Ankh flashlight patch?

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Stealthy71088
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Ankh flashlight patch?

Post by Stealthy71088 »

I realize this could be impossible, but it would be awesome if it were doable. Is there anyway the ankh could be patched to turn it into a type of flashlight?

I'd like to make some levels where the lights are always off so most of the level is using the lights off palette. However, the areas within the ankh are using the lights on palette.

If this isn't possible, (and it probably isn't), is there a way to mask a sprite? I could turn the ankh into a large horizontal ellipse. If I made it so anything that crossed this ellipse turned green or white or some other color due to masking, I imagine it would create the same effect.

Thanks,
Stealthy
levellass
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Post by levellass »

So you want the area covered by the Ankh sprite to use a different palette?

That would be 32 color Keen. Not going to happen. Masking of some kind is your best bet and that's a simple, if limited matter. (Making the Ankh dark grey with no mask should do it I think.)


Making the Ankh light up the whole level when got, that's far easier.
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