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Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 11:58
by Zephyris
A simple GRF which causes the water graphics (not black) to be drawn at the edge of the map.
Works in all climates.
Will not work with custom water graphics.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 12:12
by Zephyris
For anyone interested in providing custom water graphics support you may find the following useful:
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// Automatically generated by GRFCODEC. Do not modify!
// (Info version 7)
// Format: spritenum pcxfile xpos ypos compression ysize xsize xrel yrel
0 * 4 0D 00 00 00
1 * 8 08 06 "RW" 13 01 00 00
2 * 6 07 83 01 03 00 01
3 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
4 sprites/water_edges_temp.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
5 * 6 07 83 01 03 01 01
6 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
7 sprites/water_edges_trop.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
8 * 6 07 83 01 03 02 01
9 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
10 sprites/water_edges_arct.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
11 * 6 07 83 01 03 03 01
12 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
13 sprites/water_edges_toyl.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 12:23
by ISA
Hi
Second time here in 2 months and so much progress in ttd world!
Very nice work Zephyris
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 14:51
by DaleStan
Zephyris wrote:Code: Select all
2 * 6 07 83 01 03 00 01
3 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
4 sprites/water_edges_temp.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
That seriously should not work. Not when the 7 is skipping the A, at least.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 15:03
by Zephyris
It has worked in my tests, should actionAs not be skipped by action7? I assume the following code would be better:
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3 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
2 * 6 07 83 01 03 00 01
4 sprites/water_edges_temp.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
5 * 6 07 83 01 03 01 01
7 sprites/water_edges_trop.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
8 * 6 07 83 01 03 02 01
10 sprites/water_edges_arct.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
11 * 6 07 83 01 03 03 01
13 sprites/water_edges_toyl.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 15:08
by Lakie
No, that is not correct, DaleStan was tying to say that you only skipped the ActionA line and not the actual 'real' sprite line below it, the Action7 should jump both.
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For example, it should be jump over the next 2 sprites;
2 * 6 07 83 01 03 00 02
3 * 5 0A 01 01 EC 03
4 sprites/water_edges_temp.pcx 0 0 09 31 64 -31 0
Hope that helps,
~ Lakie
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 16:54
by Zephyris
corrected, and still works.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 22:48
by wallyweb
Seriously nice work Zephyris
But we have a small problem. I am in receipt of a message from some guy named Christopher Columbus ... seems he fell off the edge of the world before your grf and now he can't get back up.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 22:58
by athanasios
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 00:05
by Hyronymus
Nice idea, can you randomize the background too
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 01:14
by Zephyris
Nice idea, can you randomize the background too
Kinda, as Mr Ford (almost) said; you can any background as long as it repeats every 64/31 pixels in a brick-like fashon
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 01:22
by Dave
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 01:32
by Korenn
Zephyris wrote:Nice idea, can you randomize the background too
Kinda, as Mr Ford (almost) said; you can any background as long as it repeats every 64/31 pixels in a brick-like fashon
hehehe
nice patch. It makes you wonder why no-one else thought of it.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 02:52
by Railwaymodeler
This looks cool, makes ya feel like you're in a bigger world now. Sort of like you're on a remote island, starting a transport service. Which is the mentality I adopted for game maps anyway.
Will download as soon as I finish posting.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 09:22
by The Irish
Cool stuff. A really cool idea.
Good to see such new things popping up.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 11:32
by George
I like the idea.
GRF is always red in newgrfwindow for me, even when it is applied.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 12:15
by Zephyris
Is it working correctly for everyone? Its a simple existing sprite replacement (actionA), but the first one I have ever done, and does include climate specific switches (action7). It may well need some bug fixing...
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 12:51
by wallyweb
Zephyris wrote:Is it working correctly for everyone?
I just tested it in all four climates and its fine.
I use the Windows version of TTDX. I wonder if perhaps you will need a DOS version too? Were those having problems playing TTDX DOS?
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 02 Dec 2007 14:51
by Maedhros
Seems to work fine with the DOS data files here. It's looking very nice.
Re: Water at the Map Edges
Posted: 03 Dec 2007 03:06
by athanasios
Works fine in OpenTTD too.
