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Work in Progress / XUniverse VERY early days

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Vusay
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Posted: 24th Oct 2004 22:05 Edited at: 24th Oct 2004 22:05
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This just shows how easy it is too make a space game. All this is mine and it only took about 10 mins too make. The moon orbits the earth and the earth slowly rotates.

The image is in the attachment. Just click Download in the bottom right corner.

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Vusay
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 03:10
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Please comment on it. I just want to know if it's worth carrying on with as FREEWARE.

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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 03:28
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I would like some screen shots before I download.


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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 03:32 Edited at: 25th Oct 2004 03:37
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I dont know what to comment on. All I see is 2 textured spheres.

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Vusay
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 03:38
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Yeh. The other few planets are too far back. I just want to know if this would be good enough as Freeware or is it just crap? It only took ten minutes. This second screenshot is about 15 minutes work of coding. I am trying to improve it but thanks for your reply.

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Vusay
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 03:39
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I'm focusing at the moment on lighting.

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Emperor Baal
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 04:16
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@skeletor
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I would like some screen shots before I download.
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He editted his post, the download attachment = screenshot.

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Rob K
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 07:42
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It is impossible to tell if this product will be any good after less than half an hours work. It isn't really even Work In Progress.


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....what is it about?

Graphics don't make a game dude.

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Indian Homie G
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Posted: 25th Oct 2004 08:27
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umm yeah.. well I guess the planets look good, make some more, and yeah, get some lights in

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Vusay
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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 00:19
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Ok then. How are the graphics on this attachment. There are 4 screenshots in there. Earth, moon, mars and Earth + Moon.

Quote: "....what is it about?"


It's basciclly and 3d space exploration software, not a game. If you take a look at

http://www.shatters.net/celestia

you'll see what kind of thing I'm talking about. Thanks for your comments but please remeber. This will be a FREE product so really anything is good enough. I want to see if I work, can I get it into the Darkbasic Showcase.

This is made with DB Classic not DBpro. But take a look at the attachment. It's starting to look better.

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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 00:29
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They look like photos.(I hope) But trust me, they're not. Just a few minutes messing around with lighting. The scales are alright but my brother just saw the shot with the Moon and Earth in it and thought they were next to each other. Ok he is 7 but thats looking from the moon to the earth at it's normal distance. If that makes any sense at all. Just feel free to comment - bad or awful?

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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 00:44
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Well, they do look cool, but you will need a lot more content before you can decide if it will be worth giving away as freeware. For something to be considered freeware I think it has to be a useful program, or decent game...

Those are really nice looking planets, but the planets are not the hardest part. The sun effects, atmosphere, gaseous clouds, asteroids, and rings are the more difficult aspects of the graphics in a space simulator.

You also must think...will someone find this program useful? What will it have that other similar programs do not?

Good Luck

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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 00:58
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Thanks Bolt. The sun is what I'm working on now. I'm glad you like the planets though because that's really all I've got now. I'm going to have some problems with the sun. Hey. I just thought of something. If I had DBpro, when the moon gets bettween a light(sun) and the earth you could have an eclipse and it should be easy.

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Ian T
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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 01:27
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Graphics may not make a game, but they make a nice framework for certain types . That looks pretty good.


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Posted: 26th Oct 2004 02:52
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Cheers. I'll post more when I can. Now I've got to do that sun. Looks like little sleep tonight, thank god it's half term.

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