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Oh no no... It's all PureBasic running the show. Lightwave rendered the image/animation content PureBasic is using.IceSoft wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:13 pm which part is using PureBasic?
Are you using using an Lightwave3D PB wrapper?
Here you go. https://youtu.be/eabCYXbcJ0A (Unlisted) Press escape at the logo or intro, and double press your menu selection to skip the flashy stuff.MikeHart wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 7:46 pm It takes one freakin minute till you reach the menu. Way to long. No game play is shown. How is this surpose to make me want to see more of the game? It is a promotion video for a flashy menu. Even for this it is way to long.
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Structure ScrollData
Active.a
PosF.f
Pos.w
Goal.w
Adjust.f
AdjustOld.f
ChangeLimit.f
EndStructure
Global ScrollProc.ScrollData
Global ScrollY.ScrollData
Procedure ScrollProcNewGoal()
ScrollProc\Active = 1
ScrollProc\PosF = ScrollProc\Pos
ScrollProc\ChangeLimit = 0.0
EndProcedure
Procedure Scroll_Process()
ScrollProc\Adjust = (ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal) * (0.007 * TimeDelta)
ScrollProc\ChangeLimit + (0.002 * TimeDelta)
If ScrollProc\ChangeLimit > 1.0 : ScrollProc\ChangeLimit = 1.0 : EndIf
ScrollProc\Adjust = ScrollProc\AdjustOld * (1.0 - ScrollProc\ChangeLimit) + ScrollProc\Adjust * ScrollProc\ChangeLimit
ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Adjust
ScrollProc\AdjustOld = ScrollProc\Adjust
ScrollProc\Pos = ScrollProc\PosF
If ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal > -0.3 And ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal < 0.3
ScrollProc\Active = 0
ScrollProc\Adjust = 0.0
ScrollProc\AdjustOld = 0.0
EndIf
EndProcedure
; Set up before entering screen:
ScrollY\Pos = 150
ScrollY\PosF = 150.0
ScrollY\Active = 0
ScrollProc\Adjust = 0.0
ScrollProc\AdjustOld = 0.0
; And assign a new goal like so:
ScrollY\Goal = Y_Goal_Value_You_Want
ScrollProc = ScrollY
ScrollProcNewGoal()
ScrollY = ScrollProcThanks! The smoke was made of two small puffs of smoke generated in Storm and rendered in Lightwave. I assembled them into sprite sheets.. Then my code generated a cluster of them playing at slightly different speeds and with rotation. The fragments were also animation from Lightwave.idle wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:31 pmscroll looks smooth and I like the fractures, smoke and falling fragments effects.
how have you done that, if you don't mind me asking?
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(0.007 * TimeDelta)It's fairly complex to do in code and I can't really notice that it's been rendered to sprite sheets, well done!Carm3D wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:42 pmThanks! The smoke was made of two small puffs of smoke generated in Storm and rendered in Lightwave. I assembled them into sprite sheets.. Then my code generated a cluster of them playing at slightly different speeds and with rotation. The fragments were also animation from Lightwave.idle wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:31 pmscroll looks smooth and I like the fractures, smoke and falling fragments effects.
how have you done that, if you don't mind me asking?
Alter this number to make the scrolling faster or slower.Code: Select all
(0.007 * TimeDelta)
If you have other questions let me know. Thanks!
Well the key is using Structures. If you don't know how structures work, dig into them. Otherwise trying to do effects like this is ridiculously complicated. Again, ask me if you have more questions.idle wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:23 pm It's fairly complex to do in code and I can't really notice that it's been rendered to sprite sheets, well done!
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Structure ScrollData
Active.a
PosF.f
Pos.w
Goal.w
Adjust.f
AdjustOld.f
ChangeLimit.f
ChLimitAdd.f
EndStructure
Procedure ScrollProcNewGoal()
ScrollProc\Active = 1
ScrollProc\PosF = ScrollProc\Pos
ScrollProc\ChangeLimit = 0.0
ScrollProc\ChLimitAdd = 0.0005
EndProcedure
Procedure Scroll_Process()
ScrollProc\Adjust = (ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal) * (0.006 * TimeDelta)
ScrollProc\ChangeLimit + (ScrollProc\ChLimitAdd * TimeDelta)
ScrollProc\ChLimitAdd + 0.0004
If ScrollProc\ChangeLimit > 1.0 : ScrollProc\ChangeLimit = 1.0 : EndIf
ScrollProc\Adjust = ScrollProc\AdjustOld * (1.0 - ScrollProc\ChangeLimit) + ScrollProc\Adjust * ScrollProc\ChangeLimit
ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Adjust
ScrollProc\AdjustOld = ScrollProc\Adjust
ScrollProc\Pos = ScrollProc\PosF
If ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal > -0.3 And ScrollProc\PosF - ScrollProc\Goal < 0.3
ScrollProc\Active = 0
ScrollProc\Adjust = 0.0
ScrollProc\AdjustOld = 0.0
EndIf
EndProcedureThe key was using lightwave more like. The 2D engine doesn't do physics, texture mapping, particle systems or integration for that matter.Carm3D wrote: Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:52 amWell the key is using Structures. If you don't know how structures work, dig into them. Otherwise trying to do effects like this is ridiculously complicated. Again, ask me if you have more questions.idle wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:23 pm It's fairly complex to do in code and I can't really notice that it's been rendered to sprite sheets, well done!
Lightwave and Storm yes... They put a nice polish on it.idle wrote: Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:30 amThe key was using lightwave more like. The 2D engine doesn't do physics, texture mapping, particle systems or integration for that matter.
I think I know about structures, I've been coding since 1977
I've heavily optimized the loading systems for the main menu for getting into the action even quicker.MikeHart wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 7:46 pm It takes one freakin minute till you reach the menu. Way to long. No game play is shown. How is this surpose to make me want to see more of the game? It is a promotion video for a flashy menu. Even for this it is way to long.
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