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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / "Create Animated Sprite" made my sprite look crap

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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 1st Jul 2003 20:31
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Hi,
I'm making a small 2D shooting game and I made my main character. I then made it into an animated sprite using the "Create Animated Sprite" command and now the sprite looks crap!!!
the sprite seems to have big blocks of colour instead of pixels. It looks like an old Sega game or something.

Can anyone help me get the quality back?

Thanx.
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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 00:41
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anyone??

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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 22:11
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eeeeek!

Now ALL of my sprites look shite and blotchy without even using the Create Animated Sprie Command!!!!!!!!
anyone know what could be causing the quality of my sprites?
anything I may have accidently changed?
Thanx.

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MrTAToad
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 22:21
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Are you using JPEGS by any chance ?

Good news everyone! I really am THAT good...
http://www.nickk.nildram.co.uk/ for great plug-ins - oh my, yes!
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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 22:29
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no, I'm using normal .bmp's made from Microsoft's Paint.

Any Ideas?

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spooky
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 22:52
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My bet is you are running in 16bit mode. This is broken in P4.1 but has been fixed for P5. Try running in 24/32 bit.

Could you not post a screenshot or the original bmp?

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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 23:45
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ok,

Firstly, how do you change what bit thingy's you're using?
Is it set display mode 800,600,bit#?

Secondly.... erm ... I don't exactly.. well.. I don't have a clue how to post screenies, * ducks dodging apples and rotten tomatoes being thrown at him in laughter *



hehe, bet all you wish you were as clever as me, eh?

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spooky
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2003 23:49
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Simplest method is to click on red 'Settings' button at bottom of editor and experiment with the 'Display Settings' box. This is used when you compile.

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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2003 00:08
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I tried on all of them before and they neva worked.
I can't understand it, one day it's perfect, the next it nacks up.

BTW how do you post screeneies?

Thanx.

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IanM
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2003 00:15
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You need to have a web-site to upload them to, then link to that image using the image button above (specifying the URL of course).
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Shady Simpson
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2003 00:19
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oh well that's me buggered!

anywayz, anyone else had this problem or knows how to fix this?

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spooky
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2003 03:03
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If you want you could email me the bitmap and as much of the code as you are willing to divulge, especially the lines around the create animated sprite command. I will then look at it Thursday evening after work. My email address is on button below.

If you are really paranoid about giving me your code then just mail me the bitmap.

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