sprite script generator

[LeopoldStotchX]

Does anyone have more detailed instructions on how to use the Sprite Script Generator? It does not seem that intuitive to me. Trying to get started and running into a wall. Thanks.

[Aradan]

1. Start the sprite-script generator up.
2. In the data path, point it to where your EDU and DMB are.
3. Make sure you have a blank line at the end of both the EDU and DMB, otherwise the last entry won't be parsed.
4. Click "Read Data".
5. In the table that appears now on the left of the screen, you can see a full list of the models defined in DMB, and at the bottom-right, their assigned textures for each faction.
6. Click the checkboxes of all the models you want to generate sprites for.
7. In the same folder where the script generator exists, you'll see a new text file called "sprite_script" generated. Put this file inside your main RTW directory.
8. Add " -sprite_script" to the end of the Target line of the shortcut you're using for your mod/game for which these sprites are intended for.
9. Back up your preferences file (of the mod/game for which these sprites are intended for) and replace it with the one provided in the generator.
10. Make sure you have a "sprites" folder in your game/mod's data folder before you start, otherwise it won't work.
11. Run the game/mod using the shortcut you edited before.
12. You won't be able to play or do anything, you'll just be seeing the splash screen, wait until it gets done, at which point the game will exit on its own.
13. You'll be left with a bunch of .tga and .spr files in the 'sprites' folder of your game/mod. The .spr files are ok, but you'll need to convert the .tga files to .dds. After converting them, rename them from xyz.dds to xyz.tga.dds.
14. When all this is done, you need to edit your DMB and code the sprites in.

That's it.


EDIT: Here is everything required. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/attac...9&d=1228046702

[Conqistador]

why don't you use the notepad to create the sprites (save as sprite_script)?? it seems more easy than this program.....

[Conqistador]

put the descr_model_battle entry of your unit, followed by an space and the faction's name
ex: spartan_royal_guard greek cities
after that, follow the instructions of the user above from the shortcut target modification

[Aradan]

The actual sprite-script generating stuff are points 1 to 5 and the list is detailed, so it's way easier to use the generator, especially when you want sprites generated for 1,000 or so combinations of skins and models.

[Conqistador]

do you have link of these tool?

cause when i generate sprite by the notepad, i get an sprite that disappears when i move the camera far from the unit... what is hapenning? if i take this tool i will get correct sprites??

[Aradan]

No, the tool is just a sprite-script generator, it generates the scripts, that's all. The sprites themselves are generated by the game. If you got sprite problems, it might be because you don't have preferences set-up correctly.

Here is everything. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/attac...9&d=1228046702

[Conqistador]

No, the tool is just a sprite-script generator, it generates the scripts, that's all. The sprites themselves are generated by the game. If you got sprite problems, it might be because you don't have preferences set-up correctly.

Here is everything. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/attac...9&d=1228046702

thank you man... it works... the sprites were blank cause the pref.txt generated blank sprites

[Conqistador]

and after renaming the bunch of tga to tga.dds, can i delete the tga's?

[Aradan]

If you now have tga.dds files *and* .tga files, then yes, the .tga files can be deleted.

[Conqistador]

thanks

[HeroSK]

If you now have tga.dds files *and* .tga files, then yes, the .tga files can be deleted.

This format changing takes time, anyone knows a program that changes multiple images at the same time ? :hmmm:

[Aradan]

DDS Converter 2 (google it)

[HeroSK]

DDS Converter 2 (google it)

Thanks Aradan, here modders can download it

[Joarius]

Hi,


I'm desperate...
I try to create sprites since several days ago, and no results...
I've tried manually, with Notepad++, no result ; i've tried with Sprite script generator, but there is no result too...

When i launch the mod (1) into generate sprites, it launch the game normally, as i wanted to play with it... i'm able to play.

I think that i've made all what is writen. So i don't understand why it doesn't work... Really not...


Help please !!


(1) the Target line of the shortcut is : "D:\__Games\Total War\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -mod:Virtua_Pugna -show_err -nm -script_sprite

[Aradan]

It needs to be "sprite_script" not "script_sprite".

[Joarius]

What a stupide man i'm... It's no more dyslexie, it's... I'm a tögel...
Thank's a lot ! ! ! The sprites files (.spr und .tga) have been generated.
I've made the others operations of conversion (.tga => .dds => .tga.dds) et changed the sprites lines in DMB.


But when i've made a trial to see what it does in battle, this is what i obtain :

From far, all the soldiers appears like Not Good, evidently.

[Joarius]

Hi,

Tonight, i've made trials again.
Before, i've modify some things in the preference.txt given by sprite script generator.
And it seems to work properly : there is no more this effect of shadows on the units when we watch them from far.

I've noticed that the first time, the .spr had their names which began with AG_ ; but tonight, no AG_ at the beginning of the files names.

Thank's again for your help, Aradan. I can continue the work on Virtua Pugna !

[Spartan 666]

I downloaded RTW sprites generator, but it fails its batch conversion and rename. I point it to the folder where the files are, a message comes up saying the job is done and not to point it again to the same directory unless all the content is regenerated, but my .tga sprites have not been renamed not converted to .dds.

[Squid]

That isn't what this tool does, this tools generates the sprite_script.txt file that will be used by the game engine to generate sprites it does not convert files from tga to dds.