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demons breath
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 00:40 Edited at: 18th Dec 2009 00:41
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Laz - I'd say it'd look better with the tongue in, but that might just be because I'm used to him with some tongue going on...

EDIT: Also didn't realise that was a hundred-mark thingummy. I might have hovered for a bit instead of giving away those points willy-nilly if I'd known what a significant landmark they were to be.

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lil marioman
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At least you weren't AFK when the points were given.

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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demons breath
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You poor soul. My heart goes out to you in your time of need... Stepping away for the computer for a brief moment, that which mattered most to you was cruelly snatched away...

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lil marioman
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Touching.
Oh drats, it's dinner time. Eighty more people will probably get points before I return.

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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thenerd
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i'd say 2 just to contradict you.

i don't even know what you were talking about...

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demons breath
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Nor do I really.

I'm going to watch Jack Frost now. Yay.

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Venge
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 00:57
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Editor passed 2,000 lines today, with the addition/fixing of the grouping functions. I feel accomplished.

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lazerus
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well now im on zero stim , the point at which all caffieen and food stuffs have been broken down. Its like a lacadazical phase of the night. And it always happens about 12.

sleep now, sleep for the strength.

-con


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thenerd
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 01:08
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sleepy time for me too.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 01:08 Edited at: 18th Dec 2009 01:09
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hahahahahe;foasdf;l




Hmm, it appears as though I was quite eager in earning points. Oh well.

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Venge
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Aha. I have subjugated the exuberant cheesepastry, whilst espying the cynosure of the online thesaurus.

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demons breath
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 02:29
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I am the Wizard of Blizzard!

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 02:49
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The great pet walrus
Jump to about 6:00 through the video. That is where its from.
He REALLY says "I am the dread pirate Roberts!" but it sounds like "I am the great pet walrus!"

So what if I talk to myself? Its the only way i can have an intelligent conversation around here.
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demons breath
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 02:52
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I see what you mean now actually - never noticed that before haha.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 03:37
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Miracle Max: It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.

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Venge
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:06
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This statement is neither true or false.


Take that, paradox.

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AndrewT
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:17
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Paradox says...

Quote: "This statement is neither true nor false."


Take that, Venge!

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Venge
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:18
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Isn't neither-nor a double negative though?

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:19
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This statement is a hippogriff.

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lil marioman
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:19
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Quote: "This statement is a hippogriff."


Oh really, now?

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:23
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ya rly!

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:25
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SONOFAGLITCH, I LOST MY CHANCE FOR POINTS!!!

That's what I get for programming. Pfft.

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lil marioman
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:26
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Quote: "That's what I get for programming. Pfft."


It's worth it. As long as you got something done. Which I hope you did. Or else you'd be as bad as I am. And I'm bad.

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:27
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I got my saving routine done. Well, almost, just need to add two more for-next loops and I'll be done.

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lil marioman
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:28
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Well, what are you waiting for?
Besides, it's not like there are going to be more chances for points anytime soon.

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:29
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CHEEEEEESE!
cheese is sooo sexy. especially yellow cheese.

Now, cheesecake, the mutant offspring of cheese... Not so much.

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Yodaman Jer
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my brain got fried. So I'm taking a break.

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Venge
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It happens. I hardly got anything done today on my editor, besides "finishing" the grouping button. There is still the issue of not preserving rotation when multi-selecting, but I think I'll leave it. The main reason I added multiselection is for building walls easier, and most of the time, the bricks in a wall face the same direction. So now I can move on to ....

I don't remember. *blogspot*

Oh yea. the load object interface. Big 'un.


But anyway, today was very unproductive. I watched "The Final Destination," which was identical to the other three and totally not worth 9 HDMT points, and then watched "The X-Files: I Want To Believe" from our DVD stash. Now I plan to watch Kung-Fu Panda and go to bed. Maybe I will do something tomorrow, or the next day, or the next five weeks of Christmas break.


Maybe.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 04:52 Edited at: 18th Dec 2009 04:52
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points y'all.

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Omega gamer 89
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MOOOOOO! Shut it!

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Neuro Fuzzy
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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 18th Dec 2009 06:10
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ACCKK!!

I have a slight issue...

I have two different platform models the user can create in my editor. I need to figure out how to write the correct model to the level file, so that the program doesn't load just one type of model. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS. Do I use an array and assign a variable from said array to a loaded model and somehow loop through all objects to see if the variable equals 0 or 1, and somehow save that to the file?

