32bit Graphics Extra Zoom Patch

[NekoMaster]

Can I possibly get a diff for openttd r18972? I would like to compile a linux build

[Ben_Robbins_]

maquinista: Thanks a lot for that clear explanation. This looks like a great new feature for artists. I'll experiment with this myself at some point.

NekoMaster: Probably best just to wait until the next diff appears...people don't sanction there contributions until a begging quoter is met.

[GeekToo]

If applying the patch to current trunk does not work any more, you can always revert to the version the patch is made for by:
svn up -r xxxxxx (xxxxxx being the rev number)

[Antonio1984]

Hi guys...I've seen that when I click on the city's name, nothing happened..I don't see the info windows...I'm using a 32 bpp full zoom zip files for x64 systems, downloaded in this topic ...
I've tried to install a normal exe (with setup) and it works...any suggest?

[neob]

its a known bug see Known bugs

[Antonio1984]

So at the moment doesn't exist a solution?because it is impossible to interact with the towns administration...
however thanks for ther reply...

[neob]

you can always use the normal zoom level and use it just like the original

[Antonio1984]

ok..but I remember that I played in the past with the extra zoom, and it worked properly...this problem is due to the new experimental algorithm?

[Ben_Robbins_]

Another bug that hasn't been listed, and I can't quite nail down is in zooming in fast(?). On my tablet I have a touch sensitive strip, if I use this to zoom in because of the speed I can do it at, sometimes the final zoomed in location is not as intended. It's usually some way North/upward of that. It jumps between z1 and z2, although that may only be due to that being the second zoom command in a quick succession rather than a fault with it individually. I can also get this zooming out rapidly.

I think it usually jumps to the centre or very bottom corner, and the easiest place to test is the far right quarter of a map and it jumps to right-centre. That's about all I have concluded so far.

[GeekToo]

ok..but I remember that I played in the past with the extra zoom, and it worked properly...this problem is due to the new experimental algorithm?

You're right about it being ok in the past, but I messed it up somewhere in one of the merges with trunk, but it is not related to the new algorithm. It's one of the things that's high on my prio list, because it affects gameplay, and I took a quick look at it already, but everytime I think I've got it fixed some other issue appears. But please be patient, I'm sure it will get fixed in one of the following updates.

Second on the list are the problems with fences that Maquinista reported, especially the one where the fences cross the track. Good news is that I know what the problem is for that one, still debugging the second bug Maquinista reported, but that one is less important, I guess, only affecting the shadows of the fence poles.

And yeah, you're right Ben, that also is not completely correct, I've seen it happen mostly when zooming in on a point on the map, then zooming out, followed by a zoom in again. Although I'll take a look at it, I think it less important than the issues mentioned before, hope you can understand that.

[32Bpp-Pack]

NekoMaster: Probably best just to wait until the next diff appears...people don't sanction there contributions until a begging quota is met.

i hope we can meet this quota today, i would love to include the new version in the pack later today when i upload it. (tivo broke so i have to finish DL lost and few others "lost" episodes before i can begin)

[GeekToo]

Missed today by half an hour, but anyways here's a new diff.
Partly solves the issues Maquinista reported (only in one direction, other directions still have to be fixed).

[neob]

here the binary's, this time i set the revision as you said.
btw, i see that if the game will not find an openttd.cfg file the game still crushes instead of creating a new one with default settings

[NekoMaster]

here the binary's, this time i set the revision as you said.
btw, i see that if the game will not find an openttd.cfg file the game still crushes instead of creating a new one with default settings

thats because no cfg means the sprite cache isn't set, you need it to be larger then 32 to prevent crashes ( i have lots of ram so I bring it up to 128)

[neob]

i remember i already suggested this and this why i said still crushes.

and the problem is with missing blitter = "32bpp-optimized" line and not the sprite cache
yes if you set a low sprite cache # the game will crush later on but it will at least start and if not provided will assume a default sprite_cache_size = 4
unlike the blitter, missing "32bpp-optimized" will result in immediate crush.

and since "32bpp-optimized" is the only available option that will not crush it, why not set it as default?

[peter1138]

Crash, not crush.

[Zephyris]

How does 2CC work with the extra zoom level method of CC recolouring? If a 2CC palette index is in the mask image does it get recoloured correctly?

[cmoiromain]

Hi all!
I've recently been fiddling with the 32bpp, it's truly awsome!
I just have one little request that I hop won't be too difficult to implement: could you expand the "follow vehicle" function (ctrl+click on the centre viewport on vehicle button) to the two new zoom levels? I'd live it to be able to follow them in full zoom!

Keep up the good work, and thanks to all of you who have made this happen!

[GeekToo]

How does 2CC work with the extra zoom level method of CC recolouring? If a 2CC palette index is in the mask image does it get recoloured correctly?

Yes, if it is in the mask image, and the palette is correctly filled in, it will lookup the 8bpp colour index and translate it to 32bpp. Haven't tried though if this works in practice.

Cmoiramain: added to my personal list of items to solve.

[maquinista]

I have updated the file with GUI selectors. I have added the mask files and They works well.

The feature that allows station tiles with two or more ground sprites is awesome. I have tested it with basic stations GRF.