Puyo Puyo / Mean Bean Machine - SonPLN Support

[radioshadow]

Puyo Puyo / Mean Bean Machine has some differences with how the mappings work. SonPLN would need to support:

• An offset to confirm where the art data starts (there is a "tileoff" setting, but this just adds a blank tile at the beginning).
• Mappings are stored as 1 byte uncompressed data (this means only 256 tiles from a certain offset can be selected)
• Load only 256 tiles.
• Allow an option to use a special palette (each 2-bits represents pal 0-3 for each tile).

Due to the restrictions, this does mean the tiles don't support: Priority | X Flip | Y Flip

Most mappings only use one palette, unless you set it up to use a special palette (hence how the Puzzle Board on Endless uses different palettes).

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Now I have modified SonPLN myself to allow two settings in the ".ini" files:

• tilesbegin = The offset where the art starts
• tileslimit = Only display 256 tiles
  

Here's the modified code. Feel free to use it.

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In order for SonPLN to read the mappings, AdolescentSeagull has made two Python3 tools to convert the mappings:

• Byte to Word
• Word to Byte

They can be downloaded here: Mapping Conversions.zip
What would be nice if this could be setup as a "Compression" type, so SonPLN converts the mapping into the Word format, and then saves them in the Byte format.

It maybe worth disabling Priority | X Flip | Y Flip if this "Compression" type is used.

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AdolescentSeagull is looking at making a tool to take the 2-bit palette from the file, and add it to the Word mapping. Will post the tool when this is made.

An extra setting would be needed to take support this.