As I write this, I may have just gotten an idea.




And as I say that, I lose the idea. I think I need a break....

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Venge
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I just save the filename as a string... Or if you insist on encrypting your files somehow, then use a string array. Each number you write to the level file refers to an index in the array that contains the correct filename string.

dim ObjName(10) as string
ObjName(1) = "Block1.x"
ObjName(2) = "OtherBlock.x"

Then, in your loading code (you were using floats, right?):

read float 1, Name1
....

for i=1 to 10
if Name1 = i
load object ObjName(i), blah, blah, blah
next i

Of course, that for loop would probably be nested in another, which loops through an array of names loaded from the file and sets up their data. Or, you could have a loop around the entire data-reading bit, and not have any need for the loaded names to be in an array, just the reference list you're comparing them to.

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Yodaman Jer
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I just can't figure out how to assign a value (either a 1 or 2 or perhaps 0 or 1) to a newly created object. Basically I need something like this:



Where BlockType is the variable that will determine which object to load when the level data is read into the final game engine. I just can't for the life of me figure out how to do this! Even with arrays, it seems like I just can't do it. Every time I would create a new object, "BlockType" would get overwritten and would do nothing for me, except load the completely wrong object. And I can't use arrays, because if I deleted an object then the array value would get all messed up. Blargh.

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Venge
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Ah. Maybe try user-defined types? That way, you can store all the information related to an object in one place, rather than using arrays.

type Block
Filename$ as string
ObjectNum as integer
Blocktype as integer
XPos as float
....
endtype

Then set up an array of these objects that can easily be parsed through when adding or removing objects.

dim ObjectList(100) as Block



And basically reversed for the remove object function, setting all these variables to 0 so that a new object can be loaded in its place.

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Yodaman Jer
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Why Venge, that seems entirely worth it to try out! Not tonight though, since I'm pretty tired and my brain feels fried. Bleh.

Thanks!

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I was getting fed up of some objects, ect causing darkbasic and my editor to crash, so i've spent all morning making a darkbasic compatibility checker to add into my editor, Never again will my editor crash if you pick a 3DS File which darkbasic wont load, or a file with an error in it, I even added a reusable progress window for when its doing lenthy tasks like loading\saving objects\level

On the other hand, other than this, i spent all night debugging again, i've got a list of problems to sort out

Everyone Be Cool, You, Be Cool.

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Omega gamer 89
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Click me if you DARE!
Hooray for ransom BLEEEEEEP

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Well, long day.

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Yodaman Jer
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Well...uhh....

I think this whole programming my own level editor thing has shown me I am not supposed to be a programmer. Sure, I'm okay at programming, but I certainly can't picture myself ever doing this for a career. For my hobby, sure.

Video editing it is then. Career chosen.

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Yea me neith'. Plus a lot of programming careers are in C++, which I am slightly knowledgeable in (I much prefer the OOP aspect, anyway) but would have some difficulty making an actual game with it. I tried making a game engine once in C++, following a book and all, but that never quite worked out.

Animation it is then. Career chosen, years ago.

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Yodaman Jer
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Animation sounds like a blast. I've always wanted to try my hand at 2D animation and make a small cartoon, it would be a lot of fun.

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Quote: "Isn't neither-nor a double negative though?"


http://hubpages.com/hub/Grammar_Mishaps__Neither-Nor_and_Either-Or

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I meant 3D animation for film, preferably Pixar. I have tried neither 2D animation nor drawing, though I will in the coming years of college. Next semester I have drawing and photography.

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This whole programming thing probably ain't for me either. Not because I can't do it, but because I have the imagination of an ant and the concentration span of a fish.
Ah well, performing it is then.

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We spend half our lives in our own mind, what distinguishes itself from reality? The ideal of true freedom, we create our deepest desires for us to live out. Though there is a problem, we are not perfect. You fear to gaze upon what your mind has wrought together becoming torn between the fleeting dream and reality. You cower from it, your very creations scare you and so you purge the new life from your minds, bleeding them bone and sinew. You create your darkest fears anew into physical shards. These shards have only one purpose, to bring forth the calamity and brake both worlds as one.
That is, unfortunate for me
My name is Lazerus, 2nd born Night keeper, I am the one who cleans up your mess.

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I think shes happy...


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God, it's like the scribblings on the wall of an insane person's ward.

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I fail to see the problem...


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I don't either ... but I just like lurking. [/random]

"I'll work on my maps for my game... later." Procrastination - It's friggin' awesome.

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