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ClownMapEd can't load this while SonMapEd can:

; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Sprite mappings - Sonic
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
		dc.w byte_21293-Map_Sonic
byte_21293:	dc.b 4			; standing
		dc.b $EC, 8, 0,	0, $F0
		dc.b $F4, $D, 0, 3, $F0
		dc.b 4,	8, 0, $B, $F0
		dc.b $C, 8, 0, $E, $F8
		even

SonMapEd seems to completely ignore if Map_Sonic: is missing while ClownMapEd requires it, stating "file could not be assembled" if attempting to load the above.

At this point, these are the only mappings that this program doesn't yet support. Hivebrain's format is similar to the MainMemory's SpritePiece, albeit with an emphasis on human readability:

; x pos, y pos, dimensions, tile, optional x flip, y flip, priority, and palette options
piece	$10, -$30, 2x2, $5D, xflip, pal2 

Looking at the source of libsonassmd, I get the impression that the program converts macro mappings to binary by assembling them if the presence of a copy of MainMemory's macros in assembler.cpp is any indication. I've prepared a file with the macros required to assemble HB's format, and can provide it to help you get started. That said, there is one significant caveat with regards to writing mapping files in this format: the labels used within the mapping files must remain unchanged, as they are referenced in animation scripts. There is also a possible caveat with handling DPLCs, but I'll leave that for later.

it's broken :/

When trying to re-open PLCs you've exported, CME says that they're "incompatible with the currently mappings" even if they're the exact same mappings you exported the PLCs with.

It can load any PLCs exported by SonMapEd however.

How to reproduce:

1. Load mappings (e.g. Sonic's after being fixed so CME won't refuse to load it [just add Map_Sonic: to the beginning of the mappings])
2. Load Sonic's PLCs
3. Save the PLCs
4. try loading the newly saved PLCs

I've also noticed that the PLCs that CME exports seem to be broken when loading them into SonMapEd, just making the mappings appear to be a garbled mess, especially for complex mappings that reference tiles all over the art file.

Default Sonic 1 (Old Hivebrain ASM68k) can't seem to load them properly either, as seemingly random frames will bug out and have the wrong tiles loaded.