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#1 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:03 AM

Requires Java 6+ found here http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/jav...oads/index.html This program will NOT run if you do not have Java 6+ installed. Java 7 is recommended.

Updated 3-10-2013 All links current.

Current Update:
Changed the menu around and added confirmation windows.
 
Also going to faze out the Web Applet version here soon.

Feel free to use the created images where ever you want. No credit is needed but is appreciated. Credit Famitsu if anything for the images they provided me for this Sprite Creator.

Major update. No longer requires a web browser to run. Just double click "SprCre.jar" or double click SprCre3.bat to run.

Enable double clicking of runnable JAR file:
If you have not set file associations for ".jar" file types then right click "SprCre.jar" select "open with", go to where Java JRE is installed (usually c:/Program files (x86)/Java/jre7/bin" for 64bit java or "c:/Program Files/Java/jre7/bin" for 32bit java.) Select javaw.exe (Must use javaw.exe NOT java.exe) and click ok. That should make the the jar runnable on double click. Or you can run SprCre3.bat. The path after "c:/Program Files/Java/" may appear different but just select the jre folder.

Did you find this program useful? Help me promote this applet by going to my facebook page and liking and commenting there on the wall. Would love to hear what people have to say.

Sprite Creator 3:
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NOTE: For entertainment and my personal use. Feel free to repost this where ever you like. If you would like the Source Code you can email me at Jensen_305@yahoo.com.

Generation is saved in png format with transparency enabled. The files are Saved in the "Saved" folder ;)
Animated Preview
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Artwork not fully created by me although most of it is heavily modified and licensed. Some of the artwork is from Famitsu which is the point as this applet is intended to mimic the website as a 'take with you' option. This is for people starting out with programming or people who use GameMaker and RPGMaker and would like to experiment with pre-made character creations.

Special Thanks:
Axerax at RPGRevolution for the Sprite Creator 3 splash.
Holder at RPGRevolution.com for your beard images.
Famitsu

Create 117,717,292,862,668,800 character combinations. tongue.png

Doesn't require the web browser:
Web App and Application are combined in the same JAR now. You can use index.html or just double click the JAR to run. The layout will be automatically set.
Sprite Creator 3 Download (adf.ly > Rapidgator)
Sprite Creator 3 Download (adf.ly > Mediafire)
A small hoop to jump through for a free program. smile.png Thanks for your support.


If you would like me to add resources that you made to this Sprite Creator PM a zip, I prefer mediafire please, and I'll see what I can do. If you would like to create resources for the project so I can add them I can provide how the image layouts are. Please only provide images that you created. I cannot add images that require a license unless I can get that license free. Also please don't send fully created characters unless the image is a .xcf gimp image with all the layers of the image separate.

Current project status:
Currently working on a very large update. Giving the window a menu to control what some of the buttons do and making the window have a more windows 8 feel.


Edited by 0Circle0, 20 April 2013 - 11:11 AM.

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#2 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 15 January 2012 - 07:03 PM

Released as is. No further updates will be done unless a major bug is found.


I may retract that statement. There are a few things I was going to add that never made the cut.

Changes I have made:
Reloading now only reloads the currect selected sex instead of resetting both. -Added to project

Changes I plan to make:
Save as bmp and create Allegro safe bitmap. 255,0,255 background.
Change colors via a pallete for each option.

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#3 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 18 January 2012 - 01:23 AM

Updated 1/18/2011
Added:
Combined the reloading either one or both Male and Female options to default into the same program.
Now when you click Save or Reload you can see that it has been clicked.
When dragging the mouse over options the last option is now correctly displayed in the preview window although this didn't affect the saved image.
A button to select if you want to reload both or just Male or Female options can now be selected.
Shrunk the size of the rar download by 3kb and the Jar file by a 3kb. Not a big change but a change non the less despite having added graphics.

No character options added or removed.

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#4 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 29 January 2012 - 06:44 PM

Just looking for feedback. No changes to announce.

I have been moving across the US and haven't had time to add any features.

