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Title: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 18, 2011, 11:45:13 pm

Coming soon to a calculator near you.

(http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/111811.gif)

This was more a test of feasibility than anything else; I don't know if I'll finish this or how fast it'll end up being, but nevertheless I had to give it a shot :P

It's a port of the famous game SCB, and there will be enemies and actual sprites in the future. Someday.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Happybobjr on November 18, 2011, 11:47:23 pm

+!

When you be done, please make it two player.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 19, 2011, 12:51:59 am

Interesting, I have no clue what SCB is, though.  I like the gun shot animation :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 19, 2011, 05:05:50 am

I also don't know The Game but it looks pretty sweet already.

Just watched a part of this youtube vid. Insane. And those shaky effects really fit with you Leafiness0. :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Nick on November 19, 2011, 07:33:37 am

that's a wonderfull clone of this game, amazing! with the enemies, it will be even more nice, i'm already waiting, hopefully the coding runs smooth, so it doesn't take too long :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Chockosta on November 19, 2011, 09:24:20 am

I just love minigun animation...
+1 :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: ztrumpet on November 19, 2011, 09:26:42 am

This looks awesome, leafy!  I can't wait to play this. :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: mrmprog on November 19, 2011, 12:44:35 pm

This is really cool. Is there a possibility of having link play?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 19, 2011, 04:26:49 pm

Can't wait  to play this! It looks really cool!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: LincolnB on November 19, 2011, 04:50:22 pm

hey looks sweet. Are you using Zedd?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 19, 2011, 05:06:52 pm

Nope. It's my massively improved/optimized pseudo-physics engine, specially tailored to the needs of SCB :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: hellninjas on November 19, 2011, 08:41:04 pm

Woa, this is going to turn out awsome!
Hope you finish!
Good luck!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: parserp on November 19, 2011, 08:41:45 pm

O.O this is awesome!!!! you should make it into an entire game!!!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Juju on November 19, 2011, 09:07:09 pm

This looks awesome indeed.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 19, 2011, 11:07:09 pm

Quote from: parser padwan on November 19, 2011, 08:41:45 pm

O.O this is awesome!!!! you should make it into an entire game!!!

I think that is their intent! and if it isn't, SOMEONE BETTER FINISH IT! this is amazing!

edit: whats next! call of duty for the calc!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 20, 2011, 07:25:24 pm

Why is that minigun giving me ideas...
Looking epic :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: mrmprog on November 20, 2011, 07:38:45 pm

I really like the screen shake. Will you implement all the weapons?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: zeldaking on November 20, 2011, 08:15:15 pm

I really hope you finish this. Simple but looks really fun.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Deep Toaster on November 20, 2011, 08:38:16 pm

You just make all this awesome stuff... As always, it looks amazing. I can't wait to play this.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 20, 2011, 09:31:35 pm

/me wants!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: BalancedFury on November 20, 2011, 09:35:09 pm

I didn't see LAZAR in the video, but did you add it, just not in the screenshot? :D
Or is it just not there? D:

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: epic7 on November 20, 2011, 09:45:43 pm

I love the shakies!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 21, 2011, 07:50:54 pm

Man, I'd be happy with just this much of it! Can't wait to see the final product! Actually, would you mind posting as much of the program as you have so far! I need stuff to do in math class! and I like shooting stuff

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: collechess on November 21, 2011, 07:59:40 pm

Looks awesome.

Quote

I didn't see LAZAR in the video, but did you add it, just not in the screenshot? Cheesy
Or is it just not there? Big frown

and yes please add lasers

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 21, 2011, 08:30:03 pm

YES LASERS!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: C0deH4cker on November 21, 2011, 10:48:07 pm

holy crap! this game is Epic looking! O.o

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 23, 2011, 10:37:08 pm

HOLY CRAP IM Gonna Die of awe

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 25, 2011, 12:54:44 am

*bump HOLY CRAP I  just played super crate box for the pc Im addicated!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 25, 2011, 01:43:14 am

Sorry guys. Some of you might know this already, but I lost all my files due to my own negligence. I will not be continuing this project, but am already working on something far more epic for the Cemetech contest (hint puzzle platformer involving copious particles :D) Again, sorry, I know a lot of you were looking forwards to this.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 25, 2011, 03:55:30 am

Quote from: leafiness0 on November 25, 2011, 01:43:14 am

Sorry guys. Some of you might know this already, but I lost all my files due to my own negligence. I will not be continuing this project, but am already working on something far more epic for the Cemetech contest (hint puzzle platformer involving copious particles :D) Again, sorry, I know a lot of you were looking forwards to this.

