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I just tested exult stuido with aseprite. I pointed E.S. to aseprite.exe and opened an image, and drew a red squiggly line over it d it, and it changed in the E.S. shapes window to reflect then squiggle, in real time.

It opens a new instance of aesprite rather than a new tab, but it seems to work!

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Thank you, Dominus! It works how you described. Things must have changed since then! I was always using the gimp-win-remote in the same way as I was told to, back in 2006 when I started learning to draw pixel art in the Ultima style. Now I can mess around with the latest features in gimp, though Ase...

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I reinstalled Gimp 2.2.11, and it works again. My preference line in Exult Studio reads: C:\Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\bin\gimp-win-remote -n I have gimp running and click frames in Exult Studio to expand them. It is handy because I can draw a new sprite, import it into E.S. and place it on the ma...

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I have switched to Aseprite as the program I use the most to draw/edit new sprites. Things are slow, but I am still drawing when I can, for my projects and a request made by AgentOrangeGuy (I haven't forgotten, just life being lifer!) However, I was still using the gimp for various functions. I had ...

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The ability to stack more objects would be a godsend. I am still hoping that Exult can handle it, one day.

I am imagining workarounds for pyramid temples and mountains, though it is a frustrating limitation.

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Someone copied my post and reposted it, which is strange, though I appreciate the idea being brought back up. I think that adding optional features such as alternative combat models (if possible) would be quality of life features and may expand interest in Exult/Exult Studio. Retro gaming has made a...

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I understand all too well how difficult it can be to focus on such projects! I do hope that more programmers eventually become interested in enhancing Exult Studio and adding more options, and get it to the point where we can make full, original games with E.S. without the limitations present in Ult...

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Another idea is that of a weapon swing can have hit detection, then we could have the play strike multiple enemies with one swing, maybe tying the hit detection probability to a formula involving dexterity and combat (and maybe intelligence and strength.)

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I remember reading about that, and it was what initially gave me the idea for further combat modifications. The paised-combat is definitely an improvement over the original.

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Greetings, (sorry for typos in advance, I am using my phone and hit neighboring letters bow and then and overlook them often.) I brought this up in a previous post that was full of other topics, and I can't help but to continue to think about it. There are times in Ultima VII where characters, creat...

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Thank you for your comments! I am cleaning up a lot of stuff, reorganizing things, amd setting up my workstation in a way that will be comfortable with my post accident pain issues. It has been a long time since I posted anything, and even then I active, I didn't share a whole lot. I am using a 65&q...

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Greetings, I know some of you know, but for those who do not, I am getting back into creating assets for the Savage Empire Remake, in addition to assets for other, Ultina-style projects, including Martian Dreams, Steampunk/Victorian, medieval, and cyberpunk/sci-fi assets. I took some pics of my scre...

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I feel exhausted a lot so I couldn't remember the steps, but it came back eventually, hehe..

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Nevermind, I fixed it. I forgot how to set it up with the path amd had copied it from an older Exult Studio I had backed, but it was wrong there, and it is gimp-win-remote -n.

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I just installed the latest snapshot of Exult and Exult Studio, and installed the Gimp plugin. In preferences, I have it set to gimp-remote -n win like I used to. Attempting to edit shapes results in 'can't launch "gimp-remote -n win." It has been a while, so I probably overlooked somethin...

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Thank you, KC. I apologize for not responding right away; the current weather aggravates my condition due to the metal implants and I have trouble sleeping. I hope that the z level issue can be handled. In the interim, I am going to experiment with various tricks, including faking an isometric view....

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Greetings, It has been a while since I last posted. Some of you know that my life took some drastic turns for the worse; near death motorcycle accident and then sepsis after that, another car accident during December of 2017, my business failed due to mismanagement while I was recovering, divorce, f...

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While z-value issues remain, as far as Exult not remembering anything above the original z-height value (as far as stackable objects & losing any z-height due to this method), the idea that I have for map building Savage Empire is to use tiles to lay out the landscape, & then place object-ti...

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Wow!

Maybe it is just me, but there is an Ultima VIII-graphics-quality to these sprites. Impressive, as always!

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I agree that darkening the face w Sometimes I want to draw some of the NPCs with their arms down, ala Ultima VI. Ultima VII of course requires NPC hands to be in a certain spot foor weapon handling. However, some characters could be drawn with a weapon. That is how I am handling shields & I am t...

