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[Obsidian Soul]

Hello folks

Question 1:

How do you use the ALTTILE creature token? Is it possible to use it to create the illusion of "animation" by making a creature blink between two graphics tiles? I particularly want to use it in birds, so they appear to be flapping their wings.

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If not ALTTILE, is there any other way to accomplish the same thing?

Question 2:

Where (as in in what text file and what token) do I define the graphics tile used for creature corpses if I wish each animal or creature to show a unique corpse upon dying. e.g. Instead of a blinking "C"; I want to actually show a dead cyclops. Instead of a "d", I want to show a dead dog, etc.

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[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

For the ALTTILE look at the vermin critter "MAGGOT_PURRING"

Spoiler: raws (click to show/hide)

[CREATURE:MAGGOT_PURRING]
   [DESCRIPTION:A tiny larva which is prized for its milk.]
   [NAME:purring maggot:purring maggots:purring maggot]
   [CASTE_NAME:purring maggot:purring maggots:purring maggot]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'{'][COLOR:7:0:1][ALTTILE:'}']
   [PETVALUE:10]
   [PET_EXOTIC]
   [VERMIN_GROUNDER][VERMIN_NOROAM][VERMIN_HATEABLE]
   [SMALL_REMAINS][NATURAL]
   [NOT_BUTCHERABLE]
   [BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM]
   [UNDERGROUND_DEPTH:2:2]
   [POPULATION_NUMBER:250:500]
   [PREFSTRING:comforting whirs]
   [NOBONES]
   [BODY:BODY_WITH_HEAD_FLAG:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH]
   
      
      [REMOVE_MATERIAL:BONE]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:ANIMAL_TISSUES]
      [REMOVE_TISSUE:HAIR]
      [REMOVE_TISSUE:BONE]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
   [HAS_NERVES]
   [SPEED:2900]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:GOO:GOO_TEMPLATE]
   [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:GOO:LIQUID]
   [BODY_SIZE:0:0:1000]
   [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
   [ALL_ACTIVE]
   [NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][NO_SLEEP]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10067]
   [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
      [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:GRAY:1]
         [TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:MILK:MILK_TEMPLATE]
      STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen dwarven milk]
      STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen dwarven milk]
      STATE_NAME:LIQUID:dwarven milk]
      STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:dwarven milk]
      STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling dwarven milk]
      STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling dwarven milk]
      PREFIX:NONE]
      MULTIPLY_VALUE:2]
   [MILKABLE:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MILK:20000]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:CHEESE:CREATURE_CHEESE_TEMPLATE]
      STATE_NAME:SOLID:dwarven cheese]
      STATE_ADJ:SOLID:dwarven cheese]
      STATE_NAME:SOLID_POWDER:dwarven cheese powder]
      STATE_ADJ:SOLID_POWDER:dwarven cheese powder]
      STATE_NAME:LIQUID:melted dwarven cheese]
      STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:melted dwarven cheese]
      STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling dwarven cheese]
      STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling dwarven cheese]
      PREFIX:NONE]
      MULTIPLY_VALUE:2]

ignore some of the mising "[" they are not needed for your research, however this means for birds flapping you need to set two tiles in the tileset aside for this (if you intend to do this can you make two versions of your set? As if you bundled it all up I'd have to make more filters for Slap Graphics (Just me plea-ing can ignore if so choose)

As for Q2:
I think all sprites work for dead creatures (just ANIMATED I believe) so unless you want to take more tiles out and assign them to be dead critters, then altering all the creature_tiles to fit your general dead, would be a bit of extra work.

Perhaps another RawMancer can come along and further elaborate on some answers for you.

[Deon]

ALTTILE works with ascii only, also all creature corpses are their respective ASCII letters defined in raws. The best you can do is draw a corpse tile in your tileset and assign it to all creatures.

[Obsidian Soul]

That's rather unfortunate. I was imagining all sorts of nice things I could do if they were possible. I was planning to make a tile for each of them, but as it seems they only work with the main ascii tileset, I guess that's a no go. Oh well. Thanks a lot, both of you.

And Hugo, afraid that won't be possible. There's at least only one character free left in the main ascii tileset it seems. And I don't know what to use it on yet. There are dozens of birds and flying animals, so it wouldn't be possible for them to fit.

[Boltgun]

1 : You can use ALTTILE to blink between a graphic sprite and an ASCII tile. Ie you can have your bird with wings open in your graphics raw, then give it a neutral pose as an ALTTILE.

For more compatibility, you can probably define the creature tile and alt tile as the same then overwrite the regular tile with a graphic token. So it will display a neutral pose in special cases and will be animated when free.

Of course this is considering you have space in your ASCII tileset, this limitation is the biggest issue.

2 : Corpses only work with ascii tiles, you can define a corpse tile but I don't recommend it. Caged creatures blink between the cage and the creature's ascii tile. In that case, if a player cage your bird he will see a corpse and that will be confusing. It is an accepted convention that a creature tile on a red background is dead.

[Obsidian Soul]

1 : You can use ALTTILE to blink between a graphic sprite and an ASCII tile. Ie you can have your bird with wings open in your graphics raw, then give it a neutral pose as an ALTTILE.

For more compatibility, you can probably define the creature tile and alt tile as the same then overwrite the regular tile with a graphic token. So it will display a neutral pose in special cases and will be animated when free.

Of course this is considering you have space in your ASCII tileset, this limitation is the biggest issue.

2 : Corpses only work with ascii tiles, you can define a corpse tile but I don't recommend it. Caged creatures blink between the cage and the creature's ascii tile. In that case, if a player cage your bird he will see a corpse and that will be confusing. It is an accepted convention that a creature tile on a red background is dead.

1. Yep. The fact that there's no space left in the ascii tile basically makes the entire endeavor pointless. It would have been awesome though.

2. Hm. Actually I think that's incorrect. My caged animals actually show their graphic tiles. So maybe Phoebus edited it. I'm thinking of using up the free ascii tile for a generic corpse graphic for all creatures like Deon suggested (I'm just tired of looking at letters in my refuse pile ). Creating one which can be used for all creatures is going to be a challenge though.

[Deon]

If the cages are BUILT it does not show graphic tiles, in stockpiles it shows em (or is it backwards?), Boltgun was correct there.

Creating one which can be used for all creatures is going to be a challenge though.

I just used a pile of bones.

[Obsidian Soul]

If the cages are BUILT it does not show graphic tiles, in stockpiles it shows em (or is it backwards?), Boltgun was correct there.

Ah my bad then. I've never built cages really.

I just used a pile of bones.

Yeah, that's probably the best option. Maybe ribs with a bit of gore. XD