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| Produce and edit game maps, using background blocks; place starting points for monsters. | | Produce and edit game maps, using background blocks; place starting points for monsters. | ||
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| + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:BMaster.png|64px|center|link=Blaster Master]] | ||
| + | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Blaster Master]]'' | ||
| + | | .VOC | ||
| + | | Record digital sounds for incorporation into sound sets. | ||
| + | | Gary Maddox | ||
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| + | | 1987 | ||
| + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:VisualComposer.png|64px|center|link=AdLib Visual Composer]] | ||
| + | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[AdLib Visual Composer]]'' | ||
| + | | .ROL (.CMF) | ||
| + | | Compose music files for conversion and integration into a finished game. | ||
| + | | Ad Lib, Inc. | ||
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| + | == Other tools == | ||
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| + | '''Visual''' | ||
| + | * '''[[Deluxe Paint]]''' | ||
| + | * '''[[NeoPaint]]''' | ||
| + | * '''[[Metamorf]]''' | ||
| + | * '''[[Graphic Workshop]]''' | ||
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| + | '''Sound''' | ||
| + | * '''[[GoldWave]]''' | ||
| + | * '''[[WinDAT]]''' | ||
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| + | '''Technical''' | ||
| + | * '''[[LHarc]]''' | ||
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'''Provenance''' | '''Provenance''' | ||
* '''[[:Category: First-party tools|First-party tools]]''' | * '''[[:Category: First-party tools|First-party tools]]''' | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 7 June 2016
The nitty-gritty technical side of development. To be greatly expanded, eventually.
Page status as of 06/7/2016:
- List incomplete
- Table sorting needs debugging (title)
- .GIF images need to be replaced with .PNGs
- Maybe implement Counter extension
| Date | Screen | Tool | Formats | Use | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  |
Game-Maker | The wrapper interface that binds together all of RSD's individual development tools. | Recreational Software Designs | |
| 1991 |  |
Palette Designer | .PAL | Produce and edit 256-color indexed palettes for use with in-game picture elements. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Block Designer | .BBL, .CBL, .MBL | Produce and edit picture blocks for use in maps and character/monster sprites. Set block properties. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Monster Maker | .MON | Produce and edit monster (non-character) sprites; set animation, behavior, properties. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Map Maker | .MAP | Produce and edit game maps, using background blocks; place starting points for monsters. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1990 |  |
Blaster Master | .VOC | Record digital sounds for incorporation into sound sets. | Gary Maddox |
| 1987 |  |
AdLib Visual Composer | .ROL (.CMF) | Compose music files for conversion and integration into a finished game. | Ad Lib, Inc. |
| 1991 |  |
Sound Designer | .SND, .VOC, .CMF | Build sound sets; produce and edit PC speaker sounds; format music files. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Character Maker | .CHR | Produce and edit character animations, events, properties, and key bindings. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1989 |  |
Autodesk Animator | .FLI, .GIF | Create animations and draw imagery for integration into a finished game. | Autodesk |
| 1991 |  |
Graphics Image Reader | .GIF, .BKD, .BBL, .PAL | Format .GIF images for use in splash screens; import imagery to block and palette sets. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Integrator | .GAM | Compile all game elements together; structure and sequence content. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Xferplay | .EXE | The common game engine that parses and translates all elements into a playable game. | Recreational Software Designs |
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