okay it's not like it sounds,but I was trying to figure out how does bungie make bitmaps or "sprite bitmaps" im working on into a bitmap that has more than one bitmap in it for example: go to your default effect\particles\energy\bitmaps\charge c energy


If u open the bitmap and go under bitmap charge c energy u will see bitmap 0 and 1.

I need to figure this out as it will greatly help me when I make custom particle sprites:P

ask mythril, he knows a hell of a lot about sprites and particles

-Ok first, get your sprite bitmaps:
(Note, you are welcome to use these)



-Next, paste them into one bitmap, then resize it so it fits all the sprites together vertically, but with 1 pixel of pure blue (B:255) around the border, and 1 pixel in between each sprite.



-Then compile your bitmap.
-Then in Guerilla, open the bitmap up, and set the "type" to "sprites", and "format" to "explict alpha".
-Then scroll down to "Sprite Processing", and set the sprite budget size to a size larger than 1 of ur sprites. So in this case, I would set it to 128x128 or 256x256.
-Then set the sprite budget count to any number, depending on how many sprites you have, and how large your sprite budget is. In this case, I would set it to 1, since I only have 2 sprites.
-Save the tag, and recompile through tool.

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To reference a certain sprite from the multi sprite bitmap, you would need to count it in Photoshop, starting at 0, to the certain sprite you want.



So if I wanted to use the first sprite, I would set whatever tag is referencing it to "0".

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Heres a view of it in Guerilla:
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/Multi%20Sprites/sprite_guerilla.jpg

Edited by Advancebo on Oct 18, 2009 at 01:43 AM

nice But I know how to make sprites and stuff like mythril he showed me the pure blue background thing along time ago, but thanks advancebo theres some things I didn't know in there :P

but how do you explain 1 of the BSP skin for a50, it use 512x512 but have 2 texture in 1 bitmaps... how you do that?

Same thing, except not a sprite, but 2d texture.

If you mean the ground, its just a shader which uses alpha blend to change bitmaps with alpha.

Dang I should have known but wait I can just add the blue border but compile as 2d texture not sprite right?
I know this might be off topic or not but if it is then feel free not to answer it, so what a 3d texture and how can I make a plasma shield and make it work as 3d? and how do I make a cubemap and what should a cubemap should look like?

Just copy the shielding bitmap for 3d textures.

And a cubemap should have 6 textures:
top
bottom
left
right
back
front

All blue borders and in a single bitmap.

nope I added a border on 2 bitmaps and one I compile the covenant metal panel.tif I check the bitmaps and it showed blank