Dungeon Master Forum

HELP!

I'm working on my own dungeon right now, as I said...

I want to come up with something very cool, so I invented...

"The Magical Scarab Device" (an hommage to "Cronos" maybe...)

It has the following features:

- does not do anything when worn oder carried in backpack
- when thrown, it changes into a tiny *flying scarab* that attacks
all monsters with small lightning bolts at high speed
- it can be either caught out of mid-air (if I'm right, this is done by "click 1" change into scarab device again - please tell me if I'm wrong) OR - due to its low hit points of 20 - it dies and falls down as object "scarab device", where it can be retrieved.
- it is immune to fire or poison but extremely vulnerable to lightning. it is very fearful.

Sounds cool, heh? Now the Problem:

I wanted to create a new bitmap out of the scarab bitmap. When I click on "add" it says "wrong size", always referenced with a "boost party by object".

I tried it anyway, but it crashed:

Error:
an access violation exception.

Stack Dump:
RTCMediaGraphics.DrawTrans(pointer 0x02393348, pointer 0x00DE0DF0, int 212, int 142, pointer 0x0012EF88, bool TRUE);
RTCFont.DrawText(pointer 0x00DE0DF0, string "CRITICAL ERROR - TERMINATING PROGRAM\\\\LOADING DUNGEON OBJECT\\DIMENSIONS INVALID\\GIVEN 0,0\\SHOULD BE 32,15?\\\\\\ATTEMPTING TO TERMINATE IN 10 SECONDS", int 320, int 173, int 0, int 0, int 3);
RTC.DrawMenuTerminalError();
RTC.ProgStateTerminalError();
RTC.DoFrame(int 666);
RTC.DisplayTerminalError(string "Critical Error - Terminating Program\n\nLoading dungeon object\nDimensions invalid\nGiven 0,0\nShould be 32,15?");
RTC.TerminalError(int 9, string "CRITICAL ERROR - TERMINATING PROGRAM\\\\LOADING DUNGEON OBJECT\\DIMENSIONS INVALID\\GIVEN 0,0\\SHOULD BE 32,15?\\\\\\ATTEMPTING TO TERMINATE IN 10 SECONDS");
RTC.LoadSingleBitmapEx(pointer 0x0012F84C, pointer 0x00000000, int 0, pointer 0x03D276A0, int 0, int 0, bool TRUE);
RTC.RestoreBitmap(int 5618, int 6);
RTC.CacheBitmap(int 5618, int 0);
RTC.DrawBitmap(pointer 0x00DE0EE0, int 5618, int 0, int 224, int 208, word 1, float 0);
RTC.DrawDungeonItem(int 19999, int 10, int ;
RTC.DrawDungeonCorner(int 8, int 10, word 19999, int 8, bool FALSE, bool FALSE);
RTC.DrawDungeonTile(int 10, char 20, char 8, char 0);
RTC.DrawDungeonView(char 20, char 7, char 0, char 2);
RTC.ProgStateInDungeon();
RTC.DoFrame(int 50);
RTC.WinMain();

*cough sophia's north star cough*

Hmmmm what might that be? Have I missed something?

Hi - the crash is a direct (and expected) result of the invalid bitmap problem.

So, we need to understand what's wrong with the bitmap. The bit that I don't understand is:

I wanted to create a new bitmap out of the scarab bitmap. When I click on "add" it says "wrong size", always referenced with a "boost party by object".

Specifically:

1) What do you mean by creating a new bitmap out of another one.

2) What do you mean by referenced with a "boost party by object"? That doesn't have anything to do with bitmaps...

Once that's solved, then everything else should fall into place

George Gilbert wrote: Specifically:

1) What do you mean by creating a new bitmap out of another one.

I just cut out a new bitmap out of a hardcopied screenshot that is 32x15 pixels and wanted to "Add bitmap" - that doesn't work, I don't know why.

2) What do you mean by referenced with a "boost party by object"? That doesn't have anything to do with bitmaps...

Yes, that's exactly what I thought!

I'd be glad if you told me how to manage the bitmaps of a "flying scarab" in the editor.
The result should be a flying scarab the size of a shuriken (of which I now use the bitmap as a test dummy) but with monster behavior (attacking monsters with lightning).

Now I finished a working scarab device. I just looks like a shuriken though....

Sometimes it shoots a lightning against a wall and kills itself. Very funny

How are you trying to add a bitmap? Can you tell me *exactly* what you do (describe each and every mouse click you make / thing you type in to the editor).

I still don't understand what you mean by the "boost party by object" - where are you seeing this?

Please don't be afraid of putting in too much detail!

Ok!

Well. I have this new .bmp that is 32x15 pixels with transparency.

Then I choose "Add/replace graphics" from the menu.

I click "Add New..." and browse for my bitmap. Whatever I choose (1, 3 or 6 scaling) it says: "Bitmap size mismatch for "ACTION_BOOST_CHARACTER_BYOBJECT". Given 0,0. Expecting 32,15."

And that's it! I can't use a 0,0 bitmap, because it will neither be displayed, nor will the game run because it crashes when I throw my object. (see error logfile)

Ahh right - thankyou.

This is just a bug in RTC V0.41 - now fixed for V0.42!

In the meantime, you can add the new bitmap using a text editor to directly alter your dungeon.txt file - if you need any help with this, please let us know.