Quote from: ztrumpet on December 07, 2010, 04:35:17 pm

Sounds neat!  So, how are you doing the maps?  Are you still determining the tiles with pxl-Test()?

It's nice to see an update.

Yep, the maps are still pxl-Test()'ed, but instead of one pixel per tile, it's a 2x2 pixel block per tile.

12
48

That's how each block is read.
The first pixel adds one to the index, the second adds 2, the third 4 and the fourth 8.
So tiles can have the index number 0-15.
Now, 1 would look like this:
1
 

3 would look like this:
12
 

7 would look like this:
12
4

Etc...

I have a small tilemapping demo of this on my calc right now that just lets you scroll around a map, but I have to finish making my mapmaking tools before I make a test map and upload it.

Nice idea One thing that can be done if you decided to stick to 0 and 1s would be to have the map engine so it checks all surrounding pixels to determine which side of the wall is displayed. This would allow less blocky walls while still not taking too much space. Shmibs posted a topic showing such idea in action before. Here's the screenshot of what he did:



However in his case it's not just 0 and 1s, but you get the idea.

Glad to see more progress on this!

looking good I like how you use the backbuffer for collision testing

Update!


I got NPCs to appear and walk around without going through walls, as well as re-implementing animated water.
I still have to make sure you can't walk through NPCs and then implement NPC interaction, and that should be good.

Nice job! that looks really cool!  maybe in the future you can make them run so that their paths form the letters "thug aim"

jk


But really, great progress so far!  once you have the walking algorithms down, now all you have to do is make them talk right?

That and collision with them.
And about the algorithms... (There aren't any.) It's just random directions.

But I'm really happy that this whole thing runs at 6MHz in the screenshot.

Looks nice.  Keep up the great work.

Thank you!  also:

I'll have to check that flashbook. Also can't wait for beta of the game.

Also nice that you got a Prizm. I hope mine arrives soon.