The Wildest West

[MrmediamanX]

nicely done,it's a shame I can't enter this comp due to prior situations but i'll be around for the next one.

[3DzForMe]

@MemediaManX:

nicely done,it's a shame I can't enter this comp due to prior situations but i'll be around for the next one.

Thanks, I'm having all sorts of blooming requirements creep now - I'm even struggling to come to a decision about how to invoke the controls / aiming.

considering making the aiming option viable at later levels - with just the old straight 6 shooter for the first five levels. Might put the 'year' at the top right to signify how fast the bullets can reliably fly.

Not even started on the AI yet - I need a dev team 

Current controls for P1:

I used to have code in BLitz3D on 2 PC's ago that reliably allowed use of a PC gamepad - tempted to try and work in stuff for a 'joystick' - but I think two player action might just have to involve crowding around the keyboard old school style.

Decided on the leveling 'up' being time dependent for the AI model. As for 2 player - am inclined to go for maybe 9 lives each.......   jury's out on that one.

[3DzForMe]

Initial stab at 'walking' trousers..... thought - not too bad - might need to scale them down a bit!

On the bright side - had a great idea about how to invoke some AI.

[Qube]

Interesting style to mix chunky pixel billboards with shaper resolution graphics. Look forward to seeing it in action

[3DzForMe]

Interesting style to mix chunky pixel billboards with shaper resolution graphics. Look forward to seeing it in action

Yeah, me too - ideally pre-deadline - beginning to get a feeling I may have two releases - the deadline one and then a polished one with bells and whistles....

Anyways - onto the AI

[Xerra]

We best have the first headshot taking the hats off or I'll be right grumpy 

[3DzForMe]

A headshot will result in deathness, although a hat shot, well I've something in mind..... 

[3DzForMe]

Variable hatness in.....hmm the clock marches forwards.

[3DzForMe]

Re: The Wildest West
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2019, 06:57:21 AM »
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Today's challenge,  will collision detection code fit on one page.......moreover how the hell does the syntax hang together?

My main.bb is now up to 1952 lines...... wow. And the cowboys hat falling off logic isn't quite there yet.... Actually, hitting the hat logic isn't even there yet

[3DzForMe]

Excited to announce hat gets 'holed' then the hat place holder flys to the ground. I know, baby steps, Boot Hill for this decade 

[3DzForMe]

Two days.... Actually 1.9 ISH 1.04 ish, bugger.   

Oh well, too dos:

1. Make P2 look less like has snow around him. [60%]
2. Calibrate bullets hit areas [69%]
3. AI for 2 player [19 %]
4. Music, increasing in tempo with levels [3% - still in discussion with resident musician about renumeration]
5. Menus [12%] - incorporated much deserved credit to Jayenkai 
6. Joypad controls. [60%]
7. Joystick control.  [0 %]    -   Can you actually have a joypad AND a joystick connected - bridge too far me thinks. Unless - I can squirt this in during bug fix week - hardly 'changing' functionality. Still VERY dubious Blitz3D will permit two separate USB esque things connected. Anyway, my AI is still in fag packet mode.
8. Figure why pixel 'bleed' on hi rez.[suspecting laptop gfx card issue - not a huge concern, but compromises display]

Simples, right?

[3DzForMe]

Okay time for a break - what do I do to chill out when the following is confounding me:

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;191019: Make player2 gun move                                               

;WTF won't player twos bullets x start equal player 2 x blah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Yes, I know, I don't know how I've got the wildest west trhis far either.

Still got to de-rez the blooming sand (note to self - do first post a break)

[3DzForMe]

See if I can find some old blitz joypad code for this bad boy:

[3DzForMe]

Just spent 20 mins making my sand look ..... shit. And I'm happy with it. Crazy what retro coding is like.

[EDIT] Except, it was too shit. Looked like planks of wood. If only I'd time to read the vagaries of Pixel ART - someone posted a link to a book on it. For now - we're at the death knell - again - so soon 

[3DzForMe]

prototype is....... not quite functional. lastminute springs too mind...........

Might have to have a close look at what is construed as bug fixing at this rate.

Wait, what am I saying - there is almost 25 hours of coding left.....