Question about using sprites larger than 32 x 32.

[Magicalmato]

So for the game I'm working on at the moment, I'm making completely custom sprites for it. One of the characters though is 96 x 96 pixels wide (Or 3 boxes by 3 boxes). All of the other characters are 32 x 64 (1 box wide by 2 boxes tall). Now I know for 32 x 64 you need to put a $ in front of the file name (like $examplecharacter). So now my question is that is there an combination/a way to make it so I can add the character sprites that are 96 x 96?

 

[Hudell]

You can use any size you want. The $ sign tells RPG Maker that you only have one character in the spriteset, instead of 8.

 

[Andar]

As said, the $ has nothing to do with the sprite size, only with the numbers of sprites in the spritesheet ($ single sprite, no $ is 4x2 sprites)


A sprite can be any size, even irregular (like 43x107 or so) as long as the spritesheet contains 4x3 same-sized areas.


However, without scripts the collision are will always be 32x32 and at the bottom center of the sprite.

 

[Magicalmato]

Oh wait seriously? Man I had no idea that it was like that, I assumed that you had to do some sort of combination to get different sized sprites, since there's already pre-existing sprites in the game that are tagged with "!$" or "!" or something like that. 

Nevertheless wow I feel stupid for not realizing that and also many thanks! I really appreciate the help! 

 

[Hudell]

Oh wait seriously? Man I had no idea that it was like that, I assumed that you had to do some sort of combination to get different sized sprites, since there's already pre-existing sprites in the game that are tagged with "!$" or "!" or something like that. 

Nevertheless wow I feel stupid for not realizing that and also many thanks! I really appreciate the help! 

It's a common mistake.

The "!" sign is used to say that the spriteset is an object instead of a character.

 

[Mukar]

I'm actually having the collision problem that Andar talked about, but I can't seem to find a script to help fix it.

 

[Bastrophian]

Just for future reference ....the ' !' Is used for animations like doors. It places the image in the sprite sheet on the very last row of pixels in a box. Just so you know

 

[Shaz]

I'll die of shock the day people actually read the manual! So much close-but-not-quite-right information being passed around - no wonder people are confused.


The definitions above are very restrictive. By default, sprites without the ! are drawn 4 pixels above the gridline. The ! tells it NOT to do this, and to draw them right on the gridline. Yes, they COULD be objects, but they don't have to be, and objects don't need to have the ! - it depends on their purpose. Yes, they COULD be animated, but they don't have to be, and LOTS of animated sprites don't have the ! - it depends on their purpose.

Characters (Graphics/Characters)


Files containing images of characters to display on the map screen.


A character can be of any size, and a total of twelve patterns (four directions (down, left, right, up) × 3 patterns) are arranged in the designated order. In each file, arrange characters two down and four across, for a total of eight. The size of this character is calculated based on one-twelfth the width and one-eighth the height of this file.


Note that RPG Maker VX Ace displays characters offset four pixels from tiles so as to more naturally portray them with buildings.

• Adding an exclamation point (!) to the beginning of a file name cancels the application of the four-pixel offset, and also turns off the translucent effect applied by the bush attribute. This is used mainly for object-type characters on maps, such as doors and treasure chests. It can also be used in combination with the dollar sign ($) special character.
• Adding a dollar sign ($) to the beginning of a file name allows you to treat one character as one file. In this case, the size of the character will be one-third of the width and one-fourth of the height of the file. It can also be used in combination with the exclamation point (!) special character.

@Mukar, please don't add your own question to someone else's thread. You already have a thread for your issue.

 

[Tommy Gun]

I have a sprite formatting video in my sig if you still need help.

 

[Hudell]

I'll die of shock the day people actually read the manual! So much close-but-not-quite-right information being passed around - no wonder people are confused. 

It's Enterbrain's fault for calling an spriteset with the "!" in the name an "Object Character".

 

[Shaz]

I noticed yesterday when we were discussing the bush_depth, that it's called something like that in the scripts too. I guess it makes sense to someone who made the engine ...