Editing locomotion objects sprites

[baiman90]

Hi can someone please provide me with a tool where I can create and edit locomotion objects sprites and code them into DAT ? Thank you

[Walter1940]

I have written a tutorial how to make models of MSTS to Locomotion. Maybe that is what you are looking !?

http://www.walter1940.de/tutorial/

The necessary programs are there available or indicated you need

[Awesometrains]

For the sprites , why not use MS Paint , or even GIMP

steps: (if you are just changing visuals and not stats)
convert DAT to folder (there is a program for this (but the program is only for locomotion))
edit images (for max convenience keep the dimensions the same overall or the offset may get messy)
compress to zip
rename .zip to .DAT

If you want to change stats also , this may require a lot more work and a tutorial by , say Walter1940.

[baiman90]

Hi is there a tutorial how to combine sprites into DAT file ? I know how to extract sprites from DAT file but don't know how to combine them . please can someone help me with that ? Thank You

[Walter1940]

What do you want to combine?

[baiman90]

Hi I mean I want to combine sprites into DAT file

[Walter1940]

I have understood. But you want to make one file from two files? Or will you merge objects of two files on a picture?

In the first case you need to rename the images continuously. (000 - 135, 136 - 271, ...... )
The second case is not possible.

[baiman90]

Hi I want to use the first case but please how to combine those images series into DAT file ? What are the steps ? Thank you

[Walter1940]

OK .... if you have all the images, then you need to rename the other photo sets. The first set is 000-135. The second set 136-272 etc.
I use the program IrfanView. It has a batch function. This I don't have to rewrite everything manually.

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If you have adjusted the images they continuously from 000 go up, then you have to adjust even the xml. In addition you need the program "Vehicle Creator".
First you change the number of vehicle parts.

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Then you choose the Bogey position (bogeypos)

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If you need more help, then let me know.

[baiman90]

Hi Thank you so much I know now how to create XML file . now how I can transform it to DAT file for example if I want to create airplane DAT file how I can do that ? Thank you

[Walter1940]

That's a good question. I've never built an airplane. Everything, but no airplane.
But I believe that this vehicle more pictures than 136 required. Probably 208 as a narrow gauge vehicle. But I'm not sure.

Ask me something else

[baiman90]

Hi I now know how to make DAT file we can save as DAT . however, in the vehicle creator there is only one option as rail vehicle but no other options like airplane , helicopter , road vehicle , ship vehicle ... How we can define our object to be air , rail , road or sea object ? Thank you

[Walter1940]

That's easy. Looking for a dat-file from a vehicle of your choice. Now compare the xml this file with your and copy the necessary lines in or take out superfluous.
Experiment and try. At worst, the game will not start. Then you take it back out and try again. So I have also learned it.