Sol-demo + FXcode
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| ok because im moving my project to C++, im making the blitzcode for the fx system available + ive added the last tech-demo Blitz build of my W.I.P project "SOL".. [the code is far from complete - but its reasonable + demos] [the trail fx from my game]... anyway pop over to www.mindcage.4saken.co.uk + grabem ;) |
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| its largely wicked :D |
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| nice, im d/l now. thanks |
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| Very, very nice! Don't go too far :) |
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| hehe thanks guys ;) - hope this stuff comes in handy :) |
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| WOW... |
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| Cool :) |
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| hehe..well i may have discovered a work around to my blitz problem..so i may well continue development of this project with blitz...i have some tests to perform but the logic seems sound enough [i hope] :p dont worry..i wont remove the demo or the sample code.. + thanks again :) |
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| I get 37fps with the demo :) |
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| yeh..sorry about that EdzUp..i think i left the anti-aliasing on...some cards seem to have problems with this...ATI 9000 series seem fine.. :[ anyway..hope it didnt spoil it too much |
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| How did you do the movement of all the ships? defined paths? Tracer |
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| nah m8 - those paths are 100% random..or as random as you get with computers :p.. - all thats happening here is as follows... - generate a random destination..in this case from - the origin. align the objects z-axiz to the vector - using - a var for speed of alignment[turn speed].. - + move the object forward..until it enters the vague - area of the destination...experiment - its not very - complex ;) |
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| heh, i'll have to give that a try some time :) Tracer |
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| infact... heres a snippet that should help ;) vx#=myMover\dest1[0]-myMover\pos[0] vy#=myMover\dest1[1]-myMover\pos[1] vz#=myMover\dest1[2]-myMover\pos[2] dist#=Sqr((vx^2)+(vy^2)+(vz^2)) If(dist<(myMover\speed/myMover\turn)*2) myMover\dest1[0]=Rnd(-800,800) myMover\dest1[1]=Rnd(-800,800) myMover\dest1[2]=Rnd(-800,800) vx#=myMover\dest1[0]-myMover\pos[0] vy#=myMover\dest1[1]-myMover\pos[1] vz#=myMover\dest1[2]-myMover\pos[2] EndIf AlignToVector(myMover\mesh,vx,vy,vz,3,myMover\turn) MoveEntity(myMover\mesh,0,0,myMover\speed) |
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| how would you delete a trail.. completely if a ship that the trail was attached to was destroyed? i do not see a delete trail function there. |
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| Probably clearsurface or something? |
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| there is a talpha field in the psystem type.. - if you set this to zero for a given trail object.. - this will prevent update - though your best to fade to - zero + then set the psystem state to false..this will - make the trail inactive... - Keep in mind..all of this code is a work in progress.. - im more concerned about getting things working + - keeping the fps high... - i only uploaded the code as - a base for your own work...mod away ;) anyhoO! - its xmas ;) - have a good one :))) |
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| Running the (executable) demo returns the following error for me: ERROR: Unable to create 3D scene. (for what it's worth, I've seen this error with some other Blitz3D executables as well... I tried both 16 bit and 32bit colors. Voodoo 3 3000, Win2000 |
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| Meaning your card doesnt supprt the 3D Mode that the program wants to initialize.... FullScreen 16 Bit would work fine i suppose.... |
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| Not surprising with a Voodoo 3 3000. :) Tracer |
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| Sorry about that :[ - It may simply be that the card is problematic for Blitz.. - but my demo isnt very forgiving..not only does it demand - that your card support a mode of 640x480x32...but i also - left anti-aliasing on :[ - infact some of the texture - sizes may even be the root of the problem.... Anyway..i will try to ensure the next demo is more configurable...... Thanks for the feedback :) - it all helps :))) Matt/Defoc8 |
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| Once i tried a game of mine (b3d) on an old pc of a friend. It only supported 16 bitz and not extras like aa... |
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| - My game will probably require a system similar in - power to my own...The fps results so far seem to be a lot - more to do with a systems gfx card that anything else.. My spec = 800mhz duron, 512 megs, 4xAGP, ATI 9600 pro... with this i get around about 50-60 fps.... There is a point were you have to draw the line... i cannot support systems much older than my own, this would be too restrictive - its hard enough to keep the fps high with my current system..... anywaze :) - we will see ;) |
