Games Programming anyone?

[SiliconMessiah]

The framerate doesn't drop (unless the FPS reading in the top left drops, that's the actual number of frames per second), the camera just moves slower when you're looking down and hence i made the body animate slower so it's not like your legs are pumping really fast but you're not moving anywhere.

And the lights aren't spotlights, not really, they're all done in photoshop by just adding some lighting effects to the textures which are used to display the walls and floors etc.

 

[Tonberry]

Pwnd me.

 

[SiliconMessiah]

Easy mistakes laddy

 

[TemplarOfSteel]

I reckon the first screenshot with the lights is the best.

 

[SiliconMessiah]

3 against 1 for the first one, i think i picked a bad second screenshot as they look alright there, but if you're looking out into a room and you see every single bit of flooring with a massive spotlight on it it looks a bit weird.

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

First one for me too chief - liking the effects.

 

[HMJ]

Just downloaded J5MD...will give it a go and get back to you but it does look pretty darned cool!

 

[SiliconMessiah]

Thank you sir! You get the latest version as i updated it last night! So you can tell me how the lighting effects grab ya from an interactive viewpoint!

 

[SiliconMessiah]

* does a little dance *

I got an interview on friday for Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) in Edinburgh! They seem rather keen! They're one of the biggest games companies in the UK!

 

[TemplarOfSteel]

Woah nice one dude! Congrats!

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Rockstar!! SHIT! That's BIG time stuff right there! Bloody well done man

 

[SiliconMessiah]

Yeah, it's a damned good break for me, hope it goes well, i'd really like to work for them! And the kind folks are paying for my flight up to Edinburgh from Bristol

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

I couldn't wish you any better, fingers crossed for you dude!

 

[HMJ]

Wow that's great!! Hope it all goes well mate!!

As for J5MD...it all looks pretty cool and it is enjoyable. Until the bugger kills me!! Its really hard!!

 

[SiliconMessiah]

Yeah i realised what made it harder, the fact that i reduced the damage the machine gun does! It used to do 20 damage per bullet, so 5 bullets to kill, now it only does 10 damage so 10 bullets to kill which makes it about the same as the pistol and hence not a great weapon against J5.

What might help you is using the sniper rifle, weapon 3, as that only takes 2 shots to kill. Maybe i should change the players weapon strengths according to the skill level!

 

[HMJ]

I'll give it a go...I really want to kill him now...it's become personal!!

On another note...how friggin annoying is the original GTA?! I've just been playing it for 3 hours, got very close to finishing the level, then lost my last 4 lives because I accidentally walked off stuff. It sucks!!!! Bah...if only you could save it...

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Original GTA rules! Especially on PS1. I was addicted to that for bloody years.

 

[SiliconMessiah]

GTA 2 owns (incidentally you can download both the first two from the rockstar website, or you could, the website's new and shite now so they may not be up there anymore). But unfortunately without fail, on the second city of GTA 2, it crashes at some point every time i reload my saved game, gargh!! It used to work before!!

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Had totally forgotten GTA was free now! Awesome!

I'm downloading it right now, cheers for the reminder! ^_^

 

[HMJ]

I've been playing the free version!! I downloaded it a small while ago...

GTA2 does kick some arse. I'm just gonna finish 1 and then get straight onto it!!