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From: "Max" <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: sandstorm
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:47:26 +0100
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Hi Omar!

Cool game, I really like the concept: its something that hasn't been done on
the Yaroze yet (or am I wrong?). The cars could do with being cars instead
of blocks but I'm sure thats in the plan... Also I would get rid of the
pyramids in favour of some more trees to broden out the arena a bit (how
many polys are in those pyramids???), you should put up walls round the
sides as well... sound effects as everyone has mentioned would also be great
but I don't have a clue how to do them yet so I shouldn't talk :)

Its the foundation of a great game, more work and it could be fantastic! (AI
is good BTW).

Max

Omar <OMetwally7@aol.com> wrote in message
news:9lp839$p3k10@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> hello,
>
> if you would like to try out sandstorm, my newest game, its on my site
now.
> i tried using George Bain's code from starfighters to read and load VB and
> VH data from the CD, but for some reason i can't get it to work. i
included
> all my source, so if you find out what i'm doing wrong, please tell me so
i
> can fix it.  i might go back and add SFX (which are all converted and
ready
> to put in) once i get this cd problem out of the way.
>
> as always, be sure to tell me what you think,
>
> -Omar
>
> just so i don't scare you to death while playing the game be warned of the
> following:
>
> -the AI is a little dodgy.  it'll move and do the basics though. sometimes
> the opponents will start to rotate very quickly.  don't be scared.  its
just
> a  problem in the nature of the way they move.  i'll never use that
approach
> to AI ever again.
>
> -i hand-plotted the points to make the triangles for the pyramids.  the
GPU
> chokes on it and the frame rate is cut in half.  press [SELECT] to toggle
> them on or off.
>
>
>