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@$VER 1.0 (11/6/97) © 1997 Andy Gibson
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      @{b}STEP 3:@{ub} Creating The Characters
      ~~~~~~~

      In this next step we will be creating two characters for our little
      game.  Both are created in the exact same way and must first of all
      be grabbed into GRAC.

      Let's  just  concentrate  on  our main character just now and we'll
      create the second one later. :)

      As  with  most  things  in  GRAC, characters require an IFF file to
      begin with. This file must hold all of the 48 preset positions of a
      character. Check out the example pictures to see these frames.
      (which were drawn by Edmund Clay).

      @{" DISPLAY MAIN CHARACTER  " system "GRAC_V2_TUTOR:c/showpic GRAC_V2_SUPPORT:GrAC_gAmE_FiLeS/GT_Man.iff >NIL:"}
      @{" DISPLAY OTHER CHARACTER " system "GRAC_V2_TUTOR:c/showpic GRAC_V2_SUPPORT:GRAC_GAME_FILES/GT_Lady.IfF >NIL:"}

      For  our  main  character,  we'll simply be using the file named as
      GT_Man.iff and for our second character in this tutorial, we'll use
      the GT_Lady.iff file.

      Now  you're  ready to grab your first character. When you are asked
      to  name  this  character,  simply name it as Andy (or whatever you
      prefer).

      So  let's  do  that  right now. From GRAC's main menu, click on the
      @{b}CHARACTERS@{ub} button.

      @{"  " link "GRAC_Characters.Guide/main"} @{b}CHARACTERS@{ub}

      Right. You should now have a character file saved to disk. But as I
      said above, we need two characters for this tutorial game.

      So  simply  follow  the  above procedure again, but this time use a
      different  name for the second character, Linda or anything ya want
      and  when  it comes to grabbing the frames, use the second provided
      picture (GT_Lady.iff).

      Don't  forget  to  make  the  @{b}COLOUR@{ub}  for  each  character's speech
      different.


      OK,  we  should  now have two characters saved to disk and ready to
      use and you are now ready to tackle the next step of this tutorial.

      @{"  " link "GRAC_Step4.Guide/main"} STEP 4 - Creating Rooms

      Or go back to the main tutorial page:

      @{"  " link "GRAC_Tutorial.Guide/main"} TUTORIAL

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