Old Skool Effects & Other Stuff

[blueb]

Thanks JHPJHP,

I don't know, I guess it depends on your perspective; from where I'm sitting:
• After a week, when the number of forum members (12) posting positive comments is less than half the number of examples (26).

I've learned many things by looking at your code, as I've followed you for a long time.

Thanks to you and many others, you've made PureBasic my go to tool.
In fact, I start my morning with a cup of coffee, and I read the PureBasic 'news'

I really wish there was a "Thanks button", because there's aa lot of great coders on this site that deserve recognition.

Bye

[jacdelad]

JHPJHP, I had a tall with someone here, not long ago. We talked about appreciation and such. There are numerous reasons why some thread don't seem to get the appreciation they maybe deserve. One is, that the thread would contain too much offtopic posts. Another one that some people simply would prefer a like button (we had this discussion here, yes). Or some don't have the need for it. Or people simply don't appreciate it.
Getting not much feedback is not always bad. When I published my Mondrian, some people posted they like it and some immediately posted what could/should be changed. I'm not mad about this. Now the thread is almost dead, which is ok.
We all know you are a great coder filling many holes that other simply can't. Also your code is always well documented and formed. All the people who need your special hooks to other services and such really love your products.

[mrbungle]

Super impressive! Thank you for these examples.

Hi SPH,

Thank you, I'm about halfway there.

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Hi Fangbeast,

I don't know, I think I'd be trying to crack the code on those Numbers Stations.
• I hope a couple of the new examples also provide some interest.

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Hi All,

The following 8 examples are PART 2 of 4.
• Some of the examples included in the 4-part download will be simple.
• It would be a mistake to ignore these if you're interested in this type of programming.
• Compare my version with the original, and you're on your way to converting some old Basic to PureBasic.

This group contains a few more of my SpecBAS favorites: Evolution.pb, Flux.pb, etc.
• If there are any additional features they will be listed in the Title Bar.
• Some of the examples, where applicable, include the window Maximize button.

Download: Old Skool Kool PART 2
• References have been included to give credit where credit is due.

While the following image demonstrates a fairly simple effect, the way it's processed is interesting.
• The lines are static, but the color palette is shifted.

[JHPJHP]

Hi All,

What A Difference A Day Makes.

Thank you to everyone who posted... I read every word of your comments, they were generous, kind, and very much appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend, I'll be back Monday with more fun stuff.

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The included 16 examples are PART 3 & 4.
• Some of the examples in the 4-part download will be simple.
• It would be a mistake to ignore these if you're interested in this type of programming.
• Compare my version with the original, and you're on your way to converting some old Basic to PureBasic.

This group contains a few more of my SpecBAS favorites: Rotating_Tesseract.pb, Tiffany_Spiral.pb, etc.
• If there are any additional features they will be listed in the Title Bar.
• Some of the examples, where applicable, include the Maximize Window Button.

Starfield (simple but effective):
1. Maximize the window.
2. Let you mind drift as you watch the stars pass.
3. Press the Spacebar for first effect.
4. Press the [ 1 ] key for second effect.
5. Press the [ 2 ] key for third effect.

Download: Old Skool Kool PART 3 & 4
• References have been included to give credit where credit is due.

[Mijikai]

Thanks for the great examples, very much appreciated.
Color Cycling / Shifting effects like Hyperspace is what got me interested in palette based graphics (Mark Ferrari's Art is amazing)

[ChrisR]

Thanks JHPJHP, for all these nice Old Skool Effects codes
I have only tested, Spider Stampede, for now, I really like it

Just for fun, I could see the same thing with a spider only from time to time, to be installed on friends' PCs, and closed as soon as you kill it.
We used to do this kind of joke on the AS400 with new operators, as a hazing, with a System error message like: CPF9801 Fatal Error, Operation forbidden, AS400 will shut down in 5 minutes...

[breeze4me]

I'm actually not a big fan of drawing, but your great codes have now been added to my collection.
Thank you for sharing your codes with us.

[dcr3]

Some cool codes. Thanks for sharing.

Three of them crash on my system.

1. Sines.pb
2. Sine_wave.pb
3. Wool_Ball.pb

Don't know why?

[DK_PETER]

A generous collection of examples.

Thank you for making them available.

[jacdelad]

Some cool codes. Thanks for sharing.

Three of them crash on my system.

1. Sines.pb
2. Sine_wave.pb
3. Wool_Ball.pb

Don't know why?

And your system is...?
Any error message?

[dcr3]

And your system is...?
Any error message?

Win10 and PB6.12

No errors just hangs.

Everything else run fine. Has anyone else got issues with them 3.

[JHPJHP]

Hi dcr3,

Thank you for reporting the three problem examples.

Please REM the Plot line in each example and let me know if they run... for the most part expect a black screen if it works.
• I was probably just coloring outside the lines... easy fix if this was the problem.

If the previous fix doesn't work let's go for a Hail Mary.
• Set directx9 in the IDE: [ Menu ] > Compiler > Compiler Options... > Library Subsystem:

Thank you.

[dcr3]

Please REM the Plot line in each example and let me know if they run... for the most part expect a black screen if it works.
• I was probably just coloring outside the lines... easy fix if this was the problem.

If the previous fix doesn't work let's go for a Hail Mary.
• Set directx9 in the IDE:

Set directx9

Rem Plot line in Sines.pb . Result > Bouncing dots.

Rem Plot line in Sine_Wave.pb. Result > Black screen.

Rem Plot line in Wool_Ball.pb. Result > Black screen.

[JHPJHP]

Hi dcr3,

Thank you.

Please download the updated package and test the three examples.
• Let me know if they're now working.

NOTE: I only wrapped the Plot function in an If/EndIf; I don't believe directx9 applies here.

[dcr3]

NOTE: I only wrapped the Plot function in an If/EndIf; I don't believe directx9 applies here.
Re: Old Skool Effects & Other Stuff

It doesn't.

All run now.

Thank you.