ForeverZer0 44 Report post Posted May 15, 2011 WeatherCreator Authors: ForeverZer0 Version: 1.0 Type: Script Generator Introduction This is a program created to create weather effects for Zer0 Advanced Weather 2.0 and higher. IT WILL NOT WORK FOR PREVIOUS VERSIONS! It allows non-scripters to easily generate plug-ins for advanced and creative weather patterns, without having to do a bit of scripting. Simply place the desired bitmaps in a folder, run the program, and adjust the movement to your liking. All weather effects can be adjusted in real-time, with every alteration directly effecting the current weather in the preview window. Also includes an Image Exporter that will re-convert the coded bitmaps back into PNG images that will be output to the directory. From here they can be altered/recolored in a pixel-editor to be loaded back into the system for a new effect or a new variation to an existing effect. Features Ability to create totally custom weather effects with no scripting knowledge. Configurable images, movement, and type for every effect. Build a new weather system from the ground up. Generates Zer0 Advanced Weather 2.0 and the default plug-in, which includes 33 types with 108 variations. All new "Mirror Mode" which can reverse all images and movement on the X-axis. Adjust the Thunder Rate in-game with script calls. Configure which weather types only reappear off-screen to avoid sudden pop-ins. Load existing scripts into the program for quick edits, and to use as templates for new effects. Export images for edits and recolors. Complete help text for every step of the creation process. Sample window displayed on-screen at all times to view the weather. Configurable backgrounds, windowskins, and fonts for the WeatherCreator. Has been made as "dummy-proof" as possible to prevent any errors by the user. Screenshots Demo Demo Link Script None. Instructions Simply extract and run the game. Instuctions will be on-screen and are self-explanatory for the most part. Check out the "Options" folder for some optional settings that can be made for the aesthetic look of the WeatherCreator. The generated scripts can be placed almost anywhere below Game_Screen and above main. Place any plug-ins below the actual Weather script. When loading scripts into the system, simply copy-paste them into the "My Weather" text document and saving. All of the files and folders needed for the system will be remade if they are found missing, so if you somehow get them screwed up, simply delete them to have them reset. Please remember that the generated Weather script by itself has no weather defined in it, you must also have plug-ins to define each effect, although a default plug-in has been included that has all the effects from previous versions, plus a few more. Compatibility No known issues with the weather script. Should be compatible with everything, including scripts that use script calls for weather, etc. The WeatherCreator program requires a minimum screen resolution of 800x600. Credits and Thanks ForeverZer0, for the script. Blizzard, for Bitmap2Code and Input Module Ccoa, for many of the images used in the default plug-in. Agckuu Coceg, for some bitmap recolors of the default Plug-In Selwyn, for the Resolution script used in the WeatherCreator Author's Notes Please report any bugs/issues/suggestions. I will be happy to fix them. If you have any questions on usage, please feel free to post a question or PM me. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
