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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #105 on: September 20, 2012, 06:03:23 pm »
It runs without problems on a real CX :)
An idea..since the map isn't drawn pretty far forward might it be possible to have a mini-map that's a slice of the current height's layer or something?
Also yeah, the A and Z are a bit out of the way :P

Edit: random thought- is the map drawn all the way around the player or just in front if it?
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #106 on: September 20, 2012, 06:12:36 pm »
Are there any emulators that don't need a rom (or can generate one, like wabbitemu)?
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #107 on: September 20, 2012, 06:21:36 pm »
Will this project be revived D:
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #108 on: September 20, 2012, 06:40:05 pm »
It has been!! how did I miss this yesterday! I just said to a friend in school that someone was working on it then stopped and hopefully would start again THIS IS AWESOME

EDIT: I see you are focusing on optimization.

After that will you add the ability to be able to place +destroy blocks (maybe jumping too)
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #109 on: September 20, 2012, 09:09:08 pm »
Woah, when did this appear! Congrats and great job! :)
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #110 on: September 20, 2012, 10:04:37 pm »
Glad to see this revived and with CX support :)

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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #111 on: September 20, 2012, 10:43:14 pm »
Glad to see this revived and with CX support :)
This would totally win my vote for POTY, after the gbc gba emulators from calc84! (But that was the last POTY, this could be the next winner :D)
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #112 on: September 21, 2012, 03:13:21 am »
Although competition with the GBA emu (gpSP) might be fierce :P. Still a huge feat to get featured though :)

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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #113 on: September 21, 2012, 07:09:23 am »
Woah, thanks for the support !

An idea..since the map isn't drawn pretty far forward might it be possible to have a mini-map that's a slice of the current height's layer or something?
Yes, that is totally possible. When I will be done with basic stuff (adding and removing blocks, inventory), I will add this
(of course, you will be able to deactivate it if it annoys you)
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Edit: random thought- is the map drawn all the way around the player or just in front if it?
The cubes behind the player aren't sorted nor drawn. I might optimize this part a bit more, though.

After that will you add the ability to be able to place +destroy blocks (maybe jumping too)
Adding and removing blocks is off course the next item on my todo list :)
But it requires 3D raycasting, and I don't know much about that... I'll do research this week-end...

This would totally win my vote for POTY, after the gbc gba emulators from calc84! (But that was the last POTY, this could be the next winner :D)
I don't think this will win the POTY, gpSP is really better :)
But thank you for your support !

I hope I will make a lot of progress this week-end...
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #114 on: September 21, 2012, 09:40:38 am »
Would a scrolling background image slow the game down too much? It would be nice to have a background with clouds that moves around when you rotate the camera.

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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #115 on: September 21, 2012, 11:23:24 am »
I just tried it on my CX, it works perfectly and is great already :D

Would a scrolling background image slow the game down too much? It would be nice to have a background with clouds that moves around when you rotate the camera.
Yeah, I agree that the white background feels a bit empty. If adding a background is too slow, maybe just coloring it in blue would fill the blank pretty well already ? :)
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #116 on: September 21, 2012, 11:49:35 am »
Would a scrolling background image slow the game down too much? It would be nice to have a background with clouds that moves around when you rotate the camera.
I will try to add this, this yould be prettier indeed.
For now, I just filled it with blue, like Hayleia said.
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #117 on: September 21, 2012, 01:47:14 pm »
I tried it more in depth now, fell down and noticed that there are resources underground O.O

Also, while I was at it, I thought about something that would improve it in my opnion (and of course, it is only my opninion). I think that the controls would be a lot better if the touchpad didn't need any click, like in mViewer's browser. I mean using the touchpad like a touchpad without pressing it, not like buttons :)
The only problem I see with my idea is that it wouldn't work on non CX models, but maybe you could implement both control schemes so each calc has at least one working control scheme ?
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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #118 on: September 21, 2012, 04:03:44 pm »
This is a nice idea...
I'll take a look at mViewer's code, and try this.

(But for now, I am busy with raycasting...)

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Re: nCraft (3D minecraft-like game for the nspire)
« Reply #119 on: September 21, 2012, 04:32:18 pm »
After that will you add the ability to be able to place +destroy blocks (maybe jumping too)
Adding and removing blocks is off course the next item on my todo list :)
But it requires 3D raycasting, and I don't know much about that... I'll do research this week-end...
You should look into how raycasting is done for drawing maps in a raycaster (only the ray cast, not the drawing), then try to add the third dimension. This will be the easyest way, and it's fully possible because of the block-based world. Raycasting as used in 3D computer games often uses more complex calculations and search for polygons, which would also make it harder to use.
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