how to make character files work on ace attorney online

by Prof. Gilbert DuBuque I 8 min read

What is the code for pause?

Code: 1.) [#] -->PAUSE 1 second while speaking This is used to pause when someone is speaking (as if they are hesitating), best used before typing a sentence for emphasis.

What is the code for shaking the screen?

Code: 3. )

  1. s] -->SHAKE This is used to shake the screen (like you're in a 1 second earthquake, or someone being shot/stabbed), this is a dramatic effect used to show the reader something's usually happening (but can also be used as a humor effect like Pearly slapping Phoenix)

Is Media Convert hard to upload?

http://www.media-convert.com -This is a bit hard to upload around to, but has more features such as adding many ID tag names to the converted file.

Can you post a guide on the other forums?

You are welcome to post this guide in the other forums, just give credit and tell Huddini that you're doing it so he's aware his work is for something.

Who granted permission to repost AAO guides?

The original links to the guides have been given below, and permission has been granted by Huddini to repost his guides here, so knowledge can be spread about AAO's user-friendly editor.

What is the evidence tab?

The evidencetab is the place where you can create evidence that will appear in the Court Record.

How many tabs are there in Trial Editor?

The Trial Editor is split into four tabs:

What are the components of the Trials Manager?

There are three components in the system. These are the following: Trials Manager. The tool used to make new trials and access trials that you've made. Trial Editor. The tool used to create trials that can be played on the Trial Player. Trial Player.

What is real time gif?

Real time is the time it would take for the gif to play once. I believe it depends on things like complexity, color depth and framerate (gif quality, essentially). This varies drastically between AO1 and AO2. Notably, the HD ones play a lot slower than they "should" in AO 1.x (compared to, say, a web browser). This has caused content creators to speed them up, which creates this gap.

How often does a blip play?

Specifies how often a "blip" is played. 1 corresponds to 1 blip for every character and 2 makes it blip every two characters and so forth. Generally, higher blip_rate = rarer blips.

How to add a background to AO2?

However, AO2 supports full DS resolution (256x192). To activate this, simply add "stand.png", "defensedesk.png" and "prosecutiondesk.png", all scaled to 256x192 to a background. AO2 will detect them and automatically expand the resolution. The background gs4 comes with these images. Use them as a template. If the background is AO2-compatible (read: contains stand.png, defensedesk.png and prosecutiondesk.png), the position of the chat bar and chat box are fetched from ao2_ic_chat_message and ao2_chatbox in courtroom_design.ini, respectively. If you make a new theme, keep this in mind.

How to make a GIF play at normal speed?

Putting <preanim> = 0 in [Time] will make the gif play once at normal speed. (This is probably what you want)

What does blip_rate mean?

Specifies if spaces should play blips (true) or not (false). When blip_rate is more than 1, it decides if spaces count towards the amount of characters needed for a blip. For example: "I'm fine" with blip_rate = 2 and blank_blip = true will play a blip at "I", "m", "i" and "e".

How to flip a character in AO?

This mirrors all your character gifs, so any character can take defense or prosecution role. To enable, simply check the "flip" checkbox (the checkbox will not be present if the server does not support this feature).

What does "reload theme" do?

Clicking "Reload theme" re-reads config.ini and reloads all images and element positions when you click it. However, there are two exceptions; emotes and evidence. Changing the width and height so more or less buttons appear will require rejoining the server to take effect.

What are the disadvantages of AACT?

The 3 components of AACT are not required anymore to distribute the final game. A big disadvantage is that AACT does not include any default assets. Besides that, AACT features a rich set of functions to create a detailed AA styled fangames, with many more features in development. Categories.

What is easycase 2?

Originally developed as a GUI extension for PWLib, easyCase 2 is a graphical casemaker developed for Windows. The program is currently in beta, and is being publicly developed on the Court Records thread.

What is Ace Attorney Online?

Ace Attorney Online is a web-based case maker that makes and saves cases as pages in the website . The editor allows users to upload their own sprites, music, backgrounds, and sound effects into their trials. Although it lacks some of the more involved game mechanics, some users have taken advantage of the available resources to replicate them.

What is a case maker?

A case maker or trial maker is an editor designed to emulate the game mechanics of the Ace Attorney games, and is used to create fan-made games in the style of the series. This page describes the most prominent case makers.

What is Phoenix Wright Library?

Phoenix Wright Library (PWLib) is a module for the Anime Image Game Engine, both of which are being developed by KSA_Tech. As such, it is a script-based case maker, which offers more flexibility than other case makers, but is more technically demanding.

When will AACT be released?

It released July 12th 2021. AACT consists of 3 different standalone applications, which are all powered by the same framework. Asset Maker.exe is the main application and is used to manage the individual project's assets - such as characters, evidence, music & sound and screen effects (for example shouting animations).

When is Ace Attorney Casing Tool coming out?

Ace Attorney Casing Tool, or short AACT, is the newest case maker and is developed by DeBy Games. It is currently (May 21st) still in beta, with the release being not too far away, however.

What is the emote folder?

Basically, this folder includes the pre-animations of an emote you can associate with.

What are the two formats of character folders?

There are two formats of the character folder (I recommend you to open a character folder to see how it is): 1. (a), (b), anim and emotions folders. 2. emotions folder and gifs that start with (a) and (b). 1. (a) and (b) animations. These are the idle and talking animations, they are labeled (a) and (b), respectfully.

What happens when a character stops talking?

When a character stops talking, their animation will be (a), where the character only blinks, or does any other idle animation you'd like to be .

What is a pre-animation?

Pre-animations are animations that a character does before switching back to their idle/talk animations. A good example is when Apollo Justice slams his forehead on the desk: the moment he does it, it's a pre-animation, and when he talks after it, it's the (a) and (b) animation.

Can you add sounds to bubbles?

You can add sounds to your bubbles if you wish, but if you don't add any, the sounds will be switched to default.

Can you shout for attention in Ace Attorney?

As you know in the Ace Attorney games, there is an option that you can shout for attention!

What does "with credit" mean?

With Credit: Means that credit must be given. Permission and contact aren't technically necessary, but it never hurts to be polite. Free Use: Permission, contact, and credit are all optional. Go nuts. (Note that this still doesn't mean you can say you made the sprites yourself. That's still considered sprite theft).

What happens if a character doesn't have a courtroom sprite?

If a character does have a courtroom sprite, you could give them a different pose if you'd like. All sprite submissions (except profile icons) must have transparency. People can't use sprites if the sprites are blocking the background.

What does "with permission" mean?

With Permission: Means that the artist must give his/her express permission for the sprite's use. Credit must be given. With Contact: Means that you already have permission to use the sprite, but the artist would like to know who is using it and why. Credit must be given. With Credit: Means that credit must be given.

Can you make a blinking sprite a talking sprite?

Therefore, to submit a blinking sprite, you must either submit a talking sprite for the same pose, or give permission for other artists to use your work as a base to create a talking sprite. * Start-Up Sprites: These are generally one-time-use sprites that perform a specific action, then stop.

Did Cup of Law make Judge sprites?

And before anyone asks, yes , Cup_of_Law did already make Judge front sprites, however they were styled like an investigations character so I made some to be in the style of the original trilogy + AJ.

Do you have to list the character's name in spoiler tags?

Incidentally, the spoiler tags already label who's going to be inside the spoiler. No need to list the character's name inside the tags like it shows in the example quote (although, there may be a way for me to make that clearer, come to think of it).

Do you credit artists when using sprites?

Make sure to credit the artists when using their sprites.

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