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« Reply #420 on: October 15, 2007, 02:45:00 pm »

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95% C? well gee, might as well just say it is in C!
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« Reply #421 on: October 15, 2007, 03:22:00 pm »

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How many pages of code do you think it'd be if you printed it?  Please don't print it out though cuz that'd probably be a lot of paper.  

 Hmmm... If I had to guess, I would guess 200 pages. O_Oshocked2.gif


But... You are in luck!  :love:love.gif

I just counted 300 pages. :gah:fou.gif

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« Reply #422 on: October 15, 2007, 03:29:00 pm »

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o.oblink.gif that's more than any APCS project I've worked on and probably will work on ever!  

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« Reply #423 on: October 15, 2007, 03:36:00 pm »

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Sure hope the source is commented...  

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« Reply #424 on: October 15, 2007, 03:39:00 pm »

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Sure hope the source is commented...

Comments... What are those?  :haha:laugh.gif


All joking aside... I have been trying to comment as I go, but I could always do a better job.

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« Reply #425 on: October 19, 2007, 01:49:00 pm »

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Well... Here it is... A screenie of Ultima V combat.  B)cool.gif

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It is still in the early stages, but here are a few things that are working:

- AI for both enemies and charmed & confused players
- Selecting target opponents
- Projectile trajectory and hit detection
- Rudimentary algorithms for calculating damage
- Readying items for combat such as weapons and rings of invisibility.
- Displaying appropriate character sprites for death (a corpse) and invisibility.

Notice that Iolo is a little drunk (or confused). You cannot control a drunk person; he will just walk around and attack randomly -- including your own party!


Back to work!  

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« Reply #426 on: October 19, 2007, 01:55:00 pm »

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o.oblink.gif drunk party members? lol

Nice work ranman as always, this will be sure to win 2008 POTY! :Dbiggrin.gif

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« Reply #427 on: October 20, 2007, 12:53:00 am »

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o.oblink.gif drunk party members? lol

Nice work ranman as always, this will be sure to win 2008 POTY! :Dbiggrin.gif

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I'm still amazed at how battles can just happen randomly on the overworld w/o going to another battle screen.  

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« Reply #428 on: October 20, 2007, 02:30:00 am »

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I'm still amazed at how battles can just happen randomly on the overworld w/o going to another battle screen.

Actually... Combat is on a "combat" map. All combat maps are 11x11 tiles. There are 128 combat maps. The combat map is determined by the type of terrain tile you're on or the dungeon room you're in.

In combat there is a maximum of 22 combat participants -- that includes 6 party members and 16 enemies. However, I think I need to increase this number to 24 to account for conjured participants.

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« Reply #429 on: October 20, 2007, 05:44:00 am »

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Wow, very nice looking. Thats alot of enemies in battle at one time!  

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« Reply #430 on: October 20, 2007, 07:55:00 am »

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I'm still amazed at how battles can just happen randomly on the overworld w/o going to another battle screen.

Actually... Combat is on a "combat" map. All combat maps are 11x11 tiles. There are 128 combat maps. The combat map is determined by the type of terrain tile you're on or the dungeon room you're in.

In combat there is a maximum of 22 combat participants -- that includes 6 party members and 16 enemies. However, I think I need to increase this number to 24 to account for conjured participants.  

 I think he meant how in Ultima battles occurs on a tilemap looking like the overworld. In most other RPGs  battles occurs on a totally different terrain view mode, usually with some perspective or 3D and often you can't even move at all  

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« Reply #431 on: October 20, 2007, 12:54:00 pm »

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ya, like in Joltima and old FF style rpgs where you go to a separate screen with a couple rows of sprites in the top row to represent background/horizon, the party sprites, and then half the screen is covered by a menu.

i generally think it's cooler when battle looks like it's taking place in the same general area as where it was initiated.

conjured?  as in summons!!! wicked cool.  

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« Reply #432 on: October 20, 2007, 01:34:00 pm »

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ya, like in Joltima and old FF style rpgs where you go to a separate screen with a couple rows of sprites in the top row to represent background/horizon, the party sprites, and then half the screen is covered by a menu.

i generally think it's cooler when battle looks like it's taking place in the same general area as where it was initiated.

conjured?
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« Reply #433 on: October 21, 2007, 12:48:00 am »

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« Reply #434 on: October 23, 2007, 02:47:00 am »

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Enemy fleeing is now working. If the enemy's hitpoints reach a certain percentage, the  enemy's "flee" flag is set. The enemy will cease to fight and start to run away. If you let him escape, you will not get his booty (treasure). But remember, if non-evil enemies attempt to flee, you must allow them to escape -- tis good for your virtue. You cannot win Ultima V without an acceptable virtue level.

I think I have settled on the combat algorithms. The hit detection algorithm is based on a few things:
- Bludgeon weapons based upon strength
- Other weapons are based upon dexterity
- Spells are based upon intelligence

Once a hit is detected, a different algorithm is used to calculate damage
- All weapons based on attacker's strength, weight, & weapon attack value, and the defender's defense value.
- All spells are based upon intelligence  

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