DotPet.io | Pack Validator Documentation

DotPet Pack Validator Documentation Introduction This program will evaluate a folder containing images for use with DotPet. It ensures that required files are both present and validates canvas sizes and provides a report including errors and warnings, as well as a straightforward pass/fail result. Program Usage To validate a pet pack folder: 1. Place all pet image files that will be used in the pet pack in a single folder. Any files other than the required 17 files are ignored. 2. Click the Browse button to navigate to the folder and click OK. 3. Click the Validate button. Detailed information is displayed in the output box. Missing files are reported as errors. After the program verifies each required file exists in the folder, it will check the canvas size of each file and report if the size exceeds the playfield size in DotPet (see Specifications and Guidelines section below). Incorrectly sized images are reported as warnings. If verification succeeds with no errors or warnings, a green checkmark will appear in the upper right; if there were warnings, a yellow star will appear; if there were errors found, a red X will appear. Pet packs which fail validation will fail to load correctly in DotPet. Those with warnings may load but might not display as intended. It is recommended to only use pet packs after they have passed validation. Clicking the Validate button again will start the process over using the selected folder. To reset the program to its initial state, click the Reset button. Specifications and Guidelines The following 17 images must be present:


   angry1.png

   angry2.png

   eating1.png

   eating2.png

   good1.png

   good2.png

   happy1.png

   happy2.png

   refuse1.png

   refuse2.png

   sad1.png

   sad2.png

   sick1.png

   sick2.png

   sleeping1.png

   sleeping2.png

   ghost.png

Canvas sizes are expected to be less than the playfield size (228x113). For reference, the size of the default pet is approximately 24x24.