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The 20 Line Challenge / More ripples!

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The Darthster
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2003 15:12 Edited at: 23rd Sep 2003 20:24
Yes! The ripples return! What's different this time round is that I'm using a tiled plain created using a memblock, and with slightly curved normals. This allows me to apply sphere mapping with a constantly changing coloured texture to make the ripples look even cooler than before! Memblock meshes need a lot of setting up and manipulating, so I'm amazed I managed to stuff the whole lot into 20 lines exactly, it was originally about 250 lines. Btw I'm still keeping to the '5 commands per line' rule because I like a challenge . Watch the code get completely messed up because of my comparison operators. You can download a .zip file containing the exe here:

http://www.mikeyben.org/darkb/ripples20.zip

Oh, there aren't any lights this time round because the effect looks cool enough on its own, and there wasn't any space to add more commands.



Your comments please!

EDIT: this won't work in dbc, because of the long lines
EDIT: added screenshot

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Hamish McHaggis
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2003 19:10
Nice, a bit slow on my computer but still cool. The matrix versions ripples looked smoother, but memblock manipulation is a really cool way of doing it.

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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2003 22:08
very nice! it does look abit rough at certain points but alot of the time its stunning!


PiratSS
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2003 23:46
Wow, that's much better then your old one(but where are the coloured lights!)

Red_Eye was right, it does look rought around the corners.

I would sure that this would be a winner, too bad you already won

Cheers.

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Flashing Blade
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Posted: 23rd Sep 2003 12:53
Darthster - IMHO u one of the very top coders on this site. You should do a kick arse tech demo for DBpro.
Hamish McHaggis
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Posted: 25th Sep 2003 19:05 Edited at: 25th Sep 2003 19:05
Quote: "I would sure that this would be a winner, too bad you already won"


You were saying?

Brains are for idiots.

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Mattman
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 00:44
lol

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Preston C
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Posted: 26th Sep 2003 04:27
Wow, thats neat, that'd make a good screensaver


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