photoshop (merge layers)

[darkknight]

when i use photoshop i use it to put sprites together. But as far as me working on an enemy in one of my marvel mods, i use pyro from xmen, i create new page in photoshop and use rgb so that the flame sprites that i going to add with it does not change colors due to the base sprite color table. so after i put the flaming glove hand sprite on pyro's hand than i would switch sprite mode to index, then i would color empty color table black, but the problem is, pyro during his flame glove hand attack sprite shows up with the white background. is there anyway i could change or fix this?

heres the sprites i was using for pyro flame attack:
http://s3.postimg.org/rah52tj83/pyro1.png
http://s3.postimg.org/f8qt5sgb7/pyro2.png
http://s3.postimg.org/5cpq65aj7/pyromergesprite.png

 

[DCurrent]

Yes. Don't do it at all. You should never, EVER hard draw special effects to the main sprite. Keep them as their own set of sprites and spawn them in as a sub entity.

There are so many reasons for this it would take me half a day to list them.

DC

 

[darkknight]

what if a player was to attack pyro the sub entity animation would still continue to the last frame.

 

[maxman]

What DC means with subentity is this subentity:

subentity

subentity {name} custentity {name}

-{name} is the name of spawned entity declared in MODELS.txt. That means the entity must be loaded in MODELS.txt before you can use this.

-This is used together with 'spawnframe' or 'summonframe'.

-{name} determines what/which entity will be spawned or summoned with spawnframe or summonframe

Take a look at an example of custentity or subentity used in Mr. Q's AOF mod along spawnframe:

anim freespecial1
	energycost 99
	mponly  1
	loop    0
	delay   5
	offset  121 201
	bbox    0 0 0 0
	followanim 1
	followcond 3
	attackone  1
	hitfx   data/sounds/grab.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a104.gif
	move    5
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a104.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ch01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ch01.gif
	move    3
	attack2 153 116 15 38 0 0 1 0 8
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/grab.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/grab.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/grab.gif
	move    1
	delay   20
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/grab.gif

anim follow1
	loop    0
	delay   1
	offset  121 201
	bbox    0 0 0 0
	fastattack 1
	attackone  1
	custentity exel
	hitflash Flash3
	spawnframe 91 480 272 0 1
	move    -10
	sound   data/sounds/ryo03.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif
	delay   4
	move    0
	sound   data/sounds/fatal.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif
	attack  134 115 59 14 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a102.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a103.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a104.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif
	attack  134 115 59 14 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a102.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a103.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a104.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif
	attack  134 115 59 14 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a102.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a103.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a104.gif

	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs06.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs10.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat1.wav
	attack2 137 131 49 32 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs11.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs12.gif

	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs10.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat1.wav
	attack2 137 131 49 32 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs11.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs12.gif

	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs04.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat2.wav
	attack  137 114 49 23 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs05.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs06.gif

	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs04.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat2.wav
	attack  137 114 49 23 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs05.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs06.gif

	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs07.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat2.wav
	attack2 137 83 49 36 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs08.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs09.gif

	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs07.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat2.wav
	attack2 137 83 49 36 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs08.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hhs09.gif

	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a301.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado02.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado03.gif
	sound   data/sounds/super2.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado04.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado05.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat1.wav
	attack2 145 116 63 23 0 0 1 0 8 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado06.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado07.gif
	delay   6
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado08.gif
	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a301.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado02.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado03.gif
	sound   data/sounds/super2.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado04.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado05.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat3.wav
	attack2 145 116 63 23 0 0 1 0 8 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado06.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado07.gif
	delay   6
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado08.gif
	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a301.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado02.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado03.gif
	sound   data/sounds/super2.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado04.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado05.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat2.wav
	attack2 145 116 63 23 0 0 1 0 8 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado06.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado07.gif
	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hado08.gif
	sound   data/sounds/ryosp1.wav
	delay   4
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/b201.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/b202.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk02.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat5.wav
	attack  125 125 76 35 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk03.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk04.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk05.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk06.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk07.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat5.wav
	attack2 125 139 71 20 0 0 1 0 10 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk08.gif
	attack2 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk09.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk02.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat5.wav
	attack  125 125 76 35 0 0 1 0 10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk03.gif
	attack  0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk04.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk05.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk06.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk07.gif
	hitfx   data/sounds/beat5.wav
	attack9 125 139 71 20 0 0 1 0 10 
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk08.gif
	attack9 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/hsk09.gif
	delay   6
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ju07.gif
	delay   10
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/rise3.gif

	delay   7
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif
	delay   16
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt7.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt6.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt7.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt6.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt7.gif
	delay   30
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/taunt6.gif
	delay   3
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a401.gif
	move    6
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/sho01.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/sho02.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/sho03.gif
	delay   35
	move    0
	hitfx   data/sounds/hard2.wav
	hitflash Flash2
	attack7 148 63 18 76 250 1 1 0 15
	dropv   11 1 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a701.gif
	delay   7
	attack7 0 0 0 0
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs09.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs10.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs11.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs12.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs13.gif
	delay   30
	sound   data/sounds/ryowi.wav
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/ihs14.gif
	delay   8
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a606.gif
	frame	data/chars/1ryo/a101.gif

Either use spawnframe or summonframe:

spawnframe

spawnframe {frame} {x} {z} {a} {relative}
-Used to make entity to spawn another entity. Normally it is used to spawn enemy. Spawning with this has no limit.

-The spawned entity is determined by 'subentity' or 'custentity'.

-{frame} determines at which frame the other entity is spawned.

-{x} determines spawn range in x axis.

-{z} determines spawn range in z axis.

-{a} determines spawn range in y axis.

-{relative} determines where the other entity is spawned.

-0, count from the spawner. Spawned entity will face same direction with the spawner.

-1, count from screen offset.

summonframe

summonframe {frame} {x} {z} {a} {relative}

-Used to make entity to spawn another entity. Normally it is used to spawn enemy. Spawning with this is limited to 1 entity.

-The spawned entity is determined by 'subentity' or 'custentity'.

-{frame} determines at which frame the other entity is spawned.

-{x} determines spawn range in x axis.

-{z} determines spawn range in z axis.

-{a} determines spawn range in y axis.

-{relative} determines where the other entity is spawned.

-0, count from the spawner. Spawned entity will face same direction with the spawner.

-1, count from screen offset.

-Summoned entity can be killed with 'unsummonframe'.

unsummonframe

unsummonframe {frame}

-Used to kill summoned entity which was summoned by 'summonframe'. Obviously you need to use 'summonframe' before.

-{frame} determines at which frame the other entity is spawned.

Check for more info in the manual.