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**JustChris** · 11-02-2006, 10:17 PM

For those of you that have tried my recently released Pick-o-Mania, that's just the beginning of it. I have since then fixed up some display and movement bugs.

But more importantly, further versions will be called BoomBlocks, which will play like the PS2 action-puzzler Bombastic. I have NEVER played this game actually, only read about it from reviews. So it's very possible that my game will have altered rules.

You roll the dice around the board to group together the same number that's facing on top. To clear them, you must group 2 of 2, 3 of 3, etc. Chain more dice together for bigger combos. Clear the board as much as possible because more dice will be falling from above. The game is over when the whole board fills up with dice, or when time runs out (there will be several game modes).

That's the basic idea for this game. I pretty much have 80% of the graphics code done, and now mainly working on the code that actually make the game rules work.

**Anti-QuickJay** · 11-02-2006, 10:19 PM

Hope you get it 3D, That will rock!

**%chrono trigger%** · 11-02-2006, 10:19 PM

thats sounds great good luck and glad to see people who dont just release stuff to get dev status

**pspcoder05** · 11-03-2006, 03:15 AM

This is great man. 3D will be cool!

**JustChris** · 11-04-2006, 07:54 PM

Here's a pic of my progress so far.

That's a red cursor, on top of blocks that have transparent sides, just for testing the transparent blending features.

I've been debugging like crazy. Getting the camera views and object positions looking right has been tough!

Lastly, I gotta thank skistovel for his PSPGU tutorials. I'm getting used to working with PSPGU more now. It's really a lot like OpenGL, but for the PSP.

**Anti-QuickJay** · 11-04-2006, 07:59 PM

So far, So good!

**Ravine** · 11-04-2006, 08:52 PM

Thats one shmexy looking screen shot you have there. Keep up the great work!

**JustChris** · 11-10-2006, 09:13 PM

I cleaned up a bunch of code so that it is easier to make the rules of the game work. Still working on the rules part for now.

**Anti-QuickJay** · 11-10-2006, 09:24 PM

Like the screen! Keep up the good work!

**SG57** · 11-10-2006, 10:10 PM

justchris - i love opengl/pspgl... Think its worth it to convert? I justhope its not so much a challenge as it was to learn opengl. I use pspgl personally. Im fine with a smaller framerate for easier/less coding.

**JustChris** · 11-10-2006, 11:16 PM

Personally, I use PSPGL for 2D stuff, but for this game I'm using GU. It's very similar to set things up since PSPGL is just a wrapper for GU. I have the big red book for OpenGL reference so doing graphics for PSP is a lot easier.

But I'm still having problems with lighting

If I could do things like lights and shadows it would look so much cooler.

**SG57** · 11-10-2006, 11:17 PM

Consult Insomniac197 (?) for lighting as well as the stencil buffer for reflections.

**Insert_Witty_Name** · 11-11-2006, 09:50 AM

Ask away for anything you need to know JustChris.

It's looking really well

**JustChris** · 04-23-2007, 09:21 PM

Wow, I leave this board for a few months and someone actually made a game like the one I was planning (HexAxis) and wow- it's even better than what I could've done!

11-02-2006, 10:17 PM	#1
JustChris Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Trader Feedback: 0	[Preview] BoomBlocks 3D For those of you that have tried my recently released Pick-o-Mania, that's just the beginning of it. I have since then fixed up some display and movement bugs. But more importantly, further versions will be called BoomBlocks, which will play like the PS2 action-puzzler Bombastic. I have NEVER played this game actually, only read about it from reviews. So it's very possible that my game will have altered rules. You roll the dice around the board to group together the same number that's facing on top. To clear them, you must group 2 of 2, 3 of 3, etc. Chain more dice together for bigger combos. Clear the board as much as possible because more dice will be falling from above. The game is over when the whole board fills up with dice, or when time runs out (there will be several game modes). That's the basic idea for this game. I pretty much have 80% of the graphics code done, and now mainly working on the code that actually make the game rules work. Last edited by JustChris; 11-10-2006 at 09:19 PM..

