SHADOWSTORM

[Radical Pi]

Hey! I was just introduced to the fabulous world of calcs, and learned some TI-BASIC: enough to release my first game, SHADOWSTORM!
It will be a large maze with 11 levels, each with 120 ASCII screens. If my 84+SE is working right that should be around 1320 total screens
If anyone can externally make some maps (Microsoft Excel, etc) that would be very helpfull.
With that in mind, this seems to be aimed at the silvers

[Rhynomite]

OK, so let me get this straight...

This is a maze game. Where you navigate your way through each maze to get to the next level. Like Labyrinth.

[DigiTan]

Who's that's a lot of data. Are these maps stored in "chapters" like Verdante Forest?

[Rhynomite]

I was thinking the same thing :biggrin:

For memory's sake, maybe levels could be released in seperate sets.

[Radical Pi]

Each level is going to be a separate program, and each screen will be stored to a string when needed.
The entire game is based off the RPG Construction Kit. Very helpful for beginners.
Any other questions?

[DJ Omnimaga]

sound nice, will there be level editor?

[Radical Pi]

99.9999% chance there won't be enough memory for a level editor on calc.
But if anyone wants to make a computer one...

[Radical Pi]

Okay, I got some code done.
The title screen is bigger than I thought it would be, so I'm cutting down on the level sizes.

10*10 levels,
11 levels,
1100 screens

Also, does anyone prefer graphic or ASCII title screens?

[Vinthian]

if the game's going to be in ASCII, then make the title screen be ASCII, it's not pleasing to the eye to make the title screen on the graph while the rest if on the homescreen.

[Radical Pi]

Thanks on that.
I made a sort of greyscale title screen.
Explanation:

1) displays my Radical Pi logo
2) blacks the entire screen
3) pixel off the word SHADOW in the middle off the screen
4) output STORM under that on homescreen
5) Repeat getKey, DispGraph, Output(8,16," "), End

For me it jumps from graphscreen to homscreen quickly, with a nice zigzag effect.

[DarkerLine]

You can replace Output(8,16," ") with Disp without an argument.

[alexrudd]

You can probably use Text(-1, column, row, "SHADOW instead of Pxl commands for the graphscreen version.

Did you figure out this method yourself or did you see the posts about it in some other topic?

[TStach]

[Radical Pi]

[TStach]

[Radical Pi]

Relief.
I was worried about what all that switching could do.

Now I should probably get off the computer and start coding.

[Liazon]

Why not code on the computer?

[DarkerLine]

The classical, hardcore way of coding Basic is on the calculator. You can test it immediately and don't have to deal with link cable trouble except at the very end.

[Liazon]

But can't you emulate basic games on the computer? eventhough it's totally unnecessary :biggrin:

[Radical Pi]

Now that I'm primarily finished with the walking engine, I should start coding on computer.