Palette Help

[Ecmaster76]

I am not as familiar as the commonly used palette numbers in SW as I am with Duke. Does anyone know which palettes are used? (since a lot of the numbers look the same, especially for the simple fonts I am working on)

I already have the default blue minifont made and the hud minifont actually use seperate tile instead of palette shifts. I need to know what the fortune cookie text uses and good values to make for the forthcoming key setup menu (JonoF?).

Still got to tweak some stuff but it looks good. Will release the minifont and the larger ingame message font (announces items for instance) at the same time.

[Ecmaster76]

Seriously, I have tried comparing different palette #s in build and checking them against 8bit mode screens but that has not gotten me anywhere.

Perhaps the def code is broken. The following would work in duke...
definetexture 2930 5 0 0 -1 -1 highres/minifont/2930_5.png
... right?

So if I am getting that part right than either I am trying the wrong palette number or the code is broken.

Could I at least get a 'google is your friend' here or something. Somebody ought to know this stuff. I would rather not spend all weekend guessing.

[SamSwashbuckler]

Google is your friend?

Sorry man, I couldn't even figure out EditArt :P

[DissidentRage]

Try using the Build binaries for SW. Just make a simple map and test out palettes.

[JonoF]

Nicked from pal.h in the source code:

    #define PALETTE_DEFAULT             0
    #define PALETTE_FOG                 1
    // blue sword blade test
    #define PALETTE_MENU_HIGHLIGHT      2
    // used for the elector gore pieces
    #define PALETTE_ELECTRO_GORE        3
    // turns ninjas belt and headband red
    #define PALETTE_BASIC_NINJA         4
    // diving in lava - JBF: in reality it gives the red fog effect seen in level 5
    #define PALETTE_DIVE_LAVA           5
    // turns ninjas belt and headband red
    #define PALETTE_RED_NINJA           6
    // used for the mother ripper - she is bigger/stronger/brown
    #define PALETTE_BROWN_RIPPER        7
    // turns ninjas belt and headband red
    #define PALETTE_GREEN_NINJA         8
    // reserved diving palette this is copied over the default palette
    // when needed - NOTE: could move this to a normal memory buffer if palette
    // slot is needed.
    #define PALETTE_DIVE                9
    #define PALETTE_SKEL_GORE           10
    // turns ALL colors to shades of GREEN/BLUE/RED
    #define PALETTE_GREEN_LIGHTING      11
    #define PALETTE_BLUE_LIGHTING       13
    #define PALETTE_RED_LIGHTING        14
    
    // for brown bubbling sludge
    #define PALETTE_SLUDGE              15

    // Player 0 uses default palette - others use these
    // turns ninja's vests (when we get them) into different color ranges
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER0             16
    #define PAL_XLAT_BROWN              16
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER1             17
    #define PAL_XLAT_LT_GREY            17
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER2             18
    #define PAL_XLAT_PURPLE             18
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER3             19
    #define PAL_XLAT_RUST_RED           19
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER4             20
    #define PAL_XLAT_YELLOW             20
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER5             21
    #define PAL_XLAT_DK_GREEN           21
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER6             22
    #define PAL_XLAT_GREEN              22
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER7             23
    #define PAL_XLAT_LT_BLUE            23
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER8             24
    #define PAL_XLAT_LT_TAN             24
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER9             25
    #define PAL_XLAT_RED                25
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER10            26
    #define PAL_XLAT_DK_GREY            26
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER11            27    
    #define PAL_XLAT_BRIGHT_GREEN       27
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER12            28
    #define PAL_XLAT_DK_BLUE            28
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER13            29
    #define PAL_XLAT_FIRE               29
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER14            30
    #define PALETTE_PLAYER15            31
    
    #define PALETTE_ILLUMINATE          32  // Used to make sprites bright green in night vision

Jonathon

[Ecmaster76]

Thanks guys. I actually figured it out just a minute a ago.
Something along the lines of

3600 0 0 0
3601 1 0 0
3602 2 0 0

and just looked to see what tile changed color in game.

Jono, what #s are you going to use for the key setup, load map, credit menus?