Special Sprite Reference Guide
1996 Allen H. Blum III
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SECTOREFFECTOR
: Sprite #1Definitions
| SECTOREFFECTOR : Sprite #1 |
| The Sector Effector Sprite is used to create game effects and manipulate Sector
attributes. The SE is the main tool to create effects such as Earthquakes, Explosions, and
Lighting Effects. Place a Sprite #1 in the sector to effect. Lotag : Hitag : Set equal to other SE Sprites with same Lotag to activate together. |
| ACTIVATOR : Sprite #2 |
| The Activator Sprite is used with Switchs or the TOUCHPLATE
Sprite to activate the Sector Lotag function or any Sector Effectors within the Sector. Lotag : Set equal to a Switch Lotag or a TOUCHPLATE Lotag Hitag 0 = normal/default. 1 = Open door only. Only works for Sector Tag 20 or 21 doors. 2 = Close door only. Only works for Sector Tag 20 or 21 doors. |
| TOUCHPLATE : Sprite #3 |
| The Touchplate will activate an ACTIVATOR or a MASTERSWITCH Sprite when the player walks on the sector floor. Lotag : Set equal to an ACTIVATOR or MASTERSWITCH Lotag. Hitag 0 = Activate touchplate every time player walks on the sector. >0 = The touchplate will only activate this many times when the player walks on the sector then never again. |
| ACTIVATORLOCKED : Sprite #4 |
| The Activator locked Sprite will lock the sectors Lotag function so it can not be
activated by the player until it is unlocked with a switch. Lotag : Set equal to a switch's Lotag to be toggled Locked and Unlocked. Hitag : none. |
| MUSICANDSFX : Sprite #5 |
| The Music and Sound Effects Sprite can be used 3 ways. 1. Activation Sound When used in a sector with a Lotag, it will play a sound when the sectors Lotag function is activated. Lotag : Sound number. Hitag : none. 2. Ambient Sound When used in a sector with no Lotag, it will play an ambient sound. Lotag : Ambient Sound. Hitag : Max distance the sound can be heard. e.g. 1024 equals the largest grid square in build. 3. Echo Effect When used in a sector with no Lotag, if will cause all sounds to have a echo effect. Lotag : 1000 + the amount of echo from 0-255. Hitag : Max distance the sound can be heard. e.g. 1024 equals the largest grid square in build. |
| LOCATORS : Sprite #6 |
| The Locator Sprite can be used to define a track for a Subway (SE 6 & SE 14) or to
define a path for PigCop Recon Cars but not both in the same map. Plus you can only have
one path defined in a map. Lotag : Set in an increasing order starting from 0 with no gaps in the count for all the LOCATOR Sprites in the map. When the Subway or PigCop Recon Car reaches the last LOCATOR Sprite, it will loop back to the LOCATOR Sprite with Lotag 0. Hitag : If set to 1, then the Subway will stop the LOCATOR Sprite location for 5 seconds, then continue to the next LOCATOR. The PigCop Recon Car is not effected. |
| CYCLER : Sprite #7 |
| The Cycler Sprite is used to make the Sector Floor, Walls, and Ceiling pulsate in
brightness. Lotag : Set the offset of how bright it will start. Hitag : none Palette : Set to a color if needed. Shade : Set to how bright the sector will get. Set the sector brightness to how dark it will get. |
| MASTERSWITCH : Sprite #8 |
| The Master Switch Sprite is used to activate a Sector Lotag or a Sector Effector Sprite after a time delay. This can only be
activated by a TOUCHPLATE Sprite. Lotag : Set equal to a TOUCHPLATE Sprite Lotag to be activated by. Hitag : Set for time delay until activation of Sector Tag or Sector Effector Sprite. |
| RESPAWN : Sprite #9 |
| The Respawn Sprite is used to Teleport in Actors and Items when activated by a TOUCHPLATE Sprite. Lotag : Set equal to TOUCHPLATE Sprite Lotag to be activated by. Hitag : Set equal to any Sprite Number that have a name with it in Build or Editart. |
| GPSPEED : Sprite #10 |
| The GPSpeed Sprite is used to define the rate of movement for such things as Sector
Tag 20 (Ceiling Door) and Sector Effector 0(Rotate
Sector). Lotag : Set to rate. Hitag : None. |
| ACCESSSWITCH : Sprite #130 |
| The Access Switch is used to unlock or activate something when used with a Key Card.
