Are .spr files necessary for custom animations? > If yes, how do you make them? > If no, what else do you need?
I can't answer all your questions because I don't really delve in modding but: SPR files are an old proprietary format that isn't used anymore, these days you can create animations/sprites with PNGs. And then reference frames to them in the XML. Someone can elaborate I'm sure.
They are not. For sfx all you need is the png files named otherwise identically with 0000, 0001 etc. on the end. For monsters, you'll need the pngs and an xml file formatted fairly self-explanatorily like this: Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?> <sprite> <frame delay="500">dog_idle1.png</frame> <frame delay="100">dog_idle2.png</frame> <frame delay="100">dog_idle3.png</frame> <frame delay="100">dog_idle4.png</frame> <frame delay="100">dog_idle3.png</frame> <frame delay="100">dog_idle2.png</frame> </sprite> ... which you'll point to in lieu of a .spr file in the monster's listing.
