FF6 Tilesets!

[MagitekElite]

Welcome to Magi's try at ripping the tilesets from Final Fantasy 6. I have come a long way, hard to believe, but its true. I can rip tilesets now, my only problem so far is autotiles and what should be autotiles.
But, I thought I should show everyone what I have done so far first:


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Yay, there wasn't a door. There will be one once I figure out the mechanics of autotiles and placement of them...Oh, and those images are new

[spoiler=Videos: In Action tilesets.]

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The video is very old, I have done so much, and have managed to figure out how to set passages and properties. That was the easy part...

[spoiler=Cities/Towns/Caves/Placed Done:]

[spoiler=Narshe: 65% done]
Narshe Village: Complete
Narshe Village inside houses: Nearly complete, need to autotile the inside of the house (the "roof" I guess that's what it is.)
Narshe Caves (Cart Mines): Nearly complete, need to make the walls into autotiles and then the cart tracks into autotiles
Narshe Caves (Battle Room): Nearly complete, need to learn how to make Autotiles
Narshe Cliff Scene (start of the game): Complete
Narshe Northern Cliff (Where you fight for the Esper against Kefka): Nearly done -- autotiles info needed.
Narshe Caves (Area where you get Umaro): Haven't started yet, but I do know I can do it fast, it'll be the autotiles that's the problem.
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[spoiler=Figaro Castle:]

Outside of Figaro: ()
Inside of Figaro: ()
Autotiles of Figaro: ()
Anything else: ()

It should be relatively easy, because I was looking at it -- not much to miss.

South Figaro Caves

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South Figaro Caves: ()
South Figaro Caves (Part 2): ()
South Figaro Caves Autotiles: ()

South Figaro (City)

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Outside (while inside lol) South Figaro: ()
South Figaro (Inside of houses): ()
Anything else in South Figaro: ()

[color="#FF8C00"]Little House North of South Figaro[/color]

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Little House (Sabin's home): ()
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[spoiler=Mount Koltz:]

Mount Koltz (Outside): ()
Mount Koltz (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Returners' Hideout:]

Returners' Hideout (Outside?): ()
Returners' Hideout (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Imperial Base:]

Imperial Base (Outside): ()
Imperial Base (Inside): ()
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[spoiler=Castle of Doma:]

Castle of Doma (Outside): ()
Castle of Doma (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Phantom Forest:]

Phantom Forest (Outside): ()
Phantom Forest (Inside): ()
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[spoiler=Baren Falls:]

Baren Falls (Outside?): ()
Baren Falls (Inside?): ()
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[spoiler=The Veldt:]

The Veldt: ()
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[spoiler=Mobliz:]

Mobliz (Outside): ()
Mobliz (Inside): () [/spoiler]

[spoiler=Crescent Mountain:]

Crescent Mountain (Inside): ()
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[spoiler=Nikeah:]

Nikeah (Outside): ()
Nikeah (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Kohlingen:]

Kohlingen (Outside): ()
Kohlingen (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Jidoor:]

Jidoor (Outside): ()
Jidoor (Inside): ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Zozo:]

Zozo (Outside): ()
Zozo (Inside): ()
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[spoiler=Opera House:]

Opera House: ()[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Albrook:]
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[spoiler=Tzen:]
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[spoiler=Miranda:]

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[spoiler=Vector:]
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[spoiler=Seal Gate:]
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[spoiler=Esperville:]
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[spoiler=Thamasa:]
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World Map (World of Balance):
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World Map (World of Ruin):
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A lot to do, but it will be easy as soon as I know a few things, promise.

Things I must learn first:

1: How to properly make a autotile
2: How to properly Animated Autotiles

That's all for now....


And finally, the update log:

Updates as of August:

1: 6-12th -- finished Narshe and Narshe caves, need autotile.

[Irock]

You take screenshots of emulated games, cut out tiles, and put them into a tileset.

[MagitekElite]

How would that work? I need to make it into XP format and I used VBA and this is what I got...

http://i42.tinypic.com/f3xl7b.jpg

Looks a bit small...

[Irock]

Resize it. Duh.

[MagitekElite]

Wouldn't it come out...blurry and bad?  

And, how would I know where to place each piece? Or can I just pick?

[Irock]

It will not come out blurry unless you're using interpolation. Open it in paint and resize it by 300% or 400% or whatever makes the tiles 32x32.

[MagitekElite]

I don't have paint...but I do have GIMP, is that good?

Also...like this?

[Irock]

No. Open the entire tileset in whatever image editing software you have and make it like 200% larger or something until every tile is 32x32.

[MagitekElite]

Okay...here is my result.

Ah? Doesn't it look a bit....blurry?
http://i39.tinypic.com/28s60ly.jpg

[Irock]

It will not come out blurry unless you're using interpolation.

[MagitekElite]

GIMP doesn't have that 
Darn, I'll try Corel and Photoshop.

[Irock]

It's obviously using interpolation because it's blurry. Interpolation makes it blurry so it doesn't appear pixelated after resizing. There must be a way to disable interpolation.

[MagitekElite]

Okay...I've messed with the settings, and this is what I got. Any better?

http://i42.tinypic.com/2cs78zn.jpg

[MagitekElite]

Bump for for the goodies!

