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feature request
by Guest khanna- 4 replies
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Is it possible to open a file and save its bmp rendering via command line? if not this would be very useful even as a separate utility thanks
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I just changed the existing 'Known bugs' topic to a more useful FAQ topic; which should eventually contain tips, how to use some tools and such, and any known weird behavior (i.e. blank screen / autoredraw issue) Link: http://www.ssforum.net/index.php?showtopic=10661 If you have ideas of questions that should be there, or if you want to add an answer to an unanswered question, you can post in that topic and I'll merge the info in the main post I think I'll upload the image of each toolbar button on the site so we can use them in FAQs and such (i.e. "Select the 'Line' tool ")
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LVZ's are pretty simple, really... Go in the LVZ Library tab above the tileset, right-click in there, Add Image... Import whatever image you want, define its animation properties, Add Then you draw with it
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AutoRedraw
by Corey- 4 replies
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Is it fixed yet? Or are you still tinkering around with it Sama? Also, with regards to video tutorials, ive tried to make one, but its very jumpy, and im sure you don't feel like talking me through how to make it better. Just to let you know, i have HyperCam 2, if your willing to give some tips if you know any. Or anyone that knows. Also it seems my voice (when played back) is really fast and jumpy.
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It would be very helpfull if you can see more then just 5 regions at a time. LVZ tutorial O.o
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Seems like whenever im erasing/drawing all of a sudden the entire screen zooms out. Kinda sucks, at first i thought it was me, but the next 3-4 times it happened i realized it wasnt
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Is there any way you can put back the edit tile function, now it sends me to microsoft publisher =/ and im nowhere near efficient as the control e function
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Try this version if you're experiencing the 'Cannot create autoredraw image 480' error, or if you get a blank display after loading a certain combination of maps. Please report any change in behavior. There is no magic fix to these issues, and I don't really experience it, because it seems to happen on systems with less video memory (128MB or less) Please tell me how much video memory you have, what kind of maps you were loading, and how many of them. More specifically, how many ASSS regions are there, and are there any LVZ images in it. The number of image definitions and the size of the images matters, not the map objects. If there are BIG lvz images, these issues…
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Only the first few regions on a map will display. Later regions will be a s s i g n e d (stupidly coded swear filter) a color, but won't show up on screen. The regions exist, because they still show up on the tool tip. Makes it pretty much impossible to do region work in DCME. DCME also seems to be stealing video memory for every other window. Firefox, Continuum, etc. all show up as white screens or with the stuff from the DCME window. It's annoying to have to close DCME before writing this post, for example. Hasn't seemed to crash anything or lose map data, though. Also, not really a bug, but would it be possible to get the region combo box on a list box instead (par…
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A few ideas
by Corey- 8 replies
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Just a few ideas i had, How about making it so that you can copy/cut/paste regions. A tutorial on LVZ's. (not easiest to lern) Able to edit all the tiles on tile board. When hovering mouse over an area with a ton of regions, they all show up (Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, ect...) Ship size selector. (width of tiles) instead of only 2X2 for testing, you can make the selection of "2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5" This would be a hard one, but... Have it so that when you put a picture in, it selects the tiles that are closest to the picture colour, or make the mini map colour the same as the picture multiple tile selection, Ex: X= basic tile Y= thorproof tile XYX XYX …
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autoredraw?
