All right gang, I've decided that I'll be handling the sprite artwork for my mod.. but I need some help. How do y'all handle the enemy mug shots as seen in the Help section?
If you extract the Keen5 bitmaps with Modkeen, they should be 5BMP0028 through 5BMP0040. I can't take screenshots without losing almost all the color data. What could I do to replicate those pictures, with my new sprites?
Help appreciated.
-Ray
5BMP0028-40: The Enemy Mug Shots
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1.) Take screenshot in DOSBOX
2.) Open screenshot in paint. Select an area of that screenshot with the cut tool.
3) Open relevant bitmap in paint. Paste copied image.
4.) Save file. It now contains a part of the screenshot, in the correct format.
However I myself have been moving away from simple screenshots and more towards closer up images, maybe even large 'full screen' images containing several enemies at once interacting. I can even make them animate, to a certain degree.
1.) Take screenshot in DOSBOX
2.) Open screenshot in paint. Select an area of that screenshot with the cut tool.
3) Open relevant bitmap in paint. Paste copied image.
4.) Save file. It now contains a part of the screenshot, in the correct format.
However I myself have been moving away from simple screenshots and more towards closer up images, maybe even large 'full screen' images containing several enemies at once interacting. I can even make them animate, to a certain degree.
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Maybe there could be a level with big posters of dissected enemies in the background... ;D That's levellass territory so far..
Hey, that reminds me:
@Levellass: I'm in high school, and I'm at the mercy of my parent's budget for the next 3 years.. Dropbox won't happen until at LEAST late 2013. Ugh.. If I could get credentials... *mischievous look*
Hey, that reminds me:
@Levellass: I'm in high school, and I'm at the mercy of my parent's budget for the next 3 years.. Dropbox won't happen until at LEAST late 2013. Ugh.. If I could get credentials... *mischievous look*
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In my bathroom the ceiling is falling in. I never use anything I have to pay for. :p
Dissected? Organs and such? Or are they electrical? It could be interesting if you have any enemies made up.Maybe there could be a level with big posters of dissected enemies in the background... ;D That's levellass territory so far..
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Well, I do have the Lil Ampton character made up.. I'll put up some concept art soon. But nothing else so far, aside from an attempt at a Spirogrip replacement which failed miserably..
EDIT: Check this out: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/5492365/1/Keen?h=d54526
That's a basic concept of the Purple Virus, which is already in the mod. I'm still tweaking the graphics, but I DO have a Dropbox account now. More updates will come.. in the ACTUAL mod thread. ;)
P.S. Levellass, YOU'RE the nurse, do viruses have polysaccharide shells or protein ones?
LAST EDIT, I PROMISE: I fixed the link up there; it wasn't public access but now it is. :)
EDIT: Check this out: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/5492365/1/Keen?h=d54526
That's a basic concept of the Purple Virus, which is already in the mod. I'm still tweaking the graphics, but I DO have a Dropbox account now. More updates will come.. in the ACTUAL mod thread. ;)
P.S. Levellass, YOU'RE the nurse, do viruses have polysaccharide shells or protein ones?
LAST EDIT, I PROMISE: I fixed the link up there; it wasn't public access but now it is. :)
Last edited by thehackercat on Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:27 am, edited 2 times in total.
From Wikipedia:thehackercat wrote:P.S. Levellass, YOU'RE the nurse, do viruses have polysaccharide shells or protein ones?
*Realizes that he is not Levellass*Unlike prions and viroids, viruses consist of two or three parts: all viruses have genes made from either DNA or RNA, long molecules that carry genetic information; all have a protein coat that protects these genes; and some have an envelope of fat that surrounds them when they are outside a cell.
Um, disregard the first part of this post.
Blast! My sockpuppet account has been spotted!
*Most* viruses have a protein coat (Most bacteria a polysaccharide one.) however sneaky viruses can coat themselves with fat, parts of the host cell wall and yes, sugars. In the realm of microbiology, almost nothing is impossible.
For example, here's some that thrive on eating toothbrushes (Nylon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon-eating_bacteria
*Most* viruses have a protein coat (Most bacteria a polysaccharide one.) however sneaky viruses can coat themselves with fat, parts of the host cell wall and yes, sugars. In the realm of microbiology, almost nothing is impossible.
For example, here's some that thrive on eating toothbrushes (Nylon) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon-eating_bacteria