03 May '04 - I finally fixed that bug where old pickupbases kept showing up in netplay. See this forum thread for details on how to fix it. - I do apologise for not getting anything at all done lately, but that won't change for a while since i've let so much uni and website work pile up. 04 May '04 - I've finished the process report for the game's development. This is more of a uni-oriented document, but it's online now anyway under the files section. 22 May '04 - Fiddled the gravity manipulation code a lot, and have got a few aspects actually working. It seems doubtful whether this is indeed doable, but on the other hand i have some ideas that could prove practical. 23 May '04 - A form of anti-gravity is working now. I have the player able to 'push off' from multiple surfaces, effectively bouncing away from everything he/she touches in the direction of the surface's normal. It shouldn't be too soon until I have gravity manipulation gestures working. - You can now change your gravity to any direction, based on where you are looking. - I changed the player jumping code, and it should provide for much more interesting gameplay now. You can push off from the surface you're standing on, meaning you go further when on a slanted surface. - OK, i took out some of the functionality for gravity manipulation for now. It's pretty difficult to get right. All it does at the moment is make the player fall in the direction they were facing, which is still pretty cool. I will definitely have another go at making it work when i can, it's just right now i need a working prototype in a few days. I came really close, seriously. You could even jump sideways off walls (when they became floors). In fact, I might put that back in.. Meh, later. 26 May '04 - Today i finally got a gesture effect i am happy with. It has a nice smooth 'pen and ink' feel to it, as well as looking kind of glowy and magical. It took a lot of code to get it like this, so I hope you enjoy.  |