Well Owen, you will get plenty of feedback with the GRF Creator - you will get credit in all the readmes of all the sets that use it, and the relieved thanks of everyone whose sets stalled waiting for a coder.orudge wrote:Yes, it's generally the same with my tools - I only get feedback when there is something wrong. Sometimes I do get a message saying "well done" or whatever, but not all that much.Hyronymus wrote:I never got feedback too, eis_os. Exceptionally you get it when there is an error. But suggestions to imrpoe your tool or whatsoever are rare. You have to start a topic to discuss it before people help you out.
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Hello?
Could we stay on topic please, this is the GRDTOGRF Topic.
Thanks...
To see all commandline options of GRDTOGRF use -h, I think I have posted how to make GRFIDs already:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=115338#115338
for -i in the last alphas: -i "firststring short" "second string info"
Happy GRF creating
Could we stay on topic please, this is the GRDTOGRF Topic.

To see all commandline options of GRDTOGRF use -h, I think I have posted how to make GRFIDs already:
http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=115338#115338
for -i in the last alphas: -i "firststring short" "second string info"
Happy GRF creating

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It's a command line util ... use a commando interpreter
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I have the same problem. I don't understand these grfid thingies a bit.Born Acorn wrote:I need a proper manual, I can now use the comand line, but don't know how to specify the .exe I want to convert and how to add a copyright and name
On top of this, any file I convert will be always activated, and can't be turned off ingame (has a blue flag).
Please eis_os if you have time explain this in a manner even a 'lamer' like me could understand...
Thanks in advance

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if GRFID = FFFFFF then it cannot be turned off
GRFID has to be unique because then TTDPatch can give errors and some errors can occur while playing
if you convert EXE graphic to GRF without giving it parameter with GRFID then it automatically gets FFFFFF
open grdtogrf.exe file with console (not in windows, run from Menu Start-> Run: "cmd" or "command")
GRFID has to be unique because then TTDPatch can give errors and some errors can occur while playing
if you convert EXE graphic to GRF without giving it parameter with GRFID then it automatically gets FFFFFF
open grdtogrf.exe file with console (not in windows, run from Menu Start-> Run: "cmd" or "command")
what are you looking at? it's a signature!
Hmm, what isn't understandable?
Please consinder reading the commands explained at the download page.
Aswell there is -h for help
An Example:
-g OE 10 00 -i "Myfile" "This is my silly test example and is (c) 2004 by me"
The 00 will be counted up if you convert several grd files to several grf files.
Thought the tool is self-explaining
, if it is unclear feel free to tell what I made wrong and I can improve...
Please consinder reading the commands explained at the download page.
Aswell there is -h for help

An Example:
-g OE 10 00 -i "Myfile" "This is my silly test example and is (c) 2004 by me"
The 00 will be counted up if you convert several grd files to several grf files.
Thought the tool is self-explaining

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Grdtogrf is an excellent program and is very easy to use. I have added
it to my GRFMENU along side grfcodec. If you ever decide to improve it
I will be sure to appreciate that too. GrfMenu now has a PCX viewer. Its not very big, about 320 by 300, big enough when working on single sprite inprovements. Have finally almost finished my Grf viewer program. What I really wanted was a way either convert the grfs back to exe or to convert grfs to EXE. Of course I realize there would be limitations. Any way GRD2GRF has really been great. Thanks
JEB
it to my GRFMENU along side grfcodec. If you ever decide to improve it
I will be sure to appreciate that too. GrfMenu now has a PCX viewer. Its not very big, about 320 by 300, big enough when working on single sprite inprovements. Have finally almost finished my Grf viewer program. What I really wanted was a way either convert the grfs back to exe or to convert grfs to EXE. Of course I realize there would be limitations. Any way GRD2GRF has really been great. Thanks
JEB
That clears a bit. The confusion could be, that the -h states "-g GRFID <initials> <firstbyte> <secondbyte>" which IMHO means, to give it the grfid then the initials then the firstbyte then the secondbyte.eis_os wrote: An Example:
-g OE 10 00 -i "Myfile" "This is my silly test example and is (c) 2004 by me"
The 00 will be counted up if you convert several grd files to several grf files.
I checked your site, and it states "-g <two initials> <firstbyte> <secondbyte> for the ID of GRFID". This is much clearer, but i don't have net acess at home, and only had the -h switch to help me. I think, if you have time you should correct this. Could also add an example to it, like the above one, complete with a test filename...
The part I don't understand is what does the "OE 10 00" depend on. I mean what do I have to write there, just any two hex(?) numbers? Or does any rule exist on that topic? How do I know the numbers I use aren't in use by someone else's grf set. Other question is that is it the grfid that tells ttdpatch to turn off certain sets in certain circumstances (eg. climate), or something else?
I see now, my problem is not specific to grd2grf

If there's a good tutorial on this subject, please point me to it...
Still two questions remain. The line"-1 convert file to one grf" taken from the -h command. Does that mean, that it will merge different exe's to one grf? If so, and the exe's contain info on same sprites, which one will be in the grf, the latter?
The other question is what does the "-D Don't map sprite numbers" switch do?
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The -h states:
GRDTOGRF [options] <GRD-File> [<GRF-File>]
but the options should go to the end, otherwise it did not do anything for me...
I've tried the -i switch, and all the text went into the description part, w/o copyright. I've tried with and w/o "" and separated with space, but none worked (in fact when did not use space, the proggy returned with the help screen, probably due to not enough parameters)
Could you tell me what did I do wrong?
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Hello!
Any chance someone could answer my questions
At least tell me the correct usage of the -i switch, because everthing I write in the ""s goes into the description part.
eis_os even your suggestion produced the following:
ps. why can't I post png's, I use ACDSee "save as png" and they never show up here...
Any chance someone could answer my questions

At least tell me the correct usage of the -i switch, because everthing I write in the ""s goes into the description part.
eis_os even your suggestion produced the following:
ps. why can't I post png's, I use ACDSee "save as png" and they never show up here...
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Indeed there goes something wrong in grdtogrf 0.41 last builds.
You have to fix the action 8 (second line if you decode the grf) yourself until I find the error in it...
You have to fix the action 8 (second line if you decode the grf) yourself until I find the error in it...
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Szappy wrote:That clears a bit. The confusion could be, that the -h states "-g GRFID <initials> <firstbyte> <secondbyte>" which IMHO means, to give it the grfid then the initials then the firstbyte then the secondbyte.eis_os wrote: An Example:
-g OE 10 00 -i "Myfile" "This is my silly test example and is (c) 2004 by me"
The 00 will be counted up if you convert several grd files to several grf files.
I checked your site, and it states "-g <two initials> <firstbyte> <secondbyte> for the ID of GRFID". This is much clearer, but i don't have net acess at home, and only had the -h switch to help me. I think, if you have time you should correct this. Could also add an example to it, like the above one, complete with a test filename...
The -h states:
GRDTOGRF [options] <GRD-File> [<GRF-File>]
but the options should go to the end, otherwise it did not do anything for me...
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