CreatingATileBank

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h1. Creating A Tile Bank
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h2. Notes
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Notes on TileBank manager documentation:
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    * Images Have Red Highlighted Areas To Give Focus To The Area Of Discussion Or Part Of The Interface You Will Interact With.
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    * Various Details On The Formatting Of Data Required For The TileBank Manager Are Located In The Appendices.
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    * A Glossary Of Terms Is Provided In The Appendices Of This Document.
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    * A .doc file version of this tutorial can be found ** HERE **
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h2. Step 1 - Adding a Land
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Adding a land just needs you to enter the name you want to call the land.
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!tile_bank_manager_step_a.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_b.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_c.png!
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h2. Step 2 - Adding a tile set
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Adding a [[TileSet]] requires you to enter a name too.
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!tile_bank_manager_step_d.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_b.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_c.png!
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h2. Step 3 - Editing a tile set
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This might be the most important part. After you click on the lower edit [[TileSet]] button you get the tile bank manager. Here you can add any type of tiles you need for drawing them to a landscape. When you have opened the manager this brings us directly to Step4.
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!tile_bank_manager_add_bank.png!
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h2. Step 4 - Adding tiles to a tile set
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On the left side of this editor dialog you will find five groups of radio buttons.
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    * Texture allows you to select the type of texture you want to add or modify.
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    * Size allows you to alter the size the textures are displayed as in the editor.
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    * Texte info lets you choose whether you want to see the filename or the index number of the tile displayed under each image.
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    * Tiles allows you to switch between the size, alpha and displacement tile types for adding or modification
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    * Subtileset is deprecated and can be safely ignored.
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NOTE: Transitions are alpha maps for merging and overlapping between different TileSets.
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NOTE: Displacements are for making the landscape a bit more non-uniform.
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The first you should add some textures start with Diffuse and the size of the texture (128x128 or 256x256) depending on the size of your TGA file.
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!tile_bank_manager_add_diffuse.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_diffuse_128.png!
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Now right click on the large empty area of the window and left click the Add option on the menu that pops up.
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Using the file dialog that is opened browse for the TGA tile image you want to add to the tile set.
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NOTE: The TGA images must be saved as uncompressed!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_menu.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_xxx.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_batch_load.png!
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After we have added the diffuse and additive tiles we need to add transitions for your texture types.
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!tile_bank_manager_add_transitions.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_diffuse_transitions.png!
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Now you select the tile slot you wish to alter.
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tile_bank_manager_add_diffuse_transitions_tile.png
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Right click and choose Replace from the menu that pops up.
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!tile_bank_manager_replace_tile.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_step_xxxx.png!
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Using the file dialog that is opened browse for the TGA tile image you want to add to the tile set.
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tile_bank_manager_batch_load.png
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You add the alpha maps with the same method.
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!tile_bank_manager_add_alpha_transitions.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_alpha_transitions_tile.png!
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You add the displacement maps with the same method.
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!tile_bank_manager_add_displacement.png!
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h2. Step 5 - Assigning tile set order to a land
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After you have successfully edited a [[TileSet]] you need to add this [[TileSet]] to your land.
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!tile_bank_manager_edit_land.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_tileset_to_land_a.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_tileset_to_land_b.png!
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!tile_bank_manager_add_tileset_to_land_c.png!
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h2. Glossary of Terms
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    * [[TileBank]] : A Group Of Lands
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    * Land : An Ordered Group Of [[TileSet]]?
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    * [[TileSet]] : A Group Of Tiles
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    * Tile : A 128x128 Or 256x256 Pixel Square Image Block Of Terrain Surface
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    * TGA : The Native Format Required For Tiles
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    * DDS : The Compressed Converted Form Of Tiles ( Direct Draw Surface )
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    * Alpha : A Unit Of Opacity Defining A Level Of Transparency An Image Has