SonMapEd (Sprite Mappings Editor)

Rockman Zero · Jan 18, 2007

I'm trying to add in one extra animation to the skidding sprites of Sonic. I know how to add a new sprite, but how do I resize the new 0x0 to add in an extra skidding sprite? Are new mappings and stuff created when this is done?

Xenowhirl · Jan 18, 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rockman Zero @ Jan 18 2007, 02:32 AM) </a>

Puto · Jan 18, 2007

A way that I used to add extra tiles to the art very easily for later importing from images, was by first exporting the art to a .asm file, then opening it and copying the last line that isn't full of zeroes, and pasting it over and over again. Then you get multiple copies of the last tile which can then be easily replaced with whatever images you might have.

Rockman Zero · Jan 18, 2007

Puto said:

A way that I used to add extra tiles to the art very easily for later importing from images, was by first exporting the art to a .asm file, then opening it and copying the last line that isn't full of zeroes, and pasting it over and over again. Then you get multiple copies of the last tile which can then be easily replaced with whatever images you might have.
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Which line is that? Is it this:

Code (Text):

dc.b $D1,$1D,$10, 0,$D1,$EE,$D1, 0,$D1,$EE,$D1, 0,$ED,$1E,$D1, 0,$ED,$1E,$D1, 0,$ED,$1E,$D1, 0,$ED,$1E,$ED,$10,$ED,$1E,$ED,$10; 41184

As far as I know 41184 is the address for the last tile. Do I paste it at the end of the asm file?

Puto · Jan 18, 2007

No, copy that line and paste it lots of times below itself.

Rockman Zero · Jan 19, 2007

Gah...I how do I create extra mappings for the extra skidding sprite? I have no idea.

Xenowhirl · Jan 21, 2007

Small update.
New stuff: Organize Tiles by Sprite Order, Duplicate Tiles, Clear Pixels of Tiles.
Fixed stuff: Delete Sprite was borked, Sonic 1 rev00 rom import had some bad address ranges.

SMTP · Jan 24, 2007

Is it possible to load the "End of level" text object? I cant seem to get it to work...

Xenowhirl · Jan 24, 2007

Which object is that, and what part isn't working? [If you can't load the art you're probably doing something wrong. If you can't find the sprite mappings maybe they don't exist.]

SMTP · Jan 24, 2007

Object - 3A
Mappings - 14CBC

It loads but its all warped graphics. =P
I don't know exactly which art file to open with it...

Rika Chou · Jan 24, 2007

SMTP said:

Object - 3A
Mappings - 14CBC

It loads but its all warped graphics. =P
I don't know exactly which art file to open with it...
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It probaly loads art starting from tile $0 of the VRAM, like the title cards.

Do a complete VRAM dump (make a savestate, and delete all data before $12478), and load the tiles from there. It should work but I haven't tried it.

OrdosAlpha · Jan 24, 2007

rika_chou said:

SMTP said:

Object - 3A
Mappings - 14CBC

It loads but its all warped graphics. =P
I don't know exactly which art file to open with it...
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It probaly loads art starting from tile $0 of the VRAM, like the title cards.

Do a complete VRAM dump (make a savestate, and delete all data before $12478), and load the tiles from there. It should work but I haven't tried it.
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Believe me it does work. I've done that many times.

Although I extract all of the VRAM data from savestates. The VRAM dumping bug in Gens KMod and DebuGens gets on my fucking nerves. Dumping 0x0000 to 0xF9FF may be fine and dandy for most of you, but I find that to be a major inconvenience. Why the fuck is 0xFA00 to 0XFFFF not dumped?

SMTP · Jan 24, 2007

Great, thanks both of ya. :P

Aquaslash · Feb 5, 2007

Alright folks, bear with me. I'm completely clueless wen it comes to ASM, but if this is the only way to do the sprites properly is with it then I'd better pick up the pace (I would have got into it eventually)

I'm working with Sonic 1 and want to change Sonic into Sonia. In the process of making the sprites, the overwhelming majority of them don't fit within Sonic's mappings. They're usually off by one or two tiles like this:

Note the missing piece of hair.

Could I use this to add tiles to each sprite, or would I be better off making a new set of sprites altogether?

Xenowhirl · Feb 6, 2007

You can add new tiles with this. Open everything up, select the sprite with [ and ], click on an unused tile at the bottom, and click on the shape of tile you'd like to add in the top-left. A piece will appear, move it with the arrow keys to where you want it. Then make an image of the sprite exactly the same size as the sprite's mappings, and use import sprite image to put the right graphics in the new tiles.

Bibin · May 9, 2007

Apologize for bumping, but the download link does not work anymore.

Aquaslash · May 10, 2007

http://h1.ripway.com/GrandMasterGalvatron/SonMapEd.zip

Upthorn · May 10, 2007

Since this HAS been bumped, I'd like to make a little bug report: when importing tiles from a bmp, SonMapEd always turns the color of the bottom-left pixel transparent regardless of palette color, even when set to "direct match to current pallete".

Other than that, this thing is awesome.

Aquaslash · May 10, 2007

So that's what causes that problem! That's the only reason I have to use ESE to patch up things :/

Upthorn · May 10, 2007

GrandMasterGalvatron said:

So that's what causes that problem! That's the only reason I have to use ESE to patch up things :/
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It's not too difficult to work around -- jut (make the bottom left pixel a different color from everything else, then save the tiles and change that one pixel in any other program that can edit tiles, but it'd be nice if it weren't necessary.

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