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2D All the way! / 2D Sprite animation

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Crystal Darkness
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Posted: 14th Oct 2005 20:06
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I am having trouble with sprite animation. I guess i just learned that you cannot just use load image to load in an animated GIF. Well, I am not sure how to do it, then. Could someone give me some insight?

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 14th Oct 2005 22:41
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Since you didn't say if you were using Classic or Pro i'm going to assume Classic.

When you want animations in Classic you load up a picture with all the different images in a row and grab each one as a separate image. Then in code you use a variable for the image the sprite uses. In this case MA is the variable thats a number from 100 to 113... which represents image numbers 100 to 113.

Hope this helps.

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Crystal Darkness
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Posted: 17th Oct 2005 19:56
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Oh, I do apologize. I am using DBPro

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 17th Oct 2005 21:31 Edited at: 17th Oct 2005 21:36
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np In Pro it is a bit easier because you can use "create animated sprite" and have the computer figure out the size of each image... all you have to do is make sure each image in the graphic you create is exactly the same size.

Syntax: create animated sprite spritenumber,filename$,number of frames across,number of frames down,image number

To animate: play sprite spritenumber,first frame of animation,last frame of animation,time delay

This uses the same graphic as my first message. The play sprite command must be in the do/loop so that it animates... it shows a new frame each time the play sprite command is ran and the delay has been reached.

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Crystal Darkness
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Posted: 18th Oct 2005 20:01
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Great! Thanks! ... you'd think they'd allow you to put in an animated GIF, huh? Oh well! Thanks again!

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kombucha
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wait wait wait - can bmps have animation in them? they also can't have transparency - here, let me explain my problem (it is very similar).

I have an animated .gif file I want to use as a sprite and I am using DBPro. What is the simplest way to import this looping the animation and keeping (index) transparency? Thanks!

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