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APA Class Update

BigRedPimp — Wed, 17 May 2006 09:31:16 +0000

I’ve managed to add some new stuff to my APA class (small part of a bigger whole). It’s changed a little bit from what was last seen of it (my Chip8 emu source contains an older version). Here’s a rundown of what I have and what’s planned.

Added:

Can initialize the class for use with bitmap or tile modes
Pixel plotting (the beef of the class)
Line, Rectangle, Circle, Polygons, Filled Circle, Filled Rectangle, Filled Polygons
Flood Fill (though it could still use some work)
Bitmap/Sprite drawing (draws an image at x,y)
Transparency modes (None, RGB Color)
Pen modes (Normal, AND, OR, XOR)

Transparency modes (Indexed Color, Alpha)
Writing modes (direct to video, buffered)
Anything else that comes up…

I also have a fractal class that I’m playing with to test it as well as working on some text display stuff. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to let me know.

Web-based & DS-based Lox editors

BigRedPimp — Tue, 09 May 2006 01:36:37 +0000

My good friend MrMr[iCE] has made a web-based editor for Lox which I’ve been tweaking. Also, WinterMute (of devkitPro fame) has made an editor for use on the NDS. It will save to any device (I hope) that uses Chishm’s FAT libraries (GBAMP, MK2/MK3, SC SD/CF, etc).

The submissions should be sent to the same address as pointed out here and here.

LoxDS Map Editor updated & usage description

BigRedPimp — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:20:19 +0000

You can find the editor here. Also, follow the jump for a brief description of how levels can be designed. See this post for submission information. I have 2 weeks to get levels done so the more the better.

[BRP]: hedges to outline the level
[BRP]: you can do shapes & such, granted there’s no gaps in the outer bounds of the hedges
[BRP]: the floor tiles can be ignored since I moved to a dynamic floor generator
[BRP]: the Lox tile is P1 start, the Orc-looking creature moves in a “hit wall, turn right” path, the tree shoots fireballs when Lox crosses its path, the helmet head slides towards Lox, the goblin moves in a “hit wall, turn left” path
[BRP]: doors should be placed either on a hedge or be surrounded by them
[BRP]: rocks & crates can be pushed
[BRP]: potion bottle gives Lox 2 fireballs each
[BRP]: and keys, of course, are to complete the level
[Friend]: only need one? or can a level have more than 1 door?
[BRP]: 1 door
[BRP]: keys are just a goal object
[BRP]: think of it like key pieces rather than a whole
[Friend]: ok
[Friend]: so if i plant 2 keys, they need both to open door
[BRP]: yep
[Friend]: allrighty then
[BRP]: once you collect all the keys, certain monsters come to life
[BRP]: the tree & the helmet head are always alive
[BRP]: have to block them from hitting you
[BRP]: the wall guys only move once all keys are collected
[Friend]: k
[BRP]: gives you ideas on how to place the level objects

Lox DS levels needed

BigRedPimp — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:49:04 +0000

I’m looking for people to make some levels for a DS version of Lox: Monsters Labyrinth. The level editor is fairly simple to use so see what you can come up with. Please zip up all level designs into a zip named the same thing you named the level. Level names should be letters only and contain no special characters (spaces, hyphens, etc). Send all submissions to submissions [at] wifico [dot] net.

Chip8 emu source

BigRedPimp — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:22:05 +0000

I’ve decided to clean up some of my projects folder and trim the fat. If anyone is interested, here is the emu source. It’s not pretty and is fairly slow but it should serve as a basis for how some of the stuff works on this little-known "system".

APA Definition

BigRedPimp — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:23:25 +0000

Just a quick something I was writing up in hopes of answering some questions.

APA Definition

New Project: Nigiri

BigRedPimp — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:47:00 +0000

Just showing off a new DS project I’m working on.

More pics to follow, right now is just a drawing test.

And now, for something completely different…

BigRedPimp — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:39:19 +0000

Another test

BigRedPimp — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:55:14 +0000

24.Aug.2005 Test build. Comments welcome.

Problems… but fixed

BigRedPimp — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:33:50 +0000

Ended up getting a really nice error message everytime I would use my app. Could not find the issue for the life of me so I did what I normally do: rewrite the function. It wasn’t too bad but it made me rethink some things so I can implement some of the transparency better. Should have a new test build ready later. I have to readd the transparency handling first.