////////////////////////////////////////////// XMAPEDIT SEQ ANIMATION EDITOR [OCT 23 2021] ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// XMP SEQEDIT is the tool for editing SEQ files which contains 3D world animation such as enemy postures or gib animation. This version can handle up to 1024 frames. Loading any map and then starting seqedit allows to edit animation directly in 3D Mode. It gives additional advantages such as reflecting the animation appearance exactly same as game does. Also note that ARTEDIT tool is fully available in SEQEDIT directly, so you can add new or remove images that is required for your animation. HOW TO USE: ================================================================== The following ways available to start: 1. Select SEQ in the "Tools" section of the main menu. 2. Xmapedit is smart enough, so you can open SEQ files directly from Windows explorer. 3. Launch xmapedit using command prompt. Example: "xmapedit cult1a1" opens cult1a1.seq for editing. You may also type seq file rffID, for example "xmapedit 11520" will open cult1a1.seq for editing too. KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS: GLOBAL EDITOR ---------------------------------------------------- [ESC] ........................... Exit the editor / stop playing. [PAD ENTER] ..................... Toggle 3D/2D edit modes (3D only available if you load the map). [F1] ............................ Start new SEQ. [F2] ............................ Save SEQ. [CTRL] + [F2] ................... Save SEQ as. [F3] ............................ Load SEQ from disk or resource archive. [F4] ............................ Import frames from another SEQ file (will be added to end of current animation). [F11] ........................... Load previous existing seqID from the resource archive. [F12] ........................... Load next existing seqID from the resource archive. [SPACE] ......................... Play the sequence continuously. [SHIFT] + [SPACE] ............... Play the sequence once. [SHIFT] + [PAD+] or [PAD-] ...... Change global shade by 1. [ALT] + [S] ..................... Set Global SEQ sound ID. [<] or [>] ...................... Change view angle by 45 degrees. [/] ............................. Set view angle to 0. [-] or [+] ...................... Change ticks per frame by 1. [1] or [2] ...................... Go backward / forward one frame. [G] ............................. Go to frame #. [HOME] .......................... Go to first frame. [END] ........................... Go to last frame. ......................... Look around (3D edit mode only, if mouse look is enabled). ........................ Move camera (3D edit mode only). [A] / [Z] ....................... Move camera higher / lower (3D edit mode only). [CAPS-LOCK] ..................... Change z-mode (3D edit mode only). [PAD /] ......................... Zoom out (2d mode only). [PAD *] ......................... Zoom in (2d mode only). FRAME EDITING ---------------------------------------------------- [F9] ............................ Reverse frames order. [TAB] ........................... Copy current frame into clipboard. [ENTER] ......................... Paste all frame properties from the clipboard to current. [SHIFT] + [ENTER] ............... Paste selected frame properties from the clipboard to the specific frames. [INSERT] ........................ Insert a new frame after current. [CTRL] + [INSERT] ............... Insert a new frame before current. [DELETE] ........................ Delete the current frame. [CAPS-LOCK] ..................... Draw tiles unmasked (while hold in 2D mode). [ALT] + [P] ..................... Select Palette via dialog. [LSHIFT] + [P] .................. Change Palette by +1. [RSHIFT] + [P] .................. Change Palette by -1. [V] ............................. Select tile for frame. [PAGE UP] or [PAGE DN] .......... Change tile by 1. [X] ............................. Toggle flipX frame flag. [Y] ............................. Toggle flipY frame flag. [M] ............................. Toggle Auto-aiming frame flag. [B] ............................. Toggle Block frame flag. [H] ............................. Toggle Hit-scan frame flag. [I] ............................. Toggle Invisibility frame flag. [K] ............................. Toggle Smoke flag frame flag (good for burning dudes). [T] ............................. Toggle fire trigger frame flag. [R] ............................. Cycle between translucency levels 0, 1, and 2. [U] ............................. Toggle Surface sound trigger. [P] ............................. Toggle Push flag frame flag. [S] ............................. Toggle sound trigger flag. [CTRL] + [S] .................... Set random sound range *relative to global sound ID*. [F10] ........................... Play current frame sound. [CTRL] + [F10] .................. Play current frame sound without random range. [PAD9] or [PAD7] ................ Change x-repeat AND y-repeat by 4 (by 1 while holding SHIFT). [PAD4] or [PAD6] ................ Change x-repeat by 4 (by 1 while holding SHIFT). [CTRL] + [PAD4] or [PAD6] ....... Set x-repeat to min (0) or max (255). [ALT] + [PAD4] or [PAD6] ....... Type x-repeat via dialog. [PAD8] or [PAD2] ................ Change y-repeat by 4 (by 1 while holding SHIFT). [CTRL] + [PAD8] or [PAD2] ....... Set y-repeat to min (0) or max (255). [ALT] + [PAD8] or [PAD2] ....... Type y-repeat via dialog. [PAD+] or [PAD-] ................ Change shade by 1. [ALT] + [PAD +] or [PAD-] ...... Type shade via dialog. [CTRL] + [PAD+] or [PAD-] ....... Set shade to min / max. [PAD0] .......................... Set shade to 0. ART EDITING (These key modify the art file!) ---------------------------------------------------- [F5] ............................ Change frame tile view type. [F6] ............................ Change view tile surface type. ........................ Nudge tile origin (2D edit mode only). [SHIFT] + .............. Set tile origin to respective edge (2D edit mode only). [PAD5] .......................... Set tile origin to center (2D edit mode only). The status bar on the top gives information about the sequence and the display mode: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TICKS PER FRAME - each ticks is 1/120th of a second, and lower numbers mean faster playback. You can calculate frame rate by dividing TPF into 120. For example 12 TPF would result in 10 frames per second, and 5 TPF would result in 24 frames per second. SHADE - is the global shade, an editor concept which allows you to see how the sequence will look when it is played for a sprite in a sector with a non-zero shade. In other words, a dark sector might have a floor shade of 12, for example, so by setting the global shade to 12 you can see how the sequence would look in that sector. Setting global shade to a dark value also gives you the ability to see the difference in shade for sequence frames that have shades < 0. ANGLE - is the current angle from which the sequence is being viewed. This is only relevent if your are using non single view tiles. SOUND - is the sound id that will be played once sound will be actually triggered with a SOUND frame flag. In top right corner you can see ANIMATION flags: LOOP ON - Loop the animation when finished. DELETE ON - Delete the object when animation finished. The status bar on the bottom describes the current frame: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRAME - is the current index of frame. TILE - is just current tile number. VIEW - is the view type of the current tile. Remember, if you change the view type, you are modifying the art file, since view mode is a tile attribute. SHADE - is the shade of the current frame. PALETTE - is the palookup for the current frame. X-REPEAT - is the xrepeat of the frame. Y-REPEAT - is the yrepeat of the frame. SOUND RNG - is a modern feature that allows to set random range of sounds (up to 15) that this frame could play. So it looks like this: global sound + random(sound range). In bottom right corner you can see a FRAME flags: FLIP X - frame is x-flipped. FLIP Y - frame is y-flipped. HITSCAN - frame is hitscan sensetive. BLOCKING - frame blocks movement. AUTO-AIM - the weapon auto-aim code will react on this object. INVISIBLE - frame is invisible. TRANSLUCENT1 - frame is partially translucent. TRANSLUCENT2 - frame is mostly translucent. PLAY SOUND - frame will play defined sound. SURFACE SND - frame will play surface sound (modern only). TRIGGER - do a trigger. For enemies this means trigger an attack. ADD SMOKE - add smoke sprite on top of this frame (for burning dudes). PUSHABLE - the sprite can be pushed with an (for enemies).