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Offline Neville

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Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« on: August 26, 2017, 05:19:16 am »
I have the entire X-Com series on Steam, and I have the three games of the Collector's Edition on CDs, with "X-Com: Interceptor" on another CD. I am trying to find a way to make Aquanauts keep their helmets on in all environments. I can modify sprites from PCK and TAB files, but I cannot change multiple PNG sprites back to single PCK and TAB files. Can someone help?

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2017, 09:42:52 am »
Switch to OpenXcom?

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2017, 09:49:53 am »
Look here: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,2980.0.html. There is a tool to combine multiple png into one pck. Not always work, but useful.

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2017, 11:08:38 am »
Falko's tool will (probably) not work... TFTD has different file format than UFO.

I'm attaching modified unarmored TFTD spritesheet... try if it works for you... if yes, I can write a routine to convert the other spritesheets too.
I tried it only with openxcom, don't have the original game handy atm.

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2017, 07:21:13 am »
Falko's tool will (probably) not work... TFTD has different file format than UFO.

I'm attaching modified unarmored TFTD spritesheet... try if it works for you... if yes, I can write a routine to convert the other spritesheets too.
I tried it only with openxcom, don't have the original game handy atm.
Thank you! I have tested the sprites on islands and in ports, and they work for both. They seem to work just as well in underwater environments as the original sprites.
« Last Edit: August 27, 2017, 07:33:06 am by Neville »

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2017, 11:05:40 am »
Attaching the rest, with backups in case you decide the air is not toxic yet in 2040.

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2019, 05:19:36 am »
Which files affect the standard diving suit images in Terror From the Deep?

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2019, 05:31:56 am »
If you need any other help, please let me know :)

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2019, 04:40:06 am »
I am  trying to find a way to make Aquanauts wear helmets with some suits (entries for Plastic Aqua-Armor, Ion Armor, and Magnetic Ion Armor show Aquanauts wearing helmets). It never made sense to me that soldiers in the original game and Enemy Unknkown usually do not wear helmets.

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Re: Steam/Collector's Edition Aquanaut Sprites
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2019, 04:38:30 am »
Just modify the sprites to always have helmets then, export the image out with PCKView, edit the sprite and load it back into your mod.