/me goes and downrate all your posts.
Lol, jk.
Too bad though, but I can understand I guess. Good luck with your new project and if we're lucky someone might take this game over. :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 25, 2011, 08:36:59 am

Time to go back up my own work :(

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 25, 2011, 11:32:47 am

/me hints calc84 to get over here
 

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: turiqwalrus on November 25, 2011, 11:39:14 am

looks 'crate' :P/me ignores his own lame pun...

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Yeong on November 26, 2011, 08:02:05 am

aww. I'm sorry to hear that, leafy. D:
Have fun on Cemetech contest. :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 26, 2011, 11:13:04 am

http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/411/41128.html get your source back use that I want this project

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 26, 2011, 01:11:43 pm

It might be too late for that annyincalc, but lets hope it helps. :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 26, 2011, 06:25:51 pm

I might use some ideas from this, or more specifically the minigun, in Essence...

And yeah, progress loss != fun stuff :\
Almost lost a large project to a RAM clear sometime in the past, but Omnicalc's RAM restore brought it back so yay \o/

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: epic7 on November 26, 2011, 07:08:02 pm

Quote from: turiqwalrus on November 25, 2011, 11:39:14 am

looks 'crate' :P/me ignores his own lame pun...

HAHAHA! :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: TIfanx1999 on November 26, 2011, 09:10:30 pm

Quote from: leafiness0 on November 25, 2011, 01:43:14 am

Sorry guys. Some of you might know this already, but I lost all my files due to my own negligence. I will not be continuing this project, but am already working on something far more epic for the Cemetech contest (hint puzzle platformer involving copious particles :D) Again, sorry, I know a lot of you were looking forwards to this.

This always sucks, but yea... shit happens. I saw your contest entry topic. It looks quite nice. =)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 27, 2011, 05:16:35 pm

Someone, better pick this project back up! I was really looking forward to this one!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 27, 2011, 06:51:31 pm

Hm I could pick this up as a side project.  Aside from already having the SHMUP theory down (and re-made one of the weapons in about 20 minutes for Essence :P), I'd be able to get some practice in with enemies and such for the larger project ;D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 27, 2011, 07:02:08 pm

Please do!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 27, 2011, 09:53:03 pm

Backups acquired.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 27, 2011, 09:55:17 pm

Awesome! Now to look at the source code!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 28, 2011, 02:34:04 pm

So leafy, you're still not picking this back up? ^_^
I already had a chunk done before you posted it, I guess if not I'll just keep re-writing :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 28, 2011, 03:43:59 pm

Quote from: leafiness0 on November 27, 2011, 09:53:03 pm

Backups acquired.

so for some reason, my calc(or my computer) won't let me transfer this file! I really wanted to play it :( Wabbit works though, but it's harder

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: InternetCliche on November 28, 2011, 04:53:47 pm

Quote from: saintrunner on November 28, 2011, 03:43:59 pm

Quote from: leafiness0 on November 27, 2011, 09:53:03 pm

Backups acquired.

so for some reason, my calc(or my computer) won't let me transfer this file! I really wanted to play it :( Wabbit works though, but it's harder

The joys (*gag*) of TI connect. On topic, super crate box is one of my favorite indie games.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on November 28, 2011, 05:09:11 pm

HAHA I fixed it! and yes SCB IS AMAZING!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 28, 2011, 10:24:12 pm

Ok so it's official: I'm picking this up as a side project. ;D
A question for those who've played it: how does it handle collisions with the walls floor etc?  ie when it hits the side of the platform does it bounce or just kind of stick?

Edit July 2013: ...and this didn't really go anywhere. For an scb project that actually got presentable, see http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/452/45238.html

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 28, 2011, 10:34:06 pm

The recoil from some guns (the minigun especially) makes you stick to walls (due to pseudo-friction). This is the actual game, BTW.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 28, 2011, 10:35:13 pm

So normally it bounces off?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on November 28, 2011, 10:36:39 pm

No, it just sets your velocity to zero and doesn't do anything else.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: TIfanx1999 on November 29, 2011, 03:33:34 am

Quote from: Darl181 on November 28, 2011, 10:24:12 pm

Ok so it's official: I'm picking this up as a side project. ;D
A question for those who've played it: how does it handle collisions with the walls floor etc?  ie when it hits the side of the platform does it bounce or just kind of stick?