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#5 Greg_B   Members   -  Reputation: 112

Posted 29 January 2012 - 09:58 PM

I expanded it and tried to run index.html. I was receiving this error

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: SprCre : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0

My Java information is
C:\>java -version
java version "1.6.0_29"
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11)
Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 20.4-b02, mixed mode, sharing)

Running in Firefox 9.0.1

Edit: I just checked and got the same error on IE 8

#6 Josh Petrie   Moderators   -  Reputation: 2290

Posted 29 January 2012 - 11:11 PM

This is not appropriate for FB, moved to YA.

Josh Petrie | Lead Tools Engineer, ArenaNet | Microsoft C++ MVP


#7 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 30 January 2012 - 03:32 PM

I expanded it and tried to run index.html. I was receiving this error

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: SprCre : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0

My Java information is
C:\>java -version
java version "1.6.0_29"
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11)
Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 20.4-b02, mixed mode, sharing)

Running in Firefox 9.0.1

Edit: I just checked and got the same error on IE 8


Your Java is outdated and requires 7u2 to use. Please visit the oracle site http://www.oracle.co....html#javasejdk for version 7u2. Also the path to the index.html file requires there be no spaces. IE c:/Users/SomeName/Desktop/SprCre is acceptable. Any spaces and saving will return an error.

This is not appropriate for FB, moved to YA.


thanks

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#8 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:12 PM

Updating the download as of 4-30-2012. Was being lazy with fixing errors, but I have completed with the ones that I knew about.

-Changed small parts of code which really is not seen on the users end.

-Fixed the file output name in the correct format.

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#9 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 15 May 2012 - 12:59 AM

Changed a few things. Mainly cosmetic.

-Ability to save both female and male sprite sheets at the same time added.
-Added a button to show what the sprite looks like scaled 2 times
-Saves where you left off when you change sex (ie if body, hair...are selected when you switch they will again be selected when you return)
-Changed the way the buttons and title splash looks like
-reorganized the layout to accommodate more features or different options

Edited by 0Circle0, 09 June 2012 - 01:20 PM.

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#10 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 10 June 2012 - 03:26 PM

Updated the way you Save All and Reload All to 1 click rather than having to click 2 buttons to do one task.

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#11 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 01 December 2012 - 04:42 AM

Fixed an error when saving when the save path has a space in it. Should work correctly now.

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#12 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 07 December 2012 - 02:14 AM

Fixed the Download.

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#13 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 10 January 2013 - 10:17 PM

Completely reworked the GUI. Removing near 300 lines of code.


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#14 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 19 January 2013 - 08:32 PM

Lots of things are going to be added here soon. Changing the skin colors hue, saturation and brightness in order to create more than just human characters. Requiring me to edit nearly a thousand images to get it to work properly and look good. I expect to be done with this within 2 weeks. Hopefully less depending on how much work it requires.


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#15 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 20 January 2013 - 12:16 AM

Updated for the Java 7u11 update. Also decreased the compiled image size by 400kb in preparation for the next update.


Edited by 0Circle0, 20 January 2013 - 12:40 AM.

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#16 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 20 January 2013 - 03:05 PM

Finished early. Added the ability to change the skin colors. Added Green, Blue, Red, Black, and Yellow.


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#17 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 22 January 2013 - 01:31 AM

Fixed an error I created in the reload button. It should now reload the original skin color when the reset buttons are pressed.

I also added Purple and Orange to the skin color group.


Edited by 0Circle0, 22 January 2013 - 01:31 AM.

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#18 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 23 January 2013 - 06:49 PM

Updated the Applet to not require the browser. It can now be double clicked and run


Edited by 0Circle0, 28 January 2013 - 01:12 AM.

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#19 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:12 AM

Changed the layout a bit as well as how the buttons look.
Now use timers to control the animation preview window.
If the "Saved" folder does not exist the folder will be created instead of not saving.
Loading of images is done when you need them rather than all at once on program start.
removed color buttons for each female and male and instead now selecting a color only changes the current sex.


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#20 0Circle0   Members   -  Reputation: 283

Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:48 AM

Reworked the GUI completely again. Added a few download locations since mediafire is known to be blocked on some domains.


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