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Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:00 pm
by JHPJHP
Hi davido,
You are most welcome, thank you for your comments and support.
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Updated:
- added Program Parameter option: nointro
- added a Help window: [ H ] KEY
- optimized parts of the code
NB*: While testing the game on an older system, disabling the introduction was a needed option; set the [ nointro ] parameter within a shortcut.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 6:04 am
by JHPJHP
Updated:
- some minor improvements
- squashed a couple bugs
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:03 am
by JHPJHP
Updated:
- added a rudimentary volume control
- some minor improvements to the intro
- some minor improvements to the Help window
- squashed a small bug

Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:36 pm
by JHPJHP
Updated:
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minor improvements
Minor Improvements
Varied asteroid sizes, asteroid smoke, Death Star explosions, scoring and health numbers.
NB*: Invading Space Aliens has also been updated.
Re: Death Star Vs Asteroids
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:50 pm
by BarryG
JHPJHP wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:30 pmNB*: A couple hours after your post, I squashed a couple more bugs.
Very next post:
JHPJHP wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:49 amUpdate rolled back.
LOL, ain't that the truth! Not mocking you; I've been there, too.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:09 am
by JHPJHP
Hi BarryG,
Wow, the posts you're referring to are from 2017, but like all thing programming past is prologue.
Lets all hope for a future with more steps forward and less steps [rolled] back

Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:36 am
by BarryG
This topic showed up as "New" when I visited (due to your post yesterday), and I didn't notice the dates when I scrolled through the full topic.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:12 pm
by JHPJHP
Updated:
- minor improvements
- patch a small bug
Not a rollback, but a bug caused by my recent round of updates

Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:32 pm
by Caronte3D
Nice!
Tip:
If you use an unshaded sphere for the death star and put a static spherical gradient (with alpha) over it, you will get a pseudo 3d effect, because the specular will keep the direction of the light when the death star rotate

Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:25 am
by JHPJHP
Hi Caronte3D,
Thank you for your post, what a great suggestion...
First, a couple examples from
PureBasic Interface to OpenCV were needed to "ready the Death Star".
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cv_gamma.pb was used to remove shade from the original Death Star image
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cv_enhance_detail.pb was used to bring back the detail flushed out when the image was unshaded
Next, I tried creating a spherical gradient using PureBasic internal commands, but all my attempts fell short.
I ended up finding a suitable image on the net.
Finally, to make it a bit more interesting, light direction is determined by the location of the "light source" from the random background images. In addition, the intensity of the light is randomized.
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Updated:
- subtle but effective change to the Death Star as suggested by
Caronte3D
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:39 pm
by IceSoft
@JHPJHP,
There are NO free executables on your "My PureBasic Stuff" page!
I dont want pay for a blind date with your "xyz" stuff.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:50 pm
by JHPJHP
Hi IceSoft,
IceSoft wrote:I dont want pay for a blind date with your "xyz" stuff.
Nor should you.
Everything under the FREE STUFF menu option is available to download without an access key. When you click anyone of the menu item links an information window opens... be patient, an option to download the selected file will pop up within a short period of time.
NOTE: Some files may take longer depending on the size of the download.
Please let me know if you have any trouble with anyone of the downloads.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:50 pm
by IceSoft

Counting down...but no download link there after counting is done.
Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:54 pm
by JHPJHP
Hi IceSoft,
The download must be initiated from the FREE STUFF drop down menu...

Re: Death Star vs Asteroids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:57 pm
by IceSoft
Sorry. Download works.
The browser (Cliqz) which im using show not the download stuff