combine shadow?

Holy_Master · Commander **Joined**: 21 Jul 2004 **Location**: Thailand

i wonder did SHP builder have "combine shadow" option to allow me combine shadow to main sprite in same frame?

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

no, i don't think it has that.
But i think XCC Mixer has it.

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Holy_Master · Commander **Joined**: 21 Jul 2004 **Location**: Thailand

yes mostly i combine with XCC mixer only problem is it work only with SHP(TS) while can't work with TD/Ra1 shp force me to convert my shp so many time if i want to use for those game. and some time make me confuse.

Graion Dilach · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:28 pm Post subject:

What needs to be converted? What are you guys talking about?

Tools->Misc->Convert shadows RA2-TS replaces shadow frame 1 to nonshadow 12 and vice versa - is that what you need?

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

no, that's not what he wants.

In TD and RA1, there were no separate shadow frames.
Shadows and image are in the same frame.
So the question is, If a function exists, to combine the image and corresponding shadow frame into one frame.

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Graion Dilach · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:45 pm Post subject:

If the shadow frame has color 1 then that script does that indeed. (shadow frames end up being empty). But try it out and tell explain me the difference, because I still don't see.

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

That's a color replace, not a frame merge.

Lin Kuei Ominae wrote:

In TD and RA1, there were no separate shadow frames.
Shadows and image are in the same frame.

take an SHP with
frame 1 having some colored pixel
frame 2 having some shadow pixel
result has to be
1 frame with colored pixel AND shadow pixel. the colored frame drawn over the shadow frame.

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Graion Dilach · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:07 pm Post subject:

Okay, then tell me the difference between what you talk about and what I show in this post. Because my mind is so thick.

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ApolloTD · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003

Graion is correct, that function CAN be abused to do the job as IT IS NOT just a color replace but it also copies the index 1 shadow content into basic frames as index 12.

I've devised a edited pal to make this more convenient for HM to use this trick.

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

oh ok.
Just tested it and i didn't noticed the black shadows on the black transparent background.
Yes, that function can be then indeed used to merge the shadows into the normal frames.

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Holy_Master · Commander **Joined**: 21 Jul 2004 **Location**: Thailand

ok thank you everyone now my problem solve. Smile