NostAlgae37 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Is there such a thing? There is a game whose sprites I'd like to have a go at editing, but unfortunately I don't know where to begin. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) You can try Omnivore for Atari XL/XE https://playermissile.com/omnivore/ Click right button on "Bitmap" window and set Bitmap Width=256 Go to View->Bitmap Display->2bpp You can change colors in View->Bitmap->Color->Choose Colors Remember, the graphics is upside down. Edited November 2, 2018 by Eagle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Which game are you thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostAlgae37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Which game are you thinking? I don't know if I want to disclose that yet... I might want to keep it a secret until the unveil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Defender_2600 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I don't know if I want to disclose that yet... I might want to keep it a secret until the unveil. I understand, indeed I have a lot of "secret" jobs (WIP) that at the moment I can not share for various reasons. For example, among these projects, I think you'll be glad to know that some time ago I started working on the graphics of Perry's Dig Dug XM ( I'm looking at your avatar ). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostAlgae37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 For example, among these projects, I think you'll be glad to know that some time ago I started working on the graphics of Perry's Dig Dug XM ( I'm looking at your avatar ). I love you, man. Now I know that will be a must-purchase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostAlgae37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 You can try Omnivore for Atari XL/XE https://playermissile.com/omnivore/ Click right button on "Bitmap" window and set Bitmap Width=256 Go to View->Bitmap Display->2bpp You can change colors in View->Bitmap->Color->Choose Colors Remember, the graphics is upside down. OK, I downloaded Omnivore (the 1.0rc4 version) and followed your instructions up until the part where you said View->Bitmap->Color->Choose Colors (it doesn't have those options under View), so the colors are wonky but more importantly how do I edit the bitmap or save/export it for editing in another program? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 it doesn't have those options under View I notice that But it is not important. Because Maria can display sprites using different palettes. Each sprite can have a different bit combination for colors. Then you will have to set colors for each sprite separately ;( more importantly how do I edit the bitmap or save/export it for editing in another program? I don't have a simple answer. I would copy the sprite data from Omnivore and convert it to graphics. I tried to find a tool that would help you. Unfortunately, nothing comes to my mind. The only solution that comes to my mind now is printscreen. Paste into the graphics program (for example MSPaint), crop sprite and resize X and Y = 20% It is a very primitive method but it works. Remember this works only for 160A mode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Leo_1 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I can't get this method to work for me, there's got to be an easier way to edit the graphics, I've seen graphic hacks for the 7800 before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 http://loktar00.github.io/AtariRomDisplay/ try this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Leo_1 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 http://loktar00.github.io/AtariRomDisplay/ try this one Thanks, this is good for viewing the rom, but I'm still not sure how I would edit those graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I doubt that there would be a universal tool for this. A7800 has no graphics banks like other computers or consoles. Display list complicate this. A7800 can do different sizes for each zone from 1 to 16, mostly is 16 but for example I'm using recently 12. Also sprite width can be various. Data graphics is up side down, every sprite can have different colours. I do not even want mention about 160B mode Editing graphics without programming skills will be very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBall Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 See https://atariage.com/forums/topic/272112-sprite-data-to-color-mapping/for a list of how the data bits are mapped to palette entries if you're interested in creating or adapting an existing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I use a tool called TILEMOLESTER... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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