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Yeah, have a good one Igor!
Now if you look a LOT of posts up...That's your current mission, k?Quote:
Igor, I need some music for the trailer. If you've heard the Chrono Cross intro that's too much =D, if you've heard the Resident Evil 3 trailer that's kind of what I'm looking for. Could you create an ~30 to 45 second music clip that builds in the end, and ends abruptly?
Happy Bday!
Happy birthday, Igor. :)
Thank you! Thank you all. No speech unfortunately. But, I noticed you post, Sas...I will Try to make it. Can I watch the trailer? I need to know how it's built up. Put music 'ON' the film, you know. I need to know what suits the clip...
Sas, I need that concept main menu from ya =). Cant wait to see that trailer, either!
Z.
i think its trailer time sas ! :D
Hey All,
I dont get it. Is this actually a HALF LIFE MOD or a standalone game? And are there any decent screenshots of the game play? or just whats on the site? When did this game project begin?
I would like to join, but Im not sure that I have alot of free time on my hands. But I would still like to take a look at the game, play it and even if I have time, add stuff to it :)
But anyways, I just wanted to let you know that the website has a few problems such as links that dont work... I fixed alot of this by changing the .asp to .htm and it worked. But that should stay .htm untill you get the respective .asp uploaded and working.
Have fun,
MoMad
It is a stand alone game engine. The actual game will be in a separate library (which is why it is a engine =). I will be releasing an SDK to any developer that wants it to create his or her own mod, using our engine.
As of yet, there are very few screenshots, and every one of the except for perhaps 2 UI shots are old (ie, ignore them =). If you scroll back a few pages, you might be able to find the two that I posted. Otherwise, you have to wait for the demo.
Z.
No, it's a completely stand alone game, one where people may be saying "Is it a Times of War mod or..." in the future =)
The only place where I think anyone could be of help is in the 3D modelling area; I'm doing the buildings and Igor the living things, but I think there needs to be more than 1 person on those models.
If you can help in that regard, please say so!
But I could, however, tell you about a 3d modeling tool called Blender.
http://www.blender.nl
works just like 3dmax, has plugins for max, can support max plugins... + much more for 100% FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Anyways, Ill just quietly wait for a demo then :)
Take care,
MoMad
Textures as well.
DScript functions can now be called from C++ code =).
Z.
Zaei thats just plain cool :D
DScript from C++?? How? Do you just say:
??Code:mov (xx, 1);
mul (xx, 3);
add (xx, 3);
push(xx, printer);
I am lost, is there sdk or something for this? Or at least the script to look at?
-MoMad
You get from C++ to DScript by using the CallScriptFunction() function =). It takes a handle to a script (like an HDC is a handle to a device context...), and a function name. It searches through the list of functions availible, and goes to the one selected. I have to add stack and variable modification functions to make it easier to use.
DScript is a stand alone module, but it's only for C++.
Here is a fairly simple script. We can assume that int 0 is a print function:
Line by line:Code:call main
end
function main
alloc aa 10
mov ab 0
label1:
la aa ab
mov aa ab
push aa
int 0
inc ab
cmp ab 10
jl label1
ret
bascially, the script will create an array, fill it with the values 0..9, and print them out. Pretty simple.Code:calls the main function
ends the script.
start function main
allocate a 10 cell array
initialize ab to 0
define a label (label1)
set the aa array's index to ab (0)
set aa[0] = ab (0)
push aa[0] onto the stack
print the value of aa[0]
increment ab
compare ab to 10
jump to label1 if ab is less then 10
return from function
Z.
You load the script into memory, and the Load function gives you back a HANDLE (or HSCRIPT). Using this handle, you can run the script, etc. Also, At load time, it loads in the names of the functions, and their locations in memory. So, in C++, you would do:
Feel free to ask any questions you'd like.Code:HANDLE script;
...
LoadScript("somescript.dso", &script); // .dso stands for Divinity Script Object
...
CallScriptFunction(script, "main");
...
As for application in a real program, the main reason is extensions to the engine. For example, you can write an Extender class that hooks messages to objects, and then calls a script function to handle those messages, similar to subclassing in windows. Also, since the scripts are so small, updates and patches are smaller (although, we shouldnt need any of those =).
Z.
Eventually we'll notice something we want to put in!
Well, guys, Tomorrow I am going out of town, for yet another vacation. I will be leaving tomorrow morning, at around 8 EST. I will try to drop by and get any posts out of the way before I go. I will be gone until Saturday night, and wont have access to any type of source code, etc. I will probably have Internet access, so I will try to get here at least once.
Igor, I havn't gotten much of your tutorials written, yet, but I will get much more done this weekend. Is there anything else that you would like to see?
Z.
Well, this is my final check in before my trip. You guys have a good rest of the week, and stuff, and I will try to get a bit of work done while I am away.
I started on the Map, last night, as well, so we will see what comes when I get back =). Enjoy, everyone!
Z.
I'll have the mockup of the menu done by friday!
Sounds great, Sas! When I get home, I will get back to work!
Z.
Post the mockup so that I can see it. i want to do some planning =).
Z.
I said this because I'll be very busy until then. If you REALLY want, i can get a little mockup done now, but it may not be satisfactory =)Quote:
I'll have the mockup of the menu done by friday!
