Yeah, I'll try to add more details. I'll try starting another one also. Well, keyword <try>. School is coming into my way more often nowadays, so I'm playing with my time.
Hmm, what additions have I missed? Many? (got little homework this weekend, I'll be on more)
@Feisar: When do you have holidays? Mine's is coming in 29th June :P
btw. Subject of ship alignment is closed :) Hopefully you guys will see my new track and SSGX (with all track/ship updates) uploaded as demo in less than month xd
Same the 29th!
Which one do I add detail to?
P.S. On the 4th picture, on a pillar there's japanese characters. Tatakai (fight, battle, war)A poster that says <HIGHER THAN THE SUN>
I'll add more... I hope
P.S.S. Shamar now has skype, he'll add people cause his list is pretty empty. shamarski.simon is the name
I'm back (with a vengeance). What's new?
Just perfected my ship creation script! Now I can create buttons that generate ships and weapons together. Its a big step towards getting my UI done.
And Zero now hates the word 'orientation'. Any mention of it results in a Quake pulse being sent to the poster who writes it.....;) Er, hang on....I hear a rumbling sound....!
... that's just me running toward you with red eyes and head oriented like bull running toward his pray xd
Well, i've already resolved this issue so now just don't use word 'history' as i'm in danger from this subject... gotta pass it today for sure as I'm lock'n'loaded with knowledge :>
btw. I want to see how does your script works :D I'm really curious how it works :P
Two more weeks... Just two more weeks.... HOLD ON
Ok, here is the basics for the script:
There are buttons that when pressed send messages that create the object in the message: so for example, a message that says square will spawn a ship called square. This is done for all parts (i.e. one button will send several messages that generate the ship, weapons and other bits)- but to get around a 'design feature' I also create a 6dof joint between the ship and weapon (also done at creation time), so that the mass of the weapon is calculated when the ship races (so the weapons weigh down the ships until they are ejected).
At the same time, the button also sends a message to destroy any existing objects (so by pressing several times you do not get several copies of ships). This is done by assigning each ship an ID at creation time and when a ship receives a self destruct message with a number that matches its ID, it ends itself.
The best bit is that none of the script actually calls any objects directly (no dependencies), so I could in theory have an unlimited set of buttons that generate any combination of ship and weapon from the pool of available parts. All I need to do is type the ship / weapons name into a message sensor.
I have today to do something, then im out till the 29th. Freedom! ... for a bit :/
Mmmm, i don't quite understand this bit, by 'none script is calling any objects directly' you mean every object created by this script is checking itself if its ID is selected in 'creation' script?Quote:
The best bit is that none of the script actually calls any objects directly (no dependencies), so I could in theory have an unlimited set of buttons that generate any combination of ship and weapon from the pool of available parts. All I need to do is type the ship / weapons name into a message sensor.
Sorry, its a bit difficult to explain, but what I meant was that at no point in the script do I directly reference an object by its object name, e.g. ship_1. Instead, I use a type of list comprehension to sift through the scene and let the code do the object identification itself.
But yes, your guess is correct. Each object has a unique integer number assigned to it, and it self checks to make sure the code generated message matches its own ID: for example:
Button is pressed
Button assigns its property values to the message, generates a message with the syntax 'End' as a subject and '1' as the body of the message
Message End1 is sent; no previous object with this integer is present
Ship_1 is assigned integer 1 at creation
Ship_weapon is assigned
Button is pressed again
Button assigns its property values to the message, generates a message with the syntax 'End' as a subject and '1' as the body of the message
Message End1 is sent; the previous Ship_1 is present, since End1 has the integer 1 it matches its ID, ends itself.
Ship_1 is assigned integer 1 at creation
Ship_weapon is assigned
.....and so on.
It means the code is pretty much modular, and I could easily reuse it for future projects.
This is what I wanted to achieve in order to make the game moddable: Make a script that links a selected ship in the position of a certain controlable object (be it an empty object or even a cube). The ships would be saved as separate folders with all the needed data inside: Performance, Textures and 3D model. Then having a menu list that refreshes everytime we add a new ship. That is, it searches inside the ship's folder for that .txt or .cfg file that tells the ship's properties.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rotational_aspect
Here's the example of FS:
Attachment 6236
I already did something similar that reads the performance statuses of the ships:
Attachment 6237
Here's the code:
Code:#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int speed;
int shield;
int thrust;
int turning;
char name[80];
FILE *fp;
fp=fopen("performance.txt", "r");
fscanf(fp, "%s\n%d\n%d\n%d\n%d", name, &speed, &shield, &thrust, &turning);
fclose(fp);
printf("name=%s\nspeed=%d\nshield=%d\nthrust=%d\nturning=%d\n", name, speed, shield, thrust, turning);
getchar();
}
Any teams still need someone to write a history for them?