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Thanks all! Thank you, Dominus, for the feedback on the jaguar knight. I like to post WIPs now & then to get feedback, good or bad, in order to improve on sprites. I am having difficulty presenting him in the way that I want because of all of then yellow in such a small sprite. It was actually e...

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New Barrab tribe sprites posted.

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Thanks!

I have Jaguar Knight sprites posted over there!

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Thanks!

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Trying to update more often. There is a new 63x63 pixel sprite:

[url]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ultima-Th ... 6811954890[url/]

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Thanks! I drew it over a couple of hours the other night, after I finished tweaking the graves for Agentorangeguy's Ultima VI project (all that is left there is some shading.)

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I posted a new Chac-Mool sprite:

[url}http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ultima-Th ... ts&fref=ts[/url]

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Thanks! It will probably be easier to use a grass step border around the grave pieces. It will allow npc feet to be right up to the edge.

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The problem is the height. I am trying to create the illusion that the objects are not walls. The edges blend in with the grass so when the player walks to the west or north edges at a height value of 2, the legs & waist "disappear."

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Neither swim or ethereal are checked.

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Greetings! Maybe I am missing something in the object attribute menu. I am creating graves for Agentorangeguy's Ultima VI project. These graves can be resized for smaller holes & whatnot. The grave consists of a dirt "carpet" for the floor of the grave/hole. I have created the four sid...

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Thanks!

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I posted some new stuff today.

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Thank you all! The myrmidex will go through some changes as it is a WIP though this overall design is it! The legs will be slightly resized to accommodate another segment. I have two separate types of frames for attacking (on all six legs for mandible attacks & upright for front leg attacks.) I ...

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Greetings, all!

I have posted a new Myrmidex sprite & a Sakkhra sprite on my FB project page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ultima-Th ... 6811954890

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Looks great!I got your email, btw. Will respond momentarily. The cloth armor still looks perfect for Aztec cloth armor. I have to send to you the shape that I drew for it.

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I ran around a bit in BG & looked at some of my Savage Empire sprites in the new perspective. My comment on this thus far is AWESOME. The potential here is very great. I hope that future revision supports all of the video modes (I play the games to look as close as I can get them to the original...

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This is definitely something to think about. Incidentally, I drew a modern belt inventory sprite some time ago.

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This is neat & I hope that it can be accomplished in a useable form.

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You are right Dominus, My apologies. I have a lot of passion when it comes to the Ultima series & when I learned of the WoW graphics I became slightly agitated.

From everything that I have read, the game is a remake/sequel hybrid.

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No. Wow graphics=not an Ultima. I have said it before & I will say it again. It is up to the ULTIMA COMMUNITY to keep Ultima alive. I simply cannot rely on a company to do its homework & deliver us a worthy successor. Canon Ultima (save for Runes of Virtue which was meant for little kids) ga...

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According to an Origin associate that I spoke to on the phone back in the day, the plan was to create a CD-Rom Special Edition that would have added world interactivity, SVGA graphics, new quests, etc.

The backlash prevented this from happening, along with "The Lost Vale."

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I was afraid of that. Thank you Marzo for letting me know!

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Greetings! Is there a way to prevent color cycling in objects/tiles? If not, can it be implemented? I would love to use the blues that are used for the magic/water color cycling but I don't want them to cycle. If it could be implemented, a checkbox for color cycling would be great! There are some ni...

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Nevermind. 2.6 is utterly horrible for the way that I draw sprites & tiles, so I am going back to 2.2.

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Greetings!

I upgraded Gimp to 2.6. Now I cannot open sprites in Exult Studio. Does anyone know what I need to do to get this function working again? I am tempted to go back to version 2.2...

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Crowley, I can look into the battery thing. I also would have to get back to you on all of the entrance ways into the tunnels. In order to conquer the valley & have access to food, I envision the Myrmidex digging new tunnels & entrance ways closer to tribal lands. Due to their moonstone-gran...

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption is a good game though no one in my area was into it so I never had a chance to try out storyteller mode. I would love to play an Ultima as a storyteller.

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I thought so, it just took me a moment.

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There should be an originfx.exe or ofx.exe. Unless what you get with the Ultima Collection is just the Serpent Isle module & not the actual screensaver.. I will have to dig out my Ultima Collection disc & take a look.

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