Cannot import 16-color BMP file about ags HOT 5 CLOSED

Sorry, I misread this as 16-bit bitmap.

I think in AGS 4.0 we support indexed PNGs of any palette size, but cannot remember if we added or tried adding support for BMPs anything lower than 8-bit there. I have vague memories of trying to make 4-bit bitmaps work.

In regards to MS Paint, I don't think that's a good choice for making masks; in the past I found out that it shuffles the color indexes randomly, at least with 8-bit format.

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I've checked, and it appears that older versions of AGS do support 16-color BMPs. Maybe it was dropped when the engine switched to Allegro because that library doesn't support it? But of course it has since switched to SDL.

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@Crystal-Shard there's a build with this support, if you'd like to test:
https://cirrus-ci.com/task/6457604614914048

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Thank you, I'll check it out over the weekend.

In regards to MS Paint, I don't think that's a good choice for making masks; in the past I found out that it shuffles the color indexes randomly, at least with 8-bit format.

In my experience, MS Paint is a very convenient tool for converting whatever masks you have to 16-color mode.

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@Crystal-Shard there's a build with this support, if you'd like to test: https://cirrus-ci.com/task/6457604614914048

I confirm that this works.

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