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--- falcon4:tools:runtiles [2007/07/12 08:54] – created runtiles initial page snakeman
+++ falcon4:tools:runtiles [2024/07/31 10:29] (current) – links added. snakeman
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-====== RunTiles ======
+====== Falcon 4 RunTiles ======
-**RunTiles** by Snake Man
+[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=47|Falcon 4.0 Forum]], [[:falcon4|Falcon 4 Home]], [[falcon4:campaign|Falcon 4 Campaign]], [[falcon4:cockpits|Falcon 4 Cockpits]], [[falcon4:database|Falcon 4 Database]], [[falcon4:file_formats|Falcon 4 File Formats]], [[falcon4:srtm|Falcon 4 SRTM Terrain]], [[falcon4:terrain|Falcon 4 Terrain]], [[falcon4:textures|Falcon 4 Textures]], [[falcon4:tools|Falcon 4 Tools]]
-This little package should read your H tiles and generate the smaller tiles for you automatically.
+**Falcon 4 RunTiles** by Snake Man
+This little package will read your H tiles and generate the smaller tiles for you automatically.
 This is a MS-DOS batch file which runs the tiles one by one into the ancient Image Alchemy DOS utility. It then creates M, L and T tiles from the original H tiles for you automatically.
-You need to put H tiles into some directory, along with your fartiles pallette pcx image. This image could be just basic H tile but with fartile pallette and xfartile.pcx filename.
+You need to put H tiles into some directory, along with your fartiles palette PCX image. This image could be just basic H tile but with fartile palette and xfartile.pcx filename.
+//Please note that you do not need the 4dos.com anymore when running the batch file.//
-DOS.COM is required to run before using the runtiles.bat file (4DOS has the //for loop// support). The runtiles.bat file //will NOT work// on normal windows command.com environment.
 ====== Usage ======
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 Make a pcx image which has all your //fartile// palette colors (refer to [[falcon4:textures|texture tutorial]] for details).
 Copy all your new H tiles to some temp directory, then place this runtiles.bat and
-the //fartile// palette PCX file to the same dir. Rename the fartile pcx file for "**xfartile.pcx**" filename.
+the //fartile// palette PCX file to the same dir. Rename the fartile PCX file for "**xfartile.pcx**" filename.
-You must start 4dos.com to get the for loop support, basic windows command.com
+Then run "runtiles.bat" from your DOS screen and sit back. if all goes well, after the process you should have the original H tiles and also M, L and T tiles, where T tiles use the color palette from xfartile.pcx image.
-will not support this. Just run 4dos.com in your windows dos screen. You know when
-the 4dos is running when you see something like this:
-<code>
-DOS EMS swapping initialized (144K)
-DOS running under Windows 3 in 386 enhanced mode
-DOS 5.0   DOS 7.10
-Copyright 1988-1994  Rex Conn & JP Software Inc.  All Rights Reserved
-</code>
-Of course if you already are using 4dos, you dont need to re-run it.
-Then run "runtiles.bat" from your 4dos.com DOS screen and sit back. if all goes
-well, after the process you should have the original H tiles and also M, L and
-T tiles, where T tiles use the color palette from xfartile.pcx image.
 **runtiles.bat**:
-<code>
+<code dos>
 @echo off
 md mtiles
 md ltiles
 md ttiles
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy ---f -p -Xb64 -Yb64 %x mtiles\%x
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy ---f -p -Xb64 -Yb64 %%x mtiles\%%x
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy ---f -p -Xb32 -Yb32 %x ltiles\%x
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy ---f -p -Xb32 -Yb32 %%x ltiles\%%x
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -fxfartile.pcx -p -Xb16 -Yb16 %x ttiles\%x
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -f xfartile.pcx -p -Xb16 -Yb16 %%x ttiles\%%x
 cd mtiles
 ren h*.pcx m*.pcx
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 echo done!
 </code>
 ====== 512 Resolution ======
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 Here is the example runtiles with larger (normal for nowadays?) 512 resolution tile support added.
-<code>
+<code dos>
 @echo off
 md htiles
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 md ttiles
 echo creating 512 H tiles...
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb512 -Yb512 %x htiles\%x >nul
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb512 -Yb512 %%x htiles\%%x >nul
 echo creating 256 M tiles...
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb256 -Yb256 %x mtiles\%x >nul
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb256 -Yb256 %%x mtiles\%%x >nul
 echo creating 128 L tiles...
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb128 -Yb128 %x ltiles\%x >nul
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q ---f -p -Xb128 -Yb128 %%x ltiles\%%x >nul
 echo creating 16 T tiles...
-for %x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q -fxfartile.pcx -p -Xb16 -Yb16 %x ttiles\%x >nul
+for %%x in (h*.pcx) do alchemy -Q -f xfartile.pcx -p -Xb16 -Yb16 %%x ttiles\%%x >nul
 cd htiles
 move h*.pcx ..    >nul
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 echo done!
 </code>
 ====== Notes ======
-Download [[http://tactical.nekromantix.com/f4/downloads/Runtiles.v1.1.rar|Runtiles.v1.1.rar]] or [[http://tactical.nekromantix.com/f4/downloads/Runtiles_for_512.rar|Runtiles_for_512.rar]] packages.
+Download Runtiles.v1.1.rar or Runtiles_for_512.rar packages. //These archives still contain the OLD 4dos.com batch files, just use the above code examples to create the batch files.//
+Download from Falcon.4.0.Batch.Files.And.Scripts.2024-03-19/ torrent magnet:
+<code>
+magnet:?xt=urn:btih:497be38d8bf427855a7918c287d70a84b92ba422&xt=urn:btmh:1220c0b60cc560adb9626eef35f25f80ac68ffae7dc2205553acd98c8923b00ac127&dn=Falcon.4.0.Batch.Files.And.Scripts.2024-03-19&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a6969%2fannounce
+</code>