F-Zero Progress Thread

[Builderboy]

I've experimented with Omnicalc's linking functionality to make simple linking games, and sending a single keypress seems to work very well

Seed the rand!!

[DJ Omnimaga]

YOu got Omnicalc linking functionality to work? I never ever figured out how to use it at all, if it even worked properly at all

[Builderboy]

Yep, I had a duel movement engine

i talk a bit about it here http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-189902/help-needed-on-a-multiplayer-script
Note that you need the IO cable, not the usb.


Anyway, the split screen would be so you could see your opponent?  It might be a good idea to be able to turn that off if you want to preserve speed (if we even need to worry about that )

[calc84maniac]

Speed is actually just about the same. I'm thinking more about using the splitscreen for multiplayer on one calculator though, like in Bomberkids.

[DJ Omnimaga]

aah ok, would it be hard to control for one of the player tho?

[calc84maniac]

There's a lot less keys needed than in Bomberkids, so I don't think it's much of an issue.

Also, I moved the car down (or rather, the camera up) like you suggested. It does seem to increase visibility quite a bit!
I played around with the positions of the waypoints, too, and now the AI performs even better than before on this track.


Edit: Posted wrong pic O_o

[DJ Omnimaga]

Yep much better now ^^

As it looks now, I think all it needs is to adjust the car zooming a lil bit. It starts to zoom out slightly too far and zooms in a lil bit too close. I wonder how it would look with the bigger car sprite for your car? It might be too large, considering on F-Zero 68k cars were too big IMHO but it doesn't hurt to try ^^

I am also curious what kind of HUD you will have and if you'll hve background images?

I am also curious how it will be with larger tracks? One major problem in F-Zero 68k was that tracks lasted about 16 seconds sometimes, but tracks looked kinda big enough, so maybe it was just that the game speed was way too fast

[calc84maniac]

Hmm, tifreak8x suggested that I turn this into Mario Kart. I wonder if I should?

[tifreak]

not necessarily just mario kart, but maybe just using this engine as such, making two independent games with the engine?

[calc84maniac]

Yeah, I guess I should start with F-Zero at least.

[Builderboy]

Yes!  Keep going with Fzero!

[JoeyBelgier]

not necessarily just mario kart, but maybe just using this engine as such, making two independent games with the engine?

that what I was thinking too, and not only space and 'toony' games, also something like Real racing you know, Colin Mcrae, V-rally style
it'd crush all other 'realistic racing' games

[DJ Omnimaga]

Hmm, tifreak8x suggested that I turn this into Mario Kart. I wonder if I should?

As long as you finish F-Zero first, I am fine with it

[Geekboy1011]

f-zero first then all the other woohoo
love how this is coming calc84maniac

[calc84maniac]

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