Search Takul/END Racing Initiative in the forum then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amaroq Dricaldari
Takul : Offspring of Goteki45. Ex-employee going under different names. Retaining high-thrust heavy-shielding.
END : Another fan turned pro. They're similar to Fusion's Van-Uber but not too far from using weapons. (Retaining old AG racing wipes, they said.) Stats are balanced. (Was going for Harimau but since we have it's expy, might just go for AG-SYS or Mirage instead.)
Am back from another week of school.
First of all, I could go crazy as I saw your code, Xpand. Nothing about your code, of course :) But at work I am also programming with C and actually I can read your code and know what's going on. So I could possibly help you guys out coding aswell. But I don't have that much experience in C. You guys are all way ahead of me, ARGH!!! I guess I am no help in that one^^
While I was at school [my friends and I are always talking about Wipeout^^] I got an idea for another weapon. Well, it's more like a pick-up and might be not so easy to code but maybe it's a cool idea...
I call it the "Phantomizer".
It's main function is to work like a shield. But instead of shielding your ship, the Phantomizer creates a visual copy of your ship on the track travelling along like being on autopilot. The enemies will think that this is your ship and aim for it. But in reality, your real ship turned invisible for AI & other players for a moment and can't be found by aiming systems [aiming systems aim for the hologram]. Of course this effect lasts only for a little while [maybe as long as a shield would last].
I think this needs some coding work, I know. But I personally like this idea, what do you guys think?
Maybe this makes it more clear:
The performace text file looks like this:Code:#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
//variables to be read
int speed;
int shield;
int thrust;
int turning;
char name[80];
FILE *fp; //fp is a file
fp=fopen("performance.txt", "r"); //Open text file called "performance" for reading only ("r")
fscanf(fp, "%s\n%d\n%d\n%d\n%d", name, &speed, &shield, &thrust, &turning); //scan text file for values and save them in the predefined variables name, speed, shield, thrust and turning
fclose(fp); //close text file
printf("name=%s\nspeed=%d\nshield=%d\nthrust=%d\nturning=%d\n", name, speed, shield, thrust, turning); //print retrieved data on screen
getchar(); //wait for user input to close the program
}
Those comment parts aren't really there because the program can't ignore them.Code:
Solaris_C062 //name
10 //speed
6 //shield
4 //thrust
9 //turning
Of course it can have way more variables, such as weight, CG position, MOI, etc... To use in simulator mode.
I've just spend some time to learn: how to read/write files in Unity after I saw posts above, so probably we will see mentioned some pages back "Save" feature in SSGX in near future :P (I expected it to be harder I must say xd)
btw. My "HUD Design fight" is still in progress xD
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink (it's not finished yet)
Wohoooo that looks awesome!!! I'd just use another font for the yellow numbers, one that makes them look more digital.
Keep up the good work!
@Xpand, thx for the comments! I think we should also have some kind of coding conventions, like creating comments about whats going on in the SSGX code so it's easier for the coders to patch/mod in the future.
Mmmm, digital font would look a bit childish imo so I'll keep this one as this HUD was made to fit it almost perfectly :)
btw. Here's completed one although "selected weapon" indicator is missing cos we don't have weapon list ready so I'll add it later: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink (zoom in to see all details I've put xD)
Hmmm alright, convinced me. Looks awesome anyway!
Zero: are you going for a more F-Zero GX style HUD?
No, that's my style, no copying and I don't even know how F-Zero's HUD looks like...
EDIT: Now I know, aaaaaand... where is similarity to my HUD?
EDIT2: Oh **** there is no such thing in Unity as GUITexture Alpha Cut-Off?! Ayfkm!? What do I do now? How do I make this damn HUD to fit every screen now?.... this sucks... oh, and what about using text writing features?! Noooooooo! I'm going to break :€
tecnically it should fit all resolutions provided that it is drawn in the max resolution. How are you placing the HUD? As a in-game object or as a visible 2D object script?
