Hicolor or Locolor

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="006265f1ezuady.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Final Fantasy Chronicles News</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Final Fantasy Chronicles News"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Game Authoring Template"><U>Game Authoring Template</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Verge Neverending Story"><U>Verge Neverending Story</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Verge Vs Everything Else"><U>Verge Vs Everything Else</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Verge Versions"><U>Verge Versions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intro to Verge 2.5"><U>Intro to Verge 2.5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bad Game Design"><U>Bad Game Design</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bad Game Design 2"><U>Bad Game Design 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RPG Menus"><U>RPG Menus</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medeval Demographics"><U>Medeval Demographics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V2k Info"><U>V2k Info</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resources for the Verge Community"><U>Resources for the Verge Community</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RPG Development"><U>RPG Development</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map Technical Specs"><U>Map Technical Specs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Avoiding Spagetti"><U>Avoiding Spagetti</U></A>   |   <B>Hicolor or Locolor</B>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Making Maps to the Verge Pallet"><U>Making Maps to the Verge Pallet</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Final Fantasy Bouncy Digits"><U>Final Fantasy Bouncy Digits</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Laws of Final Fantasy"><U>The Laws of Final Fantasy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Final Fantasy Case of the Invisible Pers"><U>Final Fantasy Case of the Invisible Person</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand List of RPG Cliches"><U>Grand List of RPG Cliches</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Hicolor or Locolor</I></div> <div> By: Thrasher</div> <div> When I first started working on my project, Monty Vecna, I was making it in V1. Then, when v2 came out, we switched to that. We restarted farther down the road again, as well. Then, recently, I've decided to make it in 640x480, in hicolor, instead of locolor, as the previous 3 versions had been. Why, you ask? Well, this editorial will probably tell you why.</div> <bR> <div> Personally, I find hicolor more flexible and easier to use than locolor, since I know somewhat what the three hex values, when added together, will come out with. I can't just memorize a palette like in locolor. But, anyway.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Advantages to locolor:</div> <bR> <div> Easier to understand colors</div> <div> Know exactly what result will look like</div> <div> More compatible with VESA drivers (fixed in v2.6)</div> <div> Easier to understand for most (RGB can be confusing)</div> <bR> <div> Advantages to hicolor:</div> <bR> <div> More colors (obviously)</div> <div> No image palettes</div> <div> Smoother color blends</div> <div> Code algorithms easier, since color values don't jump around like in the default VERGE palette</div> <div> I personally like the more colors and the code algorithm ease.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Obviously, the disadvantages of each type are the opposites of the advantages. If you are a newbie, I suggest you use locolor at first, because it is easier to understand. I hope this has helped you decide on whether you want to go for ease, or beauty. Choose this aspect of your game wisely, for it is hard to convert between modes.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>