Blood Money

BippyM · 25 June 2013, 16:25

This is an interesting one. The game screen is made up of 32x32 blocks, but the generic background is laid first, and then the remainder of the level is laid on top. This makes it very difficult for Maptapper to locate the tiles for the map.

Has anyone else looked?

Joe Maroni · 25 June 2013, 20:24

savestate, ini ???

Joe Maroni · 25 June 2013, 20:45

ok, had a look on my own...indeed it uses 2 layer. i need to find the data manually....
when we understand how it works, maybe Codetapper might include a custom format for this game..

EDIT: i was able to locate the map data(or something that is used for tiles) and delete some background tiles. i´m still working on it...

BippyM · 26 June 2013, 13:48

Yeah I believe the screenshot will need editing in ppaint/dpaint or similar. That was my next port of call

clenched · 01 August 2013, 15:17

Here is a relatively easy way to map this game. Sort of the way the Persia game was done. Load savestate and set up Maptapper address $5313E, 960x200x4 planes, ACBM. There should be a picture here where the ship is and about 2 screens ahead. Save picture. Travel to the next change in direction, make a new savestate and repeat the process.

When going vertically it is only necessary to savestate if spanning more than 200 pixels. In this case it will be necessary to cut the 960 pixel bitmap into thirds with a paint program and manually place into drawing. Fortunately, only two such cases happened to me.

The only thing I don't like about the map is all the gun emplacements default to their destroyed state.

BippyM · 01 August 2013, 22:31

Cooool...

A little something

thanks to Codetapper

Pyromania · 02 August 2013, 12:48

The only unanswered question is where is the money, yea yea.

RCK · 02 August 2013, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyromania

The only unanswered question is where is the money, yea yea.

lol

@clenched: well done

@bippy: nice sprite sheet!

BippyM · 03 August 2013, 00:06

RCK,

Just waiting for the new sprite tab in HOL

TCD · 03 August 2013, 00:15

The man is working on the cheat editor, so cut him some slack

RCK · 03 August 2013, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

RCK,

Just waiting for the new sprite tab in HOL

Yep, that's why I replied, because I'am also working on it

RCK · 03 August 2013, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCD

The man is working on the cheat editor, so cut him some slack

Yup, done now

14 October 2014, 15:46

Hi,

sorry for waking up an old thread, but did anyone manage to rip the graphics from this game. The reasone I am wondering is that I want to teach my son how to program and I would like to use the graphics from Blood Money to start us out. We will use ruby and gosu to write the actual game and we will try to write the first level of blood money

BR,

Viktor

25 June 2013, 16:25	#1
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Blood Money This is an interesting one. The game screen is made up of 32x32 blocks, but the generic background is laid first, and then the remainder of the level is laid on top. This makes it very difficult for Maptapper to locate the tiles for the map. Has anyone else looked?

25 June 2013, 20:45	#3
Joe Maroni Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 1,303	ok, had a look on my own...indeed it uses 2 layer. i need to find the data manually.... when we understand how it works, maybe Codetapper might include a custom format for this game.. EDIT: i was able to locate the map data(or something that is used for tiles) and delete some background tiles. i´m still working on it... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Joe Maroni; 25 June 2013 at 20:59.

01 August 2013, 15:17	#5
clenched Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gainesville U.S.A. Posts: 771	Here is a relatively easy way to map this game. Sort of the way the Persia game was done. Load savestate and set up Maptapper address $5313E, 960x200x4 planes, ACBM. There should be a picture here where the ship is and about 2 screens ahead. Save picture. Travel to the next change in direction, make a new savestate and repeat the process. When going vertically it is only necessary to savestate if spanning more than 200 pixels. In this case it will be necessary to cut the 960 pixel bitmap into thirds with a paint program and manually place into drawing. Fortunately, only two such cases happened to me. The only thing I don't like about the map is all the gun emplacements default to their destroyed state. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by clenched; 01 August 2013 at 17:47. Reason: typo

01 August 2013, 22:31	#6
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Cooool... A little something thanks to Codetapper Attached Thumbnails

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25 June 2013, 20:24	#2
Joe Maroni Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 1,303	savestate, ini ???

26 June 2013, 13:48	#4
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Yeah I believe the screenshot will need editing in ppaint/dpaint or similar. That was my next port of call

02 August 2013, 12:48	#7
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	The only unanswered question is where is the money, yea yea.

03 August 2013, 00:06	#9
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	RCK, Just waiting for the new sprite tab in HOL

03 August 2013, 00:15	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	The man is working on the cheat editor, so cut him some slack

14 October 2014, 15:46	#13
stupormundi75 Posts: n/a	Hi, sorry for waking up an old thread, but did anyone manage to rip the graphics from this game. The reasone I am wondering is that I want to teach my son how to program and I would like to use the graphics from Blood Money to start us out. We will use ruby and gosu to write the actual game and we will try to write the first level of blood money BR, Viktor

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