Sum Machina: The Final Weapon

Apostle · Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 31

This game is basically an action game with a twist: the player can customize the statistics of the units they control by equipping the chassis and various parts. I haven't settled on a particular combat interface, but I'm currently working on a picture compression system for it to aid in drawing sprites. So far there are three equipment parts: chassis, primary weapon, and secondary weapon. The arenas have variables, too, such as size, object frequency, accuracy modifiers (think like fog, but in game represented by big black boxes where you can't see the sprites), and the time a match can take. It is currently written in TI-BASIC because I fear the ASM.

So far I have some nice menu subroutines down and basically the entire User Interface is finished, save the pre-game status viewing (which is going to use my picture compression). It will in the end have a versus/link mode and (tentatively) a mission mode.

The main title is latin, if you were wondering.

koolmansam375 · Advanced Member Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 254

reminds me of Front Mission

is this gonna be rpg like or side scroller? or is it totally different?

Apostle · Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 31

Well, the combat is action based, so I would say primarily that. The version I am working on only has the versus and AI battle features planned, since I determined that missions might take good a chunk of memory. Still, I think if done right this can be a really excellent, if comparitively simple, action game. I'd consider ASM, but this is not an ASM friendly kind of game. Wink

DigiTan · Posted: 23 Feb 2005 07:58:19 pm Post subject:

So...would it be like Command & Conquer: Renegade or the Mechwarrior series? Or will it be something more like that Tankers 68k game? (Any concept art yet?)

alexrudd · Posted: 23 Feb 2005 08:09:08 pm Post subject:

Renegade is 3D, isn't it?
I thought this was 2D. If you can make 3D in BASIC, excellent work.

leofox · Posted: 24 Feb 2005 03:10:04 am Post subject:

Apostle, please change your signature. It's kind of... BIG.

Apostle · Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 31

Yeah, kind of like mechwarrior, I guess. I decided I would try 3d becuase it doesn't seem impossible to pull off. A first person view wouldn't be too tough, and if I did it right a level editor could make missions compressable and small to implement.

(the sig is smaller now)

Madskillz · Active Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 608

I am the Machine....

Apostle · Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 31

Yup...

So now after working on it in 40 minute intervals for 5 days a week, I have about 95% of the interface done. All that remains is inserting enemies (sprites), missions, linking (which I have no idea how to do), and optimizations (I optimized it a bit already, but can probably go further).

Screenshots to be posted soon.

axcho · Active Member Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 555

I'm excited to see those screenshots. Did you make the on-screen map and everything for raycasting? Are you going to post the code too, so we can optimize it?

DigiTan · Posted: 22 Mar 2005 02:38:14 am Post subject:

Yeah, don't skimp to concept screenshots too. I've found they actually speed up development a little. (Unless you get carried away)

koolmansam375 · Advanced Member Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 254

DarkerLine · Posted: 22 Mar 2005 04:42:21 pm Post subject:

leofox · Posted: 23 Mar 2005 10:05:09 am Post subject:

Madskillz · Active Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 608

Yes...it is a translation of the title. Finally my Latin has come in handy, other than for the use of roots! Very Happy

I had no idea what Machina meant I have never used it in Latin. So I just assumed machine. Plus the title is incorrect anyhow. The a on the end of Machina means it is plural...so technically it would read, I am the Machines. That just sounds funny. Razz

I am sure nobody would look into it that much. Man I hate Latin!
If you want to be technical, it would be Sum Machinam

DarkerLine · Posted: 23 Mar 2005 07:40:55 pm Post subject:

*sigh*

Madskillz · Active Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 608

ok...besides you. You are absolutely right, I was assuming it was a second declension noun. Like I said, I have never seen that word before, and I am in Latin 3. It was obvious it meant machine, that was an easy assumption. Very Happy

Well, thanks for setting me straight! Again...I have no idea why I put Machinam, because I had stated it as a second declension noun, the plural of a neuter noun always ends in "a"...leave me alone, I have had a long day! Laughing

What level of Latin are you in Robin?

DarkerLine · Posted: 23 Mar 2005 10:25:05 pm Post subject:

I took one level of Latin three or four years ago. You should be ashamed of yourself...

Madskillz · Active Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 608

ha ha...your right, I am! That was just dumb on my part, but like I said, I had never seen the word before, I should have guessed it was 1st, but you never know, it could have been 2nd declension neuter! Very Happy

Ok, I am going to edit my posts and pretend this never happend...if only my latin teacher could see me now!

DigiTan · Posted: 23 Mar 2005 10:40:16 pm Post subject:

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