making a preloader? - GameCreators Forum

Author

Message

Zotoaster

20

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 20th Dec 2004

Location: Scotland

Posted: 7th May 2005 17:57

Link

how would you make a preloader for your game that actually waits for it to load? not juist says "loading"

"Well, if he dies, it'll teach him not to do it again." - Me

Back to top

Profile PM Email

Link102

20

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 1st Dec 2004

Location: On your head, weeeeee!

Posted: 7th May 2005 20:36

Link

You mean a barr that fills up during the loading? There aren't many (none?) around becouse dark basic doesn't load that much.

I gues you need to put a code in between the loading commands that signals to the barr to fill up a bit. You could also put in some fancy panced animation into it.

I wouldn't know how to make the barr increase during one loading command

please reply

Back to top

Profile PM

Zotoaster

20

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 20th Dec 2004

Location: Scotland

Posted: 7th May 2005 21:21

Link

well, it does load on big programmes, like sometimes you have the backdrop and just a wireframe matrix there, and it looks pugly

"Well, if he dies, it'll teach him not to do it again." - Me

Back to top

Profile PM Email

Jack

20

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 4th Oct 2004

Location: [Germany]

Posted: 7th May 2005 23:54

Link

I know it

load bitmap "thepic.jeg/bmp/png etc.."

then create a sprite (sprite 1,300,300,1)
then put this after each loaded object
stretch sprite 1, 5, 10
then after the next object
stretch sprite 1, 5, 20
then after the next object
stretch sprite 1, 5, 30

etc...

Download Desert Dead DBCFPS at http:\\www.onlineartsgames.de

Back to top

Profile PM Email Website

Zotoaster

20

Years of Service

User Offline

Joined: 20th Dec 2004

Location: Scotland

Posted: 8th May 2005 00:36

Link

ahhh, good one jack, this should help!