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  1. May 22nd, 2007, 07:50 AM #1
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    How to make asteroids?

    I was wondering how to randomly generate/make asteroids like in this game : http://www.springfrog.com/games/asteroids/

    All I need is how to get started on the basics to making them thanks
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  2. May 22nd, 2007, 08:02 AM #2
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

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  3. May 22nd, 2007, 12:32 PM #3
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Do you mean that you want to know how to generate random vertices that would look like an astroid?

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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Quote Originally Posted by singularis
    Do you mean that you want to know how to generate random vertices that would look like an astroid?

    PS: Don't make links, just post a picture of what you want to achieve
    Yes.
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  6. May 23rd, 2007, 09:54 AM #5
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    What language are you using? What language do you want to use? Its not as simple as saying "tell me this" and its there.

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  7. May 23rd, 2007, 10:17 AM #6
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Quote Originally Posted by chemicalNova
    What language are you using? What language do you want to use? Its not as simple as saying "tell me this" and its there.

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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Are the asteroids 2D or 3D?
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  9. May 23rd, 2007, 12:10 PM #8
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    2D like in the game I posted
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  11. May 27th, 2007, 05:33 AM #9
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Tada!
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  12. May 29th, 2007, 09:19 AM #10
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Quote Originally Posted by singularis
    Tada!

    Extremely cool/nice but how would I get it on :
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  13. May 30th, 2007, 08:31 AM #11
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    Re: How to make asteroids?

    Instead of using images, you draw shapes, like I have done
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