Yesterday, 08:33 PM
More examples for map wrapping, especially for me if I ever forget how to rip from these games.
Wrapping on the left and the right.
2nd largest map here has wrapping on the top, the bottom and the right. The others have wrapping on only one side of the their map (the column of trash tiles at the bottom doesn't count).
Often enough maps are smaller than just one screen, which results in trash tiles on various sides, usually the right and the bottom.
At this point it's just experience on how to handle these kind of issues. In contrast to earlier struggles, Tales of Phantasia is pretty easy to rip since it doesn't glitch out at the edges like other RPGs.
When I walk around the map to make it appear in tilemap viewer, I do it from the left to the right. I also make sure to capture all layers of a map part in order (upper layer, lower layer, shadow / water layer), go to the next part of the map and do the same again.
Putting / Assembling maps on a sheet: Activate grid function in your graphics program (16x16 pixels) and only open the lower layer screencaps of your wanted map. Arrange them from the left to the right, next row and so on.
After you've finished, do the same with the upper layer and then the shadow / water layer (if it exists). Don't confuse yourself, only do one sort of layer at a time.
If you arrange the layers right next to each other or directly under each other, you can cut off the unneccessary wrapping parts in one shot. Especially with upper layer and shadow / water layer it can become difficult to spot where the wrapping begins and where it ends. Same goes for the trash tile columns.
Wrapping on the left and the right.
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Ninja Village (Exterior)![[Image: DWVRwvm.png]](https://i.imgur.com/DWVRwvm.png)
2nd largest map here has wrapping on the top, the bottom and the right. The others have wrapping on only one side of the their map (the column of trash tiles at the bottom doesn't count).
![[Image: EqW7UMn.png]](https://i.imgur.com/EqW7UMn.png)
Often enough maps are smaller than just one screen, which results in trash tiles on various sides, usually the right and the bottom.
![[Image: I9dKLYc.png]](https://i.imgur.com/I9dKLYc.png)
At this point it's just experience on how to handle these kind of issues. In contrast to earlier struggles, Tales of Phantasia is pretty easy to rip since it doesn't glitch out at the edges like other RPGs.
When I walk around the map to make it appear in tilemap viewer, I do it from the left to the right. I also make sure to capture all layers of a map part in order (upper layer, lower layer, shadow / water layer), go to the next part of the map and do the same again.
Putting / Assembling maps on a sheet: Activate grid function in your graphics program (16x16 pixels) and only open the lower layer screencaps of your wanted map. Arrange them from the left to the right, next row and so on.
After you've finished, do the same with the upper layer and then the shadow / water layer (if it exists). Don't confuse yourself, only do one sort of layer at a time.
If you arrange the layers right next to each other or directly under each other, you can cut off the unneccessary wrapping parts in one shot. Especially with upper layer and shadow / water layer it can become difficult to spot where the wrapping begins and where it ends. Same goes for the trash tile columns.