An 2D Interface Prototype for my game project

Guimauve · Post by **Guimauve** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:36 pm

Hello everyone !!

Yes ...
It can be done ...
Wtih PureBasic...

This is a prototype of the 2D interface for my 3D game project.
If you have play with TIE Fighter or X-Wing Alliance from Lucas
Arts, it's very similar interface.

Limitations :

Resolution fixed to 1024X768X32
DirectX7 or later is needed.
WideScreen is not supported yet.
The Main interface only.
Low to medium quality Graphics. (It's just for testing)
Be patient, it's long to load. (This will be solved very soon)

I will show it to you because it's time to test this part of my program.

File:1->OpenSpace.zip About 1.1Mo

@Fred : I have asked for the CanvasGadget() because I need it to
built an editor to create graphics like these one. I will probably create
a temporary Gadget for my need until your is ready.

Have fun !

Regards
Guimauve

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:59 am

Looks like it will be very nice.

I did pick this up from the error log

Text0 = OpenSpace - Erreur
Text1 = Impossible d'initiliser DirectX !
Text2 = Impossible d'ouvrir l'écran !
Text3 = Package - Erreur
Text4 = Le répertoire %PACK% n'existe pas !
Text5 = Le sous-répertoire %FOLDER% n'existe pas !
Text6 = Sprite - Erreur
Text7 = Impossible de charger les Sprites !
Text8 = Pack - Erreur
Text9 = Impossible d'ouvrir le Pack !

cheers

Guimauve · Post by **Guimauve** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:51 am

Oh don't worry it's not an error log. This is error message text need by the program in case of trouble. They are in french for the moment but in the future the game will be fitted multi-language so a file with text message, one for each language, is needed.

I will change how these files will be generated later.

BTW, thanks for your reply.

Regards
Guimauve

Guimauve · Post by **Guimauve** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:34 pm

An updated version ready to test. If you use the launcher to start OpenSpace.exe you can choose between two screen resolution 800X600X32 or 1024X768X32.

The interface loading is way way much faster than the first release.

See the first post to download.

Regards
Guimauve

ZeHa · Post by **ZeHa** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:25 pm

Is it correct that there is no visible mouse cursor? If yes, I would consider changing this

otherwise it's too wacky to control

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:03 pm

ZeHa wrote:Is it correct that there is no visible mouse cursor? If yes, I would consider changing this otherwise it's too wacky to control

In my case, it loads a special 'pointer' cursor, although I'm not sure where it obtains it.

cheers

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:08 pm

I see a pink cursor.

Request: titles above the doors; its annoying to look in the corner all the time when on a large monitor.

Guimauve · Post by **Guimauve** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:32 pm

thefool wrote:I see a pink cursor.

Request: titles above the doors; its annoying to look in the corner all the time when on a large monitor.

Just like a Gadget ToolTips ?

The cursor is a Sprite3D, you just need to display the sprite this way :

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DisplaySprite3D(#Cursor, MouseX(), MouseY())

or with an ordinary sprite

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DisplayTransparentSprite(#Cursor, MouseX(), MouseY())

ZeHa, your graphic card probably not support sprite size like 48X48. I will correct this problem on the next release.

Thanks for your test report.

Regards
Guimauve