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Modding => Help! => Topic started by: Durbs on July 18, 2011, 11:29:59 am

Title: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Durbs on July 18, 2011, 11:29:59 am
What exactly I mean by this is I would like to switch the secondary palettes of certain sprites with their primary ones (eg I could change what palette sprites you control default to). For example, let's use the current top of the sprites list: Hector. How would I make units you control automatically use the 3rd/4th palette instead of the original 1st palette, and enemy sprites use that first palette?
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Jubei1986 on July 18, 2011, 11:39:48 am
Im still fairly new to this, but i believe its in FFT patcher under the jobs tab, i think where it says M. Palette, choose between 0, 1, 2...and so on... but dont quote me on that!
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Durbs on July 18, 2011, 12:26:42 pm
Quote from: Jubei1986 on July 18, 2011, 11:39:48 am
Im still fairly new to this, but i believe its in FFT patcher under the jobs tab, i think where it says M. Palette, choose between 0, 1, 2...and so on... but dont quote me on that!


I just did. :mrgreen: And no, that's not a permanent solution. It would only effect enemies anyways.
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Shade on July 18, 2011, 02:34:00 pm
Well going to ENTD tab 102(event) there are your starting units, the palette should allow you to change their palette, not sure if this work 100% on battle sprites, but on the formation and potrait sprites, it doesn't affect at all(the ones that are in your menu when giving eguipment etc.).

Look for this topic how to take out insert formation and potrait sprites, if you want to.
http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6702.0 (http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6702.0)

Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Lijj on July 18, 2011, 05:20:25 pm
If you want to switch palettes use palette editor to open the bmp.. let's just switch one and five. Use copy row and copy the 1st row of 16 colors for the sprite down to the 6th slot, then do the same for the portrait's palettes. now copy row of the 5th palette to one; same for portrait then replace rows 5 with the copy of row one for both, then copy a row of black and copy over  the sixth for both.
http://lijj.ffhacktics.com/Palette_Editor.exe (http://lijj.ffhacktics.com/Palette_Editor.exe)
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Durbs on July 18, 2011, 07:03:07 pm
Quote from: Lijj on July 18, 2011, 05:20:25 pm
If you want to switch palettes use palette editor to open the bmp.. let's just switch one and five. Use copy row and copy the 1st row of 16 colors for the sprite down to the 6th slot, then do the same for the portrait's palettes. now copy row of the 5th palette to one; same for portrait then replace rows 5 with the copy of row one for both, then copy a row of black and copy over  the sixth for both.
http://lijj.ffhacktics.com/Palette_Editor.exe (http://lijj.ffhacktics.com/Palette_Editor.exe)


Thank you Lijj! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Shade on July 18, 2011, 07:40:18 pm
That solution btw doesn't change Formation or Potrait sprites.
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: RandMuadDib on July 18, 2011, 09:36:38 pm
that's a matter of re-creating them from the sprite with the new palette, and using FFTEVgrp to insert them.
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Durbs on July 19, 2011, 10:01:02 am
Yeah, I know, but from shishi's I can easily create formation ports and sprites with the different palettes.
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Durbs on July 19, 2011, 12:26:51 pm
Sorry for the double post, but I have another corresponding question. If you repaletted a sprite, how would you add the new palette to the sprite? Links please if it is complicated...
Title: Re: Default sprite palette change?
Post by: Cheetah on July 19, 2011, 09:51:29 pm
Quote from: Shade on July 18, 2011, 02:34:00 pm
Well going to ENTD tab 102(event) there are your starting units, the palette should allow you to change their palette, not sure if this work 100% on battle sprites, but on the formation and potrait sprites, it doesn't affect at all(the ones that are in your menu when giving eguipment etc.).

Look for this topic how to take out insert formation and potrait sprites, if you want to.
http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6702.0 (http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6702.0)




To clarify changing anything in an ENTD will not change the sprite color once in your formation. Only way to do that is as Lijj described.