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GENERAL => Projects => Topic started by: Shockwave on October 05, 2008

Title: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 05, 2008
I messed around with this for awhile, it's not a scene intro though so this will be the only place I release it.

It's for a friend who wants to use it on some computers in his shop so the "logo" will say "STUS COMPUTERS".

I should have finished it a lot sooner than I did and in the end there were things I wanted to do but with so many things to write I had to decide to just finish this and cross it off the list :)

Thanks for the help I had off everyone here. Especially Jim, Rbz, Hellfire.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: benny! on October 05, 2008
Runs smooth here.

The jumping of the cubes seems to be changed compared to the
old version - is it possible that you changed something there ???
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 05, 2008
I messed around with a lot of it mate.
Every possibility that I broke something ;) I'm good at that!
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Pixel_Outlaw on October 05, 2008
I like your attention to detail. One of the most striking things about this demo is the consistency visually. You have carried the theme of squares through everything. The cubes tie in nicely to your blocky text and the checkerboard ground also ties in with the cubes visually. I also like the colors you are using for the cubes.

I had some ideas you might try, but without seeing them it is hard to tell.

What about trying using the Xor texture for the cubes? It may make the logo loose focus though in all of the cube texture complexity.

The upper part of the screen is a bit static and blank, what about adding some form of motion to compliment everything else moving around?
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 05, 2008
Thanks Mr. Outlaw :)

Those are ideas worth trying out, hopefully I'll get a chance to do them. It's always nice to have your comments.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: benny! on October 05, 2008
...
Every possibility that I broke something ;) I'm good at that!

ROFL ...  :D
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Hezad on October 05, 2008
As already said, very very cool :) I particularly like the motion of the cubi text, smooth and subtle.

And it ran perfectly on my computer.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Clyde on October 05, 2008
Very smart indeed - Nice one Shockie.

The only thing that happens on my pc, is that the music starts first and there is about 40secs pause before the graphics appear.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: hellfire on October 05, 2008
Looks fine.
You could try to give the lower/right edges of the logo different shades of grey.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Jim on October 06, 2008
Crashes on exit for me. :(

One thing you might want to do is add a
Code: [Select]
ShowCursor(0);
before your main loop.  That will turn off the mouse pointer.

Jim

Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 06, 2008
Crashes on exit for me. :(

Jim

Oh no!  ???  :-\  :'(  :vangry:
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: gooner on October 06, 2008
Loved it :clap: :clap: untill it crashed on full screen :'( :'(

I get a white screen with Open gl at top :'( :'(
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 06, 2008
Whoops!

Sorry man.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Jim on October 07, 2008
Only one solution...Post your code, and, just like Bagpuss' mice, we will fix it...!

Jim
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 07, 2008
That intro has left the building :) I'll post the code tomorrow though as a lesson of what not to do :) Hehe. Thanks Jim.
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Positron on October 08, 2008
Nice one Shockwave,

runs fine and smooth (40 - 60 fps).
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: hellfire on October 08, 2008
There's something strange going on with the transparency of the logo:
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/bugnja.jpg) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=bugnja.jpg)
Or is it a feature  ???
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 08, 2008
It was a quick hack to extrude the font Hellfire and I didn't do a very good job of it, it does look kind of strange.

The problem I had was the logo I was given for the intro didn't fit at all and I had kept that guy (stu) waiting for too long for his intro, in the end I just wanted to finish it and get on with other things.

Looking at the finished thing I feel a bit of shame because it's another thing I started that went off the rails. Especially after the nice suggestions I had from you guys.

Sorry!  :-[ Maybe I'll finish something properly one day.  ^-^
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Gamer2007 on October 14, 2008
Hello,

The cube things look good but could do better  :)
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on October 15, 2008
Hello,

The cube things look good but could do better  :)

Thanks :) What would you imrpve (apart from all the bugs? ;) )
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: va!n on November 03, 2008
@shockwave:
i really like your prod! simple effects but still great! K++
Title: Re: Cube thing
Post by: Shockwave on November 03, 2008
:) Cheers mate.