What are you working on? v19 - Developers

[QUOTE=Icedshot;30904042]More mandelbrot goodness, managed to work back the set gradient-colouring into the multithreaded version Quoted for ridiculous size[/QUOTE] That is so god damn pretty

Anyone know something similar to XNA that works on all platforms?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/yms3k.png[/img] Woo. Nothing special. Stretchable images are fun to play with!

[QUOTE=theJohn;30904488]Anyone know something similar to XNA that works on all platforms?[/QUOTE] If by all platforms you mean all computer platforms (windows, mac, linux) then SFML is what you want

[QUOTE=Dragonblz;30904389]That is so god damn pretty[/QUOTE] [quote][IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9317774/32.png[/IMG][/quote] [quote][IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9317774/36.png[/IMG][/quote] [quote][IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9317774/40.png[/IMG][/quote]

[QUOTE=Richy19;30904579]If by all platforms you mean all computer platforms (windows, mac, linux) then SFML is what you want[/QUOTE] Of course, if you mean to use C# and be multiplatform it gets complicated. C++ w/SFML and C++ w/Polycode are both good choices. [editline]4th July 2011[/editline] I also got the console working alongside the main Polycode window again, this time without windows specific headers! Yippee! :3

Did some more work on my infrasound concept and developed a small sample with it. Anybody who has ever seen The Shining knows about those damn high pitch noises. Well I mixed one of those with infrasound and the outcome was so good it was weird. You see, the infrasound created the uneasy feeling and general mind fuck feeling; however, the High Pitch Tone (Around 3300Hz) Created the strange tension. Having a picture of a corridor slowly fading to a picture of (what I consider) a reasonably eerie face seems to work so unbelievably well. There are still a few tweaks that need doing, but I'll hit them with a bigger wrench tomorrow. Eerie Face [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M2Dk52gK-Rc/TBJkZsV1DoI/AAAAAAAAAD8/TIauLbWFlXc/s400/carnival+of+souls.jpg[/img] It isn't a straight fade either. It sort of fades a little to reveal the man at about 40% transparency then starts to fade back in until you can't see the man. Then with around 5 seconds left the man fades into complete view and we totally lose the corridor. It also has a recording of "Alone" By Edgar Allen Poe which has a slight echo and is played once the face fully appears.

Are you testing your scary atmosphere on anyone but yourself? I think people might perceive it differently.

[QUOTE=Dryvnt;30904973]Are you testing your scary atmosphere on anyone but yourself? I think people might perceive it differently.[/QUOTE] It will be tested on other people soon, but like I said. Still needs a little tweaking before I want to release it. A little audio engineering is needed, and the timing is ever so slightly off.

I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].

[QUOTE=theJohn;30904488]Anyone know something similar to XNA that works on all platforms?[/QUOTE] You should ask on the mono forum. I imagine most of the wrappers use pinvoke or C++.net which are not portable. These 2 work with mono though. [url]http://code.google.com/p/monoxna/[/url] [url]http://www.opentk.com/[/url]

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] Looks sweet, can't wait to start learning OpenGL alla Overv.

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] That looks awesome! Can't wait for this.

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] Bookmark'd

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] I really like the design. Reminds me a bit of MetroUI. (With the white icons and whatnot.)

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] I dig it. Just make sure the highlighting isn't horrible. :v:

[QUOTE=Overv;30904999]I've published a revised chapter index on [url=http://open.gl]open.gl[/url].[/QUOTE] I can't wait. Will you have detailed step by step instructions on how to get opengl, where to put the dlls and shit? When I tried using it the installation instructions said a lot of stuff should have been there and it wasn't etc.

Working on learning how to use TinyXML, turns out it's built into polycode.

TCP progress! [img]http://gyazo.com/7a3d48fcbdf6b22a9636e65e8d5bc7a9.png[/img] -Client connects -Client sends packet requesting a client ID -Server sends back the ID -Client sends a packet sending the ID and the ID + 1 -Server send back packet with the ID the client sent + 2. IT WORKS!

