SpriteMaster

SpriteMaster is a single-surface 3D sprite system for Blitz3D.
It is loosely based on my SpriteControl functions.




Features:
* Single-surface pixel-perfect (animated) sprites
* Easy to use
* Quick loading of images (compared to SpriteControl)
* Fast system (single-surface quads)

Currently, SpriteMaster has these commands available:

SpriteGraphics
EndSpriteGraphics
SpriteCameraZoom
LoadSpritePack()
FreeSpritePack
GetPackedSprite()
CountPackedSprites()
CountSpriteFrames()
SpriteFrame()
SpriteX()
SpriteY()
RotateSprite
SpriteAngle()
CopySprite()
ResizeSprite
SpriteWidth()
SpriteHeight()
HandleSprite
SpriteXHandle()
SpriteYHandle()
SpriteColor
SpriteAlpha
GetSpriteAlpha()
SpriteRed()
SpriteGreen()
SpriteBlue()
SpriteName$()
ResetSprite
FreeSprite
FlipSprite

You may also wish to download ImagePacker. A tool for packing images into a single larger image/texture suitable for SpriteMaster.


DOWNLOAD SpriteMaster


There is also a 2D version of SpriteMaster called ImageMaster. Operates pretty much the same but for use with standard 2D images. This is included in the zip.



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Still to do:
* Draw priority
* Collisions (SpritesOverlap)
* Text routines
* Finish the docs
* userlib decs for the commands
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CREDITS:
Rob Cummings - General help and advice
Skidracer - Pixel perfect sprites

Great set of functions. I`m eagerly awaiting some form of collision checks to be added. Keep up the good work!

Jason.

Wonderful lib.
The only improvement possible would be a form of vector collision checking. As for me, I'm happy in rect land.

A brilliant piece of work indeed syntax error.

Thanks guys.
Collisions to come ...

andreas_blixt over at BlitzCoder has an 'Oriented Bounding Box' collion routine which I'm looking into at the moment.

Superb!

Looking very interesting!

Wow, this + ImageMaster -- really good stuff! Thanks Syntax!

This is class. top work m8.

Have you tried to load the texture for the quad, with the 48 (16+32) texture flag ?

This should "fix" the nasty border.

Haven't looked at this yet, but have used SpriteControl, where adding 48 to the texture flag fixed the bad border in that library.

Thanks for the new contributions, looking forward to playing with this and the packer.

Thanks. I tried the 32+16 flags to clamp the texture but still get a few lines appearing in places:

They appear at the edges of the quad as you can see by comparing the quads with the wireframe versions.

Border issues resolved thanks to help from AfroHorse.
See the new 'Set Image Border' in Image Packer.

Updated:
* to handle border settings from Image Packer
* A couple of examples added
* Docs (incomplete)

This single-surface stuff is fast.
My rig can handle around 1280 sprites!!!
<AMD 1600 Geforce4MX 64MB Windoze XtraPoo>



Test program -> Speed Test

ran fine speeds started to decrease around 1400 sprites...

Any chance of text functions? For HUDS etc

Working on it ...

Great Job :)