Any trekkie fans?  After your vote, you can feel free to explain why you chose what you voted.  My favorite series is Deep Space Nine, because of the cast, the crew diversity, and the darker/continuous story line.

I don't think I'll end up using flickerless grayscale, but what's the idea behind it?  I'm used to the idea of flicker, so I'm curious as to how flickerless is accomplished on the Ti-83+.

Hi, guys,

Apparently the link to the ti83plus.inc file I gave you provides you a file that doesn't work with SPASM.  Here's a new file that works with SPASM.  Just make sure to change the file name in your code, or change the name of the file itself.

Also, in the example programs, TABS ARE REQUIRED.  In other words, if a line is indented, please indent it.  If it isn't indented, DON'T indent it.

Anyone play this game?

http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas

This is a game program in a Basic language for MS-DOS 5.  Very fun game, but so far everybody's only done it for pure basic, even though it's not hard for ASM.  So as part of the tutorials for TI-83+ Z80 for the absolute beginner, the reader will little by little put together this game for ASM.

Please feel free to use this forum for any questions, feedback or discussion concerning the tutorials on "Hot Dog's TI-83+ Z80 ASM for the Absolute Beginner".  I welcome all forms of feedback.

As much as everyone is excited about the Real-Time Strategy Game S.A.D., we know it's going to take a while since it's being programmed in pure asm by people who have big schedules.  So even though we will make sure the game is well worth the wait, I feel that you guys should have a treat to make it easier to wait.  I am also wanting to make sure I keep myself on this project so I don't just give up all of a sudden.  Finally, I want some experience working on the AI so that I can implement it in asm format.

So, as mentioned in the title, I'm thinking about a side project of a turn-based version of S.A.D, which will be Ti-Basic with Xlib.  I definitely won't be able to do it all by myself, considering I'm also occupied with the asm S.A.D., but if people pitch in, I don't expect the game to take more than three-four months to work on (if that long), since I already have a lot of the graphics and ideas ready.

Here's the idea:
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The game will be strictly multiplayer or against a single AI
It will use the graphics the real-time version of S.A.D. uses
There will be, oh, probably 7-8 maps, with about 3-4 tilesets
This will be turn-based, not real-time
Battles will be handled automatically, simulated rather than displayed
Gameplay will be similar to the real-time game: Using one unit and changing it to fit your strategy, constructing bases, teleporting via transformation gateways and operation centers, using special abilities, etc.

But like I said, I won't be able to do this alone, so I have some benefits to offer if you decide to pitch in:
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* Access to pre-alpha, alpha and beta versions of S.A.D. (the real-time version)
* Mention in the credits in both the turn-based and real-time versions of S.A.D.
* Autographed copies of both the turn-based and real-time based manuals (Don't get my attitude wrong, please.  It's just some people really enjoy receiving autographs)
* You can name a character or a station in the campaign, if you want to
* The feeling of actually putting some work into S.A.D. besides testing...after all, the work going into this will help us further improve the real-time version of S.A.D.

Let me know if you like the idea and want to help.  And remember, this is NOT assembly, it's pure Ti-Basic with some Xlib to help with graphics.

After playing Starcraft last week, I noticed that there's a point in the game where you could still have a chance of winning if only you had enough resources for a Nexus, Hatchery or Command Center.  But because you didn't have that chance of winning, you basically had to give up, even if you had all sorts of buildings left.  And this happens in a lot of RTS games.

BUT, in Supreme Commander, the game doesn't end until your commander is killed, so as long as your commander is still alive, you can still keep playing because the Commander generates its own resources, so your opponent could wipe out all your resource means and you could still catch up.  I saw a video of one player who started getting back in the game because his Commander was still alive.

In S.A.D., I've been trying to think of how to keep a player (who doesn't want to give up) in the game until all Operation Centers are destroyed (game over).  A Scouter is free for no other reason than if you're out of resources, you still have a ship you can use.  It's versatility is partly due to this goal of mine.  However, if you're out of resources, you could have cloak, air/ground attack and jet pack, but not very much you could do with it.  I'm inspired by the idea of a Scouter generating 60 crystals a minute like a refinery that can't be upgraded, but I'm wondering what other people think of the idea.  Please vote!


EDIT: We're changing the idea slightly...whatever you vote(d), the Scouter won't generate these resources "all the time", but rather it will mine them when near a resource patch.  You can still do things like attacking and building when mining these.  Also, the resource rate is fixed, you cannot upgrade a Scouter to mine more like you can a refinery