Creating a new bitmap from multiple bitmaps

[Ruffnekk]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently coding a turn based, tile based strategy game. Because I want to include a level editor, I need to create a bitmap from scratch, using multiple bitmaps as the source.

In other words, the final bitmap has a size of 320 x 320 (fixed) and each tile has a size of 16 x 16. A level thus comprises of 20 x 20 tiles, which I want to store in one bitmap because of transparancy issues.

The tiles are existing .png images which are (prefferably) embedded resources. So I need advise how to read them from the resource stream (I know how to do that) and put them on a certain location in a new bitmap (I don't know how to do that).

Many thanks in advance for any help given!

Regards, Ruffnekk
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[Ruffnekk]

Never mind, I already found the solution myself.

For those interested:

Dim bMap As New Bitmap(320, 320)
Dim G As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bMap)
Dim x, y, i As Integer

i = 1

For x = 0 To 304 Step 16
  For y = 0 To 304 Step 16
    G.DrawImage(Image.FromStream(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Forgotten_Realms.GrassTrees" & i & ".png")), x, y, 16, 16)
    i += 1
    If i > 9 Then i = 1
  Next y
Next x

This was just to test, but it works great.

Regards, Ruffnekk
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Is it my imagination or do buffalo wings taste just like chicken?

 

[chrissie1]

Give us a chance. I knew the answer.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

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[Ruffnekk]

LOL.. I'm sorry

Regards, Ruffnekk
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Is it my imagination or do buffalo wings taste just like chicken?