SYMBOL ARTS FOLDER

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WHAT ARE 'SYMBOL ARTS'?
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Symbol Arts are a communication tool ported over from PSO2 to SRB2!
In their original game, they were made using various shapes arranged to make images that players may then send out.
For SRB2i, this was simplified to simply allow sharing images instead of needing to create them out of shapes.

In SRB2i, clients may only use the server's Symbol Arts and cannot send their own.
Why? In part due to limitations making it impossible for clients to send enough data via the SRB2 console buffer,
and in part because this puts accountability on the server in case offensive pictures are sent through that system.

Symbol arts can be sent by opening the main menu and going to the "Social" tab, you can then select a Symbol Art and send it to other players.
They can also be sent by using the chat commands "/symboln" or "/san" where "n" is the Symbol Art's number.

(eg: "/symbol2" will send the 2nd Symbol Art registered in the server)

NOTES:
Symbol Arts images are stored as raw data within the game once loaded,
they are *not* sent to clients for permanent download, thus you don't have to fear for your folders being flooded with random images.
SRB2i currently only handles up to 8 Symbol Arts for a server.


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HOW TO SET THEM UP?
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Sample Symbol Arts are bundled in SRB2i, you can base yourself on how they're set-up:

--- THE FOLDER:
Everything must be in this folder, starting from your srb2 directory:
lufafiles/client/srb2i/symbolarts

--- THE IMAGES:
*MUST* be 90x44 24-bit colour depth bmp.
Other resolutions and formats will error and prevent the Symbol Art from being loaded in-game.

--- THE CONFIG:
'pso_symbolarts.txt' is the configuration file.
It is laid out like so:

SYMBOL
NAME Symbol Art Name
FILE filename (with extension)
SOUND Number from 1 to 11


NAME may be ommitted although it will throw a warning when loading Symbol Arts.
SOUND must be a number from 1 to 11:

SOUNDS LIST:
1: Normal
2: Joy
3: Anger
4: Sorrow
5: Unease
6: Surprised
7: Doubt
8: Help
9: Whistle
10: Embarrassment
11: Nailed it

FILE is the name of the image file to display. The extension must be included.

Refer to the config bundled with the base game as a reference.

















