Daok Team - Operation:Untouchable-

[DaoK]

Well, I do not have any project for moment I since I never really made any game with Vb I think I want to make one but I do not know how to use BitBlt a lot so I might be interesting to start any kind of game with some one who have any good knowledge with Bitblt.

It can be a RPG, adventure game, shooter ( like DukeNukem 2D ) or any other suggestion.

Daok

[filburt1]

Join the ToW team.

[DaoK]

I think they are a little to far in the project, and I want to do something in that project that time !!!

[d3graph]

hey doak i wanna join
well i too dont know bitblt very much

[DaoK]

Have you any experience with game? If yes that will be more easy, well we will need to find the idea of the game. Please post all what you think can be good for a project here.

[stickman373]

I don't have much game experience but i would look at this project as a learning expierience like you if that would be okay. But i understand also if you would prefer some ppl with game coding under ther belt.

[DaoK]

Well for moment all person is needed to find idea and to set up rule of the game. I am sure than you will learn like me and other with this project but we have to start talking about what we will do. Give me any suggestion. ( I am new about making game It will be my first real one ).

What you guys want to work on it ? Give me suggestion.

[sail3005]

i could help with graphics/ a website

[DaoK]

Great, we will need to setup the team

Programmer
Artist ( make picture )

This is some scenario of game I have in mind :

1-What you think about a stryle of game in 2d like Mario but the guys have a gun ( like DukeNukem 1-2 ).

2-The other one can be something like a RPG but a lots of person do that.

3-Another idea I got it's to make something like StarCraft ( but really more little ). But I think than this project will be very hard.

4-A adventure game ( view is like zelda in Nintendo 8 bits ) and we think to a goal of our heros have to do.


An other thing we have to think is how we will move the heroes ? With the mouse or the keyboard.

Daok

[stickman373]

Originally posted by DaoK
Great, we will need to setup the team

Programmer
Artist ( make picture )

This is some scenario of game I have in mind :

1-What you think about a stryle of game in 2d like Mario but the guys have a gun ( like DukeNukem 1-2 ).

2-The other one can be something like a RPG but a lots of person do that.

3-Another idea I got it's to make something like StarCraft ( but really more little ). But I think than this project will be very hard.

4-A adventure game ( view is like zelda in Nintendo 8 bits ) and we think to a goal of our heros have to do.


An other thing we have to think is how we will move the heroes ? With the mouse or the keyboard.

Daok

I like the first idea. I 2d mario interface type game. Something perhaps like the game Contra? Ever heard of it? was a game for the first nintendo. Something based on that would be cool perhaps. Something special ops or military based.

That's what i think.

Let me know!

[stickman373]

Here are screenshots of contra. we could have slightly better graphics

[DaoK]

Yes we can do something better but the idea is cool.

For person who want to start the project with me I recommend to read this tutorial about Gaming who take about 20 minutes to read. ( I am currently reading that tutorial about Tile, Bitblt and more).

[stickman373]

Where's the tutorial about the games?

[DaoK]

http://fox.acky.net/english/coding/tutorial/index.html

[stickman373]

Thanks, looks good so far.

We have any other?

Daok (Programming, Graphics?)
d3graph (Programming)
Stickman373 (Programming)
sail3005 (Website, Graphics)

[DaoK]

I started to code with the help of the Fox tutorial for mouvement. It's not really adavanced for the moment but I keep working on it. I will send what I have did about 45 minutes like that we will be able to set up what each person will work in the coding.

[stickman373]

Sounds good!

d3graph u still here?

[DaoK]

For moment I have made how the heros can walk and jump but I have one problem the heros can only jump in in a perfect vertical line he can run and jump. We will need to work on that

[DaoK]

Ok I think I know how to solve that, I think I will need to put that in a timer because we can't do 2 thing in same time with getTickCount....well I think.

[stickman373]

Hey that's a great start i think. gets the basics down

Was it pretty basic?

Is it just me and you or what?

