{"id":198,"date":"2010-05-01T17:47:51","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T00:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.legendofeuterra.com\/devblog\/?p=198"},"modified":"2010-05-01T17:48:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-02T00:48:56","slug":"really-they-dont-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shadowdawngenesis.com\/devblog\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Really, they don’t bite"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ket<\/a>
Arashi maintains her dignity while kittris throw fireballs at her<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shadowdawn Genesis<\/em>\u00a0development is getting\u00a0really exciting from here now.\u00a0 There’s just a few more things I need to add to the projectile\/weapon\/effects class to be able to cross this bit of programming off, but mainly stuff like camera shakes and changes to ambient lighting of the environment which I can finish in about the time it takes me to write this blog.\u00a0 I have just finished what I call projectile “linking” which lets stuff happen like… the magic ball from the previous blog entry – when it hits Arashi – explodes into a small fireball which you can see in this screenshot.\u00a0 And linking can go on as long as necessary for really complex animations… like magic shields that reflect shockwaves out.<\/p>\n

In an amusing bit of programming error, I discovered just how well my engine can handle hundreds of projectiles on the screen at once… while I was trying to split apart the aggression zone into two zones of “aggression range” and “escape range”, apparently a\u00a0operator of less-than (<) caused the kittri to reach the escape range only to instantly revert back to aggression range, which any change in behavior state triggers an automatic “decision”… well let’s just show a screenshot of what happens then.<\/p>\n

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\"Poor<\/a>
Arashi is growing impatient I haven't given her special abilities yet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, the kittri unleashes holy hell upon the unsuspecting Arashi.\u00a0 It managed to get out of aggression range long enough to stop shooting magic bolts at me, but I think you get the point… game programming can be fun.<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, please don’t mind the glaring blue overlay, I don’t know why I kept it in the programming, I guess I was testing to see how much a large colored glow would affect frame rate and never took it out.<\/p>\n

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