follow to reach from a city to = another(desert,some herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...). As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG = format.If we will use them in BMP format how big will be the = game???Anyway, hundreds of MB.. In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I = make a function for this?? Thank you =20 -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: Trimbitas S. <lac...@go...> - 2003-07-30 06:34:29
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Hello Would GIF format suit the needs for transparency??? -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent and Michelle To: lac...@li... Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:40 AM Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, I've been thinking about the use of jpgs, and I think it will work only for the portions of the map that don't have transparency (which is a large portion.) Since the transparency relies on a specific color to work, and the jpg compression alters the colors slightly, it will screw it up. This means that we'll have to use a combination of jpgs (for the solid tiles) and bitmaps (for the tiles w/ transparency.) It won't be too hard to implement, and I've already made the changes for the TilePallete class in the ParseXML method. If anybody has any ideas on how to do this differently, feel free to jump in J Thanks, Brent -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of Trimbitas Sorin Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:01 PM To: lac...@li... Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello It's just great ;) Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build the path that the player should follow to reach from a city to another(desert,some herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...). As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG format.If we will use them in BMP format how big will be the game???Anyway, hundreds of MB.. In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I make a function for this?? Thank you -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: Brent a. M. <km...@mh...> - 2003-07-29 23:41:49
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Hello,
Ive been thinking about the use of jpgs, and I think it will
work only for the portions of the map that dont have transparency (which is
a large portion.) Since the transparency relies on a specific color to work,
and the jpg compression alters the colors slightly, it will screw it up.
This means that well have to use a combination of jpgs (for the solid
tiles) and bitmaps (for the tiles w/ transparency.) It wont be too hard to
implement, and Ive already made the changes for the TilePallete class in
the ParseXML method. If anybody has any ideas on how to do this differently,
feel free to jump in :-)
Thanks,
Brent
-----Original Message-----
From: lac...@li...
[mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of Trimbitas
Sorin
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:01 PM
To: lac...@li...
Subject: Re: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map!
Hello
It's just great ;)
Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build the path
that the player should follow to reach from a city to another(desert,some
herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...).
As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG format.If we
will use them in BMP format how big will be the game???Anyway, hundreds of
MB..
In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I make a
function for this??
Thank you
--
With best regards
Trimbitas Sorin
--
http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html
--
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From: Trimbitas S. <lac...@go...> - 2003-07-29 19:00:44
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>>Also don't restrict characters to a certain class based ability system let the player learn whatever they >>want, such as negotiation so that the player that would rather think >>than fight can also improve I don't want to use a pre-build class,it wouldn't fit the story-line i'm thinking.The player will not have the chance to start as a fighter, a mage, a druid.....He/She will start as a normal person.When he/she will advance in the game he/she will have the possibility to learn how to cast magic, how to pick a lock, how to improve his/her fighting skills, how to invent usefull stuffs ... I hate games that when you start you choose for your character,by example, 10 wisdom points, and when you finish the game you have ... the same 10 points(without any improving items/spells). If we want to make a good game we will have to give the player new game experience, not a Diablo clone. I'm thinking about another type of magic caster.By example you have(when you will be able to cast spells) 10 points of mana.A simple Fire Arrow will cost you 6 MP.You cast the spell and you remain with 4MP.You "rest" a day and your MP are now at maximum.I want to make another change in this:for every past/rest day the maximum MP you can restore is 20%.If we will make this change the player could play/think more about how to attack enemies or how to skip the combats(alliances,passing near them ... ). Sorry again for my English -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: Trimbitas S. <lac...@go...> - 2003-07-29 19:00:41
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Hello It's just great ;) Another maps you should be thinking at are an the ones which build the path that the player should follow to reach from a city to another(desert,some herbs,an oasis maybe,some Egypt specific trees,...). As for the pallets I think we should convert&use them in JPEG format.If we will use them in BMP format how big will be the game???Anyway, hundreds of MB.. In DX is very easy to load a JPG or a GIF in a surface??Should I make a function for this?? Thank you -- With best regards Trimbitas Sorin -- http://www.nekhbet.netfirms.com/index_ro.html -- |
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From: John Y. <jo...@ir...> - 2003-07-28 12:14:54
