Graphics for new UK locomotives

[qzdcg8]

I created a train from MSFT to Locomotion, putting in the sprited etc.. but i cant see him ingame (scenario editor) the Metro tube is visiblein the selection but if i am gonna start a new game he is not there :

You can only use it in new games created from the new scenario you created in the scenerio editor (in the advanced option, you can check the London Underground train)

I know, and i select him, satart the new scenerio: No london Metro; and i am making a metro from rotterdam, im have made the sprites like you say but Loco still crashes

How big is the DAT file? If it is more than 300K then it will crash. You need to check that the resulting colour palette of each individual PNG file is the same as the lomo.pal file - if not, you'll get a huge DAT file (I've had 12Mb!) and Locomotion crashes. This is what the Palette Express steps do - set the palette to lomo.pal

[norfolksouthern37]

you know later versions of paint shop pro have supported scripting, and i have set a few scripts to turn my models into lomo palettes, this way you dont have to convert to gif, then to something else with the right pal. i have a few different sets for different palettes depending on what kind of train or vehicle i want.

on a side note i think that ppl should be careful with converting other ppls models into sprites for lomo. the first time it happens without authorization, we will never hear the end of it.

[qzdcg8]

you know later versions of paint shop pro have supported scripting, and i have set a few scripts to turn my models into lomo palettes, this way you dont have to convert to gif, then to something else with the right pal. i have a few different sets for different palettes depending on what kind of train or vehicle i want.

on a side note i think that ppl should be careful with converting other ppls models into sprites for lomo. the first time it happens without authorization, we will never hear the end of it.

I appreciated this and I'm currently gaining authorisation for the models hosted on http://www.uktrainsim.com - see http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic.php?p=445155

[Illegal_Alien]

You can only use it in new games created from the new scenario you created in the scenerio editor (in the advanced option, you can check the London Underground train)

I know, and i select him, satart the new scenerio: No london Metro; and i am making a metro from rotterdam, im have made the sprites like you say but Loco still crashes

How big is the DAT file? If it is more than 300K then it will crash. You need to check that the resulting colour palette of each individual PNG file is the same as the lomo.pal file - if not, you'll get a huge DAT file (I've had 12Mb!) and Locomotion crashes. This is what the Palette Express steps do - set the palette to lomo.pal

I have done the steps but its just to big: 900kB but the NS trains ar also that big so strange

[Hamish McTycoon]

im trying to convert an msts engine to lomo. Ive so far managed to create the 136 images and convert them to the lomo.pal using the method qzdcg8 suggested. Problem is, i cant figure out how to batch convert the bmps to png. im using paintshop 5.0 (which i guess is probably very old now). I can do each one manually, but that would take rather a while.......
can anyone help me? Sorry for being so stupid!

[qzdcg8]

im trying to convert an msts engine to lomo. Ive so far managed to create the 136 images and convert them to the lomo.pal using the method qzdcg8 suggested. Problem is, i cant figure out how to batch convert the bmps to png. im using paintshop 5.0 (which i guess is probably very old now). I can do each one manually, but that would take rather a while.......
can anyone help me? Sorry for being so stupid!

It should be under the file menu, there's a Batch Conversion menu option - I use PSP3 and PSP4 so PSP5 will be OK I would have thought

[qzdcg8]

I know, and i select him, satart the new scenerio: No london Metro; and i am making a metro from rotterdam, im have made the sprites like you say but Loco still crashes

How big is the DAT file? If it is more than 300K then it will crash. You need to check that the resulting colour palette of each individual PNG file is the same as the lomo.pal file - if not, you'll get a huge DAT file (I've had 12Mb!) and Locomotion crashes. This is what the Palette Express steps do - set the palette to lomo.pal

I have done the steps but its just to big: 900kB but the NS trains ar also that big so strange

I had a 900K version to - in this case all the palettes were the same but not the same as lomo.pal - you really must check them.

[ChrisCF]

Over on the right hand side, there's this little button with "Edit" written on it

ISTR the menu option being there in PSP6, PSP7 and PSP8 as well. PSP4 indeed ...

[Hamish McTycoon]

thanks. ive managed to get the 136 images in png format, all ready to go! Im having some trouble with the XML, but ill try and figure it out.
this tool is great

[qzdcg8]

PSP4 indeed ...

4.12 to be exact - the last Cover CD version that didn't have an expiry date on its use!

[Illegal_Alien]

For that automatic conversion in PSP: Someone have that script saved? If so can you put it online so we other peeps can use it too? (I never used PSP before)

[Illegal_Alien]

Well OK, i have got a dat file that dont let Locomotion crash but now i still cant see him in te list

edit: problem solved: Give him a 8 character name (not less or more) only problem is that the graphics stil, are *beeped* up. Still gotta work on that one

edit:
Hmm, if i gonna open loco.pal in Adobe Photoshop it says its not a valid .pal

Hmm, strange This is one of my used sprites:

[ChrisCF]

You need to make sure the PNG file also has the Loco palette. (No, I haven't checked it.)

[Illegal_Alien]

You need to make sure the PNG file also has the Loco palette. (No, I haven't checked it.)

Well i think he hasnt but when i say i want to use the loco pallette it says its not a Windows Palette Compatible File

[qzdcg8]

You need to make sure the PNG file also has the Loco palette. (No, I haven't checked it.)

Well i think he hasnt but when i say i want to use the loco pallette it says its not a Windows Palette Compatible File

The one posted here was a Paintshop Pro pal file - this may not be the same format as other pal files.

[Illegal_Alien]

You need to make sure the PNG file also has the Loco palette. (No, I haven't checked it.)

Well i think he hasnt but when i say i want to use the loco pallette it says its not a Windows Palette Compatible File

The one posted here was a Paintshop Pro pal file - this may not be the same format as other pal files.

Well i will try it again then (Trial and error rules sometimes )

Ok, i have got the palette now working, but how do i doe a batch with PSP? I am trying but it doesnt seems to work. (And to manualy add the palette and save 136 images is a hell of a work

[Hamish McTycoon]

i creted the PNG images all correct in loco.pal and stuff. The problem is, the train appears to be really dark on one side and really light on the other. This is really annoying, as the graphics were not like this before i applied the loco.pal, and the train now looks silly with one really dark side and one really light side, especially as there is no strong light source in the game. Any ideas?

[Illegal_Alien]

Hmm, i manually added the pallet but it still seems to be not working :/

And about that dark side: does the program wich makes the sprites do that?

[Muschi]

Please could somebody help me?

i've brought a loco sucessful into the game, but the colors aren't right. I used Palette Express first, then Paintshop Pro 9 bmp to png batch. I also tried it with a 256 color mode but it changed nothing.

[Villem]

if its like that im shure it doesn't have the correct palette applied.