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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Still Considering Darkbasic .. Last Question (Radar)

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 01:54
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In DarkBasic Is It Possable To Make Radar.. Like On The Heads Up Display. That Shows Enemy Position And Their Field Of Vision (Like Metal Gear Solid) If So How Complicated Would It Be

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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 01:59
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The radar to show the enemies would not be hard, but the field of vision would be a little tougher. It is very do-able though. DB is very flexible. It is not if DB can do it, it's if you can do it. I believe the CodeBase has a sample code of a radar...

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 02:24 Edited at: 15th Aug 2004 02:28
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Great... Yeah I Always Wanted To Make A Game Like Metal Gear. Dont Worry I Dont Expect To Be Able To do All This Right Away. I Know My Share Of QBasic So I Have A Start On Text.. Maybe Ill Make A 2D Game With Radar And Stuff... Although I Do Have A Concept On Field Of Vision.. Maybe If You Attach A Big Triangular Shaped Model Then Made It Transparent. And If You Collide With It He Notices You .. Thats Probably The Way It Works.. But I Dont Know
Aha then Maybe You Could Get The Position Of The Triangle Thing And Put It Up As A Big Triangle
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someone namedlink
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 04:04
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I really suggest that you program in DB. I used to program in other languages espacially in DIV. I'm only programming in DBP for a few weeks now and I find it a very good program. Compared to DIV, it is very good at graphics and visual effects. On the other hand is DIV better in programming enemys etc. But I really suggest DBP!

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 04:19
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Great Its On The Way should I Buy Light And DBC At The Same Time So I Can Use Lite Untill I Get DB? In The Post.. Its Like 3 Weeks To Deliver
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Peter H
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 04:46
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get DBPro

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Cant Afford It
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Sir Spaghetti Code
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Can you get DarkBasic Light? It's just $14.99/9.99GBP. Then, later, when you get some money, you could get the DBL to DBC upgrade kit!

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Dgamer
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You shouldve waited to get more money for DBP, theres a big difference.

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 07:02
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Margh I Didnt Order Anything Yet Im Gonna Buy Lite And DBC At The Same Time (I Think I Can Afford It Havent Checked) That way i can use it while i wait
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BearCDPOLD
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 13:38
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Ummm......
Seriously. You'll see all sorts of cool games coming out, Doom3, Halo2 (pardon the game list, I'm an FPS addict), and you'll see all sorts of cool graphical effects. You'll post in the DB board, "Is such and such an effect possible in DB?" and people will say, "No, but in DBPro you just......."

If that doesn't bother you, then it's worth going cheap so you can spend your money on other game dev tools.

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Hell Dragonz43
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Posted: 15th Aug 2004 13:42 Edited at: 15th Aug 2004 13:42
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Look at the features list to compare the 2.

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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Posted: 16th Aug 2004 23:37 Edited at: 17th Aug 2004 07:45
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Well I Ordered Light And It Should Be Sent to Me Within 48 Hours.
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BCRICH WARLOCK
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Yah I Got It Time To Get Started.. What Tutorial Should I Start With I Have A Bit O E... sorry keep forgetting to not type like that anyway i have a bit of experience with qbasic i know the print input goto color screen mostly just the basics. If anyone could point me at a tutorial that would be great.

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