by Corey- 2 replies
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what? this only seems to happen when i have 2 maps open
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Uploading pics
by Guest Dens- 4 replies
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I can't seem to upload a pic and keep the colour its probably something stupid i am doing i just have no clue just wondering if there is an easy way to do it or not. Thanks
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We'd need some tutorial videos to put on youtube, with narration and stuff Like, 2 or 3 videos, the first 'beginner' tutorial would cover that, and the basic usage of most tools Then, another would show walltiles, switch/replace, and other stuff like that And another one for LVZ That would be great
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This one is real Tell me if you guys have any problem with the autoupdate The grid default colors were changed, but if you want to see them you'll have to reset your settings to default, or delete your 'settings.dat' file
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It doesn't cost me anything to release quick patches so... why not. Downloads page Quick download Coming next: -Quick fix for the TestMap... just to make it at least as functional as before. Not planning to do the much needed recode in there. Done -Copy paste for LVZ map objects -Stuff in 'Edit' menu related to Selection will be moved in the Selection menu -New 'LVZ' menu will be added, with features such as Align and everything that is already in the menu of the lvz library -Right-click on selection for contextual menu -Right-click on lvz's for contextual menu
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Yep. Fixed. For some reason, each map had its own clipboard class... But each of them used global clipboard data... so... yeah it was screwing things up. Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\Project1.vbp Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\classes\ClipB.cls Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\classes\LVZData.cls Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\classes\Selection.cls Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\classes\TilesetSelections.cls Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\forms\frmGeneral.frm Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\forms\frmMain.frm Modified: D:\Sam\Prog Projects\DCME\trunk\forms\frmTextToMap.frm M…
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2 main things in the latest beta version: 3.4.05 -Smooth scrolling; The display used to be limited to 1 tile at a time (i.e. top-left corner of the screen was always a full tile). Now it's pixel-accurate, so scrolling with the hand (middle mouse button) is muuuch smoother. I also fixed a small glitch that caused the screen to sometimes jitter of 1 tile when hitting the middle mouse button for the hand. Small bug still to fix for tiles in the bottom or right edge of the screen... It is very possible that doing this introduced several other bugs, so if you find any, please report -The error 480 (cannot create autoredraw image) should happen less with that build. There…
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Ok when using dcme, and opening multiple maps, it will often load to 99 percent then stop in the middle. Making me close out and reopen all maps i was working on. Also is there any way we can close individual maps without having to close them all at once? Like right click on a tab. Then close.
Last reply by Hate The Fake, -
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So basically the idea is when you highlight an area of tiles that you wish to copy or cut, you can right click on the area hightlighted and you get a small list of options such as (for now anyways) copy and cut. Maybe add more in the future or what ever else you can think of. Just short cuts i guess. Sketter
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When I open 2 maps (1 map seems to be fine but 2 maps always does this)i can see the map overview, but i can't see the screen, it is just plain white, even when i move around the screen is just white.
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It's black and white cause i was trying to copy something from 1 more to another. and i guess when it crashed it messed up with the clipboard. Was coping tiles. No it did not have the same tile set, however the crash came in this order; Open map. Open new map. Copy a set of tiles about 20x30 tiles in the second map. Open 3rd map. Crash. I hope i was detailed enough. Sketter DCME.log
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I finally was able to fix the !@#$%^&* glitch with the display on the latest beta versions... Not sure what I did exactly, but it works now :/ Please test 3.4.04, and report if you find anything wrong Expect an official release very soon, now that this annoying bug is fixed Also done: -Able to edit image, or edit animation properties directly from the LVZ library. Note that there is still a bug if you try to change the size of the image when editing it. Doing now: -Adding LVZ menu at the top, with useful actions such as align/distribute/repeat object functions Tell me if you think of anything else that could be put in there The repeat function would allo…
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The buggy tile editor is now removed of DCME altogether. The Tileset Editor stays, of course, but when you'll click on 'Edit Tile', it will bring up whatever program is !@#$%^&*ociated with bmp files on your system for you to edit it. For now, DCME resumes when the application is closed. But I'm trying to get it to detect when the file is modified as well, so for big applications like Photoshop, only saving and closing the image would be enough for DCME, instead of having to close Photoshop completely. That change removed about 2500 lines of code, and reduced the exe filesize from 4.4MB to 4.0MB. (Not that that was a reason to do it, I'm just saying...) Also…
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When going to Help > Show Tips it shows error then closes. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/jrocko3/dcmeproblem2.jpg
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Whenever im in dcme tile editor (control e) and try to use the selection map tool. And copy a selection, when i go to paste it, it automatically boots me out. Below: http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/jrocko3/DCMEproblem.jpg Also after using the selection tool to move a few tiles, it wont let me deselect and forces me to exit and return before i can reedit my tile further. http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/jrocko3/DCMEproblem-1.jpg
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