[WIREFRAME] Shortwired

[padman]

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      : MarchMay, 10th 2011

Requirements    : Modern PC, DirectX9

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

[combatking0]

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]

Thx mate! 

[LittleWhite]

Interesting one

There is a little bug with the background grid

[padman]

Interesting one

Thanks

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]

Cool entry, love the wavy grid and rotating cubes! 

[TinDragon]

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!]

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]

Thank you guys! 

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.

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]

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 ->  \ o /     

[TinDragon]

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]

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. 

I am on vista 32bit, ati hd4830 card

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

probably just a random glitch

[Dr.Death]

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

[Shockwave]

Nice wireframe tribute to the boing demo there Padman

So far 2 demos, 2 spheres!

[padman]

Thanks you both! 

[combatking0]

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]

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]

Its something else...

[Pixel_Outlaw]

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]

Thanks, glad you like it!