newbah
Oooh yes. Pretty much all you can mod is the sprites size and appearance, but see here, here, and here
You obviously have Modkeen, so editing sprites will have only 4 basic rules:
1.)In the first square you can make the sprite look like anything you want. (It should have a black background)
2.)The second square should have a white background and a black spot the size and shape of your sprite. (But see here)
3.)The third rectangle should have a pink background, the grey don't matter too much.
4.)The rectangles must be the same size and all a sprites animatons should be the same size. (Or your sprite will sink through the floor) The rectangles can be any size dividable by four such as 8x12 or 16x32.
Let your imagination do the rest; if you really get stuck contact Xky, he seems to be really good at that kinda stuff.
You obviously have Modkeen, so editing sprites will have only 4 basic rules:
1.)In the first square you can make the sprite look like anything you want. (It should have a black background)
2.)The second square should have a white background and a black spot the size and shape of your sprite. (But see here)
3.)The third rectangle should have a pink background, the grey don't matter too much.
4.)The rectangles must be the same size and all a sprites animatons should be the same size. (Or your sprite will sink through the floor) The rectangles can be any size dividable by four such as 8x12 or 16x32.
Let your imagination do the rest; if you really get stuck contact Xky, he seems to be really good at that kinda stuff.
re: getting started
For starters, "w00t," "woot," "wOOt," and all variations there of are very similar to "Woohoo!" "Alright!" or "Yeah!" in their usage. Example: "Hey, check it out--I found my old Bubble Bobble cartridge for the NES!" "w00t! Let's play!"
nvm, much like lol (laughing out loud) or w/b (welcome back) is internet shorthand for 'nevermind.'
To elaborate a bit on what levellord said about each BMP:
|black||white||grey||
The Black section is what your sprite will look like in-game, with all leftover space being filled in by black. This is because the White section is your 'alpha' channel--anything that's BLACK in this area will be opaque, and always drawn in the game. Anything WHITE will be transparent, and not drawn in the game. Anything that's any other color (grey, cyan, pink) will be drawn transparently, with varying effects. This can be used to give enemies stealth-like abilities, or just for general 'cool' effects.
Typically, if you want your creatures to have a black outline, you'll want to be sure your Alpha channel (the white section) isn't a pixel-for-pixel translation of your black area. If you're still stumped, we can post some examples for you.
The pink and grey section is much more crucial than levellord indicated--that's your hit detection box! The pink must ALWAYS be a rectangle shape, because that's how the Keen:Vorticons engine works--but basically, the pink area is the area of the creature the game checks to see if it's hit anything. Having this box mis-sized can cause odd errors, such as creatures clipping through walls and floors, or killing Keen even if he's clearly jumped over them. Open up the default Keen1 enemies and have a look. Most of the time, the box will be slightly smaller or the same size as the creature itself.
Welcome to Keen:Modding, and don't be afraid to ask questions!
--Xky
nvm, much like lol (laughing out loud) or w/b (welcome back) is internet shorthand for 'nevermind.'
To elaborate a bit on what levellord said about each BMP:
|black||white||grey||
The Black section is what your sprite will look like in-game, with all leftover space being filled in by black. This is because the White section is your 'alpha' channel--anything that's BLACK in this area will be opaque, and always drawn in the game. Anything WHITE will be transparent, and not drawn in the game. Anything that's any other color (grey, cyan, pink) will be drawn transparently, with varying effects. This can be used to give enemies stealth-like abilities, or just for general 'cool' effects.
Typically, if you want your creatures to have a black outline, you'll want to be sure your Alpha channel (the white section) isn't a pixel-for-pixel translation of your black area. If you're still stumped, we can post some examples for you.
The pink and grey section is much more crucial than levellord indicated--that's your hit detection box! The pink must ALWAYS be a rectangle shape, because that's how the Keen:Vorticons engine works--but basically, the pink area is the area of the creature the game checks to see if it's hit anything. Having this box mis-sized can cause odd errors, such as creatures clipping through walls and floors, or killing Keen even if he's clearly jumped over them. Open up the default Keen1 enemies and have a look. Most of the time, the box will be slightly smaller or the same size as the creature itself.
Welcome to Keen:Modding, and don't be afraid to ask questions!
--Xky
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If you look at Keen's sprite in the game, or a Garg, you'll notice that when they come up next to a wall, they'll overlap it just slightly -- this is because their collision rectangles are just slightly narrower than the sprites themselves, as you can see if you look at their images.
One other point: only the sprite width needs to be divisible by 8 (and the whole .bmp file's width divisible by 24) -- the height can be anything you want, within reason.
One other point: only the sprite width needs to be divisible by 8 (and the whole .bmp file's width divisible by 24) -- the height can be anything you want, within reason.