sprites..

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

Is there a way (if it's even possible) to take a sprite from another game like a gba game or something like that for example, and turn it into an shp for RA2?

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DaFool · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Nov 2006

if you get the sprite sheet, you can do it by hand.

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wardeathfun · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:29 am Post subject:

sprites and shps are pretty much the same thing except different format and qualitty. only problem is when sprites need to turn. I am unsure if its possible to convert but if you simply copy and paste each frame, it can be done.

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

What about this for an example, would this work?

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Dark Templar X · Commander **Joined**: 26 Feb 2009

Technically yes. But you'd need to order them correctly and make each one into a frame, then write the Sequence.

wardeathfun · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:33 am Post subject:

everything is there so it would work, just use paint and shp editor or something and cut up the pieces together and figure out the sequence.

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

How would I write a sequence? because i'm still stuck trying to make a sword sequence.

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

open art.ini and put the correct frame numbers in the respective fields of the sequence keys.

Look at GISequence and compare it with the GI.shp. Then you'll see how it works.

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Dark Templar X · Commander **Joined**: 26 Feb 2009

The OS SHP Builder has a sequence generator. It's not perfect but close enough to where you can fix the rest yourself.

Saint-X · Grenadier **Joined**: 24 Nov 2009

i hardly use paint at all, so if i cut it with gimp, what format should i save it as?

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Orac · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject:

Saint-X wrote:

i hardly use paint at all, so if i cut it with gimp, what format should i save it as?

bmp would be my guess, unless you have multiple frames - then I'd use gif.

Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

I would break them down then make an animation gif of all the frames. probably would be best as you can simply import the multiple frame gif into shp builder easily. just takes time and patience.....

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Tony · Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

Personally, I would make each frame a .png of the same dimensions, and then use the import function in shp builder.

each frame should to be named in a sprite_0000.ext format.