And I added custom packets to my game: [code] network.addHook(1234, function(arg1, arg2, arg3) local temp = loadstring(arg1) temp() end) [/code] Oh and I know how insecure this is but still. Since I do not want to finish that there, I also have all there functions on the client [code] helpers.convertTable : (List<String> List) Converts a C# list into a lua table network.addHook : (Int32 id, LuaFunction func) Adds a hook for a custom network message network.sendCustom : (Int32 id, String content) Sends a lua message to the server ui.setNormalColor : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of normal messages ui.setErrorColor : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of error messages ui.setEntryColor : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of entry ui.setOldEntryColor : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of old entry ui.setBackground : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of the background ui.setNetwork : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets the color of a network message ui.setWindow : (Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b, Int32 a) Sets the background for windows game.initWorld : () Loads the world game.downloadMap : () Makes a request to the server to download the world, it will show after csharp.compileCode : (String code, String entry) Compiles a code from a string of csharp code csharp.invokeFunction : (LuaCSharpBinding binding, String args) Invokes a csharp function database.set : (String table, String key, String value) Sets a key in the database database.get : (String table, String key) Gets a key in the database database.add : (String table, String value) Add a key to the database using a auto generated number index database.getAll : (String table) Sends all keys in a database table print : (Object obj) Prints any object using it's C# tostring method printc : (Object obj, Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Same as the print function but allows you to pass the color help : (String str) Lists help for one single function passed as a string exit : () Exits the Game toggle : () Toggles the console to be mini sized or full sized file.read : (String filename) Reads all text from a text file file.write : (String filename, String data) Writes the speciyed text to a text file file.getLuaFiles : (String dir) Gets all lua files stored in a directory file.reloadLib : () Reloads the bacic lua libary stored in the "lib" dir entity.create : (String name) Creates a new Entity entity.spawn : (String name, Int32 x, Int32 y) Spawns a created entity at a location, you can do this more then once entity.move : (String name, Int32 amount) Moves a entity in a pre specifyed direction entity.turn : (String name) Turns a entity by a angle in degrees entity.tint : (String name, Int32 r, Int32 g, Int32 b) Sets a tint for a Entity to a certain colour entity.texture : (String name, String texture) Textures a Entity to a Skin entity.pulse : (String id) Returns the Private IDS for all entity in a radius entity.getAll : () Returns all Public ID's entity.owner : (String id) Makes you the owner for a target entity luahelp.listAll : () Lists all luahelp entrys, kinda useless unless you have a massive screen luahelp.exportDatabase : () Exports the entire database luahelp.list : (Int32 page) Lists a single page of the database, much more useful luahelp.add : (String name, String description) Adds a item to the database via lua, good for lua libarys luahelp.search : (String term) Searchs the database for a term message.post : (String subject, String content) Posts a Message to the Server message.read : (String subject) Gets a Message from the server using a subject message.getAll : () Gets all Message Subjects on the Server net.connect : (String nick, String host) Connects to a running server net.say : (String str) Sends Global Chat net.sayPrivate : (String player, String str) Sends a private message to the target player net.test : () Tests the network connection to the server net.disconnect : () Disconnects from the server net.getToken : () Returns your secure network token, do not share this! net.createListen : () Creates A listen server [/code]

How do you guys do efficient networking? In the examples I've seen, you need a while(true) loop that captures incoming packets. This doesn't work because you then have to receive a packet before sending one...or doing anything else, for that matter. I'm rather confused.

[QUOTE=geel9;30910151]How do you guys do efficient networking? In the examples I've seen, you need a while(true) loop that captures incoming packets. This doesn't work because you then have to receive a packet before sending one...or doing anything else, for that matter. I'm rather confused.[/QUOTE] Multiple threads?

[QUOTE=sim642;30910170]Multiple threads?[/QUOTE] But how would the main thread send a packet?

On the simple side for clients I use 2 threads, client sends on the main thread and I create a new thread that receives stuff. Countering the ninja with a answer: Use ether a thread start with a object arg or static members.

[QUOTE=Vbits;30910182]On the simple side for clients I use 2 threads, client sends on the main thread and I create a new thread that receives stuff.[/QUOTE] well that's the most efficient method I can think of. Thanks! However...I imagine there would be an issue: -One Stream -Thread 1 is trying to send a packet while thread 2 is in the middle of receiving one -What happens? [editline]5th July 2011[/editline] (I'll admit, my knowledge on streams is very limited)

[QUOTE=geel9;30910210]well that's the most efficient method I can think of. Thanks! However...I imagine there would be an issue: -One Stream -Thread 1 is trying to send a packet while thread 2 is in the middle of receiving one -What happens? [editline]5th July 2011[/editline] (I'll admit, my knowledge on streams is very limited)[/QUOTE] Even if something unwanted would happen you could probably use some mutexes to fix it. I'm not too experienced with threading though.

For most of my projects I use a managed networking library like Lidgren.Network. It takes care of all the threading mess and data streams for me.

[QUOTE=geel9;30910210]well that's the most efficient method I can think of. Thanks! However...I imagine there would be an issue: -One Stream -Thread 1 is trying to send a packet while thread 2 is in the middle of receiving one -What happens? [editline]5th July 2011[/editline] (I'll admit, my knowledge on streams is very limited)[/QUOTE] From my experience (in C#) Sending and receiving is 2 different things, so there should be no issue in doing both at the same time.

[QUOTE=Nisd;30910538]From my experience (in C#) Sending and receiving is 2 different things, so there should be no issue in doing both at the same time.[/QUOTE] My understanding of streams is that there is a single array of bytes, and when you read from the array it advances the position and whatnot, and writing appends data. So...what?

You [u]really[/u] don't need two threads for networking, just read up on the standard [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms740141%28v=vs.85%29.aspx]select[/url] function. [editline]5th July 2011[/editline] Wait, this is C#? I'm sure C# has some fancy function for this, like Socket.HasDataWaiting or something.