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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Signs 5 Released

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tschwarz
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 07:58 Edited at: 4th Oct 2009 03:01
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Been awhile but, I dusted off the code and decided to add a new feature into Signs. Animated decals, they are created by selecting only one image.

I have held off awhile in case of problems because my schedule is so busy. I decided to release Signs 5 now but, just realise that if you do find problems I will work them out as soon as I can.

If you own Signs this is a free update as always, if you do not own Signs then you will be limited on some of the things you can create or you can purchase the full version at www.fpsfree.com

Download available at www.fpsfree.com




Signs 5.01 is available, added ability to load custom sounds for animated decals
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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 08:16
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Oh wow this was unexpected!!! Signs 4 was one of my favorite, if not my favorite, 3rd party program for FPSC. It's almost too helpful lol.

This is awesome man.

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Scurvy Lobster
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 10:04
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Great news! I own Signs so I am looking forward to trying this version.

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Marc Steene
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 13:16
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Same

Migration Discussion Thread: http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=142497&b=21
Piracy Discussion Thread:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=142774&b=21
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xplosys
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 15:14
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Great addition Terry. The website has been updated to reflect the new info and downloads.

Brian.

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TechNo VaLLey
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 15:25
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Thanks for the new enhancements Terry.

I can't wait to try it.

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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 16:13
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Awesome!

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Ross tra damus
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 16:54
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The decal page sounds like a great new feature,cheking it out right now Terry.

Cheers and all the best of luck.
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 16:59
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Unexpected, and definitely appreciated.



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Flatlander
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 19:46
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Ditto.

Downloading now. I've owned signs for awhile and think it is a top-notch application.

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Nickydude
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 20:00
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I think the inclusion of a decal maker is a sweet idea, having briefly had a play there are a couple of things I'd like to see, if you're developing it further of course.

1/. A 'Revert' button that puts the decal back to normal, removing any effect.

2/. A 'Reset to default' for the effect parameters.

3/. A preview of what the finished effect would look like.

4/. The ability to add your own sound effect.

I've owned Signs for a long time and it is one of the top 3 apps I use with FPSC and I encourage everyone to buy it if they want to make their own stuff.



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tschwarz
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Posted: 1st Oct 2009 02:39 Edited at: 1st Oct 2009 02:44
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First . . thanks once again all, for your support for Signs.
I believe I have answered all emails I received also.

Secondly
This is the first version that actually creates DDS files (decals) directly and I will be adding that to all the other modules.

and lastly, Nickydude all great suggestions. 1 and 2 actually happen, sort of. Only one effect happens per decal, meaning if you select an effect and then decide on a different effect it resets the image before applying the second effect. Might give it that button to clear everything anyway so it appears more obvious.

3. (Preview) absolutely - a must, will add.

4. (own sound effect) again - a must, will add. and I swear the sounds actually sounded good when I created them. But, now sound echo-ish to me. A way to easily add your own sound effect is top on the list.

Reread...yes a restore to default values is on the list (#2)
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Leaning Objects To The Side
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OMG!! Terry, the new update is freaking Fantastic! Thanks! You are the best! Keep up the Awesome work. I hope you have a great day.


Cheers,
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Great news Terry! I suggested #1 because I sometimes do a hard drive search for all images on the computer and therefore don't go to a specific folder to load an image, loading the same image again means doing a search again but I can always do that.



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AaronG
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Posted: 1st Oct 2009 06:51 Edited at: 1st Oct 2009 06:51
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Hey, I tried creating a "light glow" decal, and even though I tried a transparent .png and transparent .tga it still appears with black behind the glow filling the entire box.



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Kravenwolf
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Posted: 1st Oct 2009 08:16 Edited at: 1st Oct 2009 08:20
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@tschwarz, can you please tell me where I need to go to get this free update? (I have the full version of Signs IV)


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tschwarz
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Posted: 1st Oct 2009 09:03
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AaronG - will look into the transparency

Kravenwolf - links on first post, or www.fpsconline.com/news.asp
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cloudwalker
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Looks nice!
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Alt Schule
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Posted: 1st Oct 2009 18:19
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Sweet addition.

Thanks very much for the update.


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Flatlander
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2009 23:20
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Quote: "Hey, I tried creating a "light glow" decal, and even though I tried a transparent .png and transparent .tga it still appears with black behind the glow filling the entire box."


Because it is a decal I assumed this is going to be saved with a transparent background. I simply used something I had lying around on my HD and tried a decal. Also, got a black background. Didn't try try a new transparent PNG though.

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tschwarz
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Posted: 4th Oct 2009 02:34 Edited at: 4th Oct 2009 03:02
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The transparency will NOT work at this time..I was going for the ground decals like lava, etc... but, I will be turning on transparency in release 5.02. 5.01 allows you to add your own custom sound effects. 5.01 is done and I just need to upload it.

I will be just uploading signs5.exe so you just need to download and replace your current signs5.exe. Once I get all the features in I will create a new install.

Edit: Signs 5.01 is available, added ability to load custom sounds for animated decals.
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Flatlander
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Posted: 4th Oct 2009 04:24
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OK, thanks T. Good to know. I guess I wasn't looking at such things as ground decals.

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tschwarz
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Posted: 5th Oct 2009 21:17 Edited at: 5th Oct 2009 21:22
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Update version of Signs 5 animated decals available:
1 Add your own custom sound
2 Reset default values
3 Preview the decals animation
4 Transparency enabled



Note: More work to do but, thought I would throw out a beta version to make sure things are working.

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Posted: 5th Oct 2009 21:34
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Cool!



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I love you, haha.



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Does this program still re-size all the maps to 512x512? That was my biggest problem with this program, I used to try to pump full 2048x2048 segment maps into fpsc, and it come out as mere 512x
Good work though, very cool.

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Hello tschwarz,

Just checking to see if you received an email I sent to you yesterday.

Wooof!


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BlackFox
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We just purchased this application a couple of days ago and are really impressed with it. Definitely will recommend to other new people using FPSC to get it.

Great work.

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Scurvy Lobster
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I'm having trouble getting Signs V to register with my key. I have sent you an e-mail tschwarz on tschwarz [aa] data-tek [dot] com. I hope you still use that one.

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@tschwarz, Sent you an email.


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Lightning Bolt Studios
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Great new feature Terry, glad to see you back working on Signs!



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Posted: 9th Feb 2010 21:50
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Sorry for, what is likely, a very "noob" question.

Can you use Signs to make HUDs for FPSC?
I checked your website and under your "HUDs" section, there was something completely different.


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tschwarz
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Posted: 9th Feb 2010 21:56
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No Signs does not create or place HUDs.

S3D (a different program) has a feature to bring in
huds and move them around on the screen. Unfortunatly,
S3D is still a work in progress.

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