Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

Some time ago I created a gimp perl plugging to extract the dominions:PPP images from the files.
I was able to get the item files almost pefectly, they just were stored with no compression, 1 byte per pixel using 2-3bits per colour channel (or just got lucky with the colours).
IIRC the unit files had some sort of pallette and a kind simple of RLE. I got the centurion (was the 1st one) mostly ok from the 1st army.trs file, the other files used another set of colours.
The script got lost in a format&write-wrong-partiton accident so was never posted anywhere...
So start your hex editors to check the files and show your ninja coding skills.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

If it's possible to create a single image containing all the sprites, that could be a quick and simple way of providing all the sprites for modders and would be entirely sufficient (especially if lateral offsets in each sprite are preserved or somehow inferrable) in my opinion - modders can crop out individual sprites as needed.

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

http://www.btinternet.com/~AnthonyJ/.../falcextn.html
Spooky Sprites v 6 available from here:

http://www.btinternet.com/~AnthonyJ/..._download.html


Anyone knnow anything about Atari? This is your chance to prove its power! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

The download URL seems broken. Does anyone have the file?

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

Has anyone explored this further? This approach would be MUCH better then my planned automated screen shot capture method.

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

I guess everyone is hoping KO will come through and save us all the trouble http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

spooky4.lzh extracted and re-packed into spooky4.zip.

Anyone up to launching this old, old version of Spooky Sprites and seeing what happens?

Found from here:
http://www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/Falcon/Graphics/

Re: I can\'t extract the sprites from the .exe
 

If someone is able to get this software working well enough to extract 1 sprite I can probably build a macro that can automate mouse movement, clicks and sending keys to the program.

So assuming you have to manually extract each sprite (vs having some kind of batch command) I could likely setup something to "batch" it.