Feature: write compressed shadow format (MM/CC only)

jbostoen / ZTStudio

A tool to read and write Zoo Tycoon 1 Graphics

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Feature: write compressed shadow format (MM/CC only) #7

Open jbostoen opened 8 years ago

jbostoen commented 8 years ago

This feature would detect if only 1 color (black) has been used.

It would ask or suggest to use the compressed file format used for shadows (Marine Mania only).

How should this be handled in batch conversions? Obviously ZT Studio can't know for sure. However, I'm unsure at the moment if ZT1 or DD contain separate shadows? (perhaps for flying things like the helicopter, birds?)

jbostoen commented 7 years ago

Unlikely to be implemented, very few benefit to this (for now).

Downsides:

slower batch conversions (would need to check first if all frames of a view are shadows; then if all frames of an animation are shadows, then it would either need a separate .pal file in the animation folder or a separate shadow .pal file in a parent folder)
incompatibility with ZT1 and DD (or was this already present?)

HENDRIX-ZT2 commented 7 years ago

I might look into this at some point...

jbostoen commented 5 years ago

Kind of wondering why these graphics, despite only using black and having a "compact" hex format, still refer to a color palette after all.

Notes for implementation:

if done by default: check compatibility with ZT1 and DD. Not sure if they support it or have this kind of graphic, I doubt so.
otherwise, as an option. Separate UI button? Config setting?