[TI-84+CE] Wal-Rush! CE v2.0

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 11, 2016, 09:27:42 PM

Ok so for the next update on this, I am contemplating making Walrii much smaller. I don't know if it will use 4*4 blocks because of slanted block display limitations, but it's entirely possible. I would just like Walrii to not fill half of the screen and maybe I could use something closer in style to @JWinslow23 Atari sprite that way.

u/Dudeman313 April 11, 2016, 10:28:07 PM

Okay.

Speed is always an issue, though, so keep that in mind.

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 11, 2016, 10:29:42 PM

It depends. Making the sprite smaller would increase the speed, but adding more rectangles would decrease it.

u/Dudeman313 April 11, 2016, 10:35:19 PM

So you might even end up with a smaller sprite that has the same speed as the larger one, but with more details?

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 11, 2016, 10:44:00 PM

It depends how speed will go. If I notice a significant speed increase then yes I might add more details.

I could also add more details to other stuff, such as background hills or the spikes. I don't want to use ASCII characters because TI text routines are slow as garbage (especially on the home screen).

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 13, 2016, 04:58:29 AM

Major update!

-Walrii sprite has been downscaled using the extra CE Textlib stuff I learned after starting this project.
-Spikes now move faster and no longer flickers
-Walrii gravity has been increased (he starts falling down earlier too)
-Brand new title screen! Text is less spaced out so that I could fit an exclamation mark and CE in the title. @JWinslow23 will be happy about the !

Last Edit: April 13, 2016, 07:55:07 AM by DJ Omnimaga

u/JWinslow23 April 13, 2016, 06:24:29 PM

Oh, trust me, I'm actually very happy with the "!". For an extra challenge, though, try to design a convincing "‽".

* JWinslow23 runs

All jokes aside, this looks WONDERFUL!

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 13, 2016, 06:37:34 PM

Lol I don't think it would be that hard, but it would require modifying the title display routine

Thanks! Also I am sticking to single rectangles for spikes because I want to finish the entire game and ensure that speed remains good. I will only design spike sprites if it doesn't slow the game down too much, same for fishes (if any). Ideally, both of those should be restricted to 3 rectangles each

u/JWinslow23 April 13, 2016, 06:50:26 PM

Thingies are weird and stuff.

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 13, 2016, 06:57:02 PM

I don't get what you mean by your post

u/JWinslow23 April 13, 2016, 06:59:08 PM

Don't you worry, you don't have to. That's the point.

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 13, 2016, 07:01:28 PM

Well, have you seen First Fantasy II map loading? 27 rectangles takes 0.3 seconds to render, hence why I try to keep the amount lower than that in Wal-Rush! CE.

Not to mention the maximum that can be drawn in 1 command is 42 anyway (the answer to life, universe and everything)

u/JWinslow23 April 13, 2016, 07:02:20 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 13, 2016, 07:01:28 PM
Well, have you seen First Fantasy II map loading? 27 rectangles takes 0.3 seconds to render, hence why I try to keep the amount lower than that in Wal-Rush! CE.

Not to mention the maximum that can be drawn in 1 command is 42 anyway (the answer to life, universe and everything)

I get it, I get it. It's absolutely fine, as long as it doesn't take 24 hours to render 1 frame

u/Dream of Omnimaga April 13, 2016, 07:08:32 PM

Indeed. In FFII this is why the entire map is only rendered once entering the dungeon. When you switch to a new room, only the 4 exits are updated. Else it would take 8 seconds to load every room.

Also here are some 3-rectangle fish/spike ideas if I was to improve the other sprite:

The spikes would pretty much be a recolored fish sprite with one of the rectangle being the same color as the background.

u/JWinslow23 April 13, 2016, 07:11:12 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 13, 2016, 07:08:32 PM
Indeed. In FFII this is why the entire map is only rendered once entering the dungeon. When you switch to a new room, only the 4 exits are updated. Else it would take 8 seconds to load every room.

Also here are some 3-rectangle fish/spike ideas if I was to improve the other sprite:

The spikes would pretty much be a recolored fish sprite with one of the rectangle being the same color as the background.

I was thinking something TOTALLY different for the spike (one for "body", and two perpendicular "spikes" going through the center, creating 4 spikey thingies emanating from a thing), but second row is good.