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Hi Your ideas sound great, I like the scorpion subquest this could be used to introduce an important NPC that would translate hieroglyphics for the character and also identify different magic items, I don't like games that when you find a magic item you automatically know what it is. 1 idea for the main town would be for a building set against the temple, this could house the main NPC who will set various quests for the player this is where the leader of the rebellion will be housed. I think a wall around the city would be best if this is a town still in rebellion after 300 of terror they have to have some pretty serious defenses in place both mundane and magical. Don't forget to include all the different shops in the town as well as various houses both inhabited and abandoned. I know that when I am playing games I like to find the odd abandoned house to use as my house, it makes the game more realistic for me then constantly staying in a temple or sleeping room. Can't help much on the technical end but whatever works :>) John -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Brent and Michelle Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 20:23 To: lac...@li... Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, I agree that the temple should dominate the map, and that the people graphics are to large to scale, but instead of making the people graphics smaller, I had planned on making the temple larger. Also, the town is, I believe a "friendly" town. Do you have any ideas for NPC's in mind? I'll build a building to suit, if so. What do you think about building a wall around the village (with a gate)? Would that be appropriate? Are there any items that you'd like to see on the first map? More map Ideas: In another map I had envisioned a nearby farm, (maybe infested w/ scorpions, as a beginner sub-quest.) Any thoughts about that? The temple interior. I was thinking something like a large central gathering area near the entrance, surrounded by a complex of smaller rooms. Maybe a place to rest or be healed. Maybe a place to buy healing supplies, and/or magical items? Any other map ideas that I should be thinking about? Some technical notes: I'm considering switching the palettes over to jpg's, at least temporarily. The last palette was a whopping 12MB's, and switching to high quality jpg's would probably reduce that by a factor of 10, with a cost to performance, and visual quality. Maybe we can develop using jpg's and create the final release using bmp's? Brent -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of John Yoder Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 11:11 AM To: lac...@li... Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hi it is looking good. I would like to see some additional buildings to house some NPCs for game progression. Also I like all the trees it gives it an oasis in the desert look, which would appeal to players coming back here after a long trek. The people graphics though are a bit to big they make the temple look small when it should Dominate the scene. Is this one of the friendly cities? If so then the touch with a temple dedicated to Anubis is a nice touch. All in all it is looking good. Cheers John Yoder -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Brent and Michelle Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 01:14 To: lac...@li... Subject: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, I've just finished a rough template of the first village. It still needs lots of detail added, and there are some problems with some of the tiles. The dock looks terrible, for example, and the temple tiles have a 1 pixel edge, which is annoying. Also, some of the tiles need the anti-aliasing cleaned up because the show up with a green fringe around the edges. I would like to add some details such as a handcart, some barrels, a couple different types of buildings, and so on. Please let Pat and I know if you have any special requests that you'd like to see on the first map. There are a few character graphics placed on the map to help show scale. Also, I went a little nuts with the trees. I doubt if there'll be that many in the final draft. To view the map, you need to download the map pallete, the .xml file and the .map file. From the ftp at /Graphics/Tiles/ There are three files. Unzip the TorrVillage.rar file to your palletes directory. (It's probably C:\Program Files\MapEdit\Palettes\) You can place the .xml and .map files anywhere, but you'll need to manually edit the .map file like this: Current: Line 4 = C:\Blackbird Software\Egyptian\MapEdit\Palettes\TorrPalette.xml Change this line to be the path of the .xml file. Then open the MapEditor and load the test.map file. I think you'll need the most up-to-date map editor to view this map. Anyway, please feel free to offer up any suggestions. Here <http://www.bbsoftwareinc.com/rpg/Graphics/Samples/MapExample4.jpg> 's a screenshot of the whole map (at ~12.5% of actual size). Brent |
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From: Brent a. M. <km...@mh...> - 2003-07-27 19:21:43
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Hello, I agree that the temple should dominate the map, and that the people graphics are to large to scale, but instead of making the people graphics smaller, I had planned on making the temple larger. Also, the town is, I believe a "friendly" town. Do you have any ideas for NPC's in mind? I'll build a building to suit, if so. What do you think about building a wall around the village (with a gate)? Would that be appropriate? Are there any items that you'd like to see on the first map? More map Ideas: In another map I had envisioned a nearby farm, (maybe infested w/ scorpions, as a beginner sub-quest.) Any thoughts about that? The temple interior. I was thinking something like a large central gathering area near the entrance, surrounded by a complex of smaller rooms. Maybe a place to rest or be healed. Maybe a place to buy healing supplies, and/or magical items? Any other map ideas that I should be thinking about? Some technical notes: I'm considering switching the palettes over to jpg's, at least temporarily. The last palette was a whopping 12MB's, and switching to high quality jpg's would probably reduce that by a factor of 10, with a cost to performance, and visual quality. Maybe we can develop using jpg's and create the final release using bmp's? Brent -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...]On Behalf Of John Yoder Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 11:11 AM To: lac...