Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

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Jazz Jackrabbit planet importer\exporter
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This program works with 24-bit (True color) bitmaps instead of 8-bit (256
color) bitmaps.


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Usage:
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EXPORTER:
-The directory must contain a planet file to read from. No files will be
overwritten; the JAZZ directory is the best place

-Enter the name of the planet file you wish to extract

-Data will be exported as an 24-bit bitmap with a name based on the title
of the planet


IMPORTER
-The directory must contain 'pal.000' and a bitmap to read from. Files will
be overwritten if they have the same name as the ouput file

-Enter the name of the bitmap to read from, the extension of the file you
wish to create and the name of the planet. You will then be asked if you
want to change the colors of the writing and stars palette values A
PLANET.0XX file will be created


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Notes:
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The correct input bitmap size is 8 bit, 55x64 pixels. The last 4 lines of
the bitmap will not display and should thus be kept blank. 

Palette-wise values 128-144 are used for the 'NOW APPROACHING' text and the
last 48 values are used for those little stars that whizz around the
background. Entry 1 is transparent and is usually kept black. Entry 2 is
related tot hose background stars and should also be kept black. You can
change the writing and star color in the program

The planet name should not be longer than 16 characters or shorter than 1.
It should be in captials since the font used doesn't display small letters.



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Planet format:
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-PLANET.0XX
Two unknown bytes     [These are usually blank]
Displayed name length [1 byte]
Displayed name        [Diamondus, etc]
Palette               [768 bytes long uncompressed 256 entries of RGB color
values between 0-63]
Planet image          [Uncompressed 55 lines 64 bytes long]