11-02-2006, 10:19 PM	#3
%chrono trigger% Look at my user title :p Join Date: Feb 2006 Real First Name: Dave Location: Texas Just Played: Banjo Kazooie Posts: 1,178 Trader Feedback: 0	thats sounds great good luck and glad to see people who dont just release stuff to get dev status __________________ ********, ******** :p http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6...boysfanij8.gif

11-04-2006, 07:54 PM	#5
JustChris Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Trader Feedback: 0	Here's a pic of my progress so far. That's a red cursor, on top of blocks that have transparent sides, just for testing the transparent blending features. I've been debugging like crazy. Getting the camera views and object positions looking right has been tough! Lastly, I gotta thank skistovel for his PSPGU tutorials. I'm getting used to working with PSPGU more now. It's really a lot like OpenGL, but for the PSP. Last edited by JustChris; 11-04-2006 at 08:12 PM..

11-04-2006, 08:52 PM	#7
Ravine 100% Pure Awesome Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 508 Trader Feedback: 0	Thats one shmexy looking screen shot you have there. Keep up the great work! __________________

11-10-2006, 10:10 PM	#10
SG57 ...in a dream... Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,957 Trader Feedback: 0	justchris - i love opengl/pspgl... Think its worth it to convert? I justhope its not so much a challenge as it was to learn opengl. I use pspgl personally. Im fine with a smaller framerate for easier/less coding. __________________ ...you'll never know what it's like... spending your whole life in a dream... Launch a Kitten out of a Cannon and win real cash! Checkout my newly updated site for all my projects (Kitten Cannon, BOXHEAD, Light Cycle 3D)

11-02-2006, 10:19 PM	#2
Anti-QuickJay lol Join Date: Aug 2006 Real First Name: Robert Location: Whittier, CA Just Played: Madden 10 Posts: 5,791 Trader Feedback: 0	Hope you get it 3D, That will rock!

11-03-2006, 03:15 AM	#4
pspcoder05 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 167 Trader Feedback: 0	This is great man. 3D will be cool!

11-04-2006, 07:59 PM	#6
Anti-QuickJay lol Join Date: Aug 2006 Real First Name: Robert Location: Whittier, CA Just Played: Madden 10 Posts: 5,791 Trader Feedback: 0	So far, So good!

11-10-2006, 09:13 PM	#8
JustChris Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Trader Feedback: 0	I cleaned up a bunch of code so that it is easier to make the rules of the game work. Still working on the rules part for now.

11-10-2006, 09:24 PM	#9
Anti-QuickJay lol Join Date: Aug 2006 Real First Name: Robert Location: Whittier, CA Just Played: Madden 10 Posts: 5,791 Trader Feedback: 0	Like the screen! Keep up the good work!

11-10-2006, 11:16 PM	#11
JustChris Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Trader Feedback: 0	Personally, I use PSPGL for 2D stuff, but for this game I'm using GU. It's very similar to set things up since PSPGL is just a wrapper for GU. I have the big red book for OpenGL reference so doing graphics for PSP is a lot easier. But I'm still having problems with lighting If I could do things like lights and shadows it would look so much cooler.

11-10-2006, 11:17 PM	#12
SG57 ...in a dream... Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,957 Trader Feedback: 0	Consult Insomniac197 (?) for lighting as well as the stencil buffer for reflections. __________________ ...you'll never know what it's like... spending your whole life in a dream... Launch a Kitten out of a Cannon and win real cash! Checkout my newly updated site for all my projects (Kitten Cannon, BOXHEAD, Light Cycle 3D)

04-23-2007, 09:21 PM	#14
JustChris Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 206 Trader Feedback: 0	Wow, I leave this board for a few months and someone actually made a game like the one I was planning (HexAxis) and wow- it's even better than what I could've done!

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