Hylke Bons π₯looking up and loaf mode. π±π
whiskers picked up a power star. π±π
got basic room switching working. the plan is to store only a bump map for each room and decorate on load that so the world can be quite big.
finally got some time again⦠and procrastinating on the hard stuff, so adding different weather effects.
you almost don't see it's part of the cat's face falling from the sky. π
more randomness to the particles. different directions and floatiness.
to save sprite slots I think I'll use about 4 particles with different fixed behaviours. like the ghosts in Pac-Man that look more random and complex than they really are.
already ran into a case where the #GameBoy chip design really shows itself: doing (x % 2) is fine. (x % 3)? MASSIVE slowdown. :)
made a 8x8 pixel font so I can actually get some debug info on the screen. been doing almost without for too long⦠:)
here's a version with the "fat" side of the letter on the right instead. it looks a bit lighter and more playful.
font folks: what's that called?
Jakub Steiner β@hbons in general itβs contrast. Not sure if the asymmetry makes a difference.
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Looks really great! Just the W is unreadable, IMHO.
Looks really great! Just the W is unreadable, IMHO.
@amarok that's the trickiest one... it looks better when in a word. same with M. :)
VΓ‘clav VanΔura@hbons I am sorry to rain on your parade; the thick lines are not generally based on the side where they are but on the direction of the stroke. Imagine you draw with a feather: drawing down makes the stroke thick, up thin. So, for instance, the letter N is thin/thick/thin, and V has a thick left line and a right light line. If you make the lines thick just because the lines on the right hand are wide, the font will look unbalanced.
@hbons That means the letter U should be flipped. I think youβre almost there. Most of the glyphs look great; itβs just minor touches that the font needs. I can help you when I am back from Avatar later today, and I would love to :)
hello world!
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ok, ChatGPT just completely made up a function that doesn't even exist... anyone who can tell me how to change the palette on the window layer, you get to keep your job! :)
bbbbbr@hbons The window shares the same palette as the background
strings in C really are a pain! π± but managed to figure it out eventually.
it can only print a string, or max 2 names/values to the screen. but this will be a huge step up going forward. :)
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Beatscribe@hbons I love this cat
a bit more automated decoration! π‘
when a single block is sticking out of the floor/wall, it has a chance of turning into a chimney/shelf.
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pretty happy with how much atmosphere such small details add. :)
next: windows! anyone remember this?
bunch of Dutch window styles ready. πͺπ
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Jakub Neruda@hbons I love the cat sprite. It is so cute!
@jakub_neruda just wait until I add an animated tail! π
Connor Davies (SirEdav)@hbons This is a nice font. π Too nice to be used just for debug info, haha.
@SirEdav thanks! I'll also use it for some menu stuff. I don't think there's memory for a whole lot of dialogue sadly. :)
@hbons itβs lovely btw.
Β‘a!n@hbons look up table for it?
jonquilborrower@hbons I'd have expected that on just about any older chip, 'x%2' is just a bitwise AND, but for 'x%3' you have to do tricks, if not a full divide
@hbons π π yeah, if using SDCC/GBDK then the compiler knows it can optimize modulo powers of 2 to bitmask operations.
This may not have been true for older sdcc versions, but i haven't checked.