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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2013, 01:33:43 am »
What I think he means is that the program should be capable of loading and playing external levels. If levels are handled with functions (which can not be used in external files), you can write a small on-purpose scripting language that the main program will interpret and generate the level from.

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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2013, 03:18:59 am »
Finally! It's here after waiting so long for a super hexagon port!
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2013, 04:41:10 am »
Nope, I still have the same issue.
Well, you definitely need to upgrade your ndless version to r903. Then it just works(!), else you get that 'weird' message: "This document format is not supported. SuperHexaspire.tns". :P

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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2013, 06:24:41 am »
Once I collect a bit more feedback, (and get through school today, hold tight people :D ) I'll add a couple of difficulties and post the code for making new levels! After I add more levels, I'll probably post the source too.
edit: I'll go ahead and modify in the main post for some more Q and A.
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2013, 07:08:20 am »
Could you take the original game colors? That would be gigantic! :p

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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2013, 07:24:27 am »
Could you take the original game colors? That would be gigantic! :p

From what I can tell you are asking, yes! I just have a test level 1 with some basic example colors. If you wanted, you could change the foreground and background colors when I make the community "mod pack". I have always loved modding, it makes things so much more enjoyable!

So yes, original colors will be possible, as well as color gradients! I'll post the variables tomorrow.
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #21 on: November 07, 2013, 07:27:25 am »
I don't think that putting user levels right in the compiled game is a good idea. IMO, you should build an on-calc (separate ?) level editor that can generates TNS files that can be loaded by the main game. This is easy enough, since you just have to generate files that follow the same scheme than your hard-coded levels.
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #22 on: November 07, 2013, 07:33:19 am »
I don't think that putting user levels right in the compiled game is a good idea. IMO, you should build an on-calc (separate ?) level editor that can generates TNS files that can be loaded by the main game. This is easy enough, since you just have to generate files that follow the same scheme than your hard-coded levels.

One day I'll get around to something like that, but I have almost no clue how to do that. For now, I think this way might be acceptable just to get the program off the ground before going crazy about it, but that does sound like an interesting concept!

Maybe someone could help me with that!
edit: as of now, I don't know any on calc c-compilers, so the possibility of this I think might be almost zero D:. Someone, quick, prove me otherwise!
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2013, 07:45:29 am »
I don't think that putting user levels right in the compiled game is a good idea. IMO, you should build an on-calc (separate ?) level editor that can generates TNS files that can be loaded by the main game. This is easy enough, since you just have to generate files that follow the same scheme than your hard-coded levels.

One day I'll get around to something like that, but I have almost no clue how to do that. For now, I think this way might be acceptable just to get the program off the ground before going crazy about it, but that does sound like an interesting concept!

Maybe someone could help me with that!
I sure can :P it doesn't rely on any particular language, it's just a theory that you can put in practice as you want. But I do program for Ndless in C anyway.

edit: as of now, I don't know any on calc c-compilers, so the possibility of this I think might be almost zero D:. Someone, quick, prove me otherwise!
You don't need any on-calc C compiler to generate the files I talked about, but only a fopen() function. The content of such file is up to you.

What I meant is that you could build a mini-scripting system. To do that, you must know what the content of the file refers to. For example, you know that if you encounter a 0x80 in the level file, it means that you put an obstacle at a certain position. And you carry on parsing the file as the player advances in the level. You see what I mean ?
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #24 on: November 07, 2013, 11:51:48 am »
This games looks insaniousley awesome! O.O
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #25 on: November 07, 2013, 12:12:51 pm »
Can someone make a video of this?
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2013, 12:58:12 pm »
Not me ...
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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2013, 05:35:05 pm »
You don't need any on-calc C compiler to generate the files I talked about, but only a fopen() function. The content of such file is up to you.
Ahh, yes, a fopen(). I do see what you mean! I was going to use that to store a high score, but, however, I have no idea how to read an array of arrays from it. Aside from that, I'm going to add a few features and post about pre beta level creation. Soon, I (and some help of others) am going to make exactly what you speak of. I'll be back soon with a couple of levels that work! Once I get to like... 0.9, I'll start thinking about making something exactly like that then, yes, you would only have to have a lvl.txt.tns on the calc to run levels witch can be edited on the calc.

Can someone make a video of this?
Sure, I can!

This games looks insaniousley awesome! O.O
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Thanks, that means a ton to me!

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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #28 on: November 07, 2013, 09:47:57 pm »
Annd... UPDATED! It's still version 0.6, but there is now a hidden file in the zip along with many graphical changes! Quick, who can figure out the file first?! Level 2 is a proof of concept, and now I just need some creative patterns to complete it with the last ones. Almost to 0.7!

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Re: Super Hexaspire Alpha!
« Reply #29 on: November 07, 2013, 10:18:19 pm »
Glad to see you're continuing this project. :)