import

import [ binary | tiles | sprites | map | code | screen] <file> [bank=0 x=0 y=0 w=0 h=0 vbank=0]

Parameters

Required:

• <file> input file name.

Options (choose 1):

• binary import binary segment into the cartridge, which is what WASM cartridges run.
• tiles | sprites to import an image as tiles or sprites. Use the x, y arguments to choose the position at which it should be imported and w, h to choose to import only a rectangle of the input image of width w and/or height h starting from the top left of the image.
• map to import an image as map at position x, y (map coordinates).
• code to import a text file as code.
• screen to import an image as cover image.

Fully optional:

• bank Choose the bank to witch you want to import.
• x y position where to import in tiles, sprites or map.
• w h width and height you want to import from the image for tiles, sprites or map.
• vbank Choose the VRAM bank to witch you want to import.

Description

Import code/images from an external file (not a cart).

Use load to import code/sprites/music/… from another cart.

Importing Images

Put your file to import in the TIC-80/ folder and not the folder where your exe file is. Find the TIC-80 folder by typing folder in the console.

While importing images, colors are merged to the closest color of the palette.
For example, with default palette, this image:

becomes:

Note that if the palette is all black (like default bank1) the imported image will be all black.