What would the x and y dimensions be for individual graphics/sprites? 32x32, 28x36, etc.? I am just curious, and it would be helpful to know, so I can start with my graphics.
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**What would the x and y dimensions be for individual graphics/sprites? 32x32, 28x36, etc.? I am just curious, and it would be helpful to know, so I can start with my graphics.
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Each individual frame of each sprite can be a wildly different size, if you want it to. Get to work! 
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**Each individual frame of each sprite can be a wildly different size, if you want it to. Get to work!:)
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Cool. So it could be 32x32, 28x36 or just about anything within certain peramiters?
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Yep, you could make it as big as you want, short of crashing your computer trying to load it.
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**Yep, you could make it as big as you want, short of crashing your computer trying to load it.
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Cool. Same with animations?
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Yep, same with animations. BTW, are you the Chill, mouse? No probs if you are, just want to know...
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I'm guessing by the screen shots that the graphics aren't grid-locked(beyond the locking to pixels, of course)? Of course they are locked to the pixel grid, but are they locked to a larger grid, like 8x8 or 16x16, something like that? Probably not, but I would like to know if they are as of now(I know, they can change).
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I'm guessing by the screen shots that the graphics aren't grid-locked(beyond the locking to pixels, of course)? Of course they are locked to the pixel grid, but are they locked to a larger grid, like 8x8 or 16x16, something like that? Probably not, but I would like to know if they are as of now(I know, they can change).
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A map in Coldstone is divided in two entities: the ground and the layers. The ground is a fixed grid (you set its dimensions). The layers (sprite containers, flattened at runtime over the background) are entirely free (but you can set an option to "snap" the sprites to a grid).
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Ok, another question(answer as of now, I know things will change):
The ground(grass, floor, etc.), is it a series of qicts, some ppat(color patterns), or something else? This does not include water edged, cliffs, etc., just the grasses and floors and whatnot.
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The ground tiles are just normal graphics in the library, no different from a windmill sprite or an NPC picture (you just use them on the map differently) however, a ground floor that looks like hundreds and hundres of windmills would look a bit stupid.
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I think it would be a good idea to have a ppat for grass, wooden floors, etc, and then add frills to that terrain, or water/beds/tables/trees/etc on top of that ppat. Do you get what I'm saying?
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yeah, you can make tiny little tile sprites in Photoshop (or something lesser, if you have too...) pretty quickly and easily. they won't look that good (very 8/16 bit RPG...), but if that's your style then they'll load quicker than the dickens.
all you need is the rubber stamp tool, the offset tool, and about 5 minutes. you can make most repeating patterns quickly and easily. if you're looking for a random grass/whatever tile generator, then I think you're asking a bit too much.
individualy crafted and rendered maps (think Baldur's Gate) are the way to go if you want real pinaz, though they'll hog your loading time like a mother, force you to use CDs to distribute, and require at least some knowledge of computer graphics and geology/forestry to produce. but, if you've got the time/energy, they'll make your game all that much better. if not, the included PoG tile set is pretty good, ecxept for a few little problems with water and dead trees that might both be fixed before the release of CS.
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