Help with generic display list (character mode)

[PacManPlus]

Hello:

 

I am trying to make a 'general purpose' display list template, complete with (or without) character mode. My goal is to just change a few settings (number of sprites, character mode off or on, etc) and have the program generate the Display List and Display List List for you programatically. I don't think it takes *that* much longer than a regular display list that is generated 'on the fly', so I hope to use this in future games (and I intend on positng it once it's finished with simple instructions so other people don't have to worry about the 'Display List (List)' when creating a game.

 

Of course, it can be tweaked if it needs to be customized, but one it's finished I hope to have a 'drop & go' kernel, so to speak.

 

The only problem I am running into is that I cannot get anything to display in character mode. I've been looking at this for days, and I cannot see anything wrong. As you can see, the test sprites both work fine, but 16 high Character mode displays *nothing*. There should be mountains in the back of the second display list entry on the screen (zone 2, rows 16 to 32).

 

Does anyone see what I am doing wrong?

 

Thanks in advance for the help. Source and include file attached.

DEMO.ZIP

[+Allan]

Is the Mountain.dat file suppose to be empty? I don't see anything in it.

 

Allan

[PacManPlus]

Oh - wow. I'm an idiot. I copied the wrong file, no wonder I wasn't getting anything.

I guess that's one of the drawbacks of keeping the graphics outside of the program.

 

Thanks, Allan