TrueBrain Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Dunno if this is known information, but I thought it might be nice to share. While I was reading through the Scenario Load functions, I noticed that in a scenario under [MAP], it looks for elements starting with the C. The syntax is like this: CAAAXXYY = <integer>,<sprite> Where: - AAA: can be anything - XX: X position of sprite - YY: Y position of sprite - <integer>: no clue. Sets tiledata+2. - <sprite>: the sprite to display. 24 is funny (BLOOD!) No real scenario ever uses it, but it allows you to put stuff like crashed planes and damaged grounds all over the place It is cool! [Edit] Made my text a bit more readable .. I shouldn't try to write English after reading code for hours 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Woah... Dune II has support for 'smudge' types? That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yeah, I also immediately though of C&C smudges ;D That's a really, really cool find! 8) Thanks a lot for it, TrueBrain :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Are the tiles passable though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBrain Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 From what I could test, yes, but I don't know the meaning of the first field, so who knows ... ;) Ask me again in a month or so :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 can you make a list of the different objects this produces? It doesn't match the SHP graphics list in my editor, anyway. I don't think I even got the blood in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBrain Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Code-wise that would be tricky for me at this stage. But you can try yourself very easily, just open a random scenario and add tons of C entries under [MAP] :) I stopped doing that after 26 (plane-crash I believe) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I wonder if it is possible to pre-place infantry corpses with specific House color (the default would be red). BTW, do the pre-placed sprites disappear after some time, or do they stay forever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I doubt they'll disappear. Even corpses stay forever if they're loaded from a savegame. The timer just isn't saved. There's no real reason to assume that these pre-placed objects on the map will even have a timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 can you make a list of the different objects this produces? It doesn't match the SHP graphuics list in my editor, anyway. I don't think I even got the blood in there...That's not surprising, as the smudge sprites are not in the SHP files, they're in ICON.ICN.I doubt they'll disappear. Even corpses stay forever if they're loaded from a savegame. The timer just isn't saved. There's no real reason to assume that these pre-placed objects on the map will even have a timer.My opinion exactly, but I thought asking for confirmation was a good idea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenerd Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Brilliant! I'm going to try this for my Mod. Is it Dune II, 2000 or Emperor?Thanks,Dunenerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Added the [Dune 2] tag to the topic title :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 someone should make a list of these :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 A list of topics or a list of usable tiles? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 If I was talking about the topics I'd have posted it in the "sub forums" thread. I indeed mean a list of all possible tiles that can be used with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenerd Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks for the clarification  :DI have a few tile types I've got a friend to help me test for personal use already. When I finish it if no-one beat me to it I will upload. Which utility opens the files so they can be edited this way?Oh, and why would the default corpse color be red?Dunenerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 The default colour of EVERYTHING is red, internally. The house colour system works by swapping palette entries in the graphics so they appear in different colours for the different Houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I indeed mean a list of all possible tiles that can be used with this.I haven't tested this yet, but I suppose all tiles are usable :) The smudge tiles proper are in the beginning of the file:I also think that concrete and broken concrete (right after the fog of war tiles) could be also useful.Which utility opens the files so they can be edited this way?You are being very, very inattentive.There is yet another format used for terrain tiles and buildings, which includes two files: ICON.ICN and ICON.MAP (located in DUNE.PAK). You can read more about it here, and also some bits are in this thread and in this thread.Dune 2 Tile Editor (Beta) by ArrakisResearchCo. It will read ICON.ICN and ICON.MAP directly from DUNE.PAK. Read the explanation here. Some more info in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Sorry to bump, but is anyone going to incorporate this into their map editor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I don't think there have been any new Dune II map editors in development lately. TCH hasn't shown up here for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenerd Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I haven't tested this yet, but I suppose all tiles are usable :) The smudge tiles proper are in the beginning of the file:I also think that concrete and broken concrete (right after the fog of war tiles) could be also useful.You are being very, very inattentive.Sorry, I had a very bad dose of flu that week. Very Sorry. But I'm hoping it won't happen again.Well, I'm going to get around to finishing that Dune Who mod oneday, and I'm hoping I can use this in my maps. One map should have massive amounts of damage (like after a massive battle) so this should be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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