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From: "Matt Verran" <mverran@btinternet.com>
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Subject: Re: New old game
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:21:04 +0100
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Thanks for the changes, managed to get it up past 700,000 but i've given
myself hand ache so i'm taking a rest for tonight. Why does the hiscore
thing start at 500,000 tho?  And should it get reset after every game?

Matt

Ben James <hungryghost@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9ifn27$mcd1@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Cheers Matt, thanks for the suggestions.
>
> The interlace thing has had me swearing at my TV for ages, little did I
know
> it was me all along... I'd just assumed that's the way is was. But when
you
> assume, you make an ass out of u and me :)
>
> I've put in the shoulder button thing too, excellent suggestion.
Originally
> left and right on the d-pad controlled the ship but that didn't really
work.
> L1/L2 now turn/move the ship left and R1/R2 for right (does anyone ever go
> left???). I've managed to score 99950 so far - almost burst something when
I
> realised how close to 100,000!
>
> Ben
>
>
> "Matt Verran" <mverran@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:9id3es$k9v2@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> > Ben: thank you!
> >
> > It's absolutely ace. You had me from the moment the aphex On sample
kicked
> > in, i.e. right away. I love it, particularily the solid soundeffects and
> the
> > screenwide explosions and the classic gameplay of course.
> >
> > I'll stick it up on yarozescene (thanks for the mention) as soon as I
stop
> > playing it.
> >
> > Hiscore competition anyone? I'm going to have a few more goes before I
> post
> > my best (I've always been lame at defender tho).
> >
> > Matt
> > ---
> >
> > I liked it soooo much I delved into the source code. Can I suggest you
> > replace the command (line 439):
> >
> >  "GsInitGraph(320, 240, GsINTER|GsOFSGPU, 0, 0);"
> >
> > with:
> >
> >  "GsInitGraph(320, 240, GsNONINTER|GsOFSGPU, 0, 0);"
> >
> > because your interlacing your screen (makes it flicker slightly) which
is
> > not needed cos your screen height is only 240.
> >
> >
> > Another suggestion, could you make R2 the same function as X (thrust
ship)
> > cos my thumb keeps slipping off X when I try and press the
> > fire/hyperspace/smartbomb buttons.
> >
> >
>
>