@li... Subject: RE: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hi it is looking good. I would like to see some additional buildings to house some NPCs for game progression. Also I like all the trees it gives it an oasis in the desert look, which would appeal to players coming back here after a long trek. The people graphics though are a bit to big they make the temple look small when it should Dominate the scene. Is this one of the friendly cities? If so then the touch with a temple dedicated to Anubis is a nice touch. All in all it is looking good. Cheers John Yoder -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Brent and Michelle Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 01:14 To: lac...@li... Subject: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, I've just finished a rough template of the first village. It still needs lots of detail added, and there are some problems with some of the tiles. The dock looks terrible, for example, and the temple tiles have a 1 pixel edge, which is annoying. Also, some of the tiles need the anti-aliasing cleaned up because the show up with a green fringe around the edges. I would like to add some details such as a handcart, some barrels, a couple different types of buildings, and so on. Please let Pat and I know if you have any special requests that you'd like to see on the first map. There are a few character graphics placed on the map to help show scale. Also, I went a little nuts with the trees. I doubt if there'll be that many in the final draft. To view the map, you need to download the map pallete, the .xml file and the .map file. From the ftp at /Graphics/Tiles/ There are three files. Unzip the TorrVillage.rar file to your palletes directory. (It's probably C:\Program Files\MapEdit\Palettes\) You can place the .xml and .map files anywhere, but you'll need to manually edit the .map file like this: Current: Line 4 = C:\Blackbird Software\Egyptian\MapEdit\Palettes\TorrPalette.xml Change this line to be the path of the .xml file. Then open the MapEditor and load the test.map file. I think you'll need the most up-to-date map editor to view this map. Anyway, please feel free to offer up any suggestions. Here <http://www.bbsoftwareinc.com/rpg/Graphics/Samples/MapExample4.jpg> 's a screenshot of the whole map (at ~12.5% of actual size). Brent |
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From: John Y. <jo...@ir...> - 2003-07-27 17:10:34
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Hi it is looking good. I would like to see some additional buildings to house some NPCs for game progression. Also I like all the trees it gives it an oasis in the desert look, which would appeal to players coming back here after a long trek. The people graphics though are a bit to big they make the temple look small when it should Dominate the scene. Is this one of the friendly cities? If so then the touch with a temple dedicated to Anubis is a nice touch. All in all it is looking good. Cheers John Yoder -----Original Message----- From: lac...@li... [mailto:lac...@li...] On Behalf Of Brent and Michelle Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 01:14 To: lac...@li... Subject: [Lacroix-iv-story] Village Map! Hello, I've just finished a rough template of the first village. It still needs lots of detail added, and there are some problems with some of the tiles. The dock looks terrible, for example, and the temple tiles have a 1 pixel edge, which is annoying. Also, some of the tiles need the anti-aliasing cleaned up because the show up with a green fringe around the edges. I would like to add some details such as a handcart, some barrels, a couple different types of buildings, and so on. Please let Pat and I know if you have any special requests that you'd like to see on the first map. There are a few character graphics placed on the map to help show scale. Also, I went a little nuts with the trees. I doubt if there'll be that many in the final draft. To view the map, you need to download the map pallete, the .xml file and the .map file. From the ftp at /Graphics/Tiles/ There are three files. Unzip the TorrVillage.rar file to your palletes directory. (It's probably C:\Program Files\MapEdit\Palettes\) You can place the .xml and .map files anywhere, but you'll need to manually edit the .map file like this: Current: Line 4 = C:\Blackbird Software\Egyptian\MapEdit\Palettes\TorrPalette.xml Change this line to be the path of the .xml file. Then open the MapEditor and load the test.map file. I think you'll need the most up-to-date map editor to view this map. Anyway, please feel free to offer up any suggestions. Here <http://www.bbsoftwareinc.com/rpg/Graphics/Samples/MapExample4.jpg> 's a screenshot of the whole map (at ~12.5% of actual size). Brent |
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From: Brent a. M. <km...@mh...> - 2003-07-27 00:12:55
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Hello, Ive just finished a rough template of the first village. It still needs lots of detail added, and there are some problems with some of the tiles. The dock looks terrible, for example, and the temple tiles have a 1 pixel edge, which is annoying. Also, some of the tiles need the anti-aliasing cleaned up because the show up with a green fringe around the edges. I would like to add some details such as a handcart, some barrels, a couple different types of buildings, and so on. Please let Pat and I know if you have any special requests that youd like to see on the first map. There are a few character graphics placed on the map to help show scale. Also, I went a little nuts with the trees. I doubt if therell be that many in the final draft. To view the map, you need to download the map pallete, the .xml file and the .map file. From the ftp at /Graphics/Tiles/ There are three files. Unzip the TorrVillage.rar file to your palletes directory. (Its probably C:\Program Files\MapEdit\Palettes\) You can place the .xml and .map files anywhere, but youll need to manually edit the .map file like this: Current: Line 4 = C:\Blackbird Software\Egyptian\MapEdit\Palettes\TorrPalette.xml Change this line to be the path of the .xml file. Then open the MapEditor and load the test.map file. I think youll need the most up-to-date map editor to view this map. Anyway, please feel free to offer up any suggestions. Here <http://www.bbsoftwareinc.com/rpg/Graphics/Samples/MapExample4.jpg> s a screenshot of the whole map (at ~12.5% of actual size). Brent |
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