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| -rw-r--r-- | Expand-tilesets-from-192-to-255-tiles.md | 57 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | screenshots/255-tiles-vram.png | bin | 15109 -> 15134 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font.png | bin | 788 -> 805 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font_inversed.png | bin | 773 -> 788 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-overworld.png | bin | 788 -> 804 bytes |
5 files changed, 37 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Expand-tilesets-from-192-to-255-tiles.md b/Expand-tilesets-from-192-to-255-tiles.md index 72255b8..f7abbae 100644 --- a/Expand-tilesets-from-192-to-255-tiles.md +++ b/Expand-tilesets-from-192-to-255-tiles.md @@ -92,18 +92,15 @@ Edit [charmap.asm](../blob/master/charmap.asm): ; Actual characters (from other graphics files) -+ charmap " ", $7f ; gfx/frames/space.png -+ - ; needed for _LoadFontsExtra1 (see engine/load_font.asm) - charmap "■", $60 ; gfx/font/black.2bpp - charmap "▲", $61 ; gfx/font/up_arrow.png - charmap "☎", $62 ; gfx/font/phone_icon.2bpp - - ; needed for MagikarpHouseSign (see engine/events/magikarp.asm) +- ; needed for MagikarpHouseSign (see engine/events/magikarp.asm) - charmap "′", $6e ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png - charmap "″", $6f ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png -+ charmap "′", $da ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png -+ charmap "″", $db ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png ++ charmap " ", $7f ; gfx/frames/space.png ; needed for StatsScreen_PlaceShinyIcon and PrintPartyMonPage1 charmap "⁂", $3f ; gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png, tile 14 @@ -122,6 +119,9 @@ Edit [charmap.asm](../blob/master/charmap.asm): + charmap "│", $bd + charmap "└", $be + charmap "┘", $bf ++ ++ charmap "′", $ce ++ charmap "″", $cf charmap "'d", $d0 charmap "'l", $d1 @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ And edit [mobile/mobile_41.asm](../blob/master/mobile/mobile_41.asm): ## 4. Delete the unused font graphics -Delete [gfx/font/font_extra.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/font_extra.png), [gfx/font/phone_icon.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/phone_icon.png), [gfx/font/black.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/black.png), and [gfx/font/up_arrow.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/up_arrow.png). +Delete [gfx/font/font_extra.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/font_extra.png), [gfx/font/phone_icon.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/phone_icon.png), [gfx/font/black.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/black.png), [gfx/font/up_arrow.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/up_arrow.png), and [gfx/font/feet_inches.png](../blob/master/gfx/font/feet_inches.png). Edit [gfx/font.asm](../blob/master/gfx/font.asm): @@ -320,7 +320,35 @@ Edit [gfx/font.asm](../blob/master/gfx/font.asm): -INCBIN "gfx/font/up_arrow.2bpp" ``` -This is not strictly necessary, but it will save space in the ROM, and avoid confusion from wondering why changes to those files don't affect the game. +Edit [engine/events/magikarp.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/magikarp.asm): + +```diff +-Magikarp_LoadFeetInchesChars: +- ld hl, vTiles2 tile "′" ; $6e +- ld de, .feetinchchars +- lb bc, BANK(.feetinchchars), 2 +- call Request2bpp +- ret +- +-.feetinchchars +-INCBIN "gfx/font/feet_inches.2bpp" +- + PrintMagikarpLength: +- call Magikarp_LoadFeetInchesChars + ld hl, wStringBuffer1 + ld de, wMagikarpLength + lb bc, PRINTNUM_RIGHTALIGN | 1, 2 + call PrintNum + ld [hl], "′" + inc hl + ld de, wMagikarpLength + 1 + lb bc, PRINTNUM_RIGHTALIGN | 1, 2 + call PrintNum + ld [hl], "″" + inc hl + ld [hl], "@" + ret +``` ## 5. Load tile graphics into $60–$7F and $E0–$FF @@ -498,18 +526,6 @@ Edit [engine/events/map_name_sign.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/map_name_sig ret ``` -Edit [engine/events/magikarp.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/magikarp.asm): - -```diff - Magikarp_LoadFeetInchesChars: -- ld hl, vTiles2 tile "′" ; $6e -+ ld hl, vTiles0 tile "′" ; $da - ld de, .feetinchchars - lb bc, BANK(.feetinchchars), 2 - call Request2bpp - ret -``` - Edit [engine/events/halloffame.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/halloffame.asm): ```diff @@ -623,7 +639,7 @@ Remember, tile $7F is reserved for the space character, so don't use it for a ma This entire change is compatible with [adding `PRIORITY` colors so NPCs can walk behind tiles](Allow-map-tiles-to-appear-above-sprites-\(so-NPCs-can-walk-behind-tiles\)-with-PRIORITY-colors); in [step 7](#7-update-the-tilesets-palette-maps-to-not-skip-607f), you'll just be removing a `rept 32` instead of a `rept 16`. -Note that tiles $C0–$CD are blank in the font graphics, but get overwritten by the popup map name sign tiles. It's still okay to use them for your own text characters ("É", "¿", "♪", "♥", etc), just don't use those tiles in any map names. Tiles $CE and $CF are completely unused. +Note that tiles $C0–$CD are blank in the font graphics, but get overwritten by the popup map name sign tiles. It's still okay to use them for your own text characters ("É", "¿", "♪", "♥", etc), just don't use those tiles in any map names. You can also easily get rid of some rarely-used characters if you need more font space: @@ -632,4 +648,5 @@ You can also easily get rid of some rarely-used characters if you need more font - "`<COLON>`" is only used twice (see [engine/menus/intro_menu.asm](../blob/master/engine/menus/intro_menu.asm) and [engine/events/halloffame.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/halloffame.asm)), which could instead use plain ":" - The arrows "←" and "→" are only used for the Unown printer (see [engine/events/print_unown.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/print_unown.asm)) - The phone icon "☎" is only used for the Pokégear phone alert (see [engine/phone/phone.asm](../blob/master/engine/phone/phone.asm)) +- "′" and "″" are only used for the Magikarp length record (see [engine/events/magikarp.asm](../blob/master/engine/events/magikarp.asm)). - "`<PO>`" and "`<KE>`" are only used for mail input (see [data/text/mail_input_chars.asm](../blob/master/data/text/mail_input_chars.asm)) and to define "`<POKE>`", which is itself only used for the Pokégear name (see [engine/menus/start_menu.asm](../blob/master/engine/menus/start_menu.asm)) diff --git a/screenshots/255-tiles-vram.png b/screenshots/255-tiles-vram.png Binary files differindex ae95f5c..73bdf23 100644 --- a/screenshots/255-tiles-vram.png +++ b/screenshots/255-tiles-vram.png diff --git a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font.png b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font.png Binary files differindex 7cb4b6e..df3aa21 100644 --- a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font.png +++ b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font.png diff --git a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font_inversed.png b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font_inversed.png Binary files differindex 1b10dbd..c5f4940 100644 --- a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font_inversed.png +++ b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-font_inversed.png diff --git a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-overworld.png b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-overworld.png Binary files differindex 6b8ab1e..dbcbd82 100644 --- a/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-overworld.png +++ b/screenshots/255-tiles_gfx-font-overworld.png |