Okay, this is what I got so far It works too! But I need to know if there are any see-able errors in the graphics, anyone wanna test it for me? Also, now I just need to figure out how to make the "AUTOTILES" out of the FF6 tiles.

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If anyone would like to test what I have, here is the file.


Ignore the red and green, as I just for right now, needed to remove the colors around the tree. The plants and grass should work. If you see any errors, could you tell me about? Also, I just need to find out how to make the "Autotiles" now. Also, I see a few errors in the tree, but I can easily fix that ^.^

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So, is it good? 

[IAMFORTE]

it looks cool : D
as for programs that don't use interpolation, Im sure ms paint doesn't.
and, if you need sprite from zelda I think that NVM

http://www.teamanti.com/rmxp/zeldatiles.png
there its from the 3D zelda though XD

[MagitekElite]

Really? Woo! I'm completing Mobliz Balance for right now. And then I'm gonna move on to Narshe, Tzen, Jidoor, Mobliz Ruin, Figaro, Doma, South Figaro, Thamasa, Veldt Cave, Kefka's Tower, Imperial Base, Phantom Forest, Nikeah, Zozo, Opera House, Vector, Base, Sealed Gate, Albrook and then Maranda lol
(that's a lot. It will take some time....)

Also, is that Zelda set from the N64 game? o.O

EDIT:
Feedback anyone?

[MagitekElite]

BUMP!

Okay, I know this is a old thread, but it turns out my computer was blocking most of the Editor's options, but now that I've set that up, I created a tileset quickly. Its not in order...as I'm trying to figure the order out. This was done using a hack and a editor, ripping the tilesets I mean. And putting them in working order will take me years! :c

Hopefully not though, for if I can figure out how to set up the passage for the tilesets, it won't take me forever >.>

This is what I have of Narshe (I mean by tileset, not by the actual look of Narshe lol). I have more, but I wanted to test it out. It seems I can't set the passage for going under a bridge or anything like that. It just won't let me.   


(Video in a moment)
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMECgdNerdw[/yt]

Anyway, could someone test them for me and maybe help me figure out how to properly set the tilesets? Or am I doing it wrong?

Feedback please! Also, I would appreciate it if someone could test it for me and report back to help me if you find any errors.

*Also, for those who care, the newest update of GIMP can increase sprite size without ruining the image. Select none in the dropdown box when you select the "Resize" tab. It'll work

EDIT2:
No need to help set the passages, I think I figured it out

I do need help with "Auto" tiles. Does anyone know how to create auto tiles? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading!

[MagitekElite]

Update again!

I've nearly done with Narshe! I have a few ropes to do, the mountains and then the autotiles, and then I'm done with Narshe's town. Next will be the inside of the houses, and then the caves -- which will be easy -- and then the battle hill of Narshe. Then I'm completely done with Narshe.

Here is a screenshot of my resent test of the tilesets. I hurried up and uploaded, but behind the tips the tops of the rocks, are flooring. But that's now gone in the actual tileset. I just didn't have time to screenshot again lol



So, is it coming along nicely, or bad?


Expect more news soon! Any feedback would help me

[MagitekElite]

Update!

I think I found out to make autotiles, so maybe this will shorten my my time of learning how to do things, down a lot.
Can someone test it out for me? I'm not sure if its good, but...


Here is an update!
*Again, please ignore the tiles behind the tips of the cliffs. And if it looks like the rocks on the ground still have tile behind them, its because I put tile on all layers and forgot to erase the extra ones >.>



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Any feedback will help me greatly! Thanks for reading!

*Also, I think this thread should now be in a different place. I'm not sure, but it seems like it doesn't belong in requests anymore lol
Just sayin' *

[hikick10]

I like that sig, I should try something like that! btw nice post.

[MagitekElite]

 um, thank you. By the way, I used GIMP on transparency c:

Also, I don't have images up yet, but there is a major update. I have autotiles, Narshe outside complete, caves 80% complete and then I have to start on the inside of the houses. I can't seem to do the houses, its a little confusing >.>

But I should be able to be done with the houses soon

[hikick10]

program used?

[MagitekElite]

For what? The sig, or which RPG game maker is this for? I'll just answer both.
Sig = GIMP
RPGgm = XP (since I don't like VX and I'm not even sure if adding tilesets can be done lol)

Okay! I'm down with the mountains! I'm working on the caves (I'm not sure if the recolored caves are really needed...but I'll do them anyway, I guess.) right now, which is pretty easy. The biggest problem for all ripping for me though, is the inside of the houses.

I can't seem to do the sides of the inside, the walls, I mean. They come out messed up. I'm thinking its supposed to be autotile, but I'm not sure lol

Anyway, this Sunday (if I manage to get the PC) I will try and post a video of my progress.

Thanks for reading!

[hikick10]

Instructions? I've never used this program b4. 

[MagitekElite]

Alright, started up on it....I've encountered a problem, similar if not exactly, like the one problem I encountered inside the houses.

My problem is the sides of the map, where ever it may be at the moment. I tried everything I could think of, and each time it is either lower or higher than the rest of the tileset and cannot match up with it. I'm thinking a autotile will do, but I'm not sure what to do. This problem is a little too hugh for me to handle right now >.>

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Something keeps tellin' me Autotile, but then I go "there would be too many tiles to fit into the autotile template :<

So....anyone wanna help me?  I'll give you a nice, big and warm hug!