APE.KritaTools - Zoo Tycoon 1 graphics parser

Hello. A bit of a niche plugin here but maybe it’s of interest to someone out there. I wrote a parser that imports graphics from a super old PC sim game called Zoo Tycoon 1. Maybe a modder out there would find it useful.

If there’s interest I can post regular updates. Still loads of improvements to be made!

Github Releases: Releases · GoosiferIO/APE.KritaTools · GitHub

Features

  • Import ZT1 graphics as layers
  • Override embedded palette
  • Supports graphics with idle background frames (isolate bg frame option also available)
  • Option to import layers with solid background
  • Windows/Linux support

Installation

Easy way:

Download the latest release below (Assets).

Open Krita and go to Tools > Scripts > Import Python Plugin... and select the downloaded zip file. It will install the plugin for you.

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:slight_smile: Hello @GoosiferIO, and welcome to the forum!

Thank you for sharing your work with the community!

And for the niche use case, there are so many Krita users out there, that there probably also are users who could need your plugin and are happy that they must no longer juggle around with ImageMagick to extract these pictures.

The idea to announce any updates here is a good one, this makes users aware about updates and helps to reduce the number of support requests, because the user’s version is outdated.

Michelist

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! A great and bizzare pluguin!
I’m curious, are you a mod of this game? Do you have any modified zootycon?

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@Michelist Thank you! I’ll see how I can format update posts.

@Labi Yes! Actually I started modding Zoo Tycoon 2 when I was very young and only returned a little more than a decade later now that I’m in university. Funny enough, I only mod Zoo Tycoon 1 now (2D vs 3D!).

I run and develop a mod-hosting platform called ZooBerry: https://www.zooberry.org/

Here are all of my mods. They’re out of order in terms of release date; the ZT2 mods I made as a kid, the ZT1 mods I made in the past year: Goosifer | ZooBerry

I’m also co-lead on a project called OpenZT, which is similar in scope to OpenRCT2. This Krita extension is sort of a by-product of that project. If interested in learning more, we have a Discord link in the ZooBerry link above!

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Updated the plugin to support correct frame offsets in animations.

APE.KritaTools v1.1.1: Release APE.KritaTools v1.1.1 · openztcc/APE.KritaTools · GitHub

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Issues

  • Still no way to save but that’s coming
  • Frames import as layers so there’s still an extra step of moving them to the timeline. I’ll include the option to import directly into timeline soon.
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Great, I’ll take a look!

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