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Hi ya all vb-fellas!

I'm about to create a simple strategy game with a map in the background. Much like Lost Patrol on Amiga (a true oldie :) ) or maybe Red Alert on PC.

How do I make the...

I think "simple" board games like Othello, chess, Mines (...and tons of others) are an excellent way to get started.
Theese are often easy to get to work, but add details/graphics and they can...

I was just wondering how u use the computers graphic acc. card (if there is any). Is this handled automaticly by DirectX? Or do u have to write special code to use it?
I'm not asking for a mile of...

If you want light effects, textures and so the best way is to use DirectX, but I know too little about DX to help you with this. Other guys here know more.

But if you want to do the hole thing buy...

Yeah, that´s pretty much what I was looking for, thx ya all :)

Well, I must blaim my english math-term knowledge again...I´m really curious what "var mass momentum" really is...please explain...perhaps I know without being aware of it.

Hm, I have seen what you have written, thanks for it. But consider I have a certain picture as background, can I still use the vbwhiteness MadCompie? How then?

I´m impressed Guv, you must have been around for a while :)

I´m goofing around with BitBlt right now and wondering how to get max optimization out of it.
Right now I erase the "source"-pic with .cls, but is this really the fastest way? Would it be better to...

Hm...I guess I did misunderstand you Guv. Don´t think I wanna dig into this either :cool:

"variable mass momentum"...is that nuclear physics?
I've solved many problems similar to Guv's but none of them had any of that in their solution.

Most problems "What is the shortest/most efficent/... way/method/.. of something" has the same sort of solution.
Set up an expression which depends of the factor wer'e looking for. ...

Btw, I believe this page (vb-world) has some info on doing screensavers. Take a look & good luck!

What kind of event did you have in mind?

Tell me what you find HarryW, too lazy to check myself :)

noble; Try make an example to illustrate, maybe some (me) will get what it´s about then.

...sort of.

The game is only a "user" of the engine.

Test the different calls you make to the engine (class or whatever it is).

What kind of game/engine is it?

...then I don´t have a clue about your problem.
Never even heard of Laplace. :)

I´m not familiar with the english word Laplace, can you please explain it?

The complex value z=a+bi can in another form be written
z=r(cos(alpha)-sin(alpha)
where r=length of z vector and alpha=angle x-axis->z vector

My thought is to create a unique value for each...

if nbr mod int(nbr) = 0 Then Whole

Kedaman´s way seem easier, but I think this would work too.

Ok, there is the component Timer and there is the function Timer.

The component works as Alan777 described.

The function Timer, which you might find useful, returns the number of milliseconds...

Hi norwegian neighbour!



For Time=0 To 90000
Next

(Check out "vb code" on top of the page next time you write a post with code in it, makes is easier to read for others ;))

This code...

I think the moon-trip was a big achievement to humanity in a very wide perspective.

Today there isn´t much that really unites every single man on earth, today all is about money, power,...

...I can beat at least you in posts Matthew. Megatron is about 4000 ahead but you are only 3600 something.
Watch you back from now on!! ;)

What an honour!!
Now I only got 4000+ posts left to reach Megatron...I CAN DO IT!

I really hate that.
Took me about 5 seconds to understand it though.

Why don´t just use the "Timer" ?
Doesn´t it work the same way? If not, what´s the difference?

Hi VB-gurus!

I have just started to study some 3D-algorithms and I think I´m in love!
I don´t want my program that I spent 100 hours to make to result only in a short razzle from the computers...

There gotta be someone who has used StrechBlt !?!

If someone has used StrechBlt please respond and tell me how you used it!
I tried to do exactly as shown on Windows API guide, but the compilator keeps complain about wrong number of arguments.
...

Good job, I´m a bit disappointed I didn´t break your highscore though :p

It got a bit too fast for me in the end...

With my last QB project, a pretty nice 2 player Tetris game, I spent twice as much time with graphic design than with coding (and I don´t mean any voodoo3 graphics here).
I was quite frustrated for...

To make your code more compact use "With, end With" like this (also runs faster):



Private Sub Form1_Activate()
Dim i As Integer
Dim Start As Long

Do While Start < GetTickCount + 10 ...

I´m sick ´n tired of the standard win-mousepointers. You work hours to make a nice game background, and what happens? The grey-white corsor ruins all of it!

So...I know there is a property to...

All right, I think I´m getting the picture....

RTS´s would be Command&Conquerer, Red Alert, Dune, Total Annhilation, Transport Tycoon and Sim City, Ground Control, Close Combat etc.

And RPG´s...

...again, the difference between RTS and RPG?
Thanx!

One thing that keeps me going on strategy games is the personal characters. Instead of a cascade of five-pixel high soldiers I prefer fewer but more personalized units.

They could have features...

I think i would be cool with my favourite song as backgroundmusic in a prog.
Anyone know how do do it?

Thank you Alain!
This is the first time I visit this page and it seem great.
I hope I can help you out some day.