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Making colormaps?

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How do you make the type of colormap that turns the player's entire view a different color.



Using XWE I've only been able to make the type where the player's view fades to a different color in the distance.

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Enjay said:

If you are using Zdoom, certain COLORMAP based effects will not work.

Like what?

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Zdoom does not use the colormap lump for certain things. I'm not sure what all it uses it for but I know I once had a modified file that changed the colour of the invulnerability effect, and that doesn't work under Zdoom - it just uses the normal inverted greyscale effect when the file is loaded.

I'll go for an absolute guess here and suggest that Zdoom uses the colormap for remapping of palette colours for dim light effects and so on, but doesn't use it for screen tint effects like damage, powerup flashes etc. Remember, that's just a guess.

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Based on what I've read, ZDoom no longer uses palettes 2-14 (used for damage, radiation suit, and item pickup) or the invulnerability range of the colormap. All of these effects are now produced by the engine itself so that several can occur simultaneously and be blended together.

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Doom_user said:
Inkworks makes my computer freeze.


Use compatibility mode, or run with VDMSound.

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Fredrik said:

Ahem, this has already been answered.


In that thread I was trying to figure out how to edit palettes #11-14 (used for the item pickup and radiation suit effects).

What I'm currently trying to figure out is how to make the custom colormaps that Boom compatible ports can use to produce an effect similar to colored lighting.

http://prboom.sourceforge.net/DOOM05.jpg

http://prboom.sourceforge.net/DOOM06.jpg

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Doom_user said:

In that thread I was trying to figure out how to edit palettes #11-14 (used for the item pickup and radiation suit effects).

What I'm currently trying to figure out is how to make the custom colormaps that Boom compatible ports can use to produce an effect similar to colored lighting.

http://prboom.sourceforge.net/DOOM05.jpg

http://prboom.sourceforge.net/DOOM06.jpg

Actually it was indirectly answered:

myk said:

Indeed. You can use Inkworks or DeePsea.

DeePsea can change colormaps in the same dialog that changes palettes.

Press F7 (tm)

Now enable "Process Colormap" by clicking the check box

Then click the Colormap button and you can change any of the mappings. A bit of work and you have to experiment.

Please read the help for more info - topic= "Palette Editing PLAYPAL" since there are a few cautions.

You DO NOT have to register to do this.

sbsoftware.com

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