Sounds cool! Good luck with it! =)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on November 30, 2011, 09:53:27 pm

Ok I've pretty much finished the weapons, now for the actual crates :P

Also having fun trying to figure out a more optimized way to do bullet collision detection x.x

Spoiler For code stuffs:

If {W}r+16>>X
If {W}r-32<<X
If {W+2}r+16>>Y
If {W+2}r-32<<Y
{W+4}r*2→S
{W+6}r*2→T
sub(DLB)
.remove bullet
Goto EBL
End
End
End
End

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 01, 2011, 02:31:13 pm

Hm I'm wondering if i should make my own topic for this instead of hijacking leafy's topic :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: ztrumpet on December 01, 2011, 03:17:03 pm

Quote from: Darl181 on December 01, 2011, 02:31:13 pm

Hm I'm wondering if i should make my own topic for this instead of hijacking leafy's topic :P

I think they should stay together, personally, but if you don't want it to work that way, cross post links to each topic as the last post here and the first post in the other topic.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Deep Toaster on December 02, 2011, 10:38:54 pm

Quote from: Darl181 on November 30, 2011, 09:53:27 pm

Also having fun trying to figure out a more optimized way to do bullet collision detection x.x

Spoiler For code stuffs:

If {W}r+16>>X
If {W}r-32<<X
If {W+2}r+16>>Y
If {W+2}r-32<<Y
{W+4}r*2→S
{W+6}r*2→T
sub(DLB)
.remove bullet
Goto EBL
End
End
End
End

Haven't tried it, but

Quote from: Axe

If {W}r-X+15<47
If {W+2}r-Y+15<47

should work for the first four lines :)

In general, if you want to test if A between M less and N greater than B (A+M>>B and A-N<<B), use A-B+M-1<M+N-1, especially if M and N are constants. If you want, I can post a full explanation later.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 07, 2011, 03:31:49 pm

please tell me this is still being worked on!!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 07, 2011, 06:20:45 pm

It's still being worked on :)
Atm I'm trying to work out some way to ensure it doesn't pick the same location for a crate twice, but I think I have it now...
Also I'm making the SCB-specific weapons, such as the Disc Gun and revolver.
(btw they should work with Essence--so when I finish this I have like 5 new weapons ready-to-roll for the larger project :D)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 07, 2011, 10:24:46 pm

Awesome, good luck :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on December 07, 2011, 10:26:15 pm

Quote from: Darl181 on December 07, 2011, 06:20:45 pm

It's still being worked on :)
Atm I'm trying to work out some way to ensure it doesn't pick the same location for a crate twice, but I think I have it now...
Also I'm making the SCB-specific weapons, such as the Disc Gun and revolver.
(btw they should work with Essence--so when I finish this I have like 5 new weapons ready-to-roll for the larger project :D)

I thought I already programmed all those things in :O

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 08, 2011, 10:30:42 am

Quote from: Darl181 on November 28, 2011, 02:34:04 pm

I already had a chunk done before you posted it, I guess if not I'll just keep re-writing :P

I've been just re-writing it in the way I'm familiar with. :)
(actually as of yet I haven't looked at your code, it's still on the msd8x drive XD)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 13, 2011, 11:27:14 pm

so my friend (who doesn't program only games) saw this and has been asking for a finished version every time I see him! so this better still be being worked on lol

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 13, 2011, 11:32:46 pm

Well you can tell him it's in active dev :P
Anyway I have most of the weapon stuff finished, just need to sprite etc.  Maybe make guns for the char to hold as well, and the weapon switching effect (old weapon dropped, crate disappearing in a puff of smoke)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 13, 2011, 11:42:58 pm

I also can't wait! good luck

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 13, 2011, 11:56:33 pm

Ok I was just looking at the official site (http://supercratebox.com) and there's multiple levels, also multiple char sprites.

[vimeo]28179044[/vimeo]
(official trailer)

I'm downloading the PC version atm to check the various things, map out the levels etc.
Looks like this is going to be bigger than I thought  :crazy:

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on December 14, 2011, 01:59:33 am

if you need any help you can ask the guy who got 100% completion :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 14, 2011, 04:55:41 pm

leafiness0, you finished the whole thing? Can I play it!!!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 14, 2011, 06:26:04 pm

Quote from: leafiness0 on December 14, 2011, 01:59:33 am

if you need any help you can ask the guy who got 100% completion :P

Ok, I'll prolly poke you with a PM sometime in the near future b/c I don't feel like killing myself to "get 40 crates to unlock ___", I kept myself busy this morning tho XD

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 14, 2011, 06:54:07 pm

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on December 15, 2011, 06:42:15 am

Quote from: saintrunner on December 14, 2011, 06:54:07 pm

Thanks :)

Eh? To who are you saying thanks? Also I believe Leafy was talking about the PC version of the game.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 15, 2011, 03:34:53 pm