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| I lost the code if anybody has it can you please post it. Defoc doesnt have it either i emailed him a while back.... |
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| Anyone ? Pleeeeaassee.//// Am i the only one that tought this was usefull shizznizzl dizzl? |
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| I'm surprised that "Defoc8" hasn't got it. |
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| I would love a look at this as well. |
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| It wouldn't be the first bit of code that seems to disappear into thin air - A fair amount seems to get lost when people have their code hosted and rely on the fact that it is always there and then, suddenly - woosh - what was that? - your code mate - can I have it back? - nope (for various reasons). |
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| Someone must still have this. I lose my entire code base... :S |
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| is that the fxdemo.zip your looking for? Steve. |
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| > 'is that the fxdemo.zip your looking for?' what fxdemo.zip are you referring to "Mystik"? |
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| I have a zip called fxdemo.zip that contains source code. Just wondered if that is what darklordz is looking for. It contains the following:- toonbomb.3DS csFX.bb fxDemo.bb toontex.jpg Beam.tga glow.tga |
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| lol..i didnt realise this topic was still going ;) - sorry for removing the demo..jst i was starting to - rewrite the thing in C++, the blitz code was getting - hard to manage / messy + i was finding it hard to - keep the frame-rate above 60fps... anyway..i will see if i can locate all the files etc + will upload them...though you will have to wait til the weekend + dont expect anything pretty..it was all very experimental... - you never know..i may even come back to blitz + simply scale down some of my ideas... [hmmm...ive had a few e-mails about this project recently] [seems there is genuine interest..hehe] thanks, Matt/Defoc8 ;) |
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| DarkLordz - i didnt destroy or lose the code..it was jst that the code was altered + im not convinced everything will still work...im going to have look at it later though +will post a new topic when ive uploaded everything... |
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| @Mystik Yes thats the one...Please upload/// @Defoc if Mystik uploads u don't need to go trough all that trouble.. It itought ur code was realy usefull the way u used dummy nodes to emit particles, and the trail fx looked awesome.... |
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| I don't see it - so I'll have another chocolate. |
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| Obviously there is a lot of interest here. I'd love to see a download (demo or code or BOTH) |
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| I don't mean to sound rude, especially to Defoc8, but I really wasn't that impressed with this demo and I don't understand why there is so much interest in it. Yes, it was quite nice but none of the effects in it seemed difficult or ground breaking. Maybe I've missed something? |
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| Well there is only my interest innit because he layed down one hell of a start for a particle system....I for one tought it was a superb contribution to the community. Everything is welcome... And of course some or most f you might be like pfft i can do better but hey most of the community can't or hasnt... for those that want it ? creds to mystik for mailing it to me... http://81.173.33.17/balpoint.com/files/FxDemo.zip |
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| hehe.. yes..i suppose its not very clever. then again that wasnt the point...the point was that people wanted to have a look at the code + see how it was done. Sure, if your one of those lucky folks that know how to handle most 3D fx problems..then there isnt much point. But until i created my demo + made the fx code public..i hadnt seen a single demo of camera aligned trails... lol..anyway..i will sort out the download at the weekend.. - + cheers darklordz :p +Rob - the post was originally showcase for "SOL" my elite style game + to be honest, i havent seen a better looking blitz space demo...perhaps you could point me to one ;) hehe..thanks anyway :p |
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| Sorry for dedging this up. I was just intested in the the trails in this demo but it doesn't work. MAV on start. Come to think of it a LOT of old blitz exe just don't work these days. Is it due the DEP update? I'll try turning off DEP, restarting and trying again |
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| Well, no, that was isn't it. It just plain doesn't work. never mind. |
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| Alot of new ones too... Since SP2+updates, i've seen alot of MAVS, though most of them are getting explained now. |
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| annoying innit |
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