hi, guys!
am currently playing CASTLE OF DREAMS by ROBERT.
changed VPALACE.DAT to the original palette since the blue one used by Robert kinda hurts my eyes (also difficult to detect floor switches).
this is what happened:
also tried changing CPALACE.DAT and EPALACE.DAT, and the problem still exists.
help, please...
Custom Graphics Issue
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
This is a PNG version of the WebP image that R3 attached to his post.
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
And to answer the question...
The reason is that The Castle of Dreams has a PRINCE.EXE that uses the dungeon wall-drawing algorithm (WDA) in palace levels. This means, as CusPop warns, "[...] you must import the extra resources to your palace environment file with PR". As a side note, this PRINCE.EXE also does not have all resources enabled in all levels. Anyway, I saw that you already finished playing this mod, so problem solved, I guess.R3 wrote:CASTLE OF DREAMS [...] changed VPALACE.DAT to the original palette [...] problem
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
thanks, Norbert!
but, what if i encounter the problem again?
if i copy PRINCE.EXE from the original version, will this fix the problem?
or, do i need to copy some other files (*DAT, etc.)?
but, what if i encounter the problem again?
if i copy PRINCE.EXE from the original version, will this fix the problem?
or, do i need to copy some other files (*DAT, etc.)?
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
That solves the palace graphics problem.R3 wrote: but, what if i encounter the problem again?
if i copy PRINCE.EXE from the original version, will this fix the problem?
However, this mod has some other PRINCE.EXE changes as well, and you will lose them if you use the original PRINCE.EXE.
diffpop lists the following:
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[ DIFF ] starting minutes left: 75 (default: 60)
[ DIFF ] hit points: 12 (default: 10)
[ DIFF ] hit points: 12 (default: 10)
[ DIFF ] environment demo level: 1 (default: 0)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] WDA in palace: 0 (default: 1; readoperation: if(116,1,0);)
[ DIFF ] level 6: 6 (default: 5)
[ DIFF ] level 12a: 200 (default: 4)
[ DIFF ] level 12b: 12 (default: 6)
[ DIFF ] princess level: 5 (default: 0)
[ DIFF ] guard resources level 12a: 2 (default: 4)
[ DIFF ] guard resources princess level: 4 (default: 65535)
[ DIFF ] font color-red: 36 (default: 63; readoperation: multiply(4.0615);floor;)
[ DIFF ] font color-green: 49 (default: 63; readoperation: multiply(4.0615);floor;)
[ DIFF ] Reduce if there are more than: 20 (default: 15)
[ DIFF ] Reduce to minutes: 20 (default: 15)
[ DIFF ] Version text in 1.0: THE CASTLE OF DREAMS (default: PRINCE OF PERSIA V1.0)
[ INFO ] Found 21 differences.
a) Hex-edit the mod's PRINCE.EXE not to use WDA in palace.
b) Make a new PRINCE.EXE with CusPoP with all these changes except WDA.
(By the way, Norbert, it would be useful if diffpop told me *what* is 200 on level 12a, for example.
I.e. it should either display the name attribute of the containing <folder> and <hack> tags,
or come with a custom princehack.xml that has more informative names in <read> tags.)
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
I think maybe what you mean is already available by using command-line option -l (or --locations).David wrote:it would be useful if diffpop told me [...]
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Er, yes, you're right.Norbert wrote:I think maybe what you mean is already available by using command-line option -l (or --locations).
Looks like I didn't even look at the built-in help...
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
Moved topic from "General Stuff" to "New Levels and Mods For DOS".
Re: Custom Graphics Issue
You could also use the Total Pack.R3 wrote: am currently playing CASTLE OF DREAMS by ROBERT.
changed VPALACE.DAT to the original palette since the blue one used by Robert kinda hurts my eyes (also difficult to detect floor switches).
After you click Play, uncheck "Use Official Graphics", and then you can select what graphics to use for Dungeon, Palace and Characters.
It seems that Total Pack automatically enables or disables WDA in PRINCE.EXE based on which Palace Graphics is selected.
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Thanks, David & Norbert.
I guess hacking PRINCE.EXE is still on my to-do list then.
I guess hacking PRINCE.EXE is still on my to-do list then.