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diff --git a/docs/pic_animations.md b/docs/pic_animations.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a87932819 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/pic_animations.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Pic Animations + +Pic animations are assembled in 3 parts: + +- Top-level animations: + - `frame` *#*, *duration*: Frame 0 is the original pic (no change) + - `setrepeat` *#*: Sets the number of times to repeat + - `dorepeat` *#*: Repeats from command *#* (starting from 0) + - `end` + +- Bitmasks: + Layered over the pic to designate affected tiles + +- Frame definitions: + first byte is the bitmask used for this frame + following bytes are tile ids mapped to each bit in the mask + +Animation data is in these files: + +- gfx/pics/anims.asm: + Main animations (played everywhere) + +- gfx/pics/extras.asm: + Extra animations, appended to the main animation. + Used in the status screen (blinking, tail wags etc.) + +- gfx/pics/unown_anims.asm and gfx/pics/unown_extras.asm: + Unown has its own animation data despite having an entry in the main tables. |