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Multi-Color Character Editor

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Hi,
While developing my game I wrote a Windows-based editor to create multi-color mode graphics characters.

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Clicking "Save" appends hex bytes to "chardef.txt."

Download here (691k):
http://www.kweepa.com/step/games/Vic20CharEd.zip
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:shock: Awesome! I can't wait to try it. I would love to have DEC instead of HEX, but I may be the only one. :roll:
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Re: Multi-Color Character Editor

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Kweepa wrote:While developing my game I wrote a Windows-based editor to create multi-color mode graphics characters.
Welcome! Is this game still in development? Tell us more :)
Jeff-20 wrote::shock: Awesome! I can't wait to try it. I would love to have DEC instead of HEX, but I may be the only one. :roll:
I bet another save option to save in decimal could be added in minutes...
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MacbthPSW wrote: Welcome! Is this game still in development? Tell us more :)
It sure is. I'm writing it with Acme and Vice for the unexpanded Vic. It's a platformer. I don't want to say too much beyond that...
MacbthPSW wrote:
Jeff-20 wrote::shock: Awesome! I can't wait to try it. I would love to have DEC instead of HEX, but I may be the only one. :roll:
I bet another save option to save in decimal could be added in minutes...
Jeff-20 option added. Click on the HEX button to switch to DEC mode.
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Post by WillKemp »

That's just what i need. I've got a sheet of paper in front of me at the moment, with a grid drawn on it!

Unfortunately, though, i use Linux, not windows, and i can't get it to run in Wine. :(

Oh well, back to the pencil and paper! :D
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Post by nbla000 »

Wow this is a really needed program, i'm not planning to write a new game but i archive your program for future works....
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Post by Jeff-20 »

Don't forget CurtisP's great editor made exclusively for Denial members! :D

http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/Charactereditor.html

Of course, it doesn't have a multi color mode.
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Kweepa wrote:It sure is. I'm writing it with Acme and Vice for the unexpanded Vic. It's a platformer. I don't want to say too much beyond that...
Cool :)
MacbthPSW wrote:Jeff-20 option added. Click on the HEX button to switch to DEC mode.
Jeff-20 says "thanks!" I'm sure :)
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WillKemp wrote: Unfortunately, though, i use Linux, not windows, and i can't get it to run in Wine. :(
If you're using Ubuntu, you might want to try this, which would allow you to run the Character Editor in Linux:
http://new.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=29886.0
It may not be worth the effort though :)

On another note, I updated the editor to paint pixels rather than having to click for each one. Unless there are any other requests, I'm done fiddling! :)
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Kweepa wrote:If you're using Ubuntu, you might want to try this, which would allow you to run the Character Editor in Linux:
http://new.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=29886.0
It may not be worth the effort though :)
Thanks.

I don't use Ubuntu, but it looks like i could install it on my Fedora system - however, as you say, it may not be worth the effort!

I'll try and sort out the problem with running it under Wine. But the paper and pencil method will probably be the easiest in the end! ;-)
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MacbthPSW wrote:
MacbthPSW wrote:Jeff-20 option added. Click on the HEX button to switch to DEC mode.
Jeff-20 says "thanks!" I'm sure :)
Oh yeah! Thanks for the added option! :D
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Post by Ivanhoe76 »

Thanks kweepa... It's just what I was waiting for.... really useful!!!
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[/img]Image What do you think about this?
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Post by Kweepa »

I think
(a) it's a cute chicken sprite.
(b) the character color should contrast more with the screen color :)
(c) you should use png!
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Post by Vic40 »

Thanks. This is real timely.

Like Will I was about to get the paper and pencils out but this will be a great help.

Thanks for sharing it.
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