Forgive... I went to bed late last night, and drove all yesterday =). Take your time, and I will see it when I get home.
Z.
Ah, never you mind! It's going along fine now, I'm trying to make an SWF of it that I can show you.
Sas,
You got a playable demo for me yet?
You guys will have the demo soon =). Im trying to cook up something spectacular for the first public viewing of TOW =).
Z.
It's going to be awesome, let's put it that way!
What will be awesome, Sas? =).
Z.
The demo, I suppose. Sas and Me are planning on making a movie trailer soon. It might take some time because it's probably going to be pretty much work. We're gonna rasonate tonight around 8:30(for me, 2:30 for Sas) I believe. If Sas remembers, of course!!
I may be around then too. For now im heading off to work.
The demo... or was that redundant?
Ach, I forgot!
Damn you, Sas! :D :D :D
I started in on the particle systems again last night. I dont know if they work yet, As I havent added the interface functions to the DLL yet, but we will see what happens. Anyway, thats my news =).
Where is my menu mock up? =).
Z.
I've been sick for a little while and I haven't been able to do it... what kind of mockup did you want anyways? A simple dropdown menu or the actual menu that's in the centre of the screen? (on the parchment)
Whatever you like. It doesnt have to be on parchment, or anything. Use your imagination, and come up with something sweet =).
Z.
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"It doesnt have to be no parchment"
Geez, I can type...
Oh, I'm good at that! I'll have it done by Thursday.
Ok! =).
Z.
Well, I did a whole lot of work done on the particle systems tonight. I got true particles working (two triangles, and not point sprites). Unfortunatly, there is a problem with the alphablending (if you draw something alpha blended, and then draw something else behind it, the thing behid it is invisible). There are many cases of invisible quad sections of particles obscuring viisble parts of other particles. This is bad =). I will try to get something effective going to draw them in front to back order, or I may go back to using point sprites.
Z.
Wouldn't just using 1 triangle for each particle be less wasteful? I mean instead of having a square for a particle, just a triangle. Or would this not work for some reason?
A single triangle would have to be twice the size of a single quad, to display the whole texture. Also, You would have to create the texture to map onto a triangle, instead of a square (a bit more difficult then it sounds =).
As I said before though, I may end up going back to Point Sprites.
Z.
I take it a demo of such will be out soon ?
Yep. I should be pretty good!
Z.
Yes you are already good, but how about the game :D
Typo, I presume!
LOL! I wish I could type...
Yes, major typo there. The DEMO should be pretty good =).
Z.
Oh I hope so, we've worked hard enough :)
Anyways, what format are the models for the game in? Are they a custom format, .X, or .MDL Half-Life models?
Custom, for sure. But, for now, I will use static X files for testing, until I get the animation stuff running.
Z.
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"static X files for texting"
Good god. I am the best typist in the world!
We will NOT be going back to point sprites. I tested them out... and got a SEVERE slowdown. I also fixed the occlusion problem that I was having before.
Z.
You are the best typist!
Just noticed over on GameDev.net... A free version of 3D Studio was released, entitled gmax. Its a 21 meg download (at about 2k per sec, on my cable). Check it out Here!
Oh yes, its targeted at game media creators, by the way =).
Z.
At last!!! Thanks for that link Zaei!
It's quite nice. The download finished last night for me, and I like it quite a bit =).
Z.
Im sure it will be good :D
No Imports!!!! ARGH. I'll have to wait until someone develops a VRML -> GMAX converter.
Ehrm..I believe the original 3Dstudio MAX, or at least 4.0 could do it. At least it can import VRML for sure and probably save them as .MAX objects :p
Well, I have found the catch in gmax. You cannot import or export data. Verified on the gmax support forums.
Z.
Yeah, I know eh!
It's horrible. Though it will work when a GMAX -> 3DS converter is created, and possibly a 3Ds -> GMAX too. That will make sure everything can work with it.
It will be a while until the gmax format is cracked. Discreet does not plan on creating a converter, either.
Z.
That's too bad... I guess GMAX isn't all it's cracked up to be... and won't be until the file format IS cracked.
Indeed.
I havent gotten very much done tonight. All I did was re optimize DScript (again), due to a discussion on scripting languages in the C++ forums. It's now truly as fast as VB (no output to slow things down).
Z.
Sas...a question regarding nothing we discuss at this thread. However, I'm using DHTML and vbscript, and I have a bounch of links
Then, when I scroll the page, I want the list to follow the page.Code:<DIV ID="list" STYLE="Position:absolute;top:50;width:10%">
<A HREF="bla"><P>Blabla</P></A><BR>
<A HREF="bla2"><P>Blabla2</P></A><BR>
<A HREF="bla3"><P>Blabla3</P></A>
</DIV>
And this works. However, it's a bit ugly cause the list of links seem to be jumping when I want it to move nice and smooth. How can I slow it down or whatever?Code:<SCRIPT TYPE="text/vbs">
<!--
Sub Scroller()
document.all.list.style.top = document.all.body.scrolltop + 50
End Sub
-->
</SCRIPT>
<BODY ID="body" OnScroll="vbscript:Scroller()">