| Tutorial: Using Character Sets from RPG Maker 2000 |
How to use RPG Maker 2000 characters
This game editor was heavily inspired by RPG Maker 2000 for the PC. So I made this pretty much compatible with the character sets (sprite sheets) and chipsets (map tiles) that Rm2k uses. | There is one difference however. This editor uses PNG files and alpha channels, which allows you to have translucent details and genuine anti-aliasing. You can use either 8-bit PNG files with 256 colors, or you can use 24-bit PNG files with alpha channels.
Adding transparency
Basically, all you to do is select the background, make it transparent, and save it as a PNG file. | This tutorial assumes you're using Photoshop.
1 - Open the RPG Maker 2000 chipset
2 - Convert to RGB color and Double-click the layer
3 - Select the "magic wand" tool and use these settings
4 - Select the background area and press backspace to delete it
5 - Choose "Save for Web" & save it as a PNG file with transparency
Save the file into the Game Editor's "charset" folder. |
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