coders wanted for shenandoah

[gimbal]

direction is an int? I would have thought it was a vector. How does that work? It is stored as an angle or something?

[derSammler]

Yes, it's an angle. The bullet handler does the rest, no need for vectors.

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by pcGTW_Webmaster

Are you already at a point where you need to know what features you need for the game?

No, I'm not, yet. I've been trying to get the paralax scrolling and lot's of on-screen objects, most notably the large ones, to be super smooth, while not needing to reduce the number of color so much that everything looks ugly. Not an easy task, but I'm getting there.

Once that has been taken care of, there are still quite a few other generic things to do, such as a good and fast sound handling system for music and effects.

All in all, it's going to take a good while before my code is truely ready for the game specific parts, but it'll get there.

And you certainly weren't joking when you said the game can't be ported directly, haha

[derSammler]

Originally Posted by Thorham

I've been trying to get the paralax scrolling and lot's of on-screen objects, most notably the large ones, to be super smooth, while not needing to reduce the number of color so much that everything looks ugly. Not an easy task, but I'm getting there.

Just to let you know, the largest object in the game is Nestor's warship, which has a size of 160x128 pixels. Hope the Amiga can handle it.

[starlord]

Hmm: Interesting! He he.

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by pcGTW_Webmaster

Just to let you know, the largest object in the game is Nestor's warship, which has a size of 160x128 pixels. Hope the Amiga can handle it.

The solution to keeping things moving super smoothly when the screen is busy and has large objects such as the one you described, is to just use the old arcade trick of making things like bullets flicker. Should work, I just hope it looks good enough and doesn't hinder game play.

[olandrobo]

Exciting that an Amiga version is under way!
In general I think I could say that we were probably a bit too optimistic when it comes to the hardeware of the Amiga 500. But since you're aiming for a 1200 version it might just work.

[derSammler]

Here are two more structs for future reference.

Weapons:

TYPE Weapon
   id                AS INTEGER ` pre-defined sprite number
   name              AS STRING
   class             AS INTEGER
   slot              AS INTEGER ` top (0), front (1), bottom (2), back (3)
   price             AS INTEGER
   bullet1_class     AS INTEGER
   bullet1_x         AS INTEGER ` spawn point for bullet
   bullet1_y         AS INTEGER
   bullet1_direction AS INTEGER
   bullet2_class     AS INTEGER
   bullet2_x         AS INTEGER
   bullet2_y         AS INTEGER
   bullet2_direction AS INTEGER
   shootdelay        AS INTEGER ` delay between shots in frames
   anim_mode         AS INTEGER ` 0 = loop, 1 = shot animation, 2 = sync to player's ship
   anim_frames       AS INTEGER
   anim_delay        AS INTEGER ` delay in milliseconds
   orbiting          AS BOOLEAN
   infotext          AS STRING
ENDTYPE

Ships:

TYPE Ship
   id            AS INTEGER
   name          AS STRING
   class         AS INTEGER
   hitpoints     AS INTEGER
   speed         AS INTEGER
   price         AS INTEGER
   gunfire_class AS INTEGER
   gunfire_x     AS INTEGER
   gunfire_y     AS INTEGER
   gunfire_delay AS INTEGER ` delay between shots in frames
   frame1offset  AS INTEGER ` vertical bullet offset if animation frame is 1
   frame2offset  AS INTEGER ` vertical bullet offset if animation frame is 2
   frame4offset  AS INTEGER ` vertical bullet offset if animation frame is 4
   frame5offset  AS INTEGER ` vertical bullet offset if animation frame is 5
   charged_class AS INTEGER
   infotext      AS STRING
ENDTYPE

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by olandrobo

Exciting that an Amiga version is under way!
In general I think I could say that we were probably a bit too optimistic when it comes to the hardeware of the Amiga 500. But since you're aiming for a 1200 version it might just work.

It's underway, but it will take quite some time. As for the A500, it may still be possible, even without changing the game play (but not without stripping down the graphics ), but I can only know once I get the A1200 version up and running. After that, an A500 version may very well see the light of day. Only the future can tell.

Originally Posted by pcGTW_Webmaster

Here are two more structs for future reference.

Hehe, more direction fields. I think I'll just make an angle to vector conversion table for those

[derSammler]

I would have used vectors, but they weren't faster. If using vectors is faster on the Amiga, you should use them, of course.

Moreover, some features were much easier to implement by using angles instead of vectors.

[starlord]

Thorham? is there any news regarding the amiga version?

[Konrad]

Any news about amiga OR pc version ?

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by starlord

Thorham? is there any news regarding the amiga version?

Okay, I guess there's no more hiding it, I've got some bad news.

I've made very little progress from the beginning. This is due to the fact that I've been wrestling with alcohol addiction. This has caused me to not work on projects for extended amounts of time because of hangovers and lack of energy. The same happened a couple of times when I've promised meynaf to write some code for him. Didn't happen, of course.

Although I've recently kicked the habit, because it had gotten in the way of everything in my life, I have to admit that I've got start almost from the beginning if I would be to actually try to complete this project.

I'm truly sorry for not just telling you this sooner, and it's my mistake to take on projects that wouldn't have ever gotten completed in the first place under said circumstances.

My sincerest apologies, and I hope you don't have any hard feelings.

[lopos2000]

Originally Posted by Thorham

Okay, I guess there's no more hiding it, I've got some bad news.

I've made very little progress from the beginning. This is due to the fact that I've been wrestling with alcohol addiction. This has caused me to not work on projects for extended amounts of time because of hangovers and lack of energy. The same happened a couple of times when I've promised meynaf to write some code for him. Didn't happen, of course.

Although I've recently kicked the habit, because it had gotten in the way of everything in my life, I have to admit that I've got start almost from the beginning if I would be to actually try to complete this project.

I'm truly sorry for not just telling you this sooner, and it's my mistake to take on projects that wouldn't have ever gotten completed in the first place under said circumstances.

My sincerest apologies, and I hope you don't have any hard feelings.

I wish you all the best man. You can beat the habit.

[gimbal]

My sincerest apologies, and I hope you don't have any hard feelings.

What are you apologizing for man? It is your project, you don't have to answer to anyone. Take your time and try to have fun; it is a good way to keep your mind off the juice.

[derSammler]

Originally Posted by Konrad

Any news about amiga OR pc version ?

The PC version is more or less on hold currently, as I'm lacking time at the moment.

[Thorham]

Originally Posted by gimbal

What are you apologizing for man? It is your project, you don't have to answer to anyone. Take your time and try to have fun; it is a good way to keep your mind off the juice.

I feel that I have to apologize, because saying that I'm working on it while I'm doing Jack S just isn't decent. I should have never gotton into this in the first place, because I could have known before hand that nothing would come from it

[gimbal]

We've all done it one time or another. Lets ask Zetr0 how his OpenGL multiplayer Captive remake is coming along for example

[derSammler]

Originally Posted by pcGTW_Webmaster

The PC version is more or less on hold currently, as I'm lacking time at the moment.

5 months later, I finally have the time to resume development. I also have set myself a definite deadline now at which the game is either complete or I'll give up...

[nujack]

Good to know that development is still going on. BTW what about the Amiga-port? Is there any development to port this game to Classic Amiga?
There is also a thread in a german amiga-forum where new guys are looking to create a new shoot em up for Commodore Amiga. Maybe they can do the port or help to finish the game?
Link: http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18578