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+package com.riiablo;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Application;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.ApplicationAdapter;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplication;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplicationConfiguration;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.GL20;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShaderProgram;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Stage;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ChangeListener;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Align;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException;
+import com.kotcrab.vis.ui.VisUI;
+import com.kotcrab.vis.ui.widget.VisCheckBox;
+import com.kotcrab.vis.ui.widget.VisSlider;
+import com.kotcrab.vis.ui.widget.VisTable;
+import com.riiablo.codec.Animation;
+import com.riiablo.codec.COF;
+import com.riiablo.codec.DC6;
+import com.riiablo.codec.DCC;
+import com.riiablo.codec.FontTBL;
+import com.riiablo.codec.Index;
+import com.riiablo.codec.Palette;
+import com.riiablo.codec.TXT;
+import com.riiablo.graphics.PaletteIndexedBatch;
+import com.riiablo.loader.BitmapFontLoader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.COFLoader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.DC6Loader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.DCCLoader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.IndexLoader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.PaletteLoader;
+import com.riiablo.loader.TXTLoader;
+import com.riiablo.mpq.MPQFileHandleResolver;
+
+public class AnimationTool extends ApplicationAdapter {
+  private static final String TAG = "AnimationTool";
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
+    config.title = TAG;
+    config.resizable = true;
+    config.width = 256;
+    config.height = 384;
+    config.foregroundFPS = config.backgroundFPS = 144;
+    new LwjglApplication(new AnimationTool(args[0]), config);
+  }
+
+  FileHandle home;
+  Animation anim;
+  COF cof;
+  float timer;
+  Stage stage;
+  boolean lockFps;
+
+  AnimationTool(String home) {
+    this.home = new FileHandle(home);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void create() {
+    Gdx.app.setLogLevel(Application.LOG_DEBUG);
+    Riiablo.home = home = Gdx.files.absolute(home.path());
+    Riiablo.mpqs = new MPQFileHandleResolver();
+    Riiablo.assets = new AssetManager();
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(COF.class, new COFLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(DC6.class, new DC6Loader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(DCC.class, new DCCLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(Palette.class, new PaletteLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(Index.class, new IndexLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(FontTBL.BitmapFont.class, new BitmapFontLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Riiablo.assets.setLoader(TXT.class, new TXTLoader(Riiablo.mpqs));
+    Texture.setAssetManager(Riiablo.assets);
+
+    Riiablo.palettes = new Palettes(Riiablo.assets);
+    Riiablo.fonts    = new Fonts(Riiablo.assets);
+    Riiablo.colors   = new Colors();
+
+    ShaderProgram.pedantic = false;
+    Riiablo.shader = new ShaderProgram(
+        Gdx.files.internal("shaders/indexpalette3.vert"),
+        Gdx.files.internal("shaders/indexpalette3.frag"));
+    if (!Riiablo.shader.isCompiled()) {
+      throw new GdxRuntimeException("Error compiling shader: " + Riiablo.shader.getLog());
+    }
+
+    Riiablo.batch = new PaletteIndexedBatch(2048, Riiablo.shader);
+    Riiablo.shapes = new ShapeRenderer();
+
+    VisUI.load();
+
+    final VisCheckBox lock = new VisCheckBox("lock fps", false);
+    lock.addListener(new ChangeListener() {
+      @Override
+      public void changed(ChangeEvent event, Actor actor) {
+        lockFps = lock.isChecked();
+      }
+    });
+
+    final VisSlider slider = new VisSlider(128, 512, 128, false);
+    slider.setValue(256);
+    slider.addListener(new ChangeListener() {
+      @Override
+      public void changed(ChangeEvent event, Actor actor) {
+        anim.setFrameDelta((int) slider.getValue());
+      }
+    });
+
+    VisTable root = new VisTable();
+    root.setFillParent(true);
+    root.align(Align.bottom);
+    root.add(lock).row();
+    root.add(slider).row();
+
+    stage = new Stage();
+    stage.addActor(root);
+    Gdx.input.setInputProcessor(stage);
+
+    FileHandle handle = Riiablo.mpqs.resolve("data\\global\\monsters\\FA\\COF\\Faa1hth.cof");
+    cof = COF.loadFromFile(handle);
+    anim = Animation.newAnimation(cof);
+    anim.setLayer(COF.Layer.TR, DCC.loadFromFile(Riiablo.mpqs.resolve("data\\global\\monsters\\FA\\TR\\FATRLITA1HTH.dcc")));
+    anim.setLayer(COF.Layer.RH, DCC.loadFromFile(Riiablo.mpqs.resolve("data\\global\\monsters\\FA\\RH\\FARHAXEA1HTH.dcc")));
+    anim.setLayer(COF.Layer.SH, DCC.loadFromFile(Riiablo.mpqs.resolve("data\\global\\monsters\\FA\\SH\\FASHBUCA1HTH.dcc")));
+    anim.setLayer(COF.Layer.S1, DCC.loadFromFile(Riiablo.mpqs.resolve("data\\global\\monsters\\FA\\S1\\FAS1LITA1HTH.dcc")));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void render() {
+    Gdx.gl.glClearColor(0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 1.0f);
+    Gdx.gl.glClear(GL20.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+    stage.act();
+    stage.draw();
+
+    Batch b = stage.getBatch();
+    b.begin();
+    Riiablo.fonts.consolas16.draw(b, Integer.toString(Gdx.graphics.getFramesPerSecond()), 0, Gdx.graphics.getHeight());
+    b.end();
+
+    float delta = Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime();
+    timer -= delta;
+    if (timer <= 0) {
+      if (lockFps) {
+        anim.act(timer = Animation.FRAME_DURATION);
+      } else {
+        anim.act();
+      }
+    }
+
+    Riiablo.batch.begin(Riiablo.palettes.act1);
+    anim.draw(Riiablo.batch, Gdx.graphics.getWidth() / 2, Gdx.graphics.getHeight() / 2);
+    Riiablo.batch.end();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void dispose() {
+    for (int l = 0; l < cof.getNumLayers(); l++) {
+      COF.Layer layer = cof.getLayer(l);
+      Animation.Layer animLayer = anim.getLayer(layer.component);
+      if (animLayer != null) animLayer.getDC().dispose();
+    }
+
+    Riiablo.palettes.dispose();
+    Riiablo.assets.dispose();
+    Riiablo.shader.dispose();
+    Riiablo.batch.dispose();
+    Riiablo.shapes.dispose();
+    VisUI.dispose();
+    stage.dispose();
+  }
+}