Author Topic: [WIREFRAME] Shortwired (Read 12972 times)

padman · « **on:** May 10, 2011 »

So here's my entry guys. Hope you like it.

If you suffer some framerate issues, I welcome you to the club (PB's drawing commands aren't the fastest it seems if used plenty) and advise you to use [CURSOR UP/DOWN] to play with the scrollspeed, so you'll reach the end of the text before you fall asleep.

[ESC] quits in both fullscreen and windowed mode.

Enjoy!

Pad

DBF/GVY WIREFRAME CHALLENGE 2011: "SHORTWIRED"
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Code : Padman
Music : ?
Graphics : Padman
Released : ~~March~~May, 10th 2011

Requirements : Modern PC, DirectX9

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Edit: Damn copy/paste, it's of course released on May 10th, duh!

combatking0 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2011 »

That's a groovy demo there. The music reminds me of better times with my C64

I also liked the fluid motion of the background, and the roundness of the sphere - plenty going on in this one.

padman · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Thx mate!

LittleWhite · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Interesting one

There is a little bug with the background grid

padman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2011 »

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Interesting one

Thanks

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There is a little bug with the background grid

Could you be a little bit more specific? I haven't spotted anything buggy. Though I doubt that it's a bug anyway, it's probably a feature.

Kirl · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Cool entry, love the wavy grid and rotating cubes!

TinDragon · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2011 »

I couldnt see anything wrong with the background grid, but for aome reason in windowed more the scroller is chopped in 2 about 1/3rd the way up from the bottom, fine fullscreen tho.

Nice retro feel

benny! · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Awesome stuff

Background looks fine on my laptop, the rest of it runs smooth, too!

Cool idea to take the wireframe amiga ball!

Rocks!

padman · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Thank you guys!

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the scroller is chopped

That's really odd. Works without any problems here. What system are you on? I guess it has to do with the borderless window/dx screen setup.

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background looks fine

I'm starting to get the impression that LittleWhite just made a joke regarding the wavey movement or something. It's sometimes hard to tell in written form, even if smilies are used.

LittleWhite · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2011 »

No, there is a "bug". Let's say, a little graphically thing which is not perfect. :p

In fact, when you have the waving move for your grid, the lines are not always perfectly connected to the nodes.
If you look carefully (unfocus the window

) some lines will be offsetted with the nodes, and look not connected.

Ok, I am really strict

To have some smiley ->

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TinDragon · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2011 »

I am on vista 32bit, ati hd4830 card. It looks abit like a tear like you somethimes get with vysnc off in fast paced games, except it's more an offset. Could be PB cant say I have run many things made with it that I know of on this setup, but probably just a random glitch

padman · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2011 »

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Ok, I am really strict

I'd call it finnicky. hehe
But ok, point taken. Though true oldskoolers watch this in full screen or at least have the focus on the window.

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I am on vista 32bit, ati hd4830 card

That's definitely not a strange setup so I also guess it's

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probably just a random glitch

Dr.Death · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Great job with this mate & the scroller made me laugh too

Shockwave · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Nice wireframe tribute to the boing demo there Padman

So far 2 demos, 2 spheres!

padman · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Thanks you both!

combatking0 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Quote from: Shockwave on May 10, 2011

So far 2 demos, 2 spheres!

Balls are cool. I mean spheres...

I said "spheres", not "cheers". Oh well.

No bugs here. I'm glad nobody pointed out the bug on mine yet...

Shockwave · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2011 »

Quote from: combatking0 on May 10, 2011

No bugs here. I'm glad nobody pointed out the bug on mine yet...

Do you mean the way that the line jumps above the sphere?

Oops!

combatking0 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 11, 2011 »

Its something else...

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2011 »

Great little demo!
The colors are nice and the wavy background is quite nice. The sphere is also a solid tribute.
The cubes have a playfulness that is hard to clearly define.

A minor improvement might have been to make the text have the same line width as the 3d objects.
Overall it is solid.

padman · « **Reply #19 on:** May 18, 2011 »

Thanks, glad you like it!