LVZ Scripting

LVZ scripts are used to generate .lvz files.

Layout

The general layout of a LVZ script is as follows:

;"arena name" date

OutFile=some.lvz

; files

[objectimages]

[mapobjects]

[screenobjects]

Lines beginning with a semicolon are comments and are ignored by the LVZ compiler.

Files

You can add files such as graphics or sounds using mutliple File keys.

Sound files must be wave files, acceptable extensions are .wa2 and .wav. It is a good idea to reduce the quality of the sound to reduce file size. However 4bit wave files do not work with Continuum.

Acceptable image formats are bitmap (.bm2 and .bmp), jpeg, gif and png. Note only the first frame of animated .gif's can be seen in game. It is recommended to use .png format together with Pngcrush to cut down on file size.

File=Commands.hlp
File=ships.png
File=victoryl.wav

Object Images

This section defines all the images that can be used in the map and screen object sections. The image file should exist in a File= entry too.

The format is:

IMAGE<number>=<filename>[,<x tiles>,<y tiles>,<anim period>]

• number starts at 0 and goes up to 255
• filename is a file already defined with a File=
• x tiles is how many frames wide the animation is
• y tiles is how many frames high the animation is
• anim period is the total length of the animation

x tiles, y tiles and anim period are all optional. They will be set to 1, 1, 100 by default as can be seen in the example below. See Animation for more information on animations.

File=gameover.png
File=10anim.png

[objectimages]
IMAGE0=gameover.png,1,1,100
IMAGE1=10anim.png,2,5,1000

Map Objects

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Screen Objects

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