reuse other sprites for facing the same directions

[Lagi]

Is it possible to use for one animation set, sprite from other set. To cover the same direction?

I start drawing some monsters attack (and its a demanding task ) so when my monster is making MONS A5 attack, I would like to reuse MONT B5, without copy-paste and renaming MONT B5 into MONS A5.

edit:
I know I can name MONT A5 => MONT A 0 - but I would like to have views of different angles (infights or multi)

[22alpha22]

You can define sprite rotation frames in the TEXTURES lump and use duplicate frames without actually having to copy the sprite. I use this method all the time to save space in my projects.

An example:

Sprite SENTB5, 39, 49
{
Offset 19, 49
Graphic SENTA5, 0, 0
}

[Lagi]

can you provide some more explanation? It doesnt work for me:

I take size of each replaced sprite, and put it as the size of Fake sprite canvas.

patch from graphic is start drawn from top left to right bottom. Offset doesn't matter because the size of both frames is the same.

Still in game I see that nothing is drawn for other angles. Help. pls.

edit:
ok, I need offset. Its the same coorinates that are used to placed monster weapon in Slade.

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Sprite bbeaA5, 66,81  // this is the sprite you dont want to draw in each direction. 68,81 is canvas size, should be the size of existing sprite.
{
Offset 35,77  //this is the XY coordinate of existing sprite (one adjust in Slade)
Sprite beasE5, 0, 0  // this is replacement (existing). 0.0 is start drawn in top-left corner of canvas and go bottom right.
}

Sprite bbeaA6A4, 63,78
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasE6E4, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaA7A3, 80,77
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasE7E3, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaA8A2, 69, 76
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasE8E2, 0, 0
}







Sprite bbeaB5, 58,79
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF5, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaB6B4, 63, 78
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF6F4, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaB7B3, 86, 75
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF7F3, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaB8B2, 69, 75
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF8F2, 0, 0
}





Sprite bbeaC5, 58,79
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF5, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaC6C4, 63, 78
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF6F4, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaC7C3, 86, 75
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF7F3, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaC8C2, 69, 75
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasF8F2, 0, 0
}







Sprite bbeaD5, 59,76
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA5, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaD6D4, 88,77
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA6A4, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaD7D3, 91,77
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA7A3, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaD8D2, 74,76
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA8A2, 0, 0
}







Sprite bbeaE5, 59,76
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA5, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaE6E4, 88,77
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA6A4, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaE7E3, 91,77
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA7A3, 0, 0
}

Sprite bbeaE8E2, 74,76
{
Offset 35,77
Sprite beasA8A2, 0, 0
}

EDIT2:
ehh... if one like to be pixel perfect he would have to write down 4x coordinate for each sprite and then retype it into Textures. Its easier and faster to copy sprite, download advance renamer, mass change 4 letters, upload to your mod - price? +15kb of mod size per sprite (in an period of time when you dl GB of data in minutes).