I made a poor choice of words- what I meant was that the style seems more 'cartoony' (i.e F-Zero) and less like WipeOut which I found slightly surprising since it does not really match stylistically with the main menu that I have seen. Not really my cup of tea, but its well done and looks professional. And I did not mean to insinuate that you were copying anything.
As in-game object because 2D texture doesn't have alpha cut-off feature and I can't make my energy bar work without it :| (why unity dev's didn't put this small thing into this software?...)
btw. Font placing problem resolved so just this resolution one is left which will take additional programming which will take me some time cos I'm lazy xd (but I know how to do it)
@Aspect: Ah, ok :d I don't really look at those things ("does not really match stylistically with the main menu") so I've made it that way :g
EDIT: Hey, should ships bank while turning on mag-strip? Cos I thought that maybe using some kind of mag locks and other nameless stuff it just don't have to bend to turn... xD
EDIT2: Another problem about HUD... it is susceptible to light, ambient light which I'm using for better effects and it doesn't have such thing like layerMask :|
Can I request you guys keep a link on the first post to the most updated version of the game released so far? I want to see what you've done but there are 191 pages in the thread and I don't know where to start. :/
I know that this is a topic breaker,but...
I suppose that Mach One has gone out the window?
If mach one is the speed that zero3growlithe put into Oryx's track testing then special tracks will have to be built for that speed class...
So...completely out the window,or perhaps in a post-release release as DLC?
@dreadofmondays: Newest one is here: https://rapidshare.com/files/3252641533/SSGX_Alpha.rar (RS is going to delete this file soon so u better hurry :g)
@FEISAR: Nobody said that :P
@Xpand: Can you send me the script that you've used to move airbreaks in SSGX (play animations)? It will save me some time and effort :P
May I ask:
How many percent of the game content is complete?
About 49,687572548393992927362037574928625373728% i think... no, wait, game content? Well that depends on how many tracks/ships we will have at the end.
Hahaha
I think he was talking about how many tracks, ships, weapons etc. are really completed yet.
EDIT: Nevermind, saw the word percent in his post
I ask because I want to know if there is space for Mach One Speed Class tracks.
I never managed to make it work correctly, but it works the same way as the ship banking script, only it should use the local object axis instead of the world object axis:Quote:
Originally Posted by zero3growlithe
Code:
private var horizSpeed : float = 15;
private var horizAngle : float = 30;
private var turnSpeed : float = 120;
private var hBank : float = 0;
function Update(){
// Get input, rotate ship and restrict rotation angle
var horizAX = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
hBank = Mathf.Lerp(hBank, horizAX, Time.deltaTime * horizSpeed); // Restricted Z-Axis variable for read-only
var CurrentAngle = transform.localEulerAngles; // Variable for Z-Axis Angle in degrees
CurrentAngle.x = -hBank * horizAngle; // Change that variable
transform.localEulerAngles = CurrentAngle; // Set ships rotation according to this variable
}
Uh... huh... okay, If so then I'll write my own cos I thought you used your build-in animations to make it easier... even better because if I would've wanted to make ship break I wouldn't be able to move both air breaks together in same direction as I assume animation doesn't include such move? :P
btw. Unity doesn't import local rotation of objects so you need to make your own pivots inside Unity using scripting in order to do that i suppose :| (rotate air breaks correctly)
Well making the pivots correctly is easy, just align then with the airbrake junction line with the fuselage. I have animated airbrakes on the 3D files, but you said they wouldn't work in Unity, so I deleted them, but it's easy to get them working again.
Erm, translate text above to JavaScript (C# will do too) then we can negotiate if it's so easy xdQuote:
Well making the pivots correctly is easy, just align then with the airbrake junction line with the fuselage.
Anyway, I got my brother convinced to get back to programming and maybe when I'll teach him some Unity works on SSGX will go faster :)
No, lol, I was mentioning the easy part as rotating the pivots, not scripting the animation. I thought that the script would use the local pivot instead of the global pivot... I gotta start making some experiences on Java too, once I'm done with the exams...
I'm free for almost 2 months from now on so maybe i'll make a beta version of SSGX... or even demo during this time :) We'll see how it will go... disconnecting for some time now
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