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Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:28 pm

http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=3335

Look at wildweasels reply

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:30 pm

You misunderstood. You can't directly import a BMP. (Z)Doom can't read it. You have to import it as graphics and convert it in the process to a Doom patch/sprite format.

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:31 pm

Whats the filename then? .pcx , .jpeg (only an example) etc.

Or, if it doesn't have a filename, where can I get a converter?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:33 pm

XWE, DeepSea, WinTex, DeuTex will do the job. There is no filename extension because all those tools write the lumps directly into a WAD.

How are you managing your WADs anyway?

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:37 pm

Oh....

Well, to get the sprite images, I've been using XWE

To insert them, I've been using something simply named "Lump Tool"

To quote the "About" in the help menu:

Lump Tool by Martin Allen 2002 version: 1.0.7

Edits and creates WAD files for the game Doom. It's 9 years too late, but better late than never! martin@martin2k.co.uk Last Updated: 26/03/2002

Guess I'll be importing my imp sprites thorugh XWE now

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:38 pm

That might be better!

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:40 pm

Thanx so much for all the help!

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:49 pm

ok, I have one more problem, and that is this:

My monster is now able to be see, but he has this box of white around him and when he dies, it turns green

How do I fix this?

Giest118 · Post by **Giest118** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:03 pm

... Are the BMPs you imported 24-bit, or are they 256 color? 256 color is PHYSICALLY REQUIRED.

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:04 pm

Yes, they are 256 color, I amde sure of that after I finished editing them

Post by **Kate** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:19 pm

actually that's the wad editor's fault, it isn't converting the cyan around the imp to transparent, but green(the nearest color to cyan) instead.

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Giest118 · Post by **Giest118** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:59 pm

Heh, "luckily" for me, XWE never let me import graphics, so I never had this problem. Although it meant I had to use WinTex.... *shudders into a state of spasm*

Post by **Kirby** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:34 pm

will importing the sprites through another lump tool work?

Giest118 · Post by **Giest118** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:13 pm

Yeah, probably.

Lexus Alyus · Post by **Lexus Alyus** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:09 am

I don't get what you people are doing wrong, I import sprites using XWE on a daily basis and it works perfectly for me... all the time.