[DaoK]

I will work on that project in 2 hours, guys you can try to solve the jump problem for moment

Cya later

[DaoK]

stickman373 we cant build the whole game in 1 day. I do not have any picture well we have to start somewhere. I have worked a little more on it and now the jump problem is solved.

[stickman373]

i kno we can't build it in 1 day or even 1 week if we want somethng respectable. Just let me know what to do that's all.

BTW, nice job fixing the jump

[DaoK]

We will need the main character in few. I am searching in the Net but if someone can make one that can be cool ( or find one ).
We need 10 pictures:

2 move to the right ( feet change position)
2 move to the left
2 move to the right with gun
2 move to the left with gun
2 person jumping

about that that can change I dont know I think that the ideal

[DaoK]

Dimension of the image have to be between ( 25 to 30, 50 to 70)
(width,height).

[stickman373]

pixels?

also is that basically what we are doing right now? searching for graphics or making them?

[DaoK]

I don't care, for the moment I will take one of these solution but for the final version I think it will be more cool to have our own heros.

[DaoK]

Well if we just find 1 picture we can simply mirror it and make the gun. Lets try just to find the heros person.

For moment I have done the running part with the jump part. I really like how it look for the first 12 hours I will send the project in 1 hours ( when I will spot working on it ) and will re-work on it only when I will be back of school tommorow night so If any want to work on what I did feel free.

[stickman373]

From what i saw it looks good for the first 12 hours also. After you post it i will try to add to it if possible as well as look/make some graphics

[DaoK]

HEre is where I am, I had putted a not where I am working . Feel free to help.

Daok

[DaoK]

Ia ma back of school, I will east and go to the gym than I will work on the project.

We will name to find a name to the project ( name of the game ) and we will need to find picture.

Daok

[stickman373]

Okay i'm gonna try to find some graphics and perhaps add some code tonight if possible.

Not sure of a name yet,

[DaoK]

Well the name will come when we will have more graphic but just do not feel bad if i put Daok Team Project for the title of this thread I just wanted to be sure than you will see the thread well.

Daok

[stickman373]

Sure no problems with the name of thread

Here are some links i compiled of some good places for backgrounds and characters perhaps.

http://www.vbexplorer.com/golgotha/thumb2/golgotha2.asp

http://www.vbexplorer.com/charpack1.asp

More to come

[stickman373]

BTW, do we have a way to have transparent colors? Beacsue sprites have a background and we would want it to be transparent.

I also like this sprite

[DaoK]

Very good dude, that will help us, for the heros background, we will use Bitblt who will put all the white into transparence but we will have to work on that ( I never tryed that but everybody seem to like Bitblt).

[DaoK]

http://www.vbexplorer.com/gdi1.asp This can help us with animation of the heros and ennemie.

This is the step I think we should work:

1-BE able to move the heros and be able to jump obstacle and to be blocked by obstacle.

2-Make the map drawing

3-Make the Bitblt heros

4-Make the heros shoot

5-Create statis ennemie ( turret for exemple )

6-Make ennemie who have AI

7- Make an intro ( only at the end )

8- Make other level ( only when the first one will be complete at 100%.

[stickman373]

Okay that sounds like a good idea. Any ideas for a name? I have a cool little intro screen that might look nice if we have a name...

Also what should i be working on at the moment and the next couple hours or days whatever?

Looking pretty good if we get this all together

[stickman373]

1-BE able to move the heros and be able to jump obstacle and to be blocked by obstacle.

Also will we be animating the movements like walking and what not?

[DaoK]

You can try to use the Bitblt with the picture. To do the animation of walking i think we can do that with only a variable who change:
Exemple : the variable speed each pair number = legs open and impair = close so taht will do open/close/open/close...but that might not work if he 's at his max speed so we should just create a variable with 3 states : 1- stop 2-open leg 3-close leg

when speed is =0 then state = 1 else
state switch to 2 to 3, 3 to 2. Well I think we should work on the Bitblt ( like in the FOX tutorial).

I will go take a shower and think to a name.