Here's a very basic tool for packing horizontal spritestrips into one spritesheet. Posted another version of this, this one is much simplified.
' spritestrip packer
Graphics 1152,600
Global SPRITESHEET$="catsprites.png"
Global TERRAINSHEET$="castlescaled.png"
Global BACKGROUNDSHEET$="junglescaled.png"
Global MONSTERSHEET$="knightscaled.png"
Global TRAPSHEET$="trapsscaled.png"
Global TREASURESHEET$="treasuresprites.png"
Global ynum:Int=0
Global finalsheet:TImage = CreateImage(1152,600)
Global SPRITESIZE=48
SetClsColor 255,0,128
Cls
Loadanddraw(SPRITESHEET)
Loadanddraw(terrainsheet)
Loadanddraw(backgroundsheet)
Loadanddraw(monstersheet)
Loadanddraw(trapsheet)
Loadanddraw(treasuresheet)
GrabImage finalsheet,0,0
mypixmap:TPixmap = GrabPixmap (0,0,1152,600)
mypixmap = MaskPixmap(mypixmap,255,0,128)
SavePixmapPNG(mypixmap,"packedsheet.png")
finalsheet = LoadImage("packedsheet.png") ' Reloading image we just saved to verify
While Not KeyDown (KEY_ESCAPE)
Cls
DrawLine 0,0,1000,600 ' this is to check whether sheet was successfully transparent
DrawImage finalsheet,0,0
ynum=0
Flip
Delay 1000
Wend
Function Loadstrip:TImage(name:String)
Local tempimage:TImage = LoadImage(name)
Return tempimage
End Function
Function Loadanddraw(name:String)
Local tempimage:TImage = loadstrip(name)
DrawImage(tempimage), 0, ynum
ynum = ynum + SPRITESIZE
End Function
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