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Ftmap 2.0
Ftmap 2.0
NEW ftmap 2.0 is now much improved and supports PNG input and output there are pre-compiled binaries for modern hardware:-
Like most people if you don't have a C compiler handy (select [...] menu top right) download it. The ftmap2 program uses the same data input and resource files as the original but now supports transparent 24bit PNG sprites and background. See the manual on how to use it.
This is the ftmap unit test environment download and the easiest way to see if it is working unzip in the same folder as the downloaded program: ftmap(.exe) or ftmap2(.exe) and run the following scripts:-
If is using ftmap2 you will need to run:
If is using ftmap you will need to run:
./unit-test.sh
This will generate 7 example images below if it's all setup correctly. Next steps are to read the manual and generate your own sprites and game data.
Ftmap 1.8.3
Ftmap 1.8.3
The older version only supports GIF format files and so produces a less flexible map as its only 256 colour. Use this if you have older hardware. If you need a binary for older platforms contact us.
The older ftmap is available from github - it's a C program so you will need a C compiler to make it into an executable. It also uses a very old version of the gd library which is included this is used to write GIF format files. This program is old and was written before PNG became a popular format. GIF is a paletted format and limited to 256 colors. Its much easier to use the new ftmap2 version.
For those without a compiler there is a windows 64bit version executable of ftmap 1.8.3. To download ignore all virus warnings as the zipfile is password protected it's safe I guarantee as I have the source code. The password for the file is ftmap the readme.txt will tell you how to enable the executable. To avoid all this hassle its much easier to download from github.
If you have problems with that then use this link to github to download the raw file. Older 32 bit binaries are here.
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