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is there something you use to get the sprites in the correct frames so they work in rm2k/3 and how do you guys make chipsets, it might be too hard to explain so dont bother if it is ill find something on the net
 
Mephais said:
how do you guys make chipsets, it might be too hard to explain so dont bother if it is ill find something on the net
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^ Well for Character and chip sets I either use MS Paint or I Draw. There are already very good chip sets of pokemon out, so I usually just edit other ones by adding objects and recolouring things.
 
can i download MS Paint or I draw I already have Photoshop 7 and just Paint...I don't know what MS Paint is...The chip sets i need cause i have pictures I just need to make it into a chipset cause when I load it as one half of it gets cut off, and I need the Sprite sheet stuff for sprites that I have that need to be put on a sprite sheet so I can use them in rm2k3
 
Mephias said:
can i download MS Paint or I draw I already have Photoshop 7 and just Paint...I don't know what MS Paint is...The chip sets i need cause i have pictures I just need to make it into a chipset cause when I load it as one half of it gets cut off, and I need the Sprite sheet stuff for sprites that I have that need to be put on a sprite sheet so I can use them in rm2k3
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^ MS Paint is the same as paint, for I Draw, I think the have it on www.gamingw.net if not try searching for it on google. Some of the chipset is probably being cut of because you have made the dimensions too big, the proper dimensions are 480 x 256.
 
k im downloading I draw now ill mention something if i need any help, thx btw!
-actually i do have a question already how do you know in I draw how far apart to put the sprites are there frames to use or something..-o and that pic i was trying to use is smaller not bigger but when i see it in when its highlited in tilesets theres a uge black area to the left and below it that might be it im not sure
 
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I Draw just lets you put more detail into the chip/char. sets, because the image is enlarged, and the pixels are smaller than in Paint. This gives you more freedom when shading or croping objects on the sheet.

When doing chipsets or character sets what I have found to work best is put the sheet together in paint, edit any colours in I Draw, and then I convert them to 256 colour in Paint shop Pro 7 [Any version works]. Make sure to click on the backgorund colour when importing it into RM2K(3) to set its transparency.
 
I dont all my spriting in Paint i've gotten so used to it, that it's hard to just stop doing it, however I do use PSP when it comes to transparency, and converting them into 256 color images, etc
 
ok with the pic for the chipset i made it the right size but know its all black when I try to use it in rm2k3 and i saved as bitmap so thats all set
 
Mephias said:
ok with the pic for the chipset i made it the right size but know its all black when I try to use it in rm2k3 and i saved as bitmap so thats all set
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Check the color limit, it has to be 256 colors, not 24bit because that's what most color limits are on bitmaps.
 
Mephias said:
ok with the pic for the chipset i made it the right size but know its all black when I try to use it in rm2k3 and i saved as bitmap so thats all set
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^ which bitmap 24 or or 256, because 24 bitmaps sometimes don't work.

You could try loading the image into paintshop, convert it into 256 colour and then save it as a PNG, that works for me.
 
im using photshop to edit it maybe thats the problem ill load in paint....k I lost some color so how do I fix that...and now if it works as a chipset....it works but its horrible, lol i guess i need to make it so each tile of a floor is a frame and stuff which im not sure how to do but theres stuff on the net but thx for the help guys!
 
i can't load these as pictures in rm2k3 for some reason but i saved them as png files whats going on?
 
Once you get the show choices command for boy and girl, how do you get the two images of the boy selected and girl selected to show and change from a simple arrow up and down. Then also, how do you make it continue to the next message when they hit enter?


Also, how do you make pictures fade in and fade out?
 
Try these images. I don't think they were 256 colors. They are now.

Barry> Use the "show picture" command to display the boy and girl.

In a message where you want the player to hit enter before the message procedes, use this tag in the message: \!

Make pictures fade in and out by use a "Move Picture" and changing the alpha/opacity/transparency over maybe.... 3 seconds.
 
i fixed it last night and that was the file type but thx anyways :P
 
DarkMage31 said:
Try these images. I don't think they were 256 colors. They are now.

Barry> Use the "show picture" command to display the boy and girl.

In a message where you want the player to hit enter before the message procedes, use this tag in the message: \!

Make pictures fade in and out by use a "Move Picture" and changing the alpha/opacity/transparency over maybe.... 3 seconds.
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Well I knew that. I meant the images jsut like 'YES' and 'NO' but it's 'BOY' and 'GIRL' instead. How do I get it so when the user presses the 'DOWN ARROW', it switches pictures to the 'GIRL' selection box and then when they press the 'UP ARROW', it takes them to the 'GIRL' seclected box. Then whatever they press enter on picks the boy or girl.

Thanks for the fade thing though.

And I have antoehr question. Where is a safe place to download a Pokemon Fire/Leaf Green rom and if it requires an emulator, then please also give a safe Emulator to use. (by safe, I mean no ads or spyware).
 
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oo i know how to do this!
-you gotta make a fork and then use labels to jump back to the correct picture
i learned how to do that stuff with pictures by looking at rm2k3kids pokemon liquid intro it helped a lot*dont worry not a copy just learnin*
 
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And I have antoehr question. Where is a safe place to download a Pokemon Fire/Leaf Green rom and if it requires an emulator, then please also give a safe Emulator to use. (by safe, I mean no ads or spyware).
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You're not allowed to request roms.
 
can someone fix this chipset its made so the second layer overlaps everything and you cant see the normal map :'(
 
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