Pocket Burning Sand (Open Source)

[colin9876]

Yes basically I said to AG that I wanted to be able to adjust the library. I had been trying to cram the c# code into the midway C file produced by v6, but he said it would be much better to download SharpDevelopment or something and do it properly.

Have u got Visual Sudio 2005 - its free I believe. Im just going to google this SharpDevelopment.
We need that so I can put the rules code into the library

Edit- an u do me a favour and find the C code for MicroBurningSand, its only 10lines of C and its posted on the BS website somewhere. Then can u post it here - I want to look at it?

[neilnapier]

When you say that the libraries don't get any faster do yo umean that the FPS aren't any faster in the new BASIC.

Also didn't he say that you can't make dlls for PPC with the studio. Yes I belive I have it somewhere.

[neilnapier]

Here is microsand.

EDIT: oops wrong one.

#include <SDL/SDL.h> 
int main(int,char**){SDL_Surface*s=SDL_SetVideoMode(640,480,8,0);SDL_Event e; 
int r,u,x,y,a=-1,b,h=s->h,z=s->pitch,q[]={0,r=91,u=140,200};Uint8*o,*p=(Uint8*) 
s->pixels+z;SDL_WM_SetCaption("MicroSand 2 by Max Nagl",0);while(!SDL_Flip(s)) 
{for(x=0;++x<s->w;p[x-z]=p[(h-2)*z+x]=1);for(o=p+(h-2)*z;--o>p;){if(*o-200)if 
((*o>(b=*(o+z)))&&((r*=5)%((*o-b)/5+2)>5)){*(o+z)=*o;*o=b-1?b:0;}else if((b=*o) 
>*(o+(y=1))&&((r*=7)%97)>1||b>*(o+(y=a))){*o=*(o+y);*(o+y)=b-1?b:0;}}while( 
SDL_PollEvent(&e)){switch(e.type){case 2:u=q[e.key.keysym.sym%4];break;case 12: 
return 0;case 4:case 5:SDL_MouseMotionEvent m=e.motion;for(y=m.y-9;y++<m.y+9&& 
m.state;)for(x=m.x-9;x++<m.x+9;)if((x>a)*(x<s->w)*(y>a)*(y<h))p[y*z+x]=u;}}}}

[colin9876]

Thanks - thing is we need C for some of this because basic uses strings to store variables. So numbers like px,py,pcolor etc all get changed to strings and back again and thats delay we cant afford.
We need fast number crunching for the main engine loop

Ive just downloaded SharpDevelop. Its free. U get it too? Lets have a pay around with it and chat in a day or so.

[neilnapier]

Don't you think it would help if I knew any C coding whatsoever?

If you give me the coding I will download it and use it as long as it has a decent understandable UI.

I have only ever used the basic languages and I am sure they are very different by looking at comparisons on the net.

Sometimes the line and circle pen changes after clicking on liquids to solids.

EDIT: how did you get it if it is for desktop comuters only?

[colin9876]

Theres a laptop I can use, still its not easy as a) Vista annoys me & b)I have to use my phone as a modem and it downloads at about 1k a minute. This Sharp thing is over 8Megs, it may take me all night!

[neilnapier]

Perhaps you should buy yourself some broadband then.

Lol.

[neilnapier]

Has it downloaded yet... lol?

Also just to give you some information about things that, once MiniBS is complete, can still be worked on. There is bias in BS which causes things to expand at different speeds. BS updates from top to bottom and therefore never makes a pefecrt expanding circle.

Also a glitch that has been noticed on many sand games that are in early stages is that when something like

Interaction Fish Water Water Fish 1000

is written then the fish have bias so that they fall to the bottom or rise to the top but instead they should split up in many different directions.

[colin9876]

no, it didnt download properly but I had more luck with C# express 2008 but that doesnt allow dlls
Also I downloaded VisualBasic2008, its actually quite fast but Microsoft have managed to make that more complicated than VB6, u have to define a graphics class to just draw a line! Basic4ppc is definately more user firendly.

I watched some youtube videos yesterday, carbombs, burning Homer, electricity generator ... I can see now all the things that can be done by mods.

Anyway need to sort out how to rewrite this lib, I realise now there are some more speed increases possible but I need to be able to adjust the C#

[neilnapier]

Merry Xmas everyone!!! Tomorrow I should be getting a BASIC4PPC licence.

How would it be possible to load and save sandboxes?

That thing that I used before to save it worked but the images weren't loadable on a PPC. We could load the image into the fore or background easily but getting liquids and gases to move might be difficult.