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Angry Birds
« on: March 20, 2012, 02:29:58 pm »
Hey,

I'm very new to Axe, but I thought about a very interesting project: Angry Birds for the TI-84 Plus.
But before I start working, I've got a few questions:

1. At the moment I need a sprite for the title screen, best would be grayscale or so. I'm not so good in making graphics, so is there someone who could help me? ;D
2. The next point are the controlls, on Android smartphones you've got a touchscreen, but not on the TI-84 Plus. So I have to use the arrow buttons, but this seems very awkward I think. Anyone ideas how this could be realized?
3. I want to make a level editor like in Super Mario from Sam Heald. Problem is that I don't have any ideas how to parse the level files. Can someone tell me, how he do that?
4. How can I check what programs are on the calculator? I want to make a level list, so that the user can select an existing level.

Hope you can help me. :)

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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 02:36:01 pm »
I think all four of those points pale in comparison to the challenge of getting physics to work like they do in the actual game.  Do you have an engine already planned out?
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 02:37:22 pm »
Well I could help, and answer all of those questions.....but how new are you to axe? I suggest taking on a different ....easier project first, if this is your first one. I believe Angry Birds will be a tad hard
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 02:38:20 pm »
^that.
And angry birds would be slooooooow.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2012, 02:39:37 pm »
Not if done correctly, I think speed wouldn't be that slow
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2012, 02:44:22 pm »
Okay, first of all, nopony has ever made a rotational physics engine for z80 yet. The closest we have is Zedd, which isn't right for Angry Birds anyways because a lot of Angry Birds puzzles rely on rotation.

Secondly, a rotational engine would be extremely slow, especially with the number of objects the engine has to handle.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 03:16:05 pm »
with zedd physics you could make it without the rotationg pieces, ok, it might be strange to see, but it's the only possible way i think..
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2012, 03:18:47 pm »
It wouldn't be cool without the rotating pieces. remember that to fall pieces also have to rotate.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 03:50:35 pm »
Also it would be necessary to have smooth scrolling as the screen follows the bird as it flies
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2012, 05:39:52 pm »
That's not nearly as necessary as the rotating physics engine. The low resolution of the screen would make collision detection calculations a lot easier, however the low resolution also causes other issues.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2012, 06:48:14 pm »
Smooth scrolling is one of the easiest things to implement here, as it is in many games that have it. The most difficult is definitely the physics—nobody's made a physics engine capable of rotation yet, as leafy said.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2012, 06:49:37 pm »
if it's messing with empty polygon, it might be possible. you can rotate the points and connect the line.
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2012, 06:56:43 pm »
Quote from: TBO_Yeong on March 20, 2012, 06:49:37 pm
if it's messing with empty polygon, it might be possible. you can rotate the points and connect the line.
Displaying the polygon is not the issue, the physics involving multiple polygons colliding against each other is the most difficult part of this entire project. 
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2012, 06:57:23 pm »
oh, yeah. I was only thinking about the rotation. XP
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Re: Angry Birds
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2012, 06:58:43 pm »
...me like.
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