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From: "Ben James" <hungryghost@clara.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: New old game
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:55:33 +0100
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Hmm, yes I think you're right there. According to the reference book,
StoreImage and LoadImage are non-blocking and I'm not DrawSync-ing them.
Strange that that function works at all really! It's not actually used in
Defender - just part of my 'game shell' to get new projects up an running
quickly. It was originally for a full-screen 'whoosh' effect which required
all the STP bits set in the frame buffer. Normally it's best to do all that
stuff with TimTool. I tend to just fiddle around with code until it works,
whether it's 'correct' or not is by the by (don't tell my boss!).

Thanks again for your encouragment,

Cheers
Ben


> I presume I read it right with the MakeTrans function where you take the
> original TIM and set the STP by grabing each row into main memory and
> putting it back. Never occured to me to do that on the fly. Question is
> though.. arnt those functions non-blocking ? If thats the case ( I gotta
> look back to my manuals here ) dont you have to do a DrawSync after x
number
> of calls ? or did you just not bother because you knew you wouldnt reach
the
> maximum ? or ( this is most likely the case ) I am totally wrong here
about
> the MakeTrans function itself and the store/load functions.
>
> Gee.. I hope I havent made myself sound real dense here.. ahh.. what the
> hell.. it is a freetalk and you gotta learn these things somehow.
>
> Cheers
> John ( QuietBloke )
>
> "Matt Verran" <mverran@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:9ifuml$mcd2@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> > Thanks for the changes, managed to get it up past 700,000 but i've given
> > myself hand ache so i'm taking a rest for tonight. Why does the hiscore
> > thing start at 500,000 tho?  And should it get reset after every game?
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > Ben James <hungryghost@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:9ifn27$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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>