ceninan you should post a write-up (with code) of what you found about the .spe file format. Don't know what other old art might be locked away in .spe format
Command 1: open the file ant.spe (or whatever .spe file you want) in spaint (this is done via command line)
spaint ant.spe
Command 2: inside spaint, write out all these image files to PCX format
hit / to bring up the command menu, and input:
with all write_pcx
The result is a bunch of indexed image that can be opened in GIMP. The color at index 0 is the background and can safely be deleted or made transparent. The images seem to be exported at a larger size (320x240) so they would also need to be cropped to be useful.
It will be a bit tedious but I should be able to get all the images as PCX. Then it's a matter of more scripting or tedious work to combine the images into sprite sheets.
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the ImageMagick script I used:
montage -trim -geometry "1x1<" * sprites.png
Then in GIMP I convert any white or black-index-0 areas to alpha 0.
I like this idea. I have commissions I'd like done for my game, and routing that through OGA makes sense for me.
One concern I have: what to do about poor-quality art? If someone tries to fulfill a request and their art doesn't meet the requester's standard, what happens? What if 20 people go after a nice bounty and only 1 wins it? Maybe we need to assign bounties to a specific artist, after that artist requests it and shows via portfolio that they are capable.
>> Really needs a COOP mode once it reaches a more mature state :p
That would be fantastic. Multiplayer is something I'm not addressing in 1.0, though if the project becomes popular it will be a serious consideration.
>> Have you considered pets, henchmen, or other allies?
I did consider pets. Before I had the antlion attack/death animations working, I made his attack chance 0% and he followed me around like a loyal dog.
Pets/henchment/allies that attack enemies is not currently on my to do list (only cause I rarely use them in games where they're offered). It's something I can always add later.
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Note: these items are not copyrighted (i.e., Public Domain) but you can't use the actual NASA logos any way you want.
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biglew, qubodup, here's a helpful link:
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_are_mora...
ceninan you should post a write-up (with code) of what you found about the .spe file format. Don't know what other old art might be locked away in .spe format
I am working on exporting all the art for Abuse!
The repo at http://abuse.zoy.org/ contains spaint.exe (Satan Paint), a weird little DOS sprite editor. I dug out some documentation on it (see archives at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/apps/graphics/draw/!INDEX.html ) and found these two crucial commands:
Command 1: open the file ant.spe (or whatever .spe file you want) in spaint (this is done via command line)
spaint ant.spe
Command 2: inside spaint, write out all these image files to PCX format
hit / to bring up the command menu, and input:
with all write_pcx
The result is a bunch of indexed image that can be opened in GIMP. The color at index 0 is the background and can safely be deleted or made transparent. The images seem to be exported at a larger size (320x240) so they would also need to be cropped to be useful.
It will be a bit tedious but I should be able to get all the images as PCX. Then it's a matter of more scripting or tedious work to combine the images into sprite sheets.
(edit)
the ImageMagick script I used:
montage -trim -geometry "1x1<" * sprites.png
Then in GIMP I convert any white or black-index-0 areas to alpha 0.
amiga500, hopefully this will give you a starting point for development. http://opengameart.org/content/perspective-walls-template
I like this idea. I have commissions I'd like done for my game, and routing that through OGA makes sense for me.
One concern I have: what to do about poor-quality art? If someone tries to fulfill a request and their art doesn't meet the requester's standard, what happens? What if 20 people go after a nice bounty and only 1 wins it? Maybe we need to assign bounties to a specific artist, after that artist requests it and shows via portfolio that they are capable.
>> Really needs a COOP mode once it reaches a more mature state :p
That would be fantastic. Multiplayer is something I'm not addressing in 1.0, though if the project becomes popular it will be a serious consideration.
>> Have you considered pets, henchmen, or other allies?
I did consider pets. Before I had the antlion attack/death animations working, I made his attack chance 0% and he followed me around like a loyal dog.
Pets/henchment/allies that attack enemies is not currently on my to do list (only cause I rarely use them in games where they're offered). It's something I can always add later.
Thanks to everyone who entered and voted!
So much to like about this sketch. His bulkiness is perfect, and the feathers and trim lines are inspiring.
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