Pascal Game Development http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/ Independent game development with Pascal and Object Pascal language tools. en Wed, 22 May 2013 00:45:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/images/misc/rss.png Pascal Game Development http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/ How to design pixel-perfect graphics and UI layouts on Android devices? http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20376-How-to-design-pixel-perfect-graphics-and-UI-layouts-on-Android-devices&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 10:37:02 GMT Hi guys, as you might already know, WILL and I have been recoding and developing his "Subject 33" project (see below):
http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?2970-Subject-33-Restarted

One issue we have come across is how on earth do we deal with Android devices and their differing resolution sizes+screen DPIs when trying to design graphics and layouts - Google doesn't want people to think in pixels, but device independend pixels (DPs), and we can't seem to think in this mode yet :(

We have been banging our heads around the concepts, and we are struggling to work out how we can design some control layouts for a game on different resolutions so that they don't obscure the game maps, etc. in the game.

We have designed some layouts for 800x480, 1024x800 (I think), and one other...but we don't know how they will work on devics that don't match those resolutions :(

Are there any Android developers here who might be able to help explain to us how we can do this?

EDIT: we are using Oxygene for Java + libgdx at the moment, hence me posting here :)

cheers,
Paul ]]> Graphics paul_nicholls http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20376-How-to-design-pixel-perfect-graphics-and-UI-layouts-on-Android-devices 2d level editor and tiler open souce http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20177-2d-level-editor-and-tiler-open-souce&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:10:12 GMT hi folks , this is my new project. for my projects i need one tiler and one object placer and with this in mind e try to make my level editor i... hi folks , this is my new project.
for my projects i need one tiler and one object placer and with this in mind e try to make my level editor
i made this fast and dirty ;) don't expect one big project but for what I want is very useful ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voSPSi0_Pz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo4UP8C8o88

source : https://github.com/akadjoker/world_2d_editor ]]> Your Projects djoker http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20177-2d-level-editor-and-tiler-open-souce BeRoDDS - A tiny DDS loader with mipmap level support http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20176-BeRoDDS-A-tiny-DDS-loader-with-mipmap-level-support&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 11:56:59 GMT What i've did for PNG, I've that too for DDS :) I did it mainly for my BRTECH1 engine.

You can download it at http://rootserver.rosseaux.net/stuff/BeRoDDS.pas

The output data format of the LoadDDSImage function is always RGBA32, even when the DDS was DXT1-DXT5 or whatever encoded, for simplify to the loading of DDS files on the API-side.

And it can load only 2D DDS images, no 3D DDS images etc. ]]> Your Projects BeRo http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?20176-BeRoDDS-A-tiny-DDS-loader-with-mipmap-level-support My voxel editor http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19861-My-voxel-editor&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:45 GMT Title say it all. A simple voxel editor I wrote some weeks ago, upgraded last few days to import kvx files (the build engine voxel format). This... Title say it all.
A simple voxel editor I wrote some weeks ago, upgraded last few days to import kvx files (the build engine voxel format). This project started as a help tool to my future plans about supporting voxels into the DelphiDoom engine, but can easily fit to other needs.
Simple interface, multiple undo/redo, with simple editing, just like a basic paint program (select a level on xy, xz or yz and paint with the mouse), you can also import images into current editing level and also rotate it.
Main window is splitted in 2 panels, left is 2d drawing of the current level, right is the 3d preview (along with a grid to indicate which level is currently in edit mode).
Saves in it's own file format (readable ascii), you can easy change it to save some other (binary) format.

Executable and full source code: https://sourceforge.net/projects/del...iles/DDVoxels/



]]> Your Projects Jimmy Valavanis http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19861-My-voxel-editor Lazarus on the Raspberry Pi http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19521-Lazarus-on-the-Raspberry-Pi&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:35:25 GMT Anyone here tried Lazarus on the Raspberry Pi? I’m looking to get an old Delphi game of mine running on the Pi. I read somewhere that Lazarus is now... Anyone here tried Lazarus on the Raspberry Pi? I’m looking to get an old Delphi game of mine running on the Pi. I read somewhere that Lazarus is now available on the Pi but would be interested to know if anyone has tried it yet. ]]> Lazarus - IDE retrocoder http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19521-Lazarus-on-the-Raspberry-Pi Why Lazarus is rebuilding project each time i run? http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19393-Why-Lazarus-is-rebuilding-project-each-time-i-run&goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:34:14 GMT Hi.

