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| − | VCMI allows overriding HoMM3 .def files with .json replacement. Compared to .def this format allows:
| + | {{Template:MovedToWebpage|https://vcmi.eu/modders/Animation_Format/}} |
| − | * Overriding individual frames from json file (e.g. icons)
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| − | * Modern graphics formats (targa, png - all formats supported by VCMI image loader)
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| − | * Does not requires any special tools - all you need is text editor and images.
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| − | Note that right now this replacement is not supported fully: there are still some areas that can't use it. Most notable areas are:
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| − | * Adventure map
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| − | * Battles
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| − | =Format description=
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| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript">
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| − | { | |
| − | // Base path of all images in animation. Optional.
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| − | // Can be used to avoid using long path to images
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| − | "basepath" : "path/to/images/directory/",
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| − | // List of sequiences / groups in animation
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| − | // This will replace original group with specified list of files
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| − | // even if original animation is longer
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| − | "sequences" :
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| − | {
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| − | // Index of group, zero-based
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| − | "group" : 1,
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| − | // List of files in this group
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| − | "frames" :
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| − | [
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| − | "frame1.png",
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| − | "frame2.png"
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| − | ...
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| − | ]
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| − | },
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| − | ...
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| − | ],
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| − | // Allow overriding individual frames in file
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| − | "images" :
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| − | [
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| − | {
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| − | // Group of this image. Optional, default = 0
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| − | "group" : 0,
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| − | // Imdex of the image in group
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| − | "frame" : 0,
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| − | // Filename for this frame
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| − | "file" : "filename.png"
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| − | }.
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| − | ...
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| − | ]
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| − | }
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| − | </syntaxhighlight>
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| − | =Creature animation groups=
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| − | Animation for creatures consist from multiple groups, with each group representing specific one animation.
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| − | VCMI uses groups as follows:
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| − | '''Basic animations'''
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| − | * [0] Movement: Used for creature movement
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| − | * [1] Mouse over: Used for random idle movements and when mouse is moved on the creature
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| − | * [2] Idle: Basic animation that plays continuously when stack is not acting
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| − | * [3] Hitted: Animation that plays whenever stack is hit
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| − | * [4] Defence: Alternative animation that plays when stack is defending and was hit in melee
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| − | * [5] Death: Animation that plays when stack dies
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| − | * [6] Death (ranged): Alternative animation, plays when stack is killed by ranged attack
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| − | '''Rotation animations'''
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| − | * [7] Turn left: Animation for rotating stack, only contains first part of animation, with stack turning towards viewer
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| − | * [8] Turn right: Second part of animation for rotating stack
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| − | * [9] (unused in vcmi, present in H3 files)
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| − | * [10] (unused in vcmi, present in H3 files)
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| − | '''Rotation animations'''
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| − | * [11] Attack (up): Attacking animation, stack facing upwards
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| − | * [12] Attack (front): Attacking animation, stack facing front
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| − | * [13] Attack (down): Attacking animation, stack facing downwards
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| − | '''Ranged attack animations'''
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| − | * [14] Shooting (up): Ranged attack animation, stack facing upwards
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| − | * [15] Shooting (front): Ranged attack animation, stack facing front
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| − | * [16] Shooting (down): Ranged attack animation, stack facing downwards
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| − | '''Special animations'''
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| − | * [17] Special (up): Special animation, used if dedicated cast or group attack animations were not found
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| − | * [18] Special (front): Special animation, used if dedicated cast or group attack animations were not found
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| − | * [19] Special (down): Special animation, used if dedicated cast or group attack animations were not found
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| − | '''Additional H3 animations'''
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| − | * [20] Movement start: Animation that plays before movement animation starts.
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| − | * [21] Movement end: Animation that plays after movement animation ends.
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| − | '''Additional VCMI animations'''
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| − | * [22] [VCMI 1.0] Dead: Animation that plays when creature is dead. If not present, will consist from last frame from "Death" group
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| − | * [23] [VCMI 1.0] Dead (ranged): Animation that plays when creature is dead after ranged attack. If not present, will consist from last frame from "Death (ranged)" group
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| − | * [24] [VCMI 1.2] Resurrection: Animation that plays when creature is resurrected. If not present, will consist from reversed version of "Death" animation
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| − | '''Spellcasting animations'''
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| − | * [30] [VCMI 1.2] Cast (up): Used when creature casts spell facing upwards
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| − | * [31] [VCMI 1.2] Cast (front): Used when creature casts spell facing front
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| − | * [32] [VCMI 1.2] Cast (down): Used when creature casts spell facing downwards
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| − | '''Group attack animations'''
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| − | * [40] [VCMI 1.2] Group Attack (up): Used when creature attacks multiple target, with primary target facing up (Dragon Breath attack, or creatures like Hydra)
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| − | * [41] [VCMI 1.2] Group Attack (front): Used when creature attacks multiple target, with primary target facing front (Dragon Breath attack, or creatures like Hydra)
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| − | * [42] [VCMI 1.2] Group Attack (down): Used when creature attacks multiple target, with primary target facing downwards (Dragon Breath attack, or creatures like Hydra)
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| − | =Proposed format extensions=
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| − | == Void format ==
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| − | * vcmi client {{todo}}
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| − | * map editor {{done}}
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| − | Json header may be omitted. In such case a single frame will be loaded from same resource ID.
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| − | Resource id should have no extension, image must be in SPRITES/ virtual directory.
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| − | == Texture atlas format ==
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| − | '''TODO'''
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| − | * arbitrary texture coordinates
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| − | * margins
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| − | * grid-like layout
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| − | === Texture atlas format ===
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| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript">
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| − | {
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| − | // Base path of all images in animation. Optional.
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| − | // Can be used to avoid using long path to images
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| − | // If a path is a filename is is treated as single texture atlas
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| − | "basepath" : "path/to/images/atlas/bitmap.png",
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| − | // List of sequences / groups in animation
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| − | "sequences" :
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| − | [
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| − | {
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| − | // Index of group, zero-based
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| − | "group" : 1,
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| − | // List of files in this group
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| − | "frames" :
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| − | [
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| − | {"x":0, "y":0, "w": 64, "h": 64},
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| − | {"x":64, "y":0, "w": 64, "h": 64}
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| − | ...
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| − | ]
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| − | },
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| − | ...
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| − | ]
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| − | }
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| − | </syntaxhighlight>
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| − | === Texture atlas grid format ===
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| − | * vcmi client {{todo}}
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| − | * map editor {{todo}}
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| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript">
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| − | {
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| − | // filename is is treated as single texture atlas
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| − | "basepath" : "path/to/images/atlas/bitmap.png",
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| − | //optional, atlas is a grid with same size images
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| − | //located left to right, top to bottom
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| − | //[columns, rows]
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| − | //default [1,1]
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| − | "gridCols":3,
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| − | "gridRows":3,
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| − | // List of sequences / groups in animation
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| − | // sequence index -> images count in sequence
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| − | "sequences" :
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| − | 1,3,5
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| − | ]
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| − | }
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| − | </syntaxhighlight>
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| − | {{Modding}}
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