cocos2d for iPhone

A fast, easy to use, free, and community supported 2D game engine

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   Robert Payne
   Member

   See my blog post for full release details, the release notes, and the download.

   http://zwopple.com/blog/2010/05/17/zwoptex-0-4-released/

   -Robert

   Posted 3 months ago #
2. 

   Steve Oldmeadow
   Administrator

   I like the new interface. Manual placement is great too.

   Posted 3 months ago #
3. 

   cadillac
   Member

   Hey Robert just got it. Although it's a shame I can no longer open my previous .zss files (no biggie)... this is such a massive improvement from the previous version. Keep up the amazing work!

   Some people might miss the release notes so I'll post this here:

   Existing .zss files will not open with 0.4b10. Starting with the 0.4 series file formats will be upgraded to newer formats when opened for the first time thus preserving changes going forward.

   Posted 3 months ago #
4. 

   Robert Payne
   Member

   @cadillac

   I really wanted to get the migration in but it didn't seem worth the effort for how massive the data structure was. Since all the placement before had to be done via algorithms I wasn't seeing it be a huge issue just yet.

   Now that manual placement is in any changes to the data structure will be made into a migration and automatically migrate older file versions.

   -Robert

   Posted 3 months ago #
5. 

   GameBit
   Member

   manually moving sprites nice but better packing algorithm (like one suggested in tickets) would be even better :)
   t.y. for your effort

   Posted 3 months ago #
6. 

   Robert Payne
   Member

   Better packing algorithms will be coming.

   Specifically I really want to get the two "Complex" algorithms that are available in the flash version. I may run some tests on random algorithms that could be run indefinitely to try and find the best packing system.

   We'll see but this is a huge key to making the tool even better and easier to use.

   -Robert

   Posted 3 months ago #
7. 

   albatross
   Member

   Very nice! I had to resort to the flash version for manual placement once, so it's nice to see that you implemented it in the desktop version now!

   Posted 3 months ago #
8. 

   David994A
   Member

   Does it work on Leopard or only Snow Leopard? (I tried downloading a previous version and it would not run on my machine due to it being Leopard)

   Posted 3 months ago #
9. 

   Toolism
   Member

   Wait Robert.. how am I supposed to open my previous *.zss file then? Or are you implying I should find all the sprites I had in there and import them again?

   Posted 3 months ago #
10. 

    cadillac
    Member

    @Toolism

    If it works for you, then I suggest using an older version. I myself had to resort to this as I cannot locate some sprites.
    However, Ill be using 0.4+ for all my future sheets.

    Here is a link to an older version.
    http://www.zwoptexapp.com/downloads/Zwoptex_v0.3a.zip

    Thanks again to Robert for this wonderful tool.

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    Robert Payne
    Member

    It requires snow leopard.

    @Toolism

    I'm sorry for the file format breaking but the data structure changed significantly and given that manual placement was not in older version it didn't seem completely necessary to spend a day or two on a file format migration.

    0.4 is the last release where a file format migration will not be included. I promise any .zss files created with 0.4 or later will work and any new release.

    Like cadillac noted you can still grab the older versions http://www.zwoptexapp.com/downloads/Zwoptex_v0.3b9.zip is the best release to use before 0.4.

    -Robert

    Posted 3 months ago #
12. 

    MikeSz
    Member

    zwopple - it really makes me wonder, isn't it possible (and much much easier) that instead of trying to load a .zss file you would open older .plist and .png and try to transfer textures from there ? .plist gives all the required information - filename, size, original size, offsets...

    Posted 3 months ago #
13. 

    Robert Payne
    Member

    @MikeSz

    The .zss file format contains much more information than is stored inside the .png and .plist alone. It has a lot of preferences as well as additional internal data that isn't required for OpenGL.

    It would make sense to be able to import from a .png and .plist though and I've added that to the feature list. For now should you need to at least get your original images back from any version of Zwoptex for Desktop or Zwoptex for Flash ( not texture atlas creator ) please see this blog post:

    http://zwopple.com/blog/2010/05/18/zwoptex-slicer-command-line-tool/

    -Robert

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    MikeSz
    Member

    oh yes ! that's exactly what I was looking for :)

    too bad for no support of the original teture atlas creator, but I think it was possible to open them using web zwoptex, no ?

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    Robert Payne
    Member

    @MikeSz

    It will work with the web version of Zwoptex and it may work with the Texture Atlas Creator but I didn't test it. It shouldn't corrupt or break anything if you try you'll just get empty images.

    -Robert

    Posted 3 months ago #
16. 

    Questor
    Member

    Zwopple,

    I downloaded this twice, but each time I launch it (in Snow Leopard 10.6.3 OS), I get an icon on the taskbar, but no window or GUI.

    Am I missing something?

    Thanks,
    Q

    Posted 3 months ago #
17. 

    MikeSz
    Member

    Click on the app in the task bar and then go to the menu bar (on top of the screen), select new project from there ;)

    Posted 3 months ago #
18. 

    Questor
    Member

    MikeSz,

    Okay, now I feel stupid! ;-)

    I guess I was expecting a window to pop open, looking for the menu bar did not even cross my mind... too much coffee I think.

    Thanks for the help.

    Regards,
    Q

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    MikeSz
    Member

    Questor - actually I already wrote a post that said "I dont see anything either" when I decided to give it one last try ;)

    Posted 3 months ago #
20. 

    brendang
    Member

    First off, love the tool, and thank you for the terrific port to the desktop (Flashless? Steve Jobs will weep with joy...)

    Quick question about saving. Why would you ever want to save the png and plist separately? I'm sure there is a reason, but would be mighty handy if you could export them together and only enter the name once.

    B.

    Posted 3 months ago #
21. 

    Robert Payne
    Member

    @brendang

    You export each separately to avoid naming conflicts on the hard drive. Obviously an "export" window would be nice but it would be a two-step screen thus resulting in nearly as many clicks as the current option.

    I think the best option would be a "Publish" profile and then publish the document ( much like Flash does ). This would allow configuration of locations and other options as well.

    Posted 3 months ago #

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