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[AbeEscape]

Can someone please tell me what program or software they used to make Ragnarok Online. (Sprite character animation and modeling) I have been looking EVERYWHERE!!! for this info but couldn't find it.

[Luckywhiterabbit]

Usually when a game is produced, programmers will create the software from scratch using base code, as well as the developer tools. RO was most likely created through such a means, meaning that you cannot find the exact engine and tools used to create this game. Only the developers would have access to it (and this probably also explains why everything has to be authorised through KRO.)

That probably goes for the program used to draw the sprites too, but if you're looking for a good program to make sprites in, check out Graphicsgale.

Edited by Luckywhiterabbit, 10 March 2012 - 11:12 AM.

[ChrisWintermoon]

Server Software: Aegis
Animation: Random 3d Model - Maybe Grampa's3D Pro 10.2
Sprite: Paint ftw

[Luckywhiterabbit]

Definately not paint...though it's possible to make sprites in paint, I strongly recommend an actual sprite program like GG. Not only does it have many features suitable for making good spritework, it also has live animation playback (VERY useful)

[AbeEscape]

Thx man that helped alot. escpecially about the sprite program.

[Rutana]

Sprite Programs that I can reccomend:
SPRConview for converting spr files
PhotoLine32 for very easy and practically spriting/pixel-working. You can find it at http://pl32.com/ - it's a german program, but also aviable on english, fairly cheap and easy to handle.

[Luckywhiterabbit]

Hmm, I will have to try that one out too.

[Rutana]

You should. You can test it for free without much restrictions anyway. Back then as I discovered it, the only restriction was a watersign when saving a picture in certain formats.
It's not a program that's made just for pixel-works, but it's very usefull for it. It's more or less a picture editing software, I find it hard to draw on it - especially when you can compare it to Sai or PS, but I rather edit a picture in PL then PS for example, since it's more simple for me ^^

[TheSquishy]

@Rutana

Are you just looking for something easy to make them sprites and get them animated.

I used Paint NET for windows. It's simple and has much of the same functionality as photoshop, not as irritating as gimp.and
completely free. Well supported community plug-ins and add-ons.

I recently fell in love with a gif maker called unfreeze. it's the simpliest damn thing to use and test animations with without interfering with your spriting work space. Serious drag and drop action. i love it because it's small enough to run off a pin drive.

PaintNET http://www.getpaint.net/
Unfreeze http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/

[Rutana]

I'm not looking for anything, I reccommend it ^^
I'm using PL32 for years now and am very satisfied with it. Honestly, I think it's a shame that this program is so unkown my the masses and underestimated, especially for the price of 60Euros which is a joke compared to Photoshop.
I do have PL32, PS and Sai though and use all three for different purposes:
Sai for drawing, linearting and now also for coloring
PS for coloring (not so much though, since I now use Sai for it) and after effects, since they're smoother as with PL32
and PL32 for spriting, photo-editing, working with allready finnished pictures to cut them together and anything like that, since it's FAR more easy then PS and as such also a lot faster.

[Wiggles]

A website I was reading a while back claimed the engine Ragnarok uses is called "Granny 3D".

After poking around on their website, it seems like its a 3D exporting tool, not an engine, but they also claim Ragnarok was made with this. However, they also claim a lot of other games too. Including Age of Empires series, which I know was made with an in-house engine, not Granny 3D.

Edited by Wiggles, 13 March 2012 - 12:32 AM.

[aurasphere]

^
the thread starter only asked about the sprite and its animation, not how to make a private server lol

and of course that link is blocked, it's full of private server stuffs. I'm actually surprised eathena's website isn't blocked.

[shado]

^
the thread starter only asked about the sprite and its animation, not how to make a private server lol

and of course that link is blocked, it's full of private server stuffs. I'm actually surprised eathena's website isn't blocked.

I linked him to a website with multiple sprite tools, and to another website with guides on how to use them. Problem?

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