Background converter for vmu request.

[Programmingdude2004]

Hi there, sorry if I bug you. But quick question, are there any plans for a background converter for the vmu? Because im trying to make a game right now and I don't want to use sprites (ie. HUD, scoreboard) as backgrounds. So that's my question for now. Thanks and have a great day.

[Candle-Electric]

No need to be sorry, this is not bugging me at all! Good Question; the LibPerspective Image Converter From #2 should be able to handle B.G. Conversion. Do you have an idea of what kind of BackGround you'd like to make?

[Programmingdude2004]

Sorry if i sound like an ass, but I made a hello world type background for the vmu once ( just like in the first tutorial)and the program i compiled just gave me garbled graphics on the elysianvmu emulator.

[Candle-Electric]

No, not at all! Sounds like a very valid issue, and also sounds like you're on the right track. Would you be able to share the text of the BackGround .ASM that you made here? Was it made by hand, or via the Image Converter? Either way, we'll get it working!

[NeoGeoFreak2004]

hi there, this is the programmingdude. sorry for the late reply. but anyways here is the titlescreen like background that i converted with the sprite generator for the vmu. sorry if i cannot upload the .asm file but here is the image that i converted with the sprite generator. thanks and hasve a wonderful day.

[Candle-Electric]

Nothing to be Sorry about, it's me that's taking Forever to Reply! Your Image looks Great. After playing around with it, I think the reason for the Garbled Graphics is the 16 X 16 Dimensions. Kresna's P_Draw_Background_Constant is expecting a 48 * 32 Image. So, after centering it to that size:

And feeding it back into the Sprite Generator:

ProgrammingDudeTitleScreen: .byte 48, 32 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%11000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000001,%00100110,%01000100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000001,%00101001,%01000100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000001,%11001111,%01000100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000001,%00101001,%01110110,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%11000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00001110,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%10110010,%01010100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000001,%00101010,%01100100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%10110010,%01010100,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00101001,%10001000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000110,%00110000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00001001,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00001001,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000110,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000 .byte %00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000,%00000000

Walter's WaterBear Compiles it and we can see your excellent Drawing in action. Using Lesson 1's Code, we have 16 X 16 on the Left + 48 X 32 on the Right here:

Give it a try and let me know if it works, or if any other Errors come up. This is a Great Question and I can update Lesson 1 to specificy these Dimensions. Thanks Friend!

[NeoGeoFreak2004]

sorry if i sound rude. but here is a extra question for you. what programs do you use to create the sprites that you can convert using the libperspective sprite converter for the vmu? thanks and have a great day

[Candle-Electric]

For sure, i'm happy to have your Question! Not rude in any way. Anything that Saves to a .PNG should work; I use MS Paint and Paint.NET, the latter is handy for its Zoom feature, which can make Drawing with the Keyboard convenient. I also use GIMP sometimes to test Animations. Let me know if you have any questions with drawing, & thanks you have a great day as well!

[NeoGeoFreak2004]

okay, here's a drawing question + a tech question, So anyways for paint.net how do i use the grid feature to draw little pixels on the screen + the tech question. will the vmu programs that are in this tutorial work on a japanese vmu? Thanks and have a great day.

[Candle-Electric]

Certainly! For PDN, there's a "Pixel Grid" Option Available Under the "View" Tab:

• Yes! As far as I know, VMU Files and Apps are completely Region-Free. I can say with certainty that a Japanese VMU Will work, since I tested my first ones on an Aqua Blue Milennium 2000 one! Thank you again, and you have a great day too! Looking forward to seeing what awesome stuff you'll create, please do reach out with questions anytime.