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GENERAL => Challenges & Competitions => Topic started by: Rbz on February 06, 2007

Title: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Rbz on February 06, 2007
Here's my entry for the compo - Super Twist Scroller   O0

http://www.rbraz.com/files/Super_Twist_Scroller.zip

Enjoy!

 Code/Gfx      : rbraz
 Music          : m0d - Discovery of pieland ( thanks :) )
 Design         : rbraz
 Font by       : Daniel Guldkrans

(http://www.rbraz.com/images/sts.png)
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Ghost^BHT on February 06, 2007
Good one RBRAZ  :clap: Ran @ 60 fps on my home machine 120 + and unreadable on my office box -
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Jim on February 06, 2007
Waaaaaaaaaaaaay too fast, it takes about 1s to get to the end of the scroll!  Any chance you could do one with some time clamping in?  :D

Jim
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: benny! on February 06, 2007
Definately too fast ... but it looks like it seems to be a very cool fx.
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: rdc on February 06, 2007
Neat.
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Shockwave on February 06, 2007
Super cool and with subtitles too :D
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Rbz on February 06, 2007
Waaaaaaaaaaaaay too fast, it takes about 1s to get to the end of the scroll!  Any chance you could do one with some time clamping in?  :D

Jim


I've already added a delta time function, the problem is that I make mistake with win api "getmessage" and "peekmessage" again  :-\ , changed to "peekmessage" method, should work fine now...  (i hope  :whack: )

Definately too fast ... but it looks like it seems to be a very cool fx.

@Benny!, @Jim: Can you test it again, please  ???


Thanks all for your comments!
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: benny! on February 06, 2007
@rbraz:

Tested new version - but unfortunately no visible changes. Still way too fast.
Maybe we can help you if you post parts of the source.
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: slinks on February 06, 2007
Still way too fast on my system mate. And I mean WAY. It's like reading lettering on a motorbike going at 100 mph!
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Rbz on February 06, 2007
hmm, I need to work a little bit more on it  :( , thx dudes for your help...
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: slinks on February 06, 2007
Hey, if you're able to code it in the first place, getting it slower shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Shockwave on February 06, 2007
It ran fine here... (No gfx card, only onboard gfx).
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: .:] Druid [:. on February 06, 2007
nice one..it works fine here btw.   :goodpost:
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Jim on February 06, 2007
Redownloaded.  On the PC it had problems on yesterday it's still lighting fast.  At home, though, it's fine.  ???

It's a good effect at the right speed :D

Jim
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Clyde on February 07, 2007
Runs fine here and readable, welldone Rbraz dude :)
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Rbz on February 07, 2007
Thanks dudes  ;D

File updated...
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Jim on February 07, 2007
New version is better (I guess with the QueryPerformanceFrequency) but it's still far too fast, way faster than at home.

<edit>One possibility is that the frequency is vastly different on different PCs.  Sometimes that's true on multicore/HT P4s.  Check to see if your calculation is overflowing or having precision problems.  If in doubt, try casting to 'double'.

Jim
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Tetra on February 07, 2007
It very cool effect from what I can make out :D (

it rand at 290fps here,  but my gfx settings forced vsync off, I put it on, and it ran at 60fps, but its still scrolling too fast to make out the text :'(
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: benny! on February 07, 2007
Thanks dudes  ;D

File updated...

Runs like a charme now. Very good fx. Well done !!!
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: taj on February 07, 2007
Rbraz,

both versions work fine here (even though the cube test program goes nuts). I think you should get two votes cos you have two scrollers on the screen at once :-)

Nice twisty effect.

Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: .:] Druid [:. on February 08, 2007
now it goes fast as hell here...while first version not...weird, no? :s
Title: Re: SCROLLCOMP: Super Twist Scroller
Post by: Rbz on February 09, 2007
now it goes fast as hell here...while first version not...weird, no? :s
Oh no...  :'(