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It doesn't work!
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:05 pm
by Sascha
Hi,
I have a problem:
I want to give graphics by myself to my CE's and
I work as Daniel H. says (
viewtopic.php?t=914), but it doesn't work!
I write in the
graphicsinfo.conf file:
name: XXXXXXXXX
sort_priority: XXXXXXXXX
custom_1: XXXXX.pcx
custom_1.xpos: 2 (example)
custom_1.ypos: 4
custom_1.frames: 1 (I don't know what "frames" means, too)
What's my mistake
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:47 pm
by Tomi
First, make sure that the "graphicsinfo.conf" file is placed in a "graphics" directory in the levelset directory, as well as all the image files you use.
Please check if the game creates a "stderr.txt" file, and if it does, post its content here, so we can investigate the problem further. Also please describe *how* does it not work: does the CE look as normal (the wall with red question mark)? Does it look like an exclamation mark? Does the game crash when starting? What exactly does not work?
By the way, "frames" are used with elements that have some animation. Elements that look the same all the time should have "frames" set to "1". For example, a closed exit or a normal wall has just 1 frame, and an open exit and a butterfly have 4 frames.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:53 pm
by Daniel H.
Sascha wrote:I don't know what "frames" means, too
In an animation, a "frame" is a single picture of part of the animation.
For example, look at the yam-yam in the
RocksElements.pcx default graphics file. There are four pictures of yam-yams next to each other, but each picture has the mouth open to a different point.
Here is the
graphicsinfo.conf code for a yam-yam:
Code: Select all
yamyam: RocksElements.pcx
yamyam.xpos: 0
yamyam.ypos: 5
yamyam.frames: 4
yamyam.anim_mode: pingpong2
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:10 pm
by Sascha
Tomi wrote:First, make sure that the "graphicsinfo.conf" file is placed in a "graphics" directory in the levelset directory, as well as all the image files you use.
Please check if the game creates a "stderr.txt" file, and if it does, post its content here, so we can investigate the problem further. Also please describe *how* does it not work: does the CE look as normal (the wall with red question mark)? Does it look like an exclamation mark? Does the game crash when starting? What exactly does not work?
By the way, "frames" are used with elements that have some animation. Elements that look the same all the time should have "frames" set to "1". For example, a closed exit or a normal wall has just 1 frame, and an open exit and a butterfly have 4 frames.
hi Tomi,
after I wrote the
Levelinfo.conf file (the pcx files was there in the directory) the CEs kept its usual look. everything was all right but the CEs looked normally (question mark).
I haven't looked at the stderr.txt yet, but I'll send it soon!
Thanks for your help!
where is it?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:32 pm
by Sascha
where can I find this
stderr.txt?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 9:59 pm
by Darkon
Its in the main Rocks and Diamonds folder.
If it helps at all, use a levelset that already exhists to work from of course renaming the files to whatever you need.
If you cant fix it you could always upload whatever you have to Zomis's rnd file archive then someone else could have a look at it for you.
now!
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 7:23 pm
by Sascha
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:18 pm
by Daniel H.
You're welcome!
Did you happen to find out what the problem was?
! Using big letters, Sascha, who is getting aquainted with Forum LS, wrote:THANK