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LinksTACHIEGEN
A template-based editor for creating character graphics.
Garage- 12/27/2019 02:53 PM
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Tachiegen has been created to help design character graphics ("tachie", "sprites") for computer games.
It's initial target platform has been Heartache 101 ~Sour into Sweet~ but I'm using it for all my own games, too.
Installation instructions (assuming 64bit windows):
(For a complete tutorial with examples and detailed usage descriptions please download and extract doc.zip and point your browser to the index.html; this documentation is also contained in the main download below).
1. Python 2.7.17
Download and install https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.17/python-2.7.17.amd64.msi, at one point you get to choose which parts to install:
Please change to completely install python on local hard drive as shown:
Please do not try installing tachiegen using python 3 at the moment!
2. ImageMagick 7.0.x.y
Go to https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php, scroll down to the "Windows binary" section and download the windows installer:
Run the installer (clicking next and accepting any questions asked by windows). Please include the C/C++ development files as indicated:
Keep clicking "next" until the installer is finished.
3. python modules (wxpython and Wand)
Click "Start > Run" (or press WINDOWS + R) and lauch cmd.exe:
(Click "OK")
Run the following two commands:
Please do not try to install any other version of wxpython or Wand, as they won't work.
Now you can download and extract tachiegen.zip
Note: if you're running a 32bit version of windows, just use https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.17/python-2.7.17.msi in step 1. and search for "Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component" when downloading ImageMagick.
Here's a little teaser sporting a handful of characters I created using this tool:
PPS: For those wondering why I decided NOT to publish an installable .exe:
Quoting https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38217095/windows-smart-screen-error-on-7-zip-self-extracted-file :
There is no way to remove the SmartScreen message for unpopular software without user interaction when Windows is in its default configuration.
If enough people download and run your .exe then the SmartScreen block will go away. Microsoft does not specify how many downloads are required in their FAQ:
When you download a program from the Internet, SmartScreen Filter will check the program against a list of programs that are downloaded by a significant number of other Internet Explorer users and a list of programs that are known to be unsafe. If the program you're downloading isn't on either list, SmartScreen Filter will display a warning that the file isn't "commonly downloaded."
Removing the "Mark of the Web" by unblocking it in the files properties should also prevent the SmartScreen message.
In other words: even if I invested several dozen dollars a year and got myself an official "code signing certificate", windows 10 would still keep on complaining about my program until it got "popular enough".
It's initial target platform has been Heartache 101 ~Sour into Sweet~ but I'm using it for all my own games, too.
Installation instructions (assuming 64bit windows):
(For a complete tutorial with examples and detailed usage descriptions please download and extract doc.zip and point your browser to the index.html; this documentation is also contained in the main download below).
1. Python 2.7.17
Download and install https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.17/python-2.7.17.amd64.msi, at one point you get to choose which parts to install:
Please change to completely install python on local hard drive as shown:
Please do not try installing tachiegen using python 3 at the moment!
2. ImageMagick 7.0.x.y
Go to https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php, scroll down to the "Windows binary" section and download the windows installer:
Run the installer (clicking next and accepting any questions asked by windows). Please include the C/C++ development files as indicated:
Keep clicking "next" until the installer is finished.
3. python modules (wxpython and Wand)
Click "Start > Run" (or press WINDOWS + R) and lauch cmd.exe:
(Click "OK")
Run the following two commands:
pip install wxpython==4.0.7
pip install Wand==0.5.8
Please do not try to install any other version of wxpython or Wand, as they won't work.
Now you can download and extract tachiegen.zip
Note: if you're running a 32bit version of windows, just use https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.17/python-2.7.17.msi in step 1. and search for "Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component" when downloading ImageMagick.
Here's a little teaser sporting a handful of characters I created using this tool:
PPS: For those wondering why I decided NOT to publish an installable .exe:
Quoting https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38217095/windows-smart-screen-error-on-7-zip-self-extracted-file :
There is no way to remove the SmartScreen message for unpopular software without user interaction when Windows is in its default configuration.
If enough people download and run your .exe then the SmartScreen block will go away. Microsoft does not specify how many downloads are required in their FAQ:
When you download a program from the Internet, SmartScreen Filter will check the program against a list of programs that are downloaded by a significant number of other Internet Explorer users and a list of programs that are known to be unsafe. If the program you're downloading isn't on either list, SmartScreen Filter will display a warning that the file isn't "commonly downloaded."
Removing the "Mark of the Web" by unblocking it in the files properties should also prevent the SmartScreen message.
In other words: even if I invested several dozen dollars a year and got myself an official "code signing certificate", windows 10 would still keep on complaining about my program until it got "popular enough".
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