as you may know i am doing graphics for a new graphics engine. currently i am planing and doing graphics to these specifications.
128pixels wide, 64 pixels high (flat ground sprite dimension)
32 bit PNG (saving format)
i spend much time in IRC finding out information with people, about what they want (i.e. the coders.)
however i get conflicting messages, (hence i want this thread to be created)
and often waste many hours debating over things when i would rather be creating graphics. (some debate is good, i will still do some)
track layout i have done the corner, and point system designed by oskar, (this is by far the easiest method to manage sprite numbers without losing track layability)
i will be saving each sprite as a seperate image file and packaging it in a container format like .tar, .7z....
this is where YOU the coders/developers need to help me.
EVERYTHING that needs to be communicated to me i request it is spoken in this thread. so that i can develop a criteria set for my design.
A) image format, (PNG fine?)
B) track layouts
C) container formats
D) track types, what other tracks they conect to
E) sprite elevations, slope directions.... (although i don't know if i am doing these)
F) bit depths, magic colours, animation formats (for animated sprites) MNG?
G) are signals on the edge of tiles or the middle....
H) do we have 2 track train systems (2 tracks on one tile)
these questions i don't necisarily need to know, but i will need to know others.
ANYTHING i need to know, or you think i need to know. basicly, use this thread to communicate with me.
please don't use this thread to debate these topics. i would rather that "finalised" standards be written here.
debate with other coders in other threads for each topic relating to the new graphcis engine/format
i put it in here because its a development topic, i am doing graphics but i am caught in the process of developing the graphics too.
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