Oh, Nevermind...

Thanks to forum member Andrew77, the collision problem has been solved. You all can stop hunting for any possible bugs in that algorithm, but feel free to join the forum anyway. Me and Andrew need more people to talk to!

Me vs. Collision Detection - Part 2

For the past week or so, I've been struggling with getting collision detection to work properly in SWORDS.

The algorithm I use works like this:

1. Check map for "solid" tiles.

2. Store the solid tiles' coordinates in a structure array.

3. When there's input, check to see if the player sprite will intersect with any solid tiles.

4. If yes, don't move the sprite. If no, move the sprite.

For you programmers out there that might be able to point out any possible errors in the algorithm, leave a comment or drop me a line on the forums.

This Made Me Laugh...

Forums!

The Official Kevlar Games Forum is now live!

You can get there by clicking the link below or by clicking the link on the right (under links).

http://s3.invisionfree.com/Kevlar_Games

Not a whole lot there yet, but hopefully you'll all join up and we can chat in a manner that's a little more sophisticated than the comment pages.

See you there!

Michael Angelo Batio

Amazing...

Updates...

I've been just itching for things to say on here about the new game! I might as well start out by telling you all the temporary name of the game: SWORDS.

You might be wondering, "What person in their right mind would call a game SWORDS if it's about tanks?"

It comes from a modern combat weapon that has been dubbed S.W.O.R.D.S., and you can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWORDS

I also wanted to post a screenshot of the latest build:

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q252/XtrmBean2/SWORDSsshot3.png

Most of the graphics will hopefully be totally different in the final version. As of right now, they're all placeholders.

As far as the programming goes, I've been trying to get the collision detection working properly, but it's been giving me a little bit of trouble. No big deal, though. I've gotten past trickier bugs in the past!

So that's about it. More updates to come!

The New Game

Well, now that KevEngine 2 is totally finished, I'm back to writing actual gameplay code! Because I've changed the game's design a little bit, I feel like I should write something here.

While nothing is totally written in stone, I'm changing the idea of the game being a multi-directional shooter to a vertical shooter. I was playing through Raptor: Call of the Shadows and Demonstar the other day and I decided to have a go at doing another vertical shooter. The game is still centered on the idea of modern tank combat and will still feature multiplayer.

I'll keep you posted!

Happy Halloween!

Ok, I know it's a day late, but I couldn't post yesterday, since I was setting things up for trick or treaters and I was also helping my uncle clean his basement after his sewage backed up. Eww!

Anyway, hope ya'll had a fun Halloween and didn't get too much toilet paper on your property!