Portalized - Back and Better Than Ever - Scalable Movable Portals

[nullsquared]

[b]Edit:[/b]
Site up at http://www.portalized.org/!!!

Lately I've been getting a bit bored, and started to wonder why. Guess what? I was losing motivation. Yeah. I need a multi-page thread with comments and ideas and stuff to keep me coding :D.

So, the Portalized thread is back :). What has Portalized been up to, lately? Scalable portals!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meedeHieHAE[/media]
They're as easy as 1, 2, 3. Wait, no, they're easier. There is no 2 or 3 step, just one:
[lua]
somePortal:setScale(width, height, 1)
[/lua]

Hm. Is that... Lua? Yes, it is. The whole engine is Lua scripted. Including the portals.
[lua]
portal0 = Portal.create()
portal0:spawn(3, 5, 0, -1, 0, 0)
portal1 = Portal.create()
portal1:spawn(0, 5, 3, 0, 0, -1)

portal0:setDynamic(true)
portal1:setDynamic(true)

portal0:setScale(1, 2, 1)
portal1:setScale(1, 2, 1)

portal2 = Portal.create()
portal2:spawn(-3, 5, 0, 1, 0, 0)
portal2:setDynamic(true)
portal2:setScale(1, 2, 1)

portal0:link(portal1)
portal1:link(portal0)
portal2:link(portal2)
[/lua]

... so, where does setScale() come from? Physics objects. You can scale them in real time:
[lua]
-- create a physics prop from a script, and generate a name for it
obj = ScriptedObject.create(dataDir .. "/props/box.lua", true)
obj:setScale(2, 2, 2)
obj:setPosition(0, 5, 0)
obj:applyImpulse(0, -5, 0)

-- give it some constant rotational velocity (enableDesiredOmega)
obj:enableDO(10, 0, 0)
[/lua]

Note that everything I show you here or anywhere else is mostly from the WYSIWYG editor. I'm not showing any gameplay.

Comments comments comments please.

[PBandSailorJerry]

Wow, you have improved this alot. Good job.

I love how you can change objects AND your size via portals.

[Dano10225]

Looks great.

[sKy79]

Some trippy stuff right there.

[XipLep]

get on msn :argh:

[PBandSailorJerry]

Have you released the beta yet?

[PyrofiliacV2]

AWESOME!!

You, sire, you are game making god.

[nullsquared]

No. Beta is at version 0.5, with game play and stuff. I'm simply showcasing the technology in the WYSIWYG editor.

Also, XipLep: Do I even know you?

[XipLep]

[QUOTE=nullsquared]No. Beta is at version 0.5, with game play and stuff. I'm simply showcasing the technology in the WYSIWYG editor.

Also, XipLep: Do I even know you?[/QUOTE]

You lack the ability to read names backwards :downs:

[chcknfannyv2]

That's amazing. I want your children. Seriously. That's quality work right there. Call up Gabe and be like, I'm awesome, I'm working for you starting tomorrow.

[XipLep]

[QUOTE=chcknfannyv2]That's amazing. I want your children. Seriously. That's quality work right there. Call up Gabe and be like, I'm awesome, I'm working for you starting tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

THIS? possible in SOURCE?

Excuse me while I laugh.

[ToxicJoy]

does this mean you can infinitely make the props get smaller and smaller or vice versa

[MJ12]

Holy shit think of what you can do!

[nullsquared]

Yes. That's exactly what it means. Of course, computers have their limits, and the limits of Portalized come in view when an object smaller than 10mm tries to get simulated. Then again, I know of no physics engine that can handle 1cm objects 100%, so all is fine.

[Panda X]

That's fucking awesome.

[josco]

My fucking head, agh.

[Ext]

I..I masturbated.

I couldn't control myself. :(

[PBandSailorJerry]

How do you choose portal size when you shoot them? Small portal left click, Big portal right click (or vice versa)?

[XipLep]

[QUOTE=nullsquared]Yes. That's exactly what it means. Of course, computers have their limits, and the limits of Portalized come in view when an object smaller than 10mm tries to get simulated. Then again, I know of no physics engine that can handle 1cm objects 100%, so all is fine.[/QUOTE]

Can you get on msn yet? :argh:

[kylel999]

[QUOTE=XipLep]THIS? possible in SOURCE?

Excuse me while I laugh.[/QUOTE]
Lol. Seriously, you could sell this for some [B]SERIOUS[/B] money.

[Tezzanator92]

[QUOTE=nullsquared]Yes. That's exactly what it means. Of course, computers have their limits, and the limits of Portalized come in view when an object smaller than 10mm tries to get simulated. Then again, I know of no physics engine that can handle 1cm objects 100%, so all is fine.[/QUOTE]

Seems Very well Coded, What did you write this in?

I am impressed :3

[kylel999]

[QUOTE=Xionasis]How do you choose portal size when you shoot them? Small portal left click, Big portal right click (or vice versa)?[/QUOTE]
Those console LUA commands he was doing set the portal sizes. Left click = portal1, right click = portal2, for example.

[PyrofiliacV2]

What happens when you put a portal THROUGH a portal? INFINITE LOOPING PARADOX NOO!!

[PBandSailorJerry]

Oh... well that makes sense.

[kylel999]

Also, what happens if you just keep going through a huge portal and getting bigger and bigger until you get as big as the room? :v:

[thespectator]

That's damn awesome :v:

[PBandSailorJerry]

Since it is LUA, you should import it to GMod in later more developed stages... or now.

[stickmoos]

This should probably go in the video games forum, but anyways, good job so far.

[kylel999]

[QUOTE=Xionasis]Since it is LUA, you should import it to GMod in later more developed stages... or now.[/QUOTE]
He can't. Just because it's LUA doesn't mean it's able to be put into Source.

[Wavelength]

One portal through another, now.