BEATengine update thread

Okay, i thought i better create a new thread to update what i am doing.

Currentliy, i am trying to replace cegui with libagar. Reading through the documentation has made me realise that i should have used it from the very beginning for this very particular reason:

http://wiki.libagar.org/wiki/Widget_Bindings

This is a godsend. cegui did not support this. This will save me alot of intermediate code from being written (which not only means ill get the gui working again quicker, but also less bugs, which is extremely important )

So, when the new gui code is in place, i will continue to work on spline editing, and file management (maybe a file selection dialog using the ingame gui). Then, after that, I will work on the extruder, which turns the spline into a solid object. And that will be prototype 1. The bone editor.

Prototype 2: The combining of several bones into a skeleton.

Sounds great! I'm glad you're looking to the future to make sure things are usable and stable.

Derp. Let's see. I finally got around to writing the first density function.

It's quite simple, really,

xd = target.x - x;
yd = target.y - y;
zd = target.z - z;
distanceSquared = xd^2 + yd^2 + zd^2;
finalDensity = density1 / distanceSquared;


done and done.


What does this mean?

Today I am writing in the mesh generator using marching tetrahedrons,
which means that the BEATorganism class can finally be booted up into the engine properly and given commands.

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

All I can really contribute to this thread is, this sounds FANTASTIC

Bashinerox wrote:

...which means that the BEATorganism class can finally be booted up into the engine properly and given commands.

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

What could I say? This is simply AWESOME.

Bashinerox wrote:

What does this mean?

Today I am writing in the mesh generator using marching tetrahedrons,
which means that the BEATorganism class can finally be booted up into the engine properly and given commands.

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

Bashinerox wrote:

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

Bashinerox wrote:

CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

W.. what?

But.. no, really, it.. I..

All this from one programmer? Thank you, thank you, thank you! There is no other way to express my words!

Bashinerox wrote:

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

Woah. That's fast. Especially from one/two person/s.

I think releasing a functional stage would really help, not just in attracting fans and all that good stuff, but attracting developers who can see that we are actually being serious about it.

So close, so close... Soon, very soon...
It will be... ALIVE!!!!!

Well done! We all now have renewed hope that Thrive might actually one day be completed!
We all seem to feel that with every news update, so that's good news! We're all optimistic!

As long as it runs, it can be improved. If it doesn't run, somebody screwed up something.

I can't wait to see the result of some this "coding" I hear about.

Volunteering for alpha testing!!!!

Gotrol wrote:

Volunteering for alpha testing!!!!

QFT

Given the choice, everyone probably will. Goes without saying, it is our own game!

Come to think of it, it is my game as well! I volounteer as well! Also, can we developers get a free copy : D ?

Darkgamma wrote:

Come to think of it, it is my game as well! I volounteer as well! Also, can we developers get a free copy : D ?

Of course! The game is freeware, everyone will get a copy

YES!!!! great news.....

Thank you!

Keep up the good work, Bashi- and keep thinking about the overall engine info that I requested.

Oh yes should add I would be more than happy to beta test


Just a question out of interest, if one was to compile the data over at the code repository, would there be anything to show a non-programmer?

This is great! This is the first step... Only a few hundred thousand to go

Pezzalis wrote:

Oh yes should add I would be more than happy to beta test


Just a question out of interest, if one was to compile the data over at the code repository, would there be anything to show a non-programmer?

No, i'm working from a separate branch of the trunk on sourceforge, once there is something to show, i'll merge.

But i'm using directx, and so in order to compile the program you need to download close to a gig of libraries..

Patience is a virtue

fredpie wrote:

This is great! This is the first step... Only a few hundred thousand to go

Not really. It's a slightly larger number. Like a couple of million. But we'll do it, step by sluggish step : D

One question, I beleive it was consensus that the game should be (multi)threaded, am I right?

Bashinerox wrote:

We possibly have a CELLULAR STAGE coming soon.

Cellular... Stage... Soon...
I can't describe my happiness!!!
We are getting somewhere!

Bashinerox wrote:

Pezzalis wrote:

Oh yes should add I would be more than happy to beta test


Just a question out of interest, if one was to compile the data over at the code repository, would there be anything to show a non-programmer?

No, i'm working from a separate branch of the trunk on sourceforge, once there is something to show, i'll merge.

But i'm using directx, and so in order to compile the program you need to download close to a gig of libraries..

Patience is a virtue

Why not use OGL? Much better and faster

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One question, I beleive it was consensus that the game should be (multi)threaded, am I right?

What consensus? Threads are purely programmatic, and situation based.

AIs-null wrote:

Bashinerox wrote:

Pezzalis wrote:

Oh yes should add I would be more than happy to beta test


Just a question out of interest, if one was to compile the data over at the code repository, would there be anything to show a non-programmer?

No, i'm working from a separate branch of the trunk on sourceforge, once there is something to show, i'll merge.

But i'm using directx, and so in order to compile the program you need to download close to a gig of libraries..

Patience is a virtue

Why not use OGL? Much better and faster

Do you know that for sure? They both do the exact same thing. I like openGL because it's c++ and cross platform. Not to mention it takes a while to convert your graphics api.