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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #60 on: January 27, 2010, 04:33:25 pm »
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Well, I thought that if you didn't need any sprite makers, I might be useful elsewhere, as a beta tester or with anything that could be done on-calc without knowing asm.

I'll be on the lookout and keep you in mind.  We actually don't need beta testers, but I will eventually be looking for balance testers (aka pre-demo testers) and map designers.

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #61 on: January 28, 2010, 12:56:53 pm »
Cooliojazz, here's another thing for the map editor: Not only can height * width not be bigger than 10000, but also width cannot be greater than 255 and height cannot be greater than 255.

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #62 on: January 29, 2010, 11:04:29 pm »
Wait, i have a question.  The map picture can have 256 tiles, but does it have to be, say, 16x16 or 8x32 specificaly or can people make any dimensions and assume the program will open it?
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #63 on: January 29, 2010, 11:36:46 pm »
That's a good question.  If you can, let the bitmap be any width/height in multiples of 8 pixels (or 16 if we do 16 x 16 tiles).  However, the program should only retrieve the first 256 tiles.

If this is not possible, let's do 32 wide by 8 high for a bitmap.
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #64 on: February 11, 2010, 03:11:42 am »
Here's the bitmap, Cooliojazz.  The first bitmap is 48 x 48, the second is 16 x 16.  Note that the 48 x 48 icon should have NO transparency.

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #65 on: February 11, 2010, 09:25:13 am »
Awesome, thanks :D
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #66 on: February 21, 2010, 01:13:36 am »
Silver Shadow, I'm considering changing the perspective for the maps.  They may not be isometric, but they would still have a perspective rather than a top-down look if they are not isometric.  If you could take a look at this picture and tell me if you can do sprites in this perspective, that would be helpful.
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #67 on: February 21, 2010, 01:50:47 am »
mhmm looks nice, altough i also liked the other tiles. I guess it will be easier to deal with square tiles, right, tho?

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #68 on: February 21, 2010, 02:05:25 am »
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I guess it will be easier to deal with square tiles, right, tho?

Exactly.  In addition, it makes it easier for people who can't do isometric to create their own tilesets, and it allows for bigger maps in the same amount of space.  Also, it improves the pathfinding.

Sadly, I can't make everything top-down for graphical reasons, but in the manual, I'll have tips for creating tiles in this perspective, since all the tilesets should show consistency with each other.  It does not take a lot of work to transform tiles from top-down to this perspective.

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #69 on: February 21, 2010, 11:43:38 am »
I like this look.  It reminds me of Pokemon.  :)

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #70 on: February 22, 2010, 09:00:17 am »
I definitely prefer to do sprites in that perspective.

However, my PC broke down :'(, so I won't be able to come on Omnimaga in the near future, nor on any kind of internet communication (e-mail, IRC, etc...) :'(. My PC was sent for repairs, and I don't know how long this may take :(. I'm writing this post from my mom's PC, and I doubt that she will let me use it as regularly as I did mine... :(

@Hot_Dog: Because I can still draw on my calc, just e-mail me a list of what you want me to draw (with the size of the sprites and any other info you want me to have about them), and I will do it once I'll be able to consult my e-mails.
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #71 on: February 22, 2010, 01:46:33 pm »
Ouch this sucks, I hope you have access to school or something and get it repaired soon x.x. Do you have a clue when you'll come back? I hope you didn't lose too much stuff either...

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #72 on: February 22, 2010, 03:19:50 pm »
Ouch. ;.;  Good luck!

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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #73 on: February 28, 2010, 10:22:29 pm »
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Re: S.A.D.: Positions available for Computer Programmers
« Reply #74 on: March 01, 2010, 01:24:41 am »
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