How to add flats in Slade3

[EmperorGZT]

so i made a new water texture that warps the water so it looks better right. BUT i didnt turn it into a flat texture so its now not a flat but a wall texture how do i fix this?
using Slade3. the map itself was made in DB X boom format i dont think that matters tho. see it says graphic not flat

[EmperorGZT]

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and yes i did make sure its a flat here

 

[Edward850]

Flats are not patches, you only use patches for walls. Flats must be in the Doom flat format and between the F_START/F_END markers.

[EmperorGZT]

2 minutes ago, Edward850 said:

Flats are not patches, you only use patches for walls. Flats must be in the Doom flat format and between the F_START/F_END markers.

so do i just delete it from patch? and then convert it to flat

[EmperorGZT]

6 minutes ago, Edward850 said:

Flats are not patches, you only use patches for walls. Flats must be in the Doom flat format and between the F_START/F_END markers.

also mine says P_START and P_END

[BedrockCastle]

8 minutes ago, EmperorGZT said:

also mine says P_START and P_END

You gotta make some empty markers called F_START and F_END, and then place all your flat textures between those markers.

[EmperorGZT]

11 minutes ago, BedrockCastle said:

You gotta make some empty markers called F_START and F_END, and then place all your flat textures between those markers.

ohok

Edited April 7, 2023 by EmperorGZT

[Woody101]

Is there a detailed guide somewhere of how the Wad is structured in Slade3 to help us import textures, such as this F_START, P_START. Mapinfo , patches and what all these are ? 

[EmperorGZT]

1 minute ago, Woody101 said:

Is there a detailed guide somewhere of how the Wad is structured in Slade3 to help us import textures, such as this F_START, P_START. Mapinfo , patches and what all these are ? 

i wish lmao even both of the doom wikis dont have it

[Guff dotD]

5 minutes ago, Woody101 said:

Is there a detailed guide somewhere of how the Wad is structured in Slade3 to help us import textures, such as this F_START, P_START. Mapinfo , patches and what all these are ? 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgU3IUvBpyiY1yYfH8uKy9N8NQwA7G3JB

Doomkid's tutorial playlist would be a good place to start.

 

[EmperorGZT]

39 minutes ago, BedrockCastle said:

You gotta make some empty markers called F_START and F_END, and then place all your flat textures between those markers.

ok i did it now i need to warp it when i make a ANIMDEF file and put in Warp2    Flat    NEWWAT1 it warps for like 1 frame but then goes back to normal and if i add all 4 of them it still doesnt work 

[Shepardus]

52 minutes ago, Woody101 said:

Is there a detailed guide somewhere of how the Wad is structured in Slade3 to help us import textures, such as this F_START, P_START. Mapinfo , patches and what all these are ? 

 

50 minutes ago, EmperorGZT said:

i wish lmao even both of the doom wikis dont have it

https://doomwiki.org/wiki/WAD#Flats.2C_Sprites.2C_and_Patches

[StarTanned]

Were the images still not in flat format? If you're not sure, highlight them all in Slade, right-click and choose "convert to..", then select "Doom Flat (paletted)" and "convert all" (etc)

[EmperorGZT]

8 hours ago, StarTanned said:

Were the images still not in flat format? If you're not sure, highlight them all in Slade, right-click and choose "convert to..", then select "Doom Flat (paletted)" and "convert all" (etc)

i got em to work thxxx