Showing the limp mode version to a friend yesterday alerted me to the fact that I ought to centralise the image in the view. No problem. Just a displacement in the x or y axis of the destination.
There will also be a need for cutting off a portion of any sprite that strays across the background boundary.
Both of these can be handled in the doDraw portion of the code.
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Some scenes will be labelled "no popscene", eg Inventory, save, limbo.
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Design suggestion: So that we don't need to use text to label the various saves, icons of jade Chinese horoscope characters (eg dragon, tiger, ox, monkey) will be used.
Documenting and sharing this Myst-like Adventure creation system.
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Code
To understand and participate in the coding side of this blog, a passing acquaintance with HTML and Javascript is sufficient. A deeper knowledge of Java will be necessary.
Graphics
I have used POVray for the scenery. It's a bit mathematical rather than wysiwyg, but it works for me.
Story
Some experience of adventure games like Myst would be an asset.
To understand and participate in the coding side of this blog, a passing acquaintance with HTML and Javascript is sufficient. A deeper knowledge of Java will be necessary.
Graphics
I have used POVray for the scenery. It's a bit mathematical rather than wysiwyg, but it works for me.
Story
Some experience of adventure games like Myst would be an asset.
Copyright and Cost
As far as possible, I have used development products that are free. Not all of these are copyright-free.
All my code is copyright to Amazon Systems, but if you keep my copyright statements in the code, you may use it freely to produce your own products.
One or two sections of code are copyrighted to 3rd parties, but, again, if you keep their copyright statements in the code, you may use it freely to produce your own products.
All my code is copyright to Amazon Systems, but if you keep my copyright statements in the code, you may use it freely to produce your own products.
One or two sections of code are copyrighted to 3rd parties, but, again, if you keep their copyright statements in the code, you may use it freely to produce your own products.
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