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  1. Nov 3rd, 2001, 06:05 PM #1
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    I want to make a semi-3D racing game, but I need graphics. Does anyone know where I can get good quility graphics of cars and buildings?

    I need the following views:
    - Cars: Top, Side, Front, and Back.
    - Buildings: parall and perpenditular

    Also, how easy would it be to take those four views and create a view rotated inbetween them, such as 25 degress X, 10 degress Y, OR 45 X and Y.

    I would prefer the pictures be in jpeg or bitmap format, although gif would work too. The background should be one color.
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  2. Nov 3rd, 2001, 07:13 PM #2
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    That's not gonna be easy, you see, every programmer's problem is graphics

    As to rotating an image it's a bit slow in VB. If you can't make a C++ DLL I'd recommend searching the web for one that allows you to do that.
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    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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  3. Nov 4th, 2001, 12:09 AM #3
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    Damn.
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  4. Nov 5th, 2001, 06:07 AM #4
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    Use DirectX or OpenGL in 3D mode, faking 2D while keeping hardware acceleration and all tricks associated with it!


    I once made a Direct3D 7 series about that... *searches PSC*
    ah, there they are:

    Direct3D -> 2D
    Direct3D -> 2D Part 2, Faking Light!!
    Direct3D -> 2D Part 3, Alpha blending!!!


    Hope this helps...



    And yes, finding graphics is a programmer's worst nightmare
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  6. Nov 5th, 2001, 10:30 AM #5
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    I know. But I still need the pictures.
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    Hey Mark, I didn't know it was you who made those things

    Did you manage to make it support more than one light? The only problem with it is that it's slow if you don't have a good graphics card
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'Error 9: Overflow
'DON'T PANIC! :eek:

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  8. Nov 6th, 2001, 05:27 AM #7
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    Yeah, that was me, in the days that I knew how to create a full directx application without even peeking

    I never solved that problem, basically because I suck at any math which goes beyond the standard sin, cos, tan trig.... and I got bored


    I did solve it another way though, I think I once managed to use normal Direct3D lights, which made the code easier. But since the technique used in Direct3D is the same as my version it still slows down on lowend cards...

    I'm forgot how DirectX exactly works, didn't even start VB in the last 4 months, now completely dedicated to Delphi and OpenGL, which works great (I refuse to leave these forums though )



    I never really finished a game (ok, one, Mario Multiplay, but the graphics weren't mine........ actually, two, also finished MouseAttack DX, but again those graphics weren't mine ), but the ones I tried I just ripped some sprites from other sources to test, if the game is almost complete you can then simply replace the graphics with your own, this way you don't get discouraged early when you don't have the graphics
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  9. Nov 6th, 2001, 08:30 AM #8
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    I'm glad I don't have that problem =D
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  11. Nov 6th, 2001, 02:39 PM #9
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    If it's 3D models/pictures I could do them, but I can't promise good/quick results.
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