Quick Animations (GIF Walkaround)

[SephirothSpawn]

Quick Animations
Version: 1

Introduction

The Idea here, is to replace GIF's with a chain of png or whatever files. You create the image just as you would a sprite (acutally, its just a complex sprite) and the script takes care of the rest. This is more of a tool for scripters.

Screenshots
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1448/screen6bh.th.png[/IMG]
You can't see the animation, but you get the idea.

Demo
Once Again, this is just an example.

Script

Instructions

Place the Script Below the SDK, and above Main. Check the Script heading for more details. If you don't understand something, just ask.

Compatibility

Will work without the SDK, for those of you who don't use it.

Author's Notes

Enjoy!

 

[Me(tm)]

If you put the gif map in the Graphics map, this script won't work in encrypted games, as Dir.entries can't be used within these RGSS archives.

 

[Trickster]

Trickster you took my idea again :P

instead of using Dir.entries and encountering the problem Me suggested why not add another argument frames for the number of frames the animatied sprite has and then you wouldn't have to use Dir.entries, or just switch to using the file_name and frames and then have the script load them from the pictures folder, or how about just using one picture and then use src_rect... so many different possibilites, but this is a great alternative than using your Displaying Animations script since you have to rewrite it to work in other Scenes.

 

[Jstreet]

This is more of a tool for scripters.

w00t for all 10 scripters on the forum!

 

[SephirothSpawn]

@Seph, I thought about it, but many people wanted to just use an unpacked, converted gif image (this was a request over msn). I guess I could add a little something something for that as well, since that's what I would prefer.

 

[Trickster]

@Seph, I thought about it, but many people wanted to just use an unpacked, converted gif image (this was a request over msn). I guess I could add a little something something for that as well, since that's what I would prefer.

The second method I stated would be much more effective than using Dir.entries, but I like the third method the best since you would only have to load 1 Bitmap

Heh Trickster I have a few Custom Sprite classes as well
BackGround_Sprite (Automatically stretched sprite to fit the viewport that is sent to it)
Zoomed_Sprite (A Zoomed in Sprite includes sprite width and height methods)
Selector_Sprite (A sprite class that acts like a cursor)

 

[Me(tm)]

Well @Trickster and Seph.

My idea is just using

begin
bitmap = load_data(file)
rescue
p "failed to load file"
end

right?

 

[Jstreet]

Why do I have the feeling you two are accessing each other's accounts just to fuck with people's heads.

 

[Landarma]

Now I'm confusing who is who............... XD

 

[Me(tm)]

Don't mind the signature, the ava and the title. Tricjster = Trickster and Seph = Seph XD