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==== 3. Editing Tiles (YY-CHR) ==== | ==== 3. Editing Tiles (YY-CHR) ==== | ||
- | If you wish to do simple tile edits, YY-CHR can be a solution. There is a {{ff3: | + | If you wish to do simple tile edits, |
Character sprites are located at $D50000 ($D50200 with header). You can either {{ff3: | Character sprites are located at $D50000 ($D50200 with header). You can either {{ff3: | ||
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They are each assigned in a different way. The battle palette is assigned via a table of 26 one byte entries for the palette ID. The first 14 entries are the main cast in regular order. This table is located at $C2CE2B. As for the overworld palette, it is assigned by event, usually when recruiting the character. //Map characters// | They are each assigned in a different way. The battle palette is assigned via a table of 26 one byte entries for the palette ID. The first 14 entries are the main cast in regular order. This table is located at $C2CE2B. As for the overworld palette, it is assigned by event, usually when recruiting the character. //Map characters// | ||
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While there are many overworld palettes, all regular characters and //character NPCs// use a palette ID between 0 and 5, with the exception of Esper Terra who uses overworld palette 8 and battle palette 6. The reason for you being unable to use 6 and 7 is due to those palettes not being compatible with the save/ | While there are many overworld palettes, all regular characters and //character NPCs// use a palette ID between 0 and 5, with the exception of Esper Terra who uses overworld palette 8 and battle palette 6. The reason for you being unable to use 6 and 7 is due to those palettes not being compatible with the save/ | ||
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=== B) Color changes in battle === | === B) Color changes in battle === | ||
- | One thing you must be made aware of and keep in mind is that battle sprites have color changes during battle. To be more specific, the outer line of characters glows from effects such as Haste, Protect, etc, and their skin tone changes due to Poison, Zombie, etc. These change the colors of the specified | + | One thing you must be made aware of and keep in mind is that battle sprites have color changes during battle. To be more specific, the outer line of characters glows from effects such as Haste, Protect, etc, and their skin tone changes due to Poison, Zombie, etc. These change the colors of the specified |
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The total number of colors usable for battle sprites actually isn't 16, but 12. Out of the 16 colors, 4 are masked by the system colors used in battle (finger cursor, damage font color, etc). Those last 4 colors can be used for NPCs without worrying since they do not appear in battle. There is, however, an [[https:// | The total number of colors usable for battle sprites actually isn't 16, but 12. Out of the 16 colors, 4 are masked by the system colors used in battle (finger cursor, damage font color, etc). Those last 4 colors can be used for NPCs without worrying since they do not appear in battle. There is, however, an [[https:// | ||
- | However, using this hack will make the last four colors of a character using palette four or five display incorrectly on the save/ | + | However, using this hack will make the last four colors of a character using palette four or five display incorrectly on the save/ |
==== 8. Portraits ==== | ==== 8. Portraits ==== | ||
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==== 9. Conclusion ==== | ==== 9. Conclusion ==== | ||
- | Becoming a good FF6 spriter requires you to take a lot in consideration. However, many started from nothing and became good with time. It's more a matter of practice and knowing the basics, specifications, | + | Becoming a good FF6 spriter requires you to take a lot into consideration. However, many started from nothing and became good with time. It's more a matter of practice and knowing the basics, specifications, |
If you want to read more on the artistic part of Pixel Art, there is a bunch of external tutorial links available on this [[ff3: | If you want to read more on the artistic part of Pixel Art, there is a bunch of external tutorial links available on this [[ff3: | ||
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