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How do you change a sprites colour?

August 22nd 2002, 05:09 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
Striker recently made ma a green Knight, and I was wondering, what is the easiest way to change sprites colours so you can have variations of monsters? Diferent colour knights, boncas, pillbugs etc??

It's probably very simple, but unfortunately, so am I!!
August 22nd 2002, 05:15 AM
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Eldron
Peasant They/Them
 
: Striker recently made ma a green Knight, and I was wondering, what is the easiest way to change sprites colours so you can have variations of monsters? Diferent colour knights, boncas, pillbugs etc??

: It's probably very simple, but unfortunately, so am I!!

Don't, it's very cheesy and space wasting.. either make new, or don't make any at all..
August 22nd 2002, 05:19 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 


: Don't, it's very cheesy and space wasting..  either make new, or don't make any at all..

It's not "cheesy and pace wasting"!! It's a good way to add some variation in a d-mod, if the graphic is done well. Especially if your the new creature, in an alt hero d-mod...Maybe for the comp, in fact.
August 22nd 2002, 05:24 AM
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Kyle
Peasant He/Him Belgium
 
: : Don't, it's very cheesy and space wasting..  either make new, or don't make any at all..

: It's not "cheesy and pace wasting"!! It's a good way to add some variation in a d-mod, if the graphic is done well. Especially if your the new creature, in an alt hero d-mod...Maybe for the comp, in fact.

It's pretty easy, really. Download Dimage from Someone and pick your color

You could always use a program such as Paintshop Pro to replace colors or add a colored shade.
August 22nd 2002, 05:26 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 


: It's pretty easy, really. Download Dimage from Someone and pick your color

: You could always use a program such as Paintshop Pro to replace colors or add a colored shade.

Cheers Kyle! A good answer, unlike someones...
August 22nd 2002, 06:41 AM
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wesley
Peasant He/Him United States
 
: It's not "cheesy and pace wasting"!! It's a good way to add some variation in a d-mod, if the graphic is done well.

I agree. New colors can add depth, even though it is just a cosmetic change.
August 22nd 2002, 07:00 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
: :  It's not "cheesy and pace wasting"!! It's a good way to add some variation in a d-mod, if the graphic is done well.

: I agree. New colors can add depth, even though it is just a cosmetic change.

Reading that a second time, it sounds a bit sarcastic...but that's probably just me being paranoid.

Eldron : Stop criticising everything I say!!!
August 22nd 2002, 08:52 AM
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Eldron
Peasant They/Them
 
: : :  It's not "cheesy and pace wasting"!! It's a good way to add some variation in a d-mod, if the graphic is done well.

: : I agree. New colors can add depth, even though it is just a cosmetic change.

: Reading that a second time, it sounds a bit sarcastic...but that's probably just me being paranoid.

: Eldron : Stop criticising everything I say!!!

Graphics is my area :D, and I hate color tinted graphics..
August 22nd 2002, 09:00 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 


: Graphics is my area :D, and I hate color tinted graphics..

Why?? They can be just as good as regular gfx! And a nice way to give an Alt hero a bit more character.
August 22nd 2002, 09:08 AM
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Eldron
Peasant They/Them
 
: : Graphics is my area :D, and I hate color tinted graphics..

: Why?? They can be just as good as regular gfx! And a nice way to give an Alt hero a bit more character.

because where I come from we have color tinting calculated in real-time, or we have none at all..

August 22nd 2002, 09:12 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
Fair enough I guess, but this new graphic does look pretty good.
August 22nd 2002, 09:13 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
: Fair enough I guess, but this new graphic does look pretty good.

I'm gonna make a new hero pack, and give him items, spells etc.
August 22nd 2002, 09:19 AM
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Eldron
Peasant They/Them
 
: : Fair enough I guess, but this new graphic does look pretty good.

: I'm gonna make a new hero pack, and give him items, spells etc.

If it's just a tinted character I doubt he will be released as a d-net file..

August 22nd 2002, 09:22 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
: : : Fair enough I guess, but this new graphic does look pretty good.

: :  I'm gonna make a new hero pack, and give him items, spells etc.

: If it's just a tinted character I doubt he will be released as a d-net file..

It should be because it has much, much more.
August 22nd 2002, 10:30 AM
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Eldron
Peasant They/Them
 
August 22nd 2002, 10:37 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
August 22nd 2002, 10:40 AM
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August 22nd 2002, 10:41 AM
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wesley
Peasant He/Him United States
 
August 22nd 2002, 11:40 AM
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Striker
Noble She/Her United States
Daniel, there are clowns. 
I had originally thought Sabre would be using the graphics for a d-mod, which is why I made them. I learned from Ghost Knight 2.0 Yes, it was really easy and cheap, but he doesn't have Paint Shop Pro and it would be really hard to do with MSPaint.

Hopefully, he'll be able to turn this stuff into something decent.
August 22nd 2002, 12:55 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
And why don't you back your point u[p with some reasons??
August 22nd 2002, 12:56 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
August 22nd 2002, 02:38 PM
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wesley
Peasant He/Him United States
 
I'm just saying that changing even cosmetic things can give a dmod a slightly fresh look. If done well, you can create a new character. I made Sid in LOT from Dink's graphics (obviously), but you don't really look at him and say "that's just dink with different clothes" (hopefully ) A 'tinted' color change would be the easiest and

(if it looks good) give the sprite a fresh look that at least I would appreciate if not others. Remember though, if it isn't good, it will look really bad.

If you don't have a good image editor to work in, it may be too much of a task to do well .

Anyway, about the hero pack, why not. I wouldn't say it is a brilliant idea, but to call it 'the worst idea ever' is a bit of a stretch. Why people must be so negative towards others is a mystery to me...
August 22nd 2002, 02:58 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
Honest, and a detailed few points on what you think to my idea. Just what I wanted. Unlike BunnieMaster and Eldron, you don't simply scoff and dismiss the idea, but look at it's merits and bad points.

You bring up Sid, an excellent example. Nobody see's Sid as Dink in new clothes, at least I didn't. My new hero won't be as good as Sid was, but maybe in the future, I will do something a lot better.

I agree that my file won't be the greatest in the world, but I think it's worthwhile, and I enjoy creating this.

Funny isn't it, how one of the greatest Dinkers ever (If redink is King of d-mods, Wesley is the prince) can look at my file from all angles, yet two dinkers without a single good file (to my knowledge and opinion)call it a waste of time?

Thanks Wesley, at least somebody can see a good side tothis.
August 22nd 2002, 05:06 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger.