Author Topic: PIRATES! (Read 12261 times)

dragon__lance · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2005, 01:39:00 pm »

i think itd be pretty cool if this was pure basic, but then agin, using xlib u can have wonderous graphics :ph43r:

so its really up to u, but if u do use xlib, kno that we'll all be here to help u learn it.

anyways, do u plan to have a feature that u trade from town to town. that could also be the main plot, trying to transfer goods from one port to another. Then itd be a test of moral, whether ur a pirate, or a merchant

BCTurk · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2005, 01:53:00 pm »

No trading.

However, I plan to have "expansion packs", essecially the same basic engine, different content. One I have already decided on is one that is more focused on personilazation of your Pirate. I might make it so that the packs can be like plug-ins, so you can d/l the basic Pirate game, and then choose what extra features you would like.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2005, 02:28:00 pm »

very promising, this will increase replay value a lot

BCTurk · « **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2005, 04:08:00 pm »

That was the plan anyways

katmaster · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2005, 08:19:00 am »

This looks pretty cool. Anyways, if your planning on using graphics of anykind, xLIB is pretty much the best program. It's faster, better, and stays in the archive.

dysfunction · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2005, 06:36:00 pm »

Expansion packs are a good idea, just concentrate on getting the main game done first. Also, i second the xLib recommendation, there's absolutely no point using anything else.

BCTurk · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2005, 07:13:00 pm »

Yeah don't worry, I haven't even begun the procees to convert the main programs into ones that could except outside files.

On xLIB, if I do decide to use any graphics prog, that will be it, but I'm still not sold on the idea of using any program, only because I don't know if I'll need it. If I end up doing scrolling, I will use xLIB.

BCTurk · « **Reply #22 on:** December 28, 2005, 05:41:00 am »

Update, kindof.

I am using xLIB, and I just saved like 2k because of it. I decided on scrolling, so I figured I might as well incorporate it into the rest of the game.

On another note, the "beta" won't be out in January. I will publish a sailing/buying engine for people to play around with however. I have spent the last day dealing with stupid computer problems, so maybe today I can code more. I'm currently in need of sprites for my ships. I've got some of them, but the bigger ships are getting tougher to get into a 8x8 sprite...

Anyways, that's the update, I'll post some screenies when I can get on my computer...

tenniskid493 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 28, 2005, 06:22:00 am »

Cool, good to see more progress. I like the idea of using xLib. Can't wait for that demo engine. Keep up the good work.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #24 on:** December 28, 2005, 06:27:00 am »

cool, for animated screenies you can use PTI emulator btw, it has built in animated screenshotter

BCTurk · « **Reply #25 on:** December 28, 2005, 07:17:00 am »

Need a 83 ROM..I have an 84

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Thanks for the support guys. Right now I have a really weird error in my movement engine. It works fine, but when it gets to one spot, it freaks out O_O

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2005, 07:20:00 am »

I hope you can fix it

as well as the emu then u need to use TilEm and rom8x (which I voted for in 2005 PC POTY btw) and use calcapture to take animated goodies from the emu

BCTurk · « **Reply #27 on:** December 28, 2005, 07:28:00 am »

About TiElim...I can't d/l it here (on Christmas vacation at grandmothers house), I will when I return home.

I can't find anything that would be causeing my bug

dragon__lance · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2005, 08:09:00 am »

@xlibman: i think we should really get tr1pl1ea to release xlib 0.6b here since almost the whole staff is using it

soundgood BcTurk, have u thought about switching to 16*16 sprites, they'll give u more detail and work pretty well with xlib's new 16*16 tilemapper

BCTurk · « **Reply #29 on:** December 28, 2005, 08:18:00 am »

Not enough room for me, and the port map looks so cool with 8x8 sprites. The other problem (well, not problem really, but issue) is that 16x16 is a very ackward shape for ships. I know that you might say 8x8 is as well, but it seems to work better. I'll think about it though. I would really like to have the new xLib, espically if it has the archive/unarchive commands in it, then I could start working that part of the coding.

Author Topic: PIRATES! (Read 12261 times)

dragon__lance

BCTurk

BCTurk

katmaster

dysfunction

BCTurk

BCTurk

tenniskid493

BCTurk

BCTurk

dragon__lance

BCTurk