Use the Palette to define what card to use. Lotag : Set equal to ACTIVATOR or ACTIVATORLOCKED Sprite Lotag to use. Hitag : Set to play sound when activated. Palette 0 = Blue card 21 = Red card 22 = Yellow card |
| SWITCH : Sprite #132 and all other SWITCHes |
| The Switch is used to unlock or activate something when activated by space key. Lotag : Set equal to ACTIVATOR or ACTIVATORLOCKED Sprite Lotag to use. Hitag : Set to play sound when activated. Palette 0 = Normal play 1 = Multi-play only |
| NUKEBUTTON : Sprite #142 |
| The Nuke Button is used to End a level and goto the stat screen. It can also be used
to goto a bonus level. Lotag Set to 65535 to end a level and go to stat screen Set to 1-11 to go to a bonus level in the same volume. Must have palette adjusted for this to work. Hitag : none. Palette 0 = Default. 14 = Bonus Level. |
| MULTISWITCH : Sprite #146 |
| The Multi Switch can activate 4 multiple ACTIVATOR
Sprites. It uses 4 consecutive Lotags to activate each ACTIVATOR.
When first switched, it activates ACTIVATOR Sprites A and D. The
next time it activates ACTIVATOR Sprites B and A. etc.. C and B..
D and C.. then A and D again. Lotag : Set equal to ACTIVATOR Sprites A,B+1,C+2,D+3 Hitag : none. |
| DOORTILES : Tile #150 and all other DOORTILEs |
| The Door Tiles can be used to activate ACTIVATOR Sprites
when the player presses upon the wall. Wall Lotag : Set equal to ACTIVATOR Sprite Lotag to activate. Wall Hitag : none. |
| DIPSWITCH : Sprite #162 |
| The Dip Switch is used as a combination switch with a ACTIVATOR
or ACTIVATORLOCKED Sprite. All DIPSWITCH Sprites with equal
Lotags will be used for the combination. Lotag : Set equal to ACTIVATOR or ACTIVATORLOCKED Sprite Lotag. Hitag 0 = set to off. 1 = set to on. |
| VIEWSCREEN : Spirte #502 |
| The View Screen is used to view through Cameras (Sprite #
621) placed around the map. It will view through all Cameras with
equal Lotags. Lotag : none. Hitag : Set equal to CAMERA Sprites #621. |
| CRACK : Sprite #546 and all other CRACKs |
| The Crack Sprite is used to activate explosions,(SE 13) and other effects. Lotag : none. Hitag : Set equal to SE 13 Hitag to activate. Palette : Set to 1 for Multi-play mode only. |
| MIRROR : Tile #560 |
| The Mirror tile is used to place a mirror in the map. To use it you must make a
one-way wall (1 key in build). Put tile #560 on that wall. The sector behind the mirror
must be the size of every space that can be seen in the mirror or problems will acure. |
| CAMERA : Sprite #621 |
| The Camera Sprite is used to be able to view through using the VIEWSCREEN Sprite. Lotag : Set equal to the VIEWSCREEN Sprite Lotag to be viewed through. Hitag : Set to amount of turning radius. 0 equals none. Shade : Set to angle of facing down. Angle : Set to direction to point. |
| CANWITHSOMETHING : Sprite #1232,4580,4581,4582 |
| The Can with something is used to spawn an object when it is shot. Lotag : Set to Sprite number with a name in build or editart to spawn when shot. |
| SEENINE : Sprite #1247 OOZCAN: Sprite #1879 |
| The Seenine Sprite is used to activate explosions,(SE 13) and other effects. It can
also be used to time delay explosions. Lotag : Set equal to time delay until explosion. Hitag : Set equal to SE 13 Hitag to activate. Size : If the Sprite is shrunk in the x direction, then the sprite will not be seen in the game, but the explosion will. |
| FEMPIC : Sprite #1280 |
| The Fem Pics are used to activate the RESPAWN Sprite to
spawn in any Sprite with a name in Build or Editart. Lotag : none. Hitag : Set equal to RESPAWN Sprite to activate. |
| APLAYER : Sprite #1405 |
| The APlayer Sprite is used to define where all multi-players will start in the map.
You must have a minimum of 7 Sprites in the map for an 8 player multi-play game and a
minimum of 7 Sprites in the map for an 8 player Coop game. Lotag 0 = Multi-player start position 1 = Coop-player start position |
| PURPLE LAVA: Sprite #4240 |
| Works like green slime with three exceptions: 1) Hyper Destructive 2) Will cause damage to player anywhere in sector (Can't fly over). 3) Can be placed on ceiling for same sector damage effect |
| LIGHTING BOLT : Sprite # 4890 |
| Lightning Bolt is used to spawn the flash position of lighting when used with Sector
Effector #28. Lotag : 0 HiTag : Set equal to Sector Effector #28 HiTag. Note: Any number of Lighting Bolts can be attached to any Sector Effector #28. |