RimFlix-Anime-Loops

A few looping animations for use with RimFlix. This should be below RimFlix in the mod order.

Install

1. Download one of the releases and extract its contents.
2. Move the RimFlix - Anime Loops folder to Steam\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Mods
3. In RimWorld, go to the Mods menu and activate RimFlix - Anime Loops. Make sure this mod is below the RimFlix mod in the load order.

A note on dimensions

The base dimensions for TV textures in Rimworld is 64 x 64 pixels. Tube televisions are scaled 1x1, Flatscreens are 2x1, and Megascreens are 3x1. The "screen area" within these TVs have slightly different aspect ratios due to margins. Here are the default dimensions for each screen area in RimFlix, along with scaled versions for higher definition textures.

Tube Telvision

  79 x  64
 157 x 128
 315 x 256

Flatscreen Television

 155 x  64
 310 x 128
 620 x 256

Megascreen Television

 225 x  64
 451 x 128
 902 x 256

If you are creating shows to share with others, it's probably best to create images with 64 or 128 pixel height. 256 pixel height images will take a lot longer to load and consume a lot more memory, and the difference is not really noticeable unless you use a camera mod to zoom in much more than normal.

The files in this repo are 128 pixels in height. 64 pixel and 256 pixel versions are available in releases.

Using this repo as a template

Note: There is also a blank template if you would rather start with a clean slate. It's basically the same as this repo but with fewer shows and more generic XML files.

1. Copy the folder structure of this repo. Ignore .gitignore, LICENSE, README.md, and the Languages folder.
2. Rename the root folder from RimFlix - Anime Loops to a name that represents your shows.
3. Replace images in Textures/Shows/ with your shows' images.
4. Rename and modify the XML files in Defs/ShowDefs with your shows' information. The fields you'll want to change are defName, label, description, secondsBetweenFrames, and texPath. Also, put the television(s) you want your show to play on in televisionDefs. You can specify more multiple televisions, but since each television has different aspect ratios, it will probably look weird if you use one set of images for more than one television.
5. Update About/about.xml with your information:
   • <name>Your Show Name</name>
   • <author>Your Name</author>
   • <packageId>YourName.RimFlix.YourShowName</packageId>
   • <description>Your Show Description</description>
6. Replace the preview image with your own.
7. Follow the Install instructions to install and activate your show, using the files you just created / modified.

Uploading to Steam Workshop

Once you have installed your show, which is basically a mod, and tested it to see that it works as expected in game, you can upload it to Steam Workshop by doing the following:

1. In Options, turn on Dev Mode
2. In the Mods menu, select your mod and click Upload to Steam Workshop

Follow the rest of the instructions in game.