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Imagefile Glitch
« on: July 07, 2008, 04:03:57 PM »
Well I just noticed that sometimes when you tell a lot of imagefile to appear the first one doesn't always appear.
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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 06:21:49 PM »
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Well I just noticed that sometimes when you tell a lot of imagefile to appear the first one doesn't always appear.

I'll check, but I think you're better off using sprites. I used to have a GETPICT command that I never really tested, so I never made it an official part of the language. It might still be in there. I'll have to check on that and let you know.

EDIT: The command is PICT with no card number. It will make whatever is showing on the card be the current card picture, so you can fake having a lot of sprites if you don't need them to move once you show them.

NOTE: This hasn't been fully tested, so I don't know what happens when the player saves the game or when you play movies over it or whatever.

' draw a sprite
SPRITE 1 10 10 spritePicture.jpg

' make it part of the card picture
PICT

' now you can use sprite 1 again
' and it will look like another sprite
SPRITE 1 50 100 anotherSprite.jpg


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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 06:51:58 PM »
I can't use sprites if I am using 20+ IMAGEFILES.
EDIT: If I did use this PICT command would their be a way to revert back to the original card picture.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2008, 06:53:07 PM by Tireas_Dragon »
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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2008, 08:18:17 AM »
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If I did use this PICT command would their be a way to revert back to the original card picture.

Both of these should work.

REFRESH PICT
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PICT cardnumber
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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2008, 08:27:38 AM »
Thanks.
EDIT: Well I tried it out. It did not work so well.
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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2008, 01:15:55 PM »
I love hidden commands! I gotta test this one out...
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Re: Imagefile Glitch
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2008, 06:07:01 PM »
Wow, with this command we could load scenery tiles into place to form maps instead of taking up room in a GM app with picture windows. The sprites could be loaded in sections of 20 and then flattened with the PICT command.

I've just tried the command though and it doesn't always work correctly if preformed in succession. (multiple times on the same card) Are you gonna add this command to 4.0 Al?
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