[WIP] Arkanoid Deluxe

[dan369]

Oh then i have no idea. What is done on your next release? and maybe there is a way you could send it via ps3 to someone to zip?

NI tbh i don't have a crapstation 3 :)

You don't seriously think the ps3 is crap? to you..

[PSProgramer]

haha *sniff* *sniff* do I smell a console war starting?????? I hope not. . .

[xXChromeXx]

Graphics have been Improved Thanks to PSProgramer


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haha *sniff* *sniff* do I smell a console war starting?????? I hope not. . .

Not in my thread.

[PSProgramer]

lol you don't need anymore graphics do you??? I can create like a spacey background if you want. . .

[xXChromeXx]

lol you don't need anymore graphics do you??? I can create like a spacey background if you want. . .

Sure if its not to much trouble. Also could you make a paddle double the length of the first one.

[PSProgramer]

ok I'll do them tommorow though cause right now I busy. . .

[Mraellis]

Spacey background please! :)

Lol.

Glad Gfx are updated. New screenies asap :P

Not console war. I have mixed feelings for the Ps3. Its bad in UK but Ok in the Usa. I will warm to it once i get 4 usbs and backwards compatibility and more decent games (LBP :O). :)

[xXChromeXx]

ok I'll do them tommorow though cause right now I busy. . .

@PSProgramer: Thanks
@mraellis: One sec for the screenshots.

[PSProgramer]

lol y 4 usbs?? it's not like you need them for controllers, all are wireless, so you can currently have 7 people tops right now. . . . and new 80 GB I think has better backwadz, but anywho I have some ideas for the backgrouns that chould be cool

[xXChromeXx]

lol y 4 usbs?? it's not like you need them for controllers, all are wireless, so you can currently have 7 people tops right now. . . . and new 80 GB I think has better backwadz, but anywho I have some ideas for the backgrouns that chould be cool

(PM them to me)


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Here is a Screenshot with the updated graphics

[Mraellis]

New ball is needed.

I want 4 usbs because we derserve the same lol. New 80gb doesn't have extra BC and Hmm like the ball the lives needs better gfx and rotating.

Why 7 and not 8? makes no sense...

And cool make that bg boy! lol

P.s i am on laptop and about to send you what i think was a complete chapter 1.

[xXChromeXx]

New ball is needed.

I want 4 usbs because we derserve the same lol. New 80gb doesn't have extra BC and Hmm like the ball the lives needs better gfx and rotating.

Why 7 and not 8? makes no sense...

And cool make that bg boy! lol

P.s i am on laptop and about to send you what i think was a complete chapter 1.

Is it possible to rotate text in Lua? If so do you know how?

Im pretty sure you can have 8 controllers

PSProgramer can you make the ball look like the other pictures?

[TurtlesPwn]

There's a hackaround way you could use to do it if you need to do it but there's no easy built in way. If you need to print sideways I could make a demo of that hackaround.

[xXChromeXx]

There's a hackaround way you could use to do it if you need to do it but there's no easy built in way. If you need to print sideways I could make a demo of that hackaround.

I would appreciate that

[TurtlesPwn]

Does it need to have rotations for reading from the left or right or only from the left or both of those plus upside down? Also, does it need to be able to have various different colors or just 1? And would you rather it uses a chunk of memory and some CPU or a little bit of memory and a good bit of CPU?

[Mraellis]

Flaming heck... its only rotating some text. :o

Maybe not have us turn the psp on its side... its sucks like that anyway.

Spoiler for Cough:

breakout

... Arkanoid would look just as fine going proper on the psp. :)

And saves all this rotating hassle and allows for bigger "levels". :ROFL:

[xXChromeXx]

Does it need to have rotations for reading from the left or right or only from the left or both of those plus upside down? Also, does it need to be able to have various different colors or just 1? And would you rather it uses a chunk of memory and some CPU or a little bit of memory and a good bit of CPU?

I need it so that if the psp is held with the dpad pointing down the text will be readable from left to right. Just white. Whatever is more efficient.

Thanks Again
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Flaming heck... its only rotating some text. :o

Maybe not have us turn the psp on its side... its sucks like that anyway.

Spoiler for Cough:

breakout

... Arkanoid would look just as fine going proper on the psp. :)

And saves all this rotating hassle and allows for bigger "levels". :ROFL:

The distance from the top is much less and if I used the whole screen it would be much, much harder to play.

[Mraellis]

Not really it wouldn't. It would be nice having the wide screen instead of a little thing... and it would be faster paced and more fun knowing it didn't go up far. Play space invaders extreme for a weird but good in a way example. That is brill so imagine it for breakout/Arkanoid. Youtube it if needed

[xXChromeXx]

Not really it wouldn't. It would be nice having the wide screen instead of a little thing... and it would be faster paced and more fun knowing it didn't go up far. Play space invaders extreme for a weird but good in a way example. That is brill so imagine it for breakout/Arkanoid. Youtube it if needed

I might add it in the future as an extra mode XD

[Mraellis]

Lol right.

If changing a bit of dam text though will take up much memory/cpu then i wouldn't bother doing it though myself. :S

[TurtlesPwn]

function generateSidewaysCharacters(textColor)
	sidewaysCharacters = {}
	local currentChar = Image.createEmpty(8,8)
	local currentColor = textColor
	for i = 1, 255 do
		currentChar:clear()
		currentChar:print(0,0,(string.char(i)),textColor)
		sidewaysCharacters[i] = Image.createEmpty(8,8)
		for x = 0, 7 do
			for y = 0, 7 do
				currentColor = currentChar:pixel(x,y)
				sidewaysCharacters[i]:pixel(7-y,x,currentColor)
			end
		end
	end
end

function printSideways(x,y,text,target)
	target = target or screen
	for i = 1, string.len(text) do
		target:blit(x,y+((i-1)*8),sidewaysCharacters[string.byte(text,i)])
	end
end


--in loading call:
generateSidewaysCharacters(theColorYouWantSidewaysPrintsToBeIn)

--to print, call:
printSideways(x,y,text,thingToPrintOnWhichDefaultsToScreenIfYouDontPutAnythingThere)

Untested, it should work but knowing me it very well might have some stupid little bug in it.

[xXChromeXx]

Lol right.

If changing a bit of dam text though will take up much memory/cpu then i wouldn't bother doing it though myself. :S

It probably won't take up to much.

Also any ideas on features I should add to the game?
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TurtlesPwn thanks again

[Mraellis]

Meh play a few versions of Arkanoid and breakout and you will have loads of ideas yourself.

I tbh will happily criticise it and give suggestions when its out but before that point i can never be bothered lol.

Once you have a demo and a good start and i get some time i will try to think of some things but like i said on the first line. Play the games your copying and you'll be full of ideas. :)

P.s I am off to bed.. I am to tired and drunk to type something without taking over 5 minutes fixing errors.

[TurtlesPwn]

Test it out and tell me if it works or not real quick please.....

[xXChromeXx]

Test it out and tell me if it works or not real quick please.....

It says error attempt to index field 'char' (a function value)

[TurtlesPwn]

edited code, try that

[PSProgramer]

hey yeah sorry parrently I didn't add the finished layer to the ball, my bad, I'll give that to you tommorow with the background

[xXChromeXx]

edited code, try that

It say s error argument was incorrect.


on this line: rotatedImgixel(8-j,i,sidewaysCharacters[i]ixel(i,j))

[TurtlesPwn]

try again, new code

[xXChromeXx]

try again, new code

Same line still incorrect