The thanks was specified towards both of them for keeping this going

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 16, 2011, 02:48:05 pm

It's coming along nicely.  I just made this sort of stats table for the weapons last, and am in the process of putting them in.
Also driving myself nuts trying to make a fire animation that runs fast, trying to throw together a series of sprites but it's looking kind of weird so yeah.  It might end up just being random pixels or something :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on December 20, 2011, 11:07:39 pm

updated screenie?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on December 20, 2011, 11:48:23 pm

It's getting close... ;)
I'm playing around with how the weapon projectiles are displayed, the way I'm doing it in Essence may be optimized code-wise but you end up with something like 4 or 5 of the same sprites :P

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on December 31, 2011, 11:55:02 pm

I'm glad this didn't die, this seemed pretty promising. And yeah it's always good to do backups in case. X.x (and to remember to do them)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on January 07, 2012, 01:56:04 am

Sorry about the slow pace of updates over the past week or so...over the break things have been pretty busy at home x.x

In any case I should be able to get back in the game within the next week, with school I'll actually be able to get some coding done \o/ Doesn't make much sense, but it's what happened last year so yeah =P


I may or may not make a complete port of SCB, mainly because my mind's kind of moved on to Essence and I keep finding myself thinking up planet names, plotline, bonuses and etc.  No more details on that...yet ;)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on January 07, 2012, 01:37:11 pm

Well I hope this gets eventually finished, but take your time, there is no rush :)

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on January 10, 2012, 02:31:48 pm

I'm starting to make progress on this again. :)
Once I figure out why all the weapons have suddenly decided to start crashing over the past day*, and fine-tune them (stuff like making the mines not go through the ground and etc), I can start on the enemies.


*this is really weirding me out...I haven't changed the bullet deletion code for the past couple weeks or so (it crashes when they go off the side of the screen). 0.o


Edit: found the problem.  Turns out it was an extra End that slipped into a library somehow, at the same time as one disappearing elsewhere.
Now to revert all these attempted fixes... x.x

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: annoyingcalc on January 10, 2012, 10:22:04 pm

GReat to see more progress

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on January 10, 2012, 10:38:26 pm

Glad to hear you solved the problem!

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on January 22, 2012, 12:17:10 am

Progress is going a lot slower than it would normally go...it's a combo of mid-terms, 18th b-day and a few other things :/

On the plus side life should be getting back to "normal" soon, so I should be able to get back in the game and get some progress done. :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: leafy on January 22, 2012, 02:28:40 am

You should put up some screenies to entice us :D

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: LincolnB on January 22, 2012, 07:04:56 pm

^^ this.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Deep Toaster on January 26, 2012, 10:37:37 pm

Quote from: buttsfredkin on January 22, 2012, 07:04:56 pm

^^ this.

^^ this.

Glad you're working on this, anyway. And happy birthday?

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: saintrunner on February 18, 2012, 11:51:42 am

I miss this ......

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Jonius7 on February 25, 2012, 06:10:32 am

The title sounds tempting enough without screenshots. I can just imagine a crate box, beefed up. And then into calc graphic land.
EDIT: Ignore me, I know hardly anything.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: LincolnB on February 25, 2012, 09:24:17 pm

Have you played the original, Jonius7? supercratebox.com

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Jonius7 on February 26, 2012, 08:01:33 am

No I have not as of yet. The PC version looks quite nice.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Scipi on February 26, 2012, 10:30:30 am

You should definitely try it. It's quite addicting.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: aeTIos on April 16, 2012, 03:17:01 pm

Is this still alive, if not I would like to give it a try.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: harrylin on October 17, 2013, 07:52:54 pm

Quote from: aeTIos on April 16, 2012, 03:17:01 pm

Is this still alive, if not I would like to give it a try.

I'm not sure if its available on Omnimaga (most likely it is) But its available/downloadable on Ti-calc's website here:

http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/452/45238.html

Title: Re: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 17, 2013, 09:38:01 pm

Didn't Matrefeytontias take over this project last year for one of the contests and finish it?

EDIT Nvm saw that link. I wonder if the projects are related at all, though.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Darl181 on October 17, 2013, 10:06:39 pm

Yeah, the calc used for development got a bit unstable and the project died while I was trying to get it running again. :/

As mentioned above, Matrefreytontias made (and actually finished :P ) his own version here (http://ourl.ca/17068). Ticalc link (http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/452/45238.html), same as two posts above.

Title: Re: Super Crate Box
Post by: Matrefeytontias on October 18, 2013, 06:00:29 am

I started my version from scratch, it's not related to this version at all. I think that this one looks better actually.