[pmw]

Hey,

I tried to make one own tile to duke with art-files, but in #irc people told me that I could just import png-files via def-configure.
I think I've done everything correct, but my tile just doesn't appear in Mapster. I don't have any clue what could be a problem.


Here's what I have done:

1. I made a PNG test image (http://kk4.fi/u/testix.png). It is 8-bit and 64x64.
2. I added it into a GRP file
3. I created duke3d.def and added line:

tilefromtexture 5490 { file "testix.png" name "testix.png" }

4. I added duke3d.def into GRP file
5. I started Mapster with -g my.grp

And no, I have no other def-files in eduke's root.


Any advice?

[Hendricks266]

For command line switches that are a single letter, you put the field directly after the letter with no space. -gmy.grp

Only for switches with two letters or more employ a space before the field.

Also, your art tile is not quite ready for inclusion. It is a 24-bit image, and it does not fall cleanly into the Duke palette. Also, I assume that you want the pink sections on the top and bottom to be transparent, but in this current format they will show up as the pink fullbright. Transparency in 8-bit tiles in the game has to be actual transparency (alpha) in the tilefromtexture.

Here is a fixed image:

[pmw]

Hmmm ok, my photo editor software lies me then. And GRP loading works fine even with space. I'll try that one as soon as possible.

[pmw]

OK. This is driving me nuts.

It definetly loads it, but now it just says "error". Wtf?


Mapster32 1.2.0devel 20081121
Copyright © 2008 EDuke32 team
addsearchpath(): Added D:/Pelit/Eduke/
Using group file 'pmw.grp'.
Using config file 'mapster32.cfg'.
Loading opengl32.dll
Loading glu32.dll
Initializing DirectDraw...
Loading "m32help.hlp"
Using keyboard layout 00000409
Initializing DirectInput...
- Enumerating attached input devices
* MOUSE: Hiiri
* KEYBOARD: Näppäimistö
Initialized 16.0 megabyte cache
Loading NAMES.H
Read 766 lines, loaded 737 names.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Error on line duke3d.def:1.
Definitions file loaded.
Setting video mode 1152x864 (8-bit windowed)
Uninitializing DirectInput...
Uninitializing DirectDraw...


And duke3d.def:1 is:
tilefromtexture 5490 { file "testix266.png" }

EDIT:

I had pretty old mapster.... Newer version and everything works fine. Thanks anyway.


EDIT 2:

Eduke doesn't support importing PNG-files from GRP-file. So this doesn't work. Need to use ZIP-format.