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Re: [Rails-devel] Improved tiles?
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From: Erik V. <eri...@hc...> - 2008-05-11 18:53:25
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1. If you look into the 18xx CVS repository, under tiles, you'll find a file TileDictionary.18t, which is a data store maintained by Marco Rocci's Tile Designer program (see http://www.rails18xx.it/software.html). I have started from Marco's base version and added a lot of game-specific tiles in the course of time. 2. The program allows the export of tile pictures in various formats. We use both GIF and SVG. Brett can give you any details on how exactly he has done that (I think he modifies the SVG versions in some way). The resulting files can also be found in CVS, under tiles/images and tiles/svg. (For the 18EU specific tiles we use picture files obtained from John Tamplin, I believe he uses a modified version of Marco's program.). 3. The GIF or SVG tile pictures are loaded, resized, rotated and rendered by the Rails Java code (classes rails.ui.swing.ImageLoader and rails.ui.swing.hexmap.GUITile). (N.B. GIFs currently can't be loaded, not sure what has caused this breakdown). I think any tile graphics issues (whichever they are) arise in steps 2 or (more likely) 3. Not sure what kind of technologies in these steps you consider yourself able to address.... Erik. > -----Original Message----- > From: rai...@li... > [mailto:rai...@li...] On Behalf > Of Iain Cheyne > Sent: Sunday 11 May 2008 16:30 > To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Improved tiles? > > On 5/10/08, brett lentz <wak...@gm...> wrote: > > More specifically, by "better tiles", I meant that someone needs to > > just spend some time making sure the tiles are all consistent. Make > > sure each tile is aligned to the same pixel offsets, etc. > > > > It's time consuming, but it would help make the map look a little > > better, and make improving the drawing code an easier process. > > Please could you elaborate a bit more on that? Maybe post the tiles up > somewhere with instructions? Even if I can't do it, someone else might > be able to. > > -- > Iain > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to > save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java .sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Rails-devel mailing list > Rai...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-devel > |
