sprites: request to devs

paradoxharbinger · #1 March 6th, 2007, 06:37 PM

i believe there was an image file a while ago which had the sprites used for the dom2 maps, i was wondering if we could get a similar image containing the dom3 sprites?

Edi · #2 March 6th, 2007, 06:41 PM

Kristoffer has made some posts to the effect that he would be willing to release the sprites. I'll let him confirm that, though.

Edi

Kristoffer O · #3 March 8th, 2007, 03:55 PM

I'm willing. Just need to focus

paradoxharbinger · #4 March 8th, 2007, 05:23 PM

excellent thanks.

i'd like to package them in with my map generator, so people don't have to try and find their own, if you wouldn't mind that is?

paradoxharbinger · #5 May 10th, 2007, 04:13 PM

Kristoffer, any new info on getting those sprites?

Aristander · #6 June 5th, 2007, 11:12 AM

Just a friendly bump.

chrispedersen · #7 June 27th, 2007, 01:00 AM

Hey, with all due respect.. I think this is the wrong way to go about it.

Why not dump each .tga into a database entry, (web enabled) with columns for searchinng, and description.
But the neat thing would be that then people could update the info a few at a time whenever they wanted...

like 307 - Sphinx...
5-105 Large Air Elemental2
With everyone working on it a few at a time we'd be done in no time....

Chris

llamabeast · #8 June 27th, 2007, 05:34 AM

If you have any idea how to do that chris, please go ahead and set it up. I'm sure we would all help complete it.

Gandalf Parker · #9 June 27th, 2007, 10:29 AM

Sure. A SQL file. Relational Database.
One index key would be the unit number as is used in maps and mods.
Another index key would be the text name of the unit.
And another for the .tga file since the other two keys wont cover all of the images (some are partial, old images no longer in use, new images not yet in the game, or after being attacked like mount without rider).

A web interface, probably PHP, could be written to allow updating. Kindof like a WIKI interface. It should allow for sprite #1, sprite #2, other sprites for that unit, and "also see" links for variations of the same unit. Also a spot to link to the screen capture of the info screen on a unit. And the text of that screen typed in so that it can be cut-and-pasted into peoples projects. And a tie-in to Edi's unit database.

Edi · #10 June 27th, 2007, 03:25 PM

If somebody wants to tie it into the Unit DB, go right ahead. You're likely going to have to use the BaseU sheet from that, because only the Base<X> sheets contain purely elemental data. The display pages use spreadsheet function to produce the final results.

It'd actually be easier to get the display results with a SQL DB, but my skills in that department are sadly lacking. Having a reference for the sprites would be awesome. If anyone feels like taking it up and has questions about the unit DB, post them here or in the Dom3DB Discussion thread or send them by PM.