I installed latest Lazarus v1.0.8. Fortunately it doesn't crash anymore (XP Pro) like previous version.

I created simple project with empty form and i noticed that each time i run my project it recompiles / rebuilds it.
Even if i don't change anything.
Delphi doesn't do that. It re-compiles only after some changes in project / source were made.
Compiling is slow enough without that, why make it slower.
I just lost 256MB bulk RAM (it just died) and now i have even less RAM in PC and its even slower. So every bit counts.


Is there any way to disable this and make Lazarus smarter? ]]> Lazarus - IDE hwnd http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19393-Why-Lazarus-is-rebuilding-project-each-time-i-run Smoothening tile edges http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19357-Smoothening-tile-edges&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:55:01 GMT I'm working on a tile-based game at the moment, and could use some hints on making it look better. Rendering is using GLSL pixel shader for these 6-sided hexagon tiles. I let there be 4 texturemaps for the terrain, so i can blend them without too much performance loss. Basically fragment shader does:
Code:
  if (color.w > 0.5) {
    gl_FragColor = color * (
      ts.x * texture2D(tex0, texCoord) +
      ts.y * texture2D(tex1, texCoord) +
      ts.z * texture2D(tex2, texCoord) +
      ts.w * texture2D(tex3, texCoord) );
  } else {
    gl_FragColor = vec4(0.0);
  }
So i can "break" 1 edge that is exposed to air, to make it look flatter as seen in the attached screenshot. I render 2 dirt tile and 1 stone tile on right side of them. The top-left corner use alpha 0.2 and bottom mid-left corners are set alpha -0.2, that's variety i can let there be... But it didn't work as well as i hoped. Instead of having 1 sharp edge, there now is 2 smaller ones. Ok that looks better than that 1 big sharp edge, when zoomed further out, but is there anything i can do to make it rounder/flatter? I could propably modify color.w component to start alpha 0 from that edge at 0.5, scale it differently. But then it wouldn't be solid edge anymore.

edit: Scaling was easy to do so attached comparison what it would look like
Code:
vec4 col = vec4(color.xyz, (color.w-0.5)*2.0);
Attached Images
]]> Graphics User137 http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19357-Smoothening-tile-edges <![CDATA[[3dFoin] Sorceress and April Sale]]> http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19197-3dFoin-Sorceress-and-April-Sale&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:12:56 GMT Hi guys, we have new model again, it's the Royal Sorceress














Animation:





Okay, she's beautiful, but don't let her innocent look fool you. The Royal Sorceress is a powerful offensive caster, knowledgeable in the arcane arts that cause pain and suffering.


She is also proficient in manipulating the winds of magic to create powerful destructive spells... She is vulnerable to both melee and missile assaults though.
Comes fully equipped and formatted for use in Unity and other engines with diffuse, normal, specular texture maps and 25 game-ready animations.


As usual the model is fully tested with common game engines like Unity, Esenthel, RealmCrafter, 3D GameStudio etc. :D





Also to welcome the Sorceress to our product family we're running the April Sale, 50% off any model purchased, so what are you waiting for?


http://3dfoin.com
http://3dfoin.info ]]> 3dFoin http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19197-3dFoin-Sorceress-and-April-Sale Delphi XE4 is out, supporting Windows, OS X and iOS! http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19188-Delphi-XE4-is-out-supporting-Windows-OS-X-and-iOS!&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:51:52 GMT Embarcadero Delphi XE4 has just been released, which now supports Windows, OS X and iOS platforms. Read more information about it here... Embarcadero Delphi XE4 has just been released, which now supports Windows, OS X and iOS platforms.

Read more information about it here. ]]> Delphi - IDE/Compiler Lifepower http://www.pascalgamedevelopment.com/showthread.php?19188-Delphi-XE4-is-out-supporting-Windows-OS-X-and-iOS!