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2D All the way! / Relaxing animation

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old rinkly
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Posted: 15th Oct 2007 01:25
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Never uploaded anything before, so I hope this is OK.
This was done a while ago.
The picture was done by another artist, sorry,don't know name.
I cut out parts as sprites to give a 3D effect.
Used Poser to make the Dolphin Anims.
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old rinkly
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Posted: 16th Oct 2007 21:24
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Er!!! Does it run OK on your computer ? or is there any errors ?.
Unless someone says something, I'll never know.
? :-|

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Scraggle
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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 14:34
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It runs fine on my machine

I had a look at your code and I think you would benefit from taking a look at arrays. You could have reduced your workload tenfold. It's not a critisism because the code works, it is a suggestion to save you time and effort on future projects.



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old rinkly
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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 22:20
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Thanks Scraggle, your remarks are appreciated.
I was begining to think I had made an error in uploading or something.
All the way back to Amos, I have never got my head arround arrays and of course as you say my code is long winded.
I think it's time I did something about it.
Once again, Thanks

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Scraggle
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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 12:36
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Actually it's not just the use of arrays that could save you time and effort. A few simple for...next loops would help a lot too.

For example this section of your code:


Could be reduced to:




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LBFN
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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 14:45
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It runs on my machine fine, too. The graphics look cool, did you draw those yourself? The coding could definitely use some optimizing as Scraggle said. Do you intend to make this into a screen saver? Maybe you could scale the dolphin sprites to give a perception of depth. They do seem a little small.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 18:53
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Ahh yes ....

So, you need one extra line. Still a lot less.





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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 22:20
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Thanks for the advice etc...I was trying to arrange the priorities so the Dolphins would pass in front and behind the flower and the craft to give a 3D effect,for the same reason I made the Dolphins in the distance, a little smaller.
I will do some larger for the very forground and see what it looks like.
I did toy with the idea of a screen saver but have no idea how to do it...Anyone who wishes to do this is welcome.
By the way I forgot to mention, when I make the sprite sheets, I use "GlueIT" by <yves_plouffe@yahoo.ca>. VERY good and simple.
Once again thanks from this old codger.

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Posted: 19th Oct 2007 00:31
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One thing I like about it is the effort put into the graphics. As you say in the subject line it is relaxing.
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Posted: 12th Dec 2007 17:12
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To turn a exe into a screen saver just change the .exe to .scr.

I keep runing nowhere fast!
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Mortus
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Posted: 15th Dec 2007 02:38
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Thanks for that information! i had no idea it was that simple to make a screensaver!

also.... I am amazed you pulled that together without arrays or for - next loops!

Unfortunatly i have no good works because i often get side tracked... like right now...
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Looks good, mate. Just fix the source with the for loops, etc, and it will be prime for a screen saver, or whatever you had in mind for it!

If you have X-ray vision, can you see through your own eyelids?
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