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Can produce grf file for use with TTDPatch from grd or grfdiff exe files.

Use -h for help.

Current Version is 0.4.1 and can be found on my site.
Fixed a bug when writeing pseudo sprites.


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Hi

Would you like a app to convert exe graphic packs to grf files?

Warning: the GRF file this tool can output is very simple. But my tests showed it works very well...

Yes.

yes please.

Chris

I could use it, so yes

surely yes

yes

For testing I need some help:

A grd or exe file which patches a other grf file than the standart trg1r
(Doesn't work yet, need some climate switching feature than)
(Link is ok aswell)

If you have an idea to do the climate switching for it, don't be silent!

Can I provide a DOS set too? My European Roadset modifies trg1.grf, trgc.grf and trgh.grf. Meaning you can check 2 of 3 for succes.

But I can test only if it really works with a set for window ...
Graphic errors created by my redecoder can't be really tested with a dos set in the windows version...

OK, then I can't offer you anyone. Still (!!!), I fail to convert DOS to Windows.

Hyronymus wrote:OK, then I can't offer you anyone. Still (!!!), I fail to convert DOS to Windows.

look the finished graphics topic. You have done it there.

No, really. All I did was attempts that turned out having the wrong palette. If I really suceeded I wouldn't know why never finished my European Roadset (still needs some tweaking IMO).

Hyronymus wrote:No, really. All I did was attempts that turned out having the wrong palette. If I really suceeded I wouldn't know why never finished my European Roadset (still needs some tweaking IMO).

I think Oskar wants to check actions 7 and A, right? I think, your file in that topic is Ok for that.

The current status is:
I have added an arctic sprite map table to the tool.
Because of rewriteing of some parts I have to test the grf writeer the third time.
I need to add a action 7 climate routine to skip files, and make it a option for the main file aswell.

eis_os wrote:The current status is:
I have added an arctic sprite map table to the tool.
Because of rewriteing of some parts I have to test the grf writeer the third time.
I need to add a action 7 climate routine to skip files, and make it a option for the main file aswell.

Then the file in the finished graphics topic has to be the one you need, if I understand you right (page 101 or 102)

When this utility is available, You can then decode the grf file?
Thus making the graphics availabe? I have loads of thes exe
files and it would be nice to identfy then with their graphics.
Then I would be able to use them as I wanted to. In any case
I vote a yes for this tool. It would seem to make using the exe's
easier.

It converts exe/grd file to TTDPatch grf files, they can be decode as normal...

Simple put the output files in the newgrf.cfg and then you can use them

Current Status / Feature list:

Coverts exe and grd to grf files,
can convert files that patches more than one file aswell.

Maps the sprite numbers from trg(1)c.grf (arctic) and trg(1)h.grf automaticly to the right sprites, adds a action 7 for climate...
I will write the map data for toyland soon too.

What it doesn't do and aren't planed is that the Action A gets packed so it doesn't write a seperate action a for each sprite.
Maybe I find a easy way to do this...

A little beta testing shouldn't harm, so pm please if you have something (prefered windows stuff) or want to beta test

eis_os wrote:What it doesn't do and aren't planed is that the Action A gets packed so it doesn't write a seperate action a for each sprite.
Maybe I find a easy way to do this...

That shouldn't really be too hard, I think. Basically when you write the action A, count how many consecutive sprites you have. That way, you'd have to read the .grd file twice, once to get all sprite numbers and once to do the actual conversion, but that shouldn't be too difficult.

no, don't do that, it will make the file unreadable, you can now leave it in chuncks