Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "James Sutherland" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.beginners Subject: Re: laserGun Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:25:39 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 19 Message-ID: <6n8fd0$sub1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <3593f571.1664005@news.playstation.co.uk> <6n29in$q6c8@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.152.73.108 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Mark Wilson wrote in message <6n29in$q6c8@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... >One thing to remember is that, as the name suggests, a light gun needs light >to work. Pointing at a dark area on the screen just won't register at all. >Sounds obvious I know, but it threw me last week when I tried putting my >nice new gun routines into my game which consists mainly of a black >background... Doh! > Which is why most gun games flash the screen white when you pull the trigger. Looks nice enough, and makes the gun more accurate. -- James Sutherland: Software Engineer - Gremlin Interactive Ltd. Work: jamess@gremlin.co.uk Home: james@guybrush.demon.co.uk