Vital double post. I've found an error with the DPLC converter that can spell trouble for anyone who uses it. In a Sonic 1 disasm, I converted "Sonic - Dynamic Gfx script.asm" to .bin format. Here is a BEFORE and after of what I got. FIRST DPLC REQUEST - BEFORE (WHILST IN ASM FORMAT) Code (Text): SonPLC_Stand: dplcHeader dplcEntry 3, 0 dplcEntry 8, 3 dplcEntry 3, $B dplcEntry 3, $E SonPLC_Stand_End FIRST DPLC REQUEST - AFTER (CONVERTED TO .BIN) Code (Text): 04 30 00 80 03 30 0B 30 0E The above converted .bin is incorrect. The output should be as follows: Code (Text): 04 20 00 70 03 20 0B 20 0E The nybbles that were changed, are the number of tiles to load - 1... the conversion is leaving that variable as is, and NOT subtracting 1... resulting in 1 extra tile loaded for EVERY request when this is applied to your hack. Now, converting my new tainted DPLC back to ASM (w/ Macros) format, does NOT result in any kind of bug, as you can see below. BEFORE (BIN) Code (Text): 04 30 00 80 03 30 0B 30 0E AFTER (ASM) Code (Text): SonPLC_Stand: dplcHeader dplcEntry 4, 0 dplcEntry 9, 3 dplcEntry 4, $B dplcEntry 4, $E SonPLC_Stand_End That result is technically correct, as the .bin is supposed to give that kind of output... so the error is with converting from ASM to .BIN... I only tested with ASM to BIN for Sonic 1... so the others might need double checking as well.
I've just released SonAni, an animation editor, via SonLVL's updater. Its setup is similar to SonLVL in that it reads an INI file with entries for multiple animation sets. Here's an example I used for testing because the animation set was already split to a separate asm file and the mappings weren't merged with Super Sonic's: Code (Text): game=S3K ; can be any game SonLVL supports mapfmt=ASM ; one of: Binary, ASM, Macro dplcfmt=ASM animfmt=ASM [Knuckles] art=General/Sprites/Knuckles/Art/Knuckles.bin ; same format as SonLVL, supports multiple files artcmp=Uncompressed palette=General/Sprites/Knuckles/Palettes/Main.bin:0:0:16 map=General/Sprites/Knuckles/Map - Knuckles.asm dplc=General/Sprites/Knuckles/Knuckles pattern load cues.asm dplcgame=S2 ; S3K players use S2 format DPLCs anim=General/Sprites/Knuckles/Anim - Knuckles.asm ; not shown: startpal=0 ; starting palette line Once you've opened the animation set, you can select an animation from the list on the left, or add a new one. Then you can change the animation's label and speed, click and drag to reorder frames, delete frames with the delete key, drag frames in from the frame list on the right, change what happens when the animation finishes, preview the animation, and export to GIF.
I had an error with the SonAni app. Tried to post the code here. But you know what, here are the files in an RAR. This post editor is really starting to piss me off... I just spent 20 minutes trying to fix the code text so it wouldn't all be in one line. Fuck that.
Assuming you're using the most recent Sonic 1 disassembly, Sonic's animation file uses frame IDs, which SonLVL's ASM parser can't understand. There's an alternate version that doesn't use them, but even then you'll lose all the animation IDs in the ASM when you edit it, so you'll have to add those back every time.
Ok. I'll try again but I got a similar error when using files for the Yadrin badnik (random test subject). I'll report back after.
It seems that all the animation files at least use constants for the end flags, which makes SonLVL's parser unable to read them. I guess I'll have to hardcode those in.
The .NET Framework's default settings system was causing problems for a Linux user, so I have switched SonLVL to storing settings in an INI file. All the settings will be imported from the old file if SonLVL.ini doesn't exist in the program's folder.
Any way to export level chunks with their given names? instead of 1 2 3 4 5 ect ? looking for names like 5E 5F ect ect Also any plans for exporting the collision solids along with proper names? Edit: hmm I have another feature request when editing levels using the forground or background editor, would it be possible to show the chunk names when hovering over the chunks to be selected (or perhaps are already selected?) on the map editor interface. If a floating pop up isn't posible, maybe as a log entry or on the toolbar somewhere?
Another request (if possible): if you delete a chunk or insert a new one that is not at the end of the chunks list, this should update all acts level layouts of your current zone. For now, this only updates the act you are currently editing, and scrambles the other acts of the zone entirely.
I've thought about that for a long time, but I've never been able to figure out how to make it work. I suppose the only real solution would be a list of extra layout files for each level which would all be loaded and modified when the chunk list changes. SonLVL Update: All View and Export settings are now saved. The current tab, window mode (normal, maximized, fullscreen) and menu visibility are also saved. Added ability to export only collision of blocks and chunks, ability to export solidity maps, and ability to export files with hexadecimal indexes.
Is there, or will there ever be, support for user-definable S2-style layout row sizes? I'm currently using a hybrid S1-S2 layout format in my hack, which is mostly S2, but with a row size of $40 bytes/chunk entries, over Sonic 2's $80, this following Sonic 1's background/foreground interlacing pattern. Understandably, SonLVL is having none of it.
There already is, actually. Place a C# or VB.NET code file in the ini file folder with a class that inherits SonicRetro.SonLVL.API.S2.Layout and override the MaxSize property. Then in the ini, add layoutfmt=Custom, layoutcodefile=CustomLayout.cs, and layoutcodetype=CustomLayout.CustomLayout. The code would look something like this: Code (Text): namespace CustomLayout { public class CustomLayout : SonicRetro.SonLVL.API.S2.Layout { public override System.Drawing.Size MaxSize { get { return new System.Drawing.Size(64, 16); } } } }
There appear to be some errors in your S1 Git INIs: In both revisions, the ending uses Code (Text): tiles=artnem/8x8 - GHZ1.bin|artnem/8x8 - GHZ2.bin When it should use Code (Text): tiles=../artnem/8x8 - GHZ1.bin|../artnem/8x8 - GHZ2.bin In REV01, LZ3 calls for: Code (Text): fglayout=../levels/lz3 (JP1).bin But there's no such thing. According to the bit-perfect REV01 builds, REV01 uses REV00's. So at some point the JP1 file was removed without the INI being updated. EDIT: Just noticed, you must have meant to put the "(JP1)" on this line: Code (Text): objects=../objpos/lz3.bin Since there exists a JP1 variant of the file that isn't used in the REV01 INI.
