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  1. Jun 27th, 2001, 09:10 PM #1
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    Question Matrix-based game help

    I'm a long time VB user, but I want to get into graphics. I want to make an online 2d matrix game. It is to be an adventure/combat game of people and tiles made out of icons (32x32). I have no clue where to begin.
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  2. Jun 27th, 2001, 09:33 PM #2
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    How to show the gfx: BITBLT.
    http://vbden.tripod.com/
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  3. Jun 28th, 2001, 04:16 AM #3
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    There are lots of vb gaming sites! Just search for "VB Game Article" or something

    There's also an excellent Lander game tutorial here at VB-World.net, it might help
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    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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  4. Jun 28th, 2001, 03:48 PM #4
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    For starters, cut out the "online" part. Just go with the graphics for now. Then, when you are ready, start over, and code it for online play. It may sound like a pain, but this way, you wont hate yourself when you get in over your head (personally, i never want to try to program networking code =).

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    But Zaei remember TOW you're going to have to
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  7. Jun 29th, 2001, 03:35 AM #6
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    Learned BitBLT thru and thru in about an hour.
    God where has it been all my life?

    Things are all downhill from here, so hop on the skis!
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    <-- Taught jack BitBlt
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  9. Jun 29th, 2001, 03:57 AM #8
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  12. Jun 29th, 2001, 05:33 PM #10
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    typo damnit
    comeon it was 4am
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  13. Jun 29th, 2001, 07:10 PM #11
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    (D*mn, VB-World ate my post... and it was almost 30 lines long )

    Hey Jack, if you like BitBlt, you might wanna try DX...
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'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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    DX sounds scary...
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  15. Jun 29th, 2001, 09:54 PM #13
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    Take my word for it; DX is scary at the start ...
    Absolute Power corrupts Absolutely... But of course is only available in a C++ flavour. If you are really serious in making a game you need C++ & DX.
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  16. Jun 30th, 2001, 01:52 AM #14
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    But of course, that is why i program. I like to play god =).

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  17. Jun 30th, 2001, 08:29 AM #15
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    It's easy if you use one of those "easy-to-use" wrapper modules
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    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
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'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

    To learn how to use realistic effects in your games like fire, rain, snow and magic effects, read my article on particles systems here.


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  18. Jun 30th, 2001, 03:05 PM #16
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    I need help doing TRANSPARENCIES in BitBlt.
    Ive got my map complete but now I want to overlay objects to it that dont take up the full square. Each square is 16x16 pixels and the grid is 25x21 tiles. The map is 101x101 tiles (made it odd just to have a CENTER)
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  19. Jul 1st, 2001, 12:50 AM #17
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  20. Jul 1st, 2001, 02:03 AM #18
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    In 12 hours you'd think someone would reply...
    YOU PEOPLE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP WHATSOEVER
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  21. Jul 1st, 2001, 06:21 AM #19
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    You won't just need winsock! You need a master file that computers automaticly download to get IP's and upload their own.. To do this you may want my FTP control!

    For it: E-Mail me at
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    Sorry Jack, I could tell you what happened the last 48 hours or so but you just wouldn't believe

    Anyway, you'll need a MASK or you'll have to use TransBlt (it only works in Win98 so that's probably not a good choice). Look in the Lander game here at VB-World.net, it might help, or Fox's web site (there are lots of others but I can't remember )
    Code:
    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

    To learn how to use realistic effects in your games like fire, rain, snow and magic effects, read my article on particles systems here.


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  23. Jul 1st, 2001, 07:54 PM #21
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    Jack, in the last, say, 3 months, there have been at least 10 questions about Transparencies with BitBlt. Search before you post.

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  24. Jul 1st, 2001, 10:46 PM #22
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    Zaei i dont know if you knew this or not, but I ALREADY LOOKED IN THE ARCHIVES AND ALL I GOT WAS SOMEONE POSTING THE SAME LINK IN EACH QUESTION- and that link was of no use to me.

    VBD explain yourself! hehe

    Jotaf I dont know how to mask :P



    If you guys couldnt tell Im new at graphics.
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  25. Jul 2nd, 2001, 01:54 PM #23
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    There are loads of mask creators, I'm sure you'll find one.

    Anyway, what you have to do is have the transparent parts in the image BLACK and then make another image, the mask, where the transparent parts are WHITE and all the rest is BLACK.

    Clear now?
    Code:
    Temp = Me.GetIQ()
'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

    To learn how to use realistic effects in your games like fire, rain, snow and magic